Atlanta Braves Thread VI

[GAVol]

Man, Freddie has had about 4 balls die on the warning track the past 3 games.

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Man, Freddie has had about 4 balls die on the warning track the past 3 games.

Weight Room!

 

[AV_12]

But it's ludicrous that he's in the leadoff spot.

Bingo

 

[Vercingetorix]

I liked the idea of the squeeze with Pena at the plate. But it's ludicrous that he's in the leadoff spot.

When you talk yourself into putting a guy with a career OBP of .280 in the leadoff spot, you find yourself in between a rock and a hard place when he actually comes up in a critical spot.

 

[zjcvols]

I love F5F

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Freddie F'ing Freeman

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

I love F5F

Gold gloves in his future. Wanna bet?

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Hell f'n yes!

 

[zjcvols]

Gold gloves in his future. Wanna bet?

Thought he should have got one last year.

 

[The Orange Pants]

Dammit Ramrod

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

Thought he should have got one last year.

Absolutely

 

[Scotty's Flat Top]

The real Ramiro Pena ladies and gents

 

[zjcvols]

#hothand has expired.

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Where did Freeman rank among all first baseman last year in terms of UZR? For you stat head guys...

 

[Vercingetorix]

Gold gloves in his future. Wanna bet?

He's already one of the best defensive first basemen I've ever seen. He's close to Keith Hernandez territory.

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

He's already one of the best defensive first basemen I've ever seen. He's close to Keith Hernandez territory.

Relax.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Relax.

Maybe his range isn't great; it's hard to tell with first basemen and I haven't looked at the stats. But he handles the glove, saves bad throws, and throws extremely well.

 

[zjcvols]

Where did Freeman rank among all first baseman last year in terms of UZR? For you stat head guys...

Low, however....

most stat heads feel that UZR for first baseman is not useful simply because range at first isn't anywhere close to the importance of having the ability to dig balls out of the dirt, which UZR doesn't cover.

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Keith Hernandez is widely regarded as the best fielding first baseman ever.

Just throwing that out there.

 

[zjcvols]

Tough loss.

Successful series though. Got 2 out of 3 on the road.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Low, however....

most stat heads feel that UZR for first baseman is not useful simply because range at first isn't anywhere close to the importance of having the ability to dig balls out of the dirt, which UZR doesn't cover.

Any defensive stat that makes no attempt to figure out how well a 1B handles throws is worthless.

 

[zjcvols]

Should I go get a Zaxby's banana pudding milkshake?

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Maybe his range isn't great; it's hard to tell with first basemen and I haven't looked at the stats. But he handles the glove, saves bad throws, and throws extremely well.

A good throwing first baseman might come in handy 5 times a year. Come on now...

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

Any defensive stat that makes no attempt to figure out how well a 1B handles throws is worthless.

You ever heard of someone being removed from a starter because they can't handle throws?

 

[005]

Freeman has a huge frame which is really handy. Teixeira won the 2012 fielding bible 1B award. Don't know if they have additional stuff for 1B, though.