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What's To Come for Bikini Catchers?
September 25, 2062 | Marshall Islands > Pedro Jimenez has grown into one of the better receivers in the league, but his ability to control the running game is about equal to your average BBA GM's ability to stop talking about the game or the league ... he threw out 16% of runners this year, which is spot-on what he's done since arriving. His backup this year, rookie Ivan Quintana, was worse. So much for arm ratings, am I right?
Jimenez is Pitcher's
Best Friend
Is Quintana The
Man of the FutureI see no reason to expect that the two of them won't be back in 2063, and I suspect that's a good thing. I suppose it's possible the team could blanch at Jimenez's $6 million plus arbitration figure. Or, I suppose they could get the deer in the headlights feel from the rumors that say he'd prefer a longterm deal going forward. Given that Jimenez will be 30 next season, I'm not sure that's going to be tenable. His trade value may never be higher. So I suppose it's possible he could move. But to do that would be to put Bikini pitchers into revolt, so it seems unlikely.
Beyond that, between Jimenez's 3.8 WAR and Quintana's 0.8, the Krill yielded 4.6 WAR out of the position. Pretty fair.
They are an interesting pair, too. Both hit from the left side of the plate. Quitana is only 21 and has shown defensive growth over the season. If that continues into 2063, then one could see the kid taking the reins going into 2064. That's a long way ahead right now, though. Mostly what you can say is that, though Quintana's arm grades out considerably better, Quintana is the bat side of the duo, and Jimenez is the gloveman.
Here are their offensive numbers:
Jimenez's .698 OPS is workable as a catcher. And their power production looks about equal on an overall basis, but Quintana gets uses considerably fewer outs.
Given that the club's top catching prospects are at least two seasons away, it would probably take something unusual to supplant these two from the plan going forward.
September 25, 2062 | Marshall Islands > Pedro Jimenez has grown into one of the better receivers in the league, but his ability to control the running game is about equal to your average BBA GM's ability to stop talking about the game or the league ... he threw out 16% of runners this year, which is spot-on what he's done since arriving. His backup this year, rookie Ivan Quintana, was worse. So much for arm ratings, am I right?
Jimenez is Pitcher's
Best Friend
Is Quintana The
Man of the Future
Beyond that, between Jimenez's 3.8 WAR and Quintana's 0.8, the Krill yielded 4.6 WAR out of the position. Pretty fair.
They are an interesting pair, too. Both hit from the left side of the plate. Quitana is only 21 and has shown defensive growth over the season. If that continues into 2063, then one could see the kid taking the reins going into 2064. That's a long way ahead right now, though. Mostly what you can say is that, though Quintana's arm grades out considerably better, Quintana is the bat side of the duo, and Jimenez is the gloveman.
Here are their offensive numbers:
| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Jimenez | 121 | 476 | 122 | 13 | 53 | 52 | 26 | 112 | 0.256 | 0.299 | 0.399 | 3.8 |
| Ivan Quintana | 72 | 174 | 53 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 0.305 | 0.356 | 0.466 | 0.8 |
Given that the club's top catching prospects are at least two seasons away, it would probably take something unusual to supplant these two from the plan going forward.
