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Crude comparison, but his 2001 batting average on infield grounders was .129. In 2015, it was .069.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 21:09 (eight years ago) link
huh weird, kinda surprised at keri for that but tbf he was far from the only one bullish on the fish. baumann picking them never surprised me bc he's, like, a moron and stuff, dude legit used "intangibles" unironically in his AL wildcard preview to justify picking the Yankees
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 10:57 (eight years ago) link
I wouldn't judge writers on preseason picks; most of the analytics-savvy ones HATE writing that column, it seems, cuz everyone usually knows what the most statistically likely teams to win are, and that's boring. So they have to throw in an offbeat choice or two.
RJ Anderson at BP on Ichiro:
There are two ways to view this deal. From a baseball perspective, it's rotten. This is Wade Boggs with the Devil Rays all over again, to the extent that you wonder if the Marlins intend to retire his number sometime after he collects his 3,000th hit. There's nothing wrong with teams co-opting or embracing milestone chases, but there has to be a facade of prioritizing winning; otherwise it comes across as a cheap PR stunt, as this signing does. It doesn't help that the Marlins have earned a bad reputation over the years on these things, nor that Ichiro ended the season with the sixth-highest salary on the roster.
What's then is the best defense of this deal? That, from a fan's perspective, it's cool....
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 13:54 (eight years ago) link
two weeks pass...
two weeks pass...
two months pass...
one month passes...
Ichiro: 2935 hits, 596 walks.
Bonds: 2935 hits, 2558 walks.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 6 April 2016 01:43 (eight years ago) link