Raul Ibanez: good hitter, .286/.346/.472 career
Joey Gathright: bad hitter, .263/.328/.304 career
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Raul Ibanez Marcel-projected 2009 wOBA*: .349
Joey Gathright Marcel-projected 2009 wOBA*: .302
League average Marcel 2009 wOBA*: .330
Raul Ibanez defense: -15, corner OF
Joey Gathright defense: +5, CF
Raul Ibanez projected 2009 WAR: 0.78 (as a regular)
Joey Gathright projected 2009 WAR: 0.94 (as a regular)
Raul Ibanez contract:$31.5m/3yr
Joey Gathright contract: $800k/1yr
0 recs | 44 comments
Gathright also jumps cars.
So he provides added entertainment.
R.J. Anderson - December 16, 2008
And pitchers.
P Brady - December 16, 2008
Nothing Gathright can do will ever compete with the Ibanez sidebar
Jeff Sullivan - December 16, 2008
.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cySfw8f0beg
R.J. Anderson - December 16, 2008
Seen it, no Lawn Dart
Jeff Sullivan - December 16, 2008
Hater.
R.J. Anderson - December 16, 2008
People think I hate Griffey too
I don’t hate Griffey. I just find him to be inferior.
Jeff Sullivan - December 16, 2008
Yeah, but nobody has irrational love of Gathright.
R.J. Anderson - December 16, 2008
Wrong.
I love people with mad hops
Graham MacAree - December 16, 2008
I love beer with mad hops
Matthew - December 16, 2008
I love you too Graham.
brayden04 - December 16, 2008
It's not that you hate Griffey
It’s that people hate on Griffey to try and make you think they’re cool.
BrettJMiller - December 16, 2008
Not everything is attributable to people trying to suck up to Jeff.
There’s perfectly legit reasons to hate Griffey.
Matthew - December 16, 2008
I just want Jeff to acknowledge me
Graham MacAree - December 16, 2008
He never recs us anymore :(
Robert - December 16, 2008
Wrong
Jeff Sullivan - December 16, 2008
Eff Jeff.
Ha.
brayden04 - December 16, 2008
I hate on him for the entertainment value
JI - December 16, 2008
I think Griffey is inferior as well.
Robert - December 16, 2008
You're goddamn right
JI - December 16, 2008
All I can think when I watch that is
“This dude is totally going to wind up on the DL for this.”
philosofool - December 16, 2008
Car wasn't moving, don't care.
JI - December 16, 2008
Gathright has nothing on my friend
Dan LarsenHe really is 5’10" and can dunk like Dwight Howard.
Wilder. - December 16, 2008
Pretty impressive.
Teej - December 16, 2008
That gate jump is kickass.
redwolf75 - December 16, 2008
I still expect
Tuesday’s with Sean Green… to funny to get rid of
Idahofan - December 16, 2008
:O
Corco - December 16, 2008
You're being pretty conservative with Gathright's defense, too.
Teej - December 16, 2008
What's +/- have to say?
Jeff Sullivan - December 16, 2008
He's not on any of the current one- or three-year leaderboards.
But if we step back a year and look at 2005-2007, he was +33 over that period (fifth in baseball).
UZR has him at +13/150 for his career in CF (291 "defensive games).
I’d be comfortable calling him +10, but I can see why you’d want to be conservative, considering your point is still made even if you’re underrating him.
Teej - December 16, 2008
I looked at the UZR and PMR and decided to ~split the difference
but yeah, when you’re making an argument, it’s best to be conservative in the direction opposite what you’re trying to show.
Jeff Sullivan - December 16, 2008
I always forget to look at PMR.
Teej - December 16, 2008
LF
2007: 519.1 innings, +6 total, +6 enhanced
2008: 9.0 innings, 0, 0
CF:
2006: 1016.2 innings, +5 total, +8 enhanced
2007: 56 innings, -1 total, -1 enhanced
2008: 720 innings, -5, -7
baetown415 - December 17, 2008
Huh.
UZR must have really loved him in 2005.
Teej - December 17, 2008
2005 seems to have been a big year for Gathright
Jeff Sullivan - December 17, 2008
So the Phillies are dumb?
Blicks - December 16, 2008
Ibanez's defense > Burrell's defense.
So yes.
.Taylor - December 16, 2008
Your premise does not support your conclusion.
Teej - December 16, 2008
The fact that it's only > (if that) as opposed to >>>>> does.
The Ancient Mariner - December 17, 2008
Gathright hit a homerun of Pineiro
He’s already won me over.
MFAN - December 16, 2008
I miss Pineiro....
I know that is so wrong.
Edgar for Pres - December 16, 2008
I miss the Pineiro of 2003.
redwolf75 - December 16, 2008
wow.
nice analysis.
br
sirbrianwilson - December 16, 2008
LEAVE RAUL ALONE!
All you people care about is readers and making money off of hIm. He’s a human! Leave Raul alone!
all you people want is more, more, more, more, more … leave him alone. You’re lucky he even performed for you bastards. Leave
BritneyRaul alone … please."Spoomeister - December 16, 2008
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