MLB Draft thread

[volfanbill]

very happy with the pickup of Weeks. He put up good offensive numbers and is a stout infielder defensively.

[vols kick balls]

Originally Posted by volfanbill

very happy with the pickup of Weeks. He put up good offensive numbers and is a stout infielder defensively.

Safe and solid pick, doesn't have as much pop as his brother though. It was a bit of a reach but they got a good player.

[volfanbill]

Originally Posted by vols kick balls

Safe and solid pick, doesn't have as much pop as his brother though. It was a bit of a reach but they got a good player.

the important thing is they got a player that won't have to spend 5 years improving in the minors. The A's really don't care too much about pop. If they can get three or four guys capable of 25 hrs a year, it's a huge plus, but that's about the best to expect. That's just Billy Ball. Before I get racked for that, that could also mean Bill James.

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by volfanbill

the important thing is they got a player that won't have to spend 5 years improving in the minors. The A's really don't care too much about pop. If they can get three or four guys capable of 25 hrs a year, it's a huge plus, but that's about the best to expect. That's just Billy Ball. Before I get racked for that, that could also mean Bill James.

Not sure what you mean by this; James has always liked the sluggers. I'm pretty sure that the first time I ever read anything about the concept of an "empty average" was in James's original Baseball Abstracts. SLG has always been at least as important in James's formulae as OBP.

[volfanbill]

i just meant that Weeks has the potential for a guy with good OBP, good hitting numbers, doesn't strike out a lot, etc. In other words, to see his worth, you have to look past traditional stats.

Way too many people get up in arms that Beane ball is nothing more than Bill James ball, so I threw that in there.

[Vercingetorix]

Originally Posted by volfanbill

i just meant that Weeks has the potential for a guy with good OBP, good hitting numbers, doesn't strike out a lot, etc. In other words, to see his worth, you have to look past traditional stats.

Way too many people get up in arms that Beane ball is nothing more than Bill James ball, so I threw that in there.

Hey, "Bill James ball" works. The Red Sox hired him in 2003, and look how that's worked out for them.

Probably the most important important thing that ever happened to me as a baseball fan was stumbling across a copy of James's 1984 Baseball Abstract in a bookstore at West Town Mall in Knoxville. I've pretty much viewed the whole sport through that lens ever since.