AB: 599 (595)
2B: 40 (41)
3B: 2 (2)
HR: 29 (26)
HBP: 4 (2)
BB: 43 (38)
K: 102 (104)
SB: 12 (14)
CS: 4 (2)
GB%: 42 (44)
BA: .288 (.276)
OBP: .340 (.319)
SLG: .506 (.482)
IsoPa: .052 (.043)
IsoPo: .219 (.207)
What can I say? You guys love Adrian Beltre almost as much as Adrian Beltre loves fishing.
For sliders. Not fish. That probably could've been clearer.
1 recs | 26 comments
But he's so unclutch
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
You'll never guess who entered the lowest projection
Jeff Sullivan - March 29, 2008
Red?
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
Okay let's try this again
you'll never guess who entered the lowest projection
Jeff Sullivan - March 29, 2008
Guess #2
A professional statistician and Alan Parsons Project fetishist?
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
I won't not say yes
Jeff Sullivan - March 29, 2008
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
Next-lowest projection: +51 points OPS
Jeff Sullivan - March 29, 2008
I like how he's moved on from 'not clutch'
to 'sucks', apparently.
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
Who is this?
CapSea - March 29, 2008
Beltre. He's unclutch and sucks
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
couldnt agree more
worst signing in team, nay, mlb history. I mean just look at his 2004 numbers. The guy's just plain washed up...
thenatural - March 29, 2008
I'm glad you people are finally starting to see sense
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
Yeah, thanks.
That was clearly the question I was asking.
CapSea - March 29, 2008
Search is broken
But 'Pirata Morado' is the guy you want to be watching for.
He might pop into this thread, but the last time he appeared even Dave wandered over from USSM to call him a moron, so he might not.
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
Ah, thanks.
If he pops up, I'll call him a moron as well just so I can be one of the cool kids.
CapSea - March 29, 2008
rturk89?
Skoorbo?
CapSea - March 29, 2008
A couple years ago,
Jeff, you took a look at data from Baseball Info Solutions and wrote about how Beltre stopped hitting both sliders and fastballs. Beltre's bat has improved since that first turn in Seattle, but I'm curious if you've seen the BIF data for the last couple of years, and, if so, whether he has continued to struggle with fastballs.
david h - March 29, 2008
Can't speak for Jeff
But if you watch good Beltre, he's stopped fouling off so many fastballs over the plate, and just started crushing them instead. Bad Beltre would foul them straight back.
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
According to Josh Kalk (not BIF)
Beltre vs. fastballs, 2007: .296 BA, .543 SLG
Beltre vs. sliders, 2007: .295 BA, .500 SLG
Jeff Sullivan - March 29, 2008
Jesus Christ just throw him curveballs
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
Okay
enough time has passed that I can probably get away with sharing the Beltre data I had.
BPS = BA + SLG
2005 BPS vs. FB: 1.112
2005 BPS vs. CU: .672
2005 BPS vs. SL: .845
2005 BPS vs. CH: .886
Source = Baseball Info Solutions
2007 BPS vs. FB: .852 (includes fastballs, cutters, sinkers, and splitters)
2007 BPS vs. CU: .429
2007 BPS vs. SL: .795
2007 BPS vs. CH: .918
Source = Josh Kalk
Jeff Sullivan - March 29, 2008
Um
From that old story:
And from your comment above:
I don't see how those statements can be reconciled.
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
Whooooooops
It's early. Change 2005 BPS to 2004 BPS.
Jeff Sullivan - March 29, 2008
We can't all be superstars
Graham MacAree - March 29, 2008
Not before noon :(
Jeff Sullivan - March 29, 2008
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