What about his defense? Isn't it good enough to ignore the platoon? Sure, he'll be sub 100 OPS+ wise, but if he's bring good or better defense, do you live with it and just move him down the lineup?Lane wrote:I'll search the MBBA CFs later, but this guy has a .713 OPS against EBA pitching this year. He's absolutely a platoon bat in the MBBA.
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Re: 2028.02 - "France cannot be France without greatness."
How often do you judge careers on 94 ABs?Lane wrote:I'll search the MBBA CFs later, but this guy has a .713 OPS against EBA pitching this year. He's absolutely a platoon bat in the MBBA.
I stand by the .650-.700 OPS v. LHBs in the MBBA and the fact that his glove and legs will be impossible to adequately replace with a platoon option.
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I agree with the glove and legs part. Will be interesting to see if he improves against lefties his final 2 years in the EBA.agrudez wrote: How often do you judge careers on 94 ABs?
I stand by the .650-.700 OPS v. LHBs in the MBBA and the fact that his glove and legs will be impossible to adequately replace with a platoon option.
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Ok, his EBA career OPS vs lefties is .718 in 278 PA.agrudez wrote:How often do you judge careers on 94 ABs?Lane wrote:I'll search the MBBA CFs later, but this guy has a .713 OPS against EBA pitching this year. He's absolutely a platoon bat in the MBBA.
I stand by the .650-.700 OPS v. LHBs in the MBBA and the fact that his glove and legs will be impossible to adequately replace with a platoon option.
I would be concerned that the CON vs lefties drops to 4 (a la Dubois) and he becomes a .500 OPS guy against lefties. I'm not saying that his glove and legs won't make up for it... Mostly just saying that he's not the second coming of Savage.
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Here's 6:
Alfredo Salazar
Alfredo Martinez
Leon Sandcastle (9/7/8/7/5 Ratings, .270/.353/.476, 15 HR, 57 RBI)
Frank Thomas (6/8/7/4/5 Ratings, .253/.313/.503, 19 HR, 59 RBI)
Santiago Baez (5/5/2/7/5 Ratings, .244/.331/.357, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
Jorge Rodriguez
Alfredo Salazar
Alfredo Martinez
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Frank Thomas (6/8/7/4/5 Ratings, .253/.313/.503, 19 HR, 59 RBI)
Santiago Baez (5/5/2/7/5 Ratings, .244/.331/.357, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
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Sure it is. I wouldn't really call that kind of player a "star" though.bcslouck wrote:What about his defense? Isn't it good enough to ignore the platoon? Sure, he'll be sub 100 OPS+ wise, but if he's bring good or better defense, do you live with it and just move him down the lineup?Lane wrote:I'll search the MBBA CFs later, but this guy has a .713 OPS against EBA pitching this year. He's absolutely a platoon bat in the MBBA.
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Rodriguez actually looks like a pretty good comp for ratings v LHP. He's got a .776 career OPS v LHP.
So I will concede that it's possible that Lacaze can maintain a .700 OPS in the MBBA, but that's assuming no lumps.
So I will concede that it's possible that Lacaze can maintain a .700 OPS in the MBBA, but that's assuming no lumps.
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I think that's reasonable. If he goes like you think he may, he's a solid MBBA player. Probably a Top 10 CF but in the 5-10 range. He he improves and gets better, he could be an All-Star. He is still only 22 as well so he probably still has some development to go.Lane wrote:Rodriguez actually looks like a pretty good comp for ratings v LHP. He's got a .776 career OPS v LHP.
So I will concede that it's possible that Lacaze can maintain a .700 OPS in the MBBA, but that's assuming no lumps.
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So what competition level is the EBA? KBO like, better than the KBO but below the Japanese league? AAAA?
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Bad News Bearsbcslouck wrote:So what competition level is the EBA? KBO like, better than the KBO but below the Japanese league? AAAA?
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The original or Billy Bob Thornton's?Bumstead wrote:Bad News Bearsbcslouck wrote:So what competition level is the EBA? KBO like, better than the KBO but below the Japanese league? AAAA?
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Not a CF.Lane wrote:Here's 6:
Alfredo Salazar
Alfredo Martinez
Leon Sandcastle (9/7/8/7/5 Ratings, .270/.353/.476, 15 HR, 57 RBI)
Frank Thomas (6/8/7/4/5 Ratings, .253/.313/.503, 19 HR, 59 RBI)
Santiago Baez (5/5/2/7/5 Ratings, .244/.331/.357, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
Jorge Rodriguez
Agree.
Agree.
No way
Your kidding?
Agree.
That's 3. I'll add Soriano, too - which would make him top 5.
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I would argue that Salazar has proven that he can play CF and shouldn't be penalized in this exercise just because he's not primarily a CF right now.
Your disagreement on Thomas and Baez is defensible, but I respectfully disagree.
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Always the original...Never saw the Billy Bob one...bcslouck wrote:The original or Billy Bob Thornton's?Bumstead wrote:Bad News Bearsbcslouck wrote:So what competition level is the EBA? KBO like, better than the KBO but below the Japanese league? AAAA?
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It's roughly AAA/AAAA
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Got ya. Figured that may be the case. Thanks!recte44 wrote:It's roughly AAA/AAAA
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If this is the case, I want Roberto Petagine and Billy Ashley on my team! I would consider Tuffy Rhodes had he not been a cub...plus I can't get that opening day when the Reds played the cubs and Tuffy hit 3 HR's...guy was a monster that day...recte44 wrote:It's roughly AAA/AAAA
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