Dustin Pedroia

[a700hitter]

this kid is like david eckstein' date=' but a little slower, and with more gap power.[/quote']And the benefit of a slower Eckstein is...?

[MC Hammer]

And the benefit of a slower Eckstein is...?

The fact that he has gap power ...

 

Also Eckstein runs like his head is on fire, so saying he's a little slower isn't exactly a bad thing.

[Cocos Disciples]

i can imagine a future (the year after Manny leaves) with the lineup as follows:

C-Tek

1B-Free Agent

2B-Lowrie

SS-Pedroia

3B-Youkilis

LF-Crisp

CF-Moss or Free Agent

RF-Peña

DH-Papi

 

Rotation: Beckett, Paps, Lester, 2 Free Agents

[jsinger121]

i can imagine a future (the year after Manny leaves) with the lineup as follows:

C-Tek

1B-Free Agent

2B-Lowrie

SS-Pedroia

3B-Youkilis

LF-Crisp

CF-Moss or Free Agent

RF-Pe?a

DH-Papi

 

Rotation: Beckett, Paps, Lester, 2 Free Agents

 

Moss will never be playing center field anytime for the Red Sox as his stock has slipped considerably. Moss is not a centerfielder anyways and Jacoby Ellsbury who is one is alot better than Moss. Moss the way he is playing will likely never make it to the majors. Lowrie is still 2 maybe 3 years away as well.

[jsinger121]

Pedroia's pathetic line so far

 

.336/.317/.653

[ORS]

Pedroia's pathetic line so far

 

.336/.317/.653

That is not pathetic (nor is it right!). And it's quite bizarre. Higher BA than OBP? Must have lots of sac-flys with no walks.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

That is not pathetic (nor is it right!). And it's quite bizarre. Higher BA than OBP? Must have lots of sac-flys with no walks.

 

haha its OBP/SLUG/OPS

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

That is not pathetic (nor is it right!). And it's quite bizarre. Higher BA than OBP? Must have lots of sac-flys with no walks.

 

haha its OBP/SLUG/OPS

 

I'm not sure its possible to have a higher BA than OBP.

[ORS]

haha its OBP/SLUG/OPS

 

I'm not sure its possible to have a higher BA than OBP.

That makes more sense, although who lists the rates like that?

 

It is possible since SFs count as PAs. So if you have sac-flys with no BB, IBB, or HBP, then your OBP will be higher than your BA.

[SchillingIsTheNatural]

That makes more sense, although who lists the rates like that?

 

It is possible since SFs count as PAs. So if you have sac-flys with no BB, IBB, or HBP, then your OBP will be higher than your BA.

 

That would be interesting to see. His batting average is around .240. However, Pedroia isn't the only one who is playing like crap...that whole team is hitting like garbage.

[irishsoxphan]

it's very hard for me to fathom the future when Manny and ortiz won't be there. But it will happen someday, and unlike those yankees we actually have a farm system

[jsinger121]

Pedroia 3-3 with a double and a run scored last night against Louisville. Hopefully his bat will get going.

[monty]

it's very hard for me to fathom the future when Manny and ortiz won't be there. But it will happen someday, and unlike those yankees we actually have a farm system

 

Hey... dont say that too loud... you will start the millionth debate on message board about hos the yankees system isnt as bad as people think. Hey, they do got Philip Hughes!

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

I can't wait for Pedroia to come up. For some reason, I think he could hit much better then Gonzalez. His defense is supposed to be good, so it's not like we would be putting a Wily Mo/Manny defensive player at SS. If they did call him up, it would bring nothing but good things.

 

P.S. I still can't see the Yankees system as good. They have Hughes, who is supposed to be very good, but then they don't have much. Duncan isn't that good and the only other guy I can think of is CJ Henry, an outfielder who is either in A or AA.

[Teddyballgame10]

what is his stats so far this year?

[Teddyballgame10]

what is his stats so far this year?

[example1]

what is his stats so far this year?

 

They're pretty bad so far, actually

 

In 44 G and 164 AB he has a .268 AVG, .360 OBP, .378 SLG, with 1 HR, 11 2B, 0 SB and 13 RBI.

 

The one thing that is obviously impressive there is the .360 OBP. He's still getting on base almost 1/10 times via a walk, which is reassuring (.360-.268 = almost .100). He hasn't lost his plate control obviously. He just needs to get more hits.

 

I would be interested to see what his BABIP is, to see whether he is just having bad luck or something.

[jsinger121]

They're pretty bad so far, actually

 

In 44 G and 164 AB he has a .268 AVG, .360 OBP, .378 SLG, with 1 HR, 11 2B, 0 SB and 13 RBI.

 

The one thing that is obviously impressive there is the .360 OBP. He's still getting on base almost 1/10 times via a walk, which is reassuring (.360-.268 = almost .100). He hasn't lost his plate control obviously. He just needs to get more hits.

 

I would be interested to see what his BABIP is, to see whether he is just having bad luck or something.

 

His BABIP is .279

[example1]

His BABIP is .279

 

Isn't that a little low?

[jsinger121]

Isn't that a little low?

 

yes but that was in due part to his real slow start

[ORS]

They're pretty bad so far, actually

 

In 44 G and 164 AB he has a .268 AVG, .360 OBP, .378 SLG, with 1 HR, 11 2B, 0 SB and 13 RBI.

 

The one thing that is obviously impressive there is the .360 OBP. He's still getting on base almost 1/10 times via a walk, which is reassuring (.360-.268 = almost .100). He hasn't lost his plate control obviously. He just needs to get more hits.

 

I would be interested to see what his BABIP is, to see whether he is just having bad luck or something.

BABIP for hitters is real easy to calculate:

 

(H - HR) / (AB - HR - SO + SF)

[example1]

BABIP for hitters is real easy to calculate:

 

(H - HR) / (AB - HR - SO + SF)

 

So, from what I can see here, HR don't count in BABIP? the "In Play" actually means "In the park and playable" or something along those lines? Interesting.

 

Thanks for the info ORS.

[ORS]

So, from what I can see here, HR don't count in BABIP? the "In Play" actually means "In the park and playable" or something along those lines? Interesting.

 

Thanks for the info ORS.

Yeah, the ball has to be "playable" to count toward BABIP. I think CBA (Contact Batting Average), which is BABIP with the homers included, is a good measure of how hard someone is hitting the ball.

[DUSTINMOHR4LIFE]

a good sign though is that he is still walking more then he K's (23 BB, 17 K's) so at least he's getting wood on the ball

[Beckett95]

what position is he playing most in Pawtucket? SS or 2B?

[Strotorious]

I had a chance to see him play this weekend when the came to visit the R-Braves and he was very impressive. 3-4 plus a walk. On all three hits he absolutely stung the ball and his one out moved a runner from second to third. He's really turned it up the past month or so, raising his average about 20 points. He's now up to .282/.363/.398.

 

He's been mainly playing SS, but I still see him as a 2B. On a ball hit up the middle he showed great range and agility making the catch, spinning, and throwing from shallow center, but the throw had nothing on it and the runner beat it. I know everyone keeps dogging him on his arm strength but having seen it myself I have concerns about his ability to make plays from deep in the hole.

[Beckett95]

no doubt he'll be one of our starting middle infielders next year, as long as he doesnt get traded

[CrespoBlows]

3-5 today with a double.

 

He's currently hitting .290 with an OPS at .775.

[Beckett95]

the thing that impresses me the most is his BB/K ratio. He hardly never strikes out and has great plate dicipline. Definetely a #2 hitter down the line

[jsinger121]

with loretta up there in age and headed for free agency having pedroia here and not trading him would be the smart move.