this that other
stl bullpen since izzy inj’y
8.27 era, 2.39 whip
16.1ip, 25h, 15r/er, 14w, 14k, 4hr
LOOGYs since izzy inj’y
12.86 era, 3.29 whip
7ip, 14h, 10r/er, 9w, 4k
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i came up with one possible reason why the cardinals might want to trade reggie sanders for eric byrnes: byrnes destroys left-handed pitching. last year he was .344/.406/.599/1.005 against them; over the last three-plus years he’s gone .311/.362/.542/.904.
then i looked up the cards’ splits this year, and the theory went down the toilet. vs lhp, the cards are at 269/333/478/811; vs rhp they’re a more anemic 259/330/414/744. in other words, they don’t need help against left-handed pitchers; t'other way around, they need a left-handed hitter who can punish righties.
another possibility — the cards are trying to free up payroll space for a decent relief pitcher. byrnes is $2 million cheaper than sanders. . . . . but as much as we need the bullpen help, that's a pretty thin rationale for breaking up a lineup in the first week of may. apparently this is no idle rumor tho; whether or not the trade goes down, it appears that the cardinals are at least considering it.
which tells you something about how jock views the ballclub.
here’s what some a’s fans think of the idea:
* robb: Come on all pitchers have to do is throw breaking balls to byrnsie to get him out. While he is fast and has a good hustling attitude, he is a OVERATED fielder and makes a lot of terible plays. I will admit he makes some amazing plays but overall hes just not a good fielder. Plus Sanders is that kind of veteran mentality we need.
* grover: Beane would have to be out of his freakin’ mind. Why would the A's trade a younger, less expensive player AND a prospect for a 37 year old part time player? It makes no sense.
* andeux: Byrnes has just really annoyed me this year. I just have this feeling that, while he is capable of some hot streaks, we've seen the best he has to offer, and it's not quite good enough. Sanders is old, but has remained durable and healthy over the past few years, and could really stabilize the lineup.
btw, it appears cardnilly was onto this about 12 hrs before any of us other card’nalists noticed. if you haven’t checked out the nilly yet, i recommend that you do so without delay. dude is plugged in.
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the cardinals are 13th in the national league in on-base pct (.331). the san francisco giants — sans bonds — are first (.354). sf sans has also outslugged st louis .431 to .427 and owns a 138-130 edge in runs scored (about .30 r/g).
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david eckstein ranks 6th among nl shortstops in range factor, at 4.92 ppg. he is 15th in zone rating, fielding 78.9 percent of the balls hit through his position. eckstein’s replacement in anaheim, o cabrera, ranks 7th among al shortstops in zone rating (82.8 pct) and 7th in range factor (4.74 ppg).
as a team the cardinals rank 10th in the nl in der, at .7094.
8.27 era, 2.39 whip
16.1ip, 25h, 15r/er, 14w, 14k, 4hr
LOOGYs since izzy inj’y
12.86 era, 3.29 whip
7ip, 14h, 10r/er, 9w, 4k
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
i came up with one possible reason why the cardinals might want to trade reggie sanders for eric byrnes: byrnes destroys left-handed pitching. last year he was .344/.406/.599/1.005 against them; over the last three-plus years he’s gone .311/.362/.542/.904.
then i looked up the cards’ splits this year, and the theory went down the toilet. vs lhp, the cards are at 269/333/478/811; vs rhp they’re a more anemic 259/330/414/744. in other words, they don’t need help against left-handed pitchers; t'other way around, they need a left-handed hitter who can punish righties.
another possibility — the cards are trying to free up payroll space for a decent relief pitcher. byrnes is $2 million cheaper than sanders. . . . . but as much as we need the bullpen help, that's a pretty thin rationale for breaking up a lineup in the first week of may. apparently this is no idle rumor tho; whether or not the trade goes down, it appears that the cardinals are at least considering it.
which tells you something about how jock views the ballclub.
here’s what some a’s fans think of the idea:
* robb: Come on all pitchers have to do is throw breaking balls to byrnsie to get him out. While he is fast and has a good hustling attitude, he is a OVERATED fielder and makes a lot of terible plays. I will admit he makes some amazing plays but overall hes just not a good fielder. Plus Sanders is that kind of veteran mentality we need.
* grover: Beane would have to be out of his freakin’ mind. Why would the A's trade a younger, less expensive player AND a prospect for a 37 year old part time player? It makes no sense.
* andeux: Byrnes has just really annoyed me this year. I just have this feeling that, while he is capable of some hot streaks, we've seen the best he has to offer, and it's not quite good enough. Sanders is old, but has remained durable and healthy over the past few years, and could really stabilize the lineup.
btw, it appears cardnilly was onto this about 12 hrs before any of us other card’nalists noticed. if you haven’t checked out the nilly yet, i recommend that you do so without delay. dude is plugged in.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
the cardinals are 13th in the national league in on-base pct (.331). the san francisco giants — sans bonds — are first (.354). sf sans has also outslugged st louis .431 to .427 and owns a 138-130 edge in runs scored (about .30 r/g).
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
david eckstein ranks 6th among nl shortstops in range factor, at 4.92 ppg. he is 15th in zone rating, fielding 78.9 percent of the balls hit through his position. eckstein’s replacement in anaheim, o cabrera, ranks 7th among al shortstops in zone rating (82.8 pct) and 7th in range factor (4.74 ppg).
as a team the cardinals rank 10th in the nl in der, at .7094.
posted by L Boros at 4:44 AM
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