Pat the Splat
ha! according to this article on cnnsi.com, pat burrell is making almost 10 million this season but his production is only worth the league minimum.
normally i don't pay too much attention to the stuff on cnnsi, but this analysis uses actual numbers... shocking!
interestingly, abreau is supposed to be worth his salary.
normally i don't pay too much attention to the stuff on cnnsi, but this analysis uses actual numbers... shocking!
| Player | Pos | Team | NES | Moneyball | Payroll | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacque Jones | RF | Cubs | 17.2 | $9,489,348 | $4,033,333 | $5,456,015 |
| Alfonso Soriano | LF | Nationals | 29.8 | $14,464,575 | $10,000,000 | $4,464,575 |
| Trot Nixon | RF | Red Sox | 14.5 | $8,337,336 | $7,500,000 | $837,336 |
| Bobby Abreu | RF | Phillies | 26.2 | $13,316,318 | $13,600,000 | -$283,682 |
| Jose Guillen | RF | Nationals | 4.1 | $3,197,633 | $4,000,000 | -$802,367 |
| Carlos Lee | LF | Brewers | 11.9 | $7,053,320 | $8,500,000 | -$1,446,680 |
| Reggie Sanders | RF | Royals | -2.9 | $327,000 | $5,000,000 | -$4,673,000 |
| Pat Burrell | LF | Phillies | -5.4 | $327,000 | $9,750,000 | -$9,423,000 |
interestingly, abreau is supposed to be worth his salary.
Labels: baseball
posted by The Mean Guy at 9:44 AM
2 Comments:
The conclusions and inferences drawn from this table are not absurd.
Abreu is annoying on many levels, but he is a fine baseball player and with the right team would be a wonderful contributor. I think Bill Conlin took things a step far when he reasoned that Bobby was the Phillies second-best all-time position player, however. Statistics are useful and significant with respect to evaluating baseball players, but sometimes statistics exaggerate relationships between individual accomplishments and team success. I'm not shocked that Bobby is "worth" $13 million.
As far as "The Bat" goes, I can't stand watching him any longer. I don't even care anymore how many homers or RBI he has. I simply can't stand watching a professional hitter jump out of the way of fastballs down the center of the plate (and then complain to the umpire about it.
I realize that the bulk of guys here are football fans primarily, but watch Pat bat sometime. It's actually funny, and speaks to the argument that body language is significant.
I simply can't stand watching a professional hitter jump out of the way of fastballs down the center of the plate (and then complain to the umpire about it.
It's actually funny, and speaks to the argument that body language is significant.
ben, you and i discussed this trait in "the bat" years ago, unfortunately. in hindsight, it seems like this was a predictable course for his career. damn that head wade. it's going to take years to undo his mess.
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