tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post5383079102046235685..comments2023-11-05T06:49:09.637-06:00Comments on Twins Geek: Geeking Out: The #2 BatterJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-79385597458478377762009-10-20T19:33:19.477-05:002009-10-20T19:33:19.477-05:00"Not making outs should be the "profile&..."Not making outs should be the "profile" of a 2 hitter."<br /><br />On the Twins this year, that would be Nick Punto. Of the twins regulars, he had the next highest OBP after Span, Mauer, Morneau, Kubel and Cuddyer. Morales and Buscher did slightly better in limited duty.<br /><br />"Everyone who spent significant time in the two hole had more runners on base for them.<brTThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-46858103214285220922009-10-20T14:56:55.407-05:002009-10-20T14:56:55.407-05:00Crede 0.66
Harris 0.56
Gomez 0.56
Casilla 0.72
Mor...Crede 0.66<br />Harris 0.56<br />Gomez 0.56<br />Casilla 0.72<br />Morales 0.59<br /><br />Here are the numbers for the rest of the team. Joe is in a tie for 3rd lowest runners on base per PA. Casilla is tied for the team lead, YUCK! Everyone who spent significant time in the two hole had more runners on base for them. <br /><br />I would love to clone Joe, but since that is not possible I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-39983835354444370412009-10-20T13:42:57.485-05:002009-10-20T13:42:57.485-05:00"The Runners on Base per PA is eye opening.&q..."The Runners on Base per PA is eye opening."<br /><br />No it isn't. Its just misleading. <br /><br />For one thing Mauer got almost 1/4 of his plate appearances as the number two hitter. Which means the guys at the end of the order, like Punto or Gomez, were responsible for getting on base ahead of him.<br /><br />For another, the list left out a couple players with more plate TThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-67575886149568592532009-10-20T12:46:08.792-05:002009-10-20T12:46:08.792-05:00The Runners on Base per PA is eye opening. If you ...The Runners on Base per PA is eye opening. If you lay it out in that format for the GM and manager and they refuse to make a change, then they should be dismissed.MCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-67162799042007787112009-10-20T12:17:18.962-05:002009-10-20T12:17:18.962-05:00Runners on base divided by plate appearances for o...Runners on base divided by plate appearances for our regulars. Cabrera statitics are only after the trade. <br /><br />Span 0.58<br />Cabrerra 0.69<br />Mauer 0.58<br />Morneau 0.70<br />Kubel 0.72<br />Cuddy 0.70<br />Young 0.63<br />Punto 0.65<br />Tolbert 0.63<br /><br />Gardy's insitence on putting a low OBP middle infielder in front of our best hitter led to Mauer seeing the lowest Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-10874485573812536102009-10-20T10:17:05.682-05:002009-10-20T10:17:05.682-05:00Great post. Maybe this needs to be sent to PA (wh...Great post. Maybe this needs to be sent to PA (who is in love with Orlando) and the beat writers, who seem to think that OC is our best option going into next year.<br /><br />Drives me nuts.rghrbeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-16053550348952223442009-10-20T09:13:42.154-05:002009-10-20T09:13:42.154-05:00"Not that hard."
Well yes it is. Becaus..."Not that hard."<br /><br />Well yes it is. Because having Mauer bat second means that he and Morneau will have runners on base about half as often when they bat. Mauer hit almost 30 home runs, you would like to have more guys on base when he comes to the plate, not fewer. <br /><br />It will also mean that the number nine hitter effectively becomes the leadoff hitter after the first TThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-80992750872367980052009-10-20T08:59:21.367-05:002009-10-20T08:59:21.367-05:00Isn't this where some stat geek points out the...Isn't this where some stat geek points out there is a difference between correlation and causation?<br /><br />I suspect there is a strong correlation between teams whose players are better hitters and how many runs they score. I think its safe to say one causes the other. And the Twins will likely score more runs if they add better hitters at any position or any point in their batting order.TThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-29751847257240217552009-10-20T08:54:34.526-05:002009-10-20T08:54:34.526-05:00Joe Mauer is good at baseball. Maybe he should ba...Joe Mauer is good at baseball. Maybe he should bat second. Span, Mauer, Morneau, Cuddyer, Kubel gives your 5 best hitters the most at bats and splits Kubel off from the lefties. Not that hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com