BC867
Long time Phoenician!
As the D'backs look ahead, both to our everyday lineups and to next year, here is a recap so far showing which position players are at the top of the list in making a reasonable contribution and which ones are not -- and in which areas.
.........BAVG.........
Upton........... .299
Parra........... .284
Goldschmidt.. .269
Montero........ .268
Bloomquist.... .266
Roberts........ .256
Young.......... .234
Johnson....... .211
.........OBP...........
Upton.......... .371
Roberts........ .351
Parra........... .350
Montero....... .343
Young.......... .317
Bloomquist... .315
Goldschmidt.. .300
Johnson........ .290
.......SLUG %........
Upton.......... .548
Goldschmidt.. .500
Roberts........ .444
Montero....... .439
Parra.......... .419
Young......... .415
Johnson....... .415
Bloomquist... .343
..........OPS...........
Upton........... .919
Goldschmidt.. .800
Roberts........ .795
Montero....... .783
Parra.......... .769
Young......... .732
Johnson...... .705
Bloomquist.. .658
In terms of who is helping the team and where their skills best fit into the batting order, I looked primarily at On-Base % over Batting Average (to see the true measure of how often they get on base) . . . and Slugging % over OPS (to see whose skills are getting on base ahead of the sluggers and who are the sluggers), instead of combining it all into one.
Of course, JUp has become our leader in every category.
Roberts (second in OBP and third in Slug %) is our second most valuable position player.
Honorable mention to Goldschmidt who, despite not being ready for the Major League curveball, is third in batting average and second in Slug %.
Parra is third in OBP and in the middle of the pack in Slug %.
Although Bloomquist is the closest thing we have to a leadoff hitter, being only sixth in OBP, while last in Slug %, is a disappointment.
For what it is worth, Drew's performance would be only fifth in OBP (.317) and next-to-last in Slug % (.396) which is why, despite his tragic injury, his bat was holding the team back, especially in the cleanup position.
BTW, Collin Cowgill's On-base % of .255 ranks 22nd this year (including pitchers) and his Slug % of .167 is 28th on the D'backs roster. He should not be in the Major Leagues, let alone getting some starts.
Reviewing the individual performances makes it clear who is helping the team, and in which areas, and who is not.
Which leads to Young and Johnson. They are 5th and 8th in On-base %. Based upon that, neither should have a prominent place in the batting order or be among the team leaders in At-bats (2nd and 3rd), even with their fielding and base running skills.
And tied for 6th in Slug %, neither of them should be considered a slugger at this point, despite trying to loft every pitch into the air.
I think these numbers say a lot. I hope management is looking at them carefully.
.........BAVG.........
Upton........... .299
Parra........... .284
Goldschmidt.. .269
Montero........ .268
Bloomquist.... .266
Roberts........ .256
Young.......... .234
Johnson....... .211
.........OBP...........
Upton.......... .371
Roberts........ .351
Parra........... .350
Montero....... .343
Young.......... .317
Bloomquist... .315
Goldschmidt.. .300
Johnson........ .290
.......SLUG %........
Upton.......... .548
Goldschmidt.. .500
Roberts........ .444
Montero....... .439
Parra.......... .419
Young......... .415
Johnson....... .415
Bloomquist... .343
..........OPS...........
Upton........... .919
Goldschmidt.. .800
Roberts........ .795
Montero....... .783
Parra.......... .769
Young......... .732
Johnson...... .705
Bloomquist.. .658
In terms of who is helping the team and where their skills best fit into the batting order, I looked primarily at On-Base % over Batting Average (to see the true measure of how often they get on base) . . . and Slugging % over OPS (to see whose skills are getting on base ahead of the sluggers and who are the sluggers), instead of combining it all into one.
Of course, JUp has become our leader in every category.
Roberts (second in OBP and third in Slug %) is our second most valuable position player.
Honorable mention to Goldschmidt who, despite not being ready for the Major League curveball, is third in batting average and second in Slug %.
Parra is third in OBP and in the middle of the pack in Slug %.
Although Bloomquist is the closest thing we have to a leadoff hitter, being only sixth in OBP, while last in Slug %, is a disappointment.
For what it is worth, Drew's performance would be only fifth in OBP (.317) and next-to-last in Slug % (.396) which is why, despite his tragic injury, his bat was holding the team back, especially in the cleanup position.
BTW, Collin Cowgill's On-base % of .255 ranks 22nd this year (including pitchers) and his Slug % of .167 is 28th on the D'backs roster. He should not be in the Major Leagues, let alone getting some starts.
Reviewing the individual performances makes it clear who is helping the team, and in which areas, and who is not.
Which leads to Young and Johnson. They are 5th and 8th in On-base %. Based upon that, neither should have a prominent place in the batting order or be among the team leaders in At-bats (2nd and 3rd), even with their fielding and base running skills.
And tied for 6th in Slug %, neither of them should be considered a slugger at this point, despite trying to loft every pitch into the air.
I think these numbers say a lot. I hope management is looking at them carefully.
