Prospectus' Peralta Player Profile
Howdy. In case you haven't noticed (and judging by the attendance you haven't), BP's Marc Normandin profiled our young shortstop in a premium article posted Thursday the 11th. If you're not a subscriber, the player profile series that Marc does is an excellent one. In fact, that series coupled with Joe Sheehan's daily thoughts are worth the price of admission alone (no offense to Fox or Goldstein, who are right there in my book..I digress.)
So you're not a subscriber and you want to know the skinny? The verdict is nothing that would shock us, namely that he could go either way offensively, and that his defense is below par. The process is the interesting part of the article, however, so I suggest you give it a read.
The poll question is just a curiosity, stemming from my brief stint in marketing. (BTW, Ryan/Jay, the allow multiple selections checkbox didn't seem to work for me).
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by mkwng on Jan 12, 2007 6:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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by Jay on Jan 12, 2007 7:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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by MTF on Jan 12, 2007 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by MTF on Jan 12, 2007 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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With defensive statistics, if you look long and hard enough, you'll find one that supports what you believe.
by Ryan on Jan 12, 2007 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Jay on Jan 12, 2007 10:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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Where would you suggest he belongs in the fielding list? Last season he was unable to play balls in the hole at all, and his lack of range also prevented him from backing up the third base gap.
by MTF on Jan 13, 2007 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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That's an interesting observation. What we notice about fielding is when a guy screws up, or makes a great play; it's much harder to recognize, "Hey, he hasn't screwed up a double-play in weeks!"
by CaptainEasy on Jan 12, 2007 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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Just a question...
What has a greater impact on the outcome of the game, a single, or reaching by error? I know it matters based on the point in the game and the runners on base, but generally, what has a greater impact?
by Brandini on Jan 13, 2007 10:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by APV on Jan 13, 2007 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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by Fiddlesticks on Jan 12, 2007 11:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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by talonk on Jan 13, 2007 3:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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being new to the room, you all may have to educate me on the stats you are now using so that i can at least counter with my own stats---and even then i may have to go back to college for more math and statistical analysis courses which i really prefer not to do.
by rustyparts on Jan 13, 2007 9:56 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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In the pre-juice era, slick-fielding SS's were highly regarded. In the last 10-12 years, when people were hitting homeruns like mad, small-ball and defense have been less important.
And I think, statistically, the consensus is that a really bad offensive player, at any position, can't possibly save enough runs with his defense to compensate for being horrible offensively. If the nature of the game changes (i.e. fewer homers, more groundballs & small ball, etc.) then the "break-even" line for offensive contribution changes.
by CaptainEasy on Jan 14, 2007 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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