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From: Ruben Safir on 15 Dec 2009 22:04 On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:57:00 -0800, jonathan wrote: > The advantage to a LH first baseman has to do with throwing the ball > across the diamond. Both Murphy and Jacobs throw RH. Again, both hit > LH so as a platoon it doesn't make much sense. Jacobs is a right handed 1st baseman? I didn't know that. The advantage of a left handed first baseman has to do with having the glove side on the diamond, not throwing. But other than that, you make a good point. Ruben
From: Ruben Safir on 15 Dec 2009 22:18 On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:57:00 -0800, jonathan wrote: > You had Jacobs pegged for superstardom > and you still think he can be. I think he's a freeswinging DH for a bad > team. If the Royals don't even want to pay him, what should that tell > you? The Royals will pay Willie Bloomquist, but they don't think Jacobs > has value. As for the Kingman analogy, Kingman had some damn good years in Chicago. It was on the Mets, especially the second time around, that he went down the tubes. A guy like Jacobs generally continue to produce late into their prime, and I wouldn't be surprised for a minute to see him put up a 125 OPS for a couple of seasons, if he is happy, handled correctly (Platooned) and motivated to cut down on his swing. ORRR - he might be another Preston Wilson..which I think is a better analogy. Its not that he hits worse behind in the count, even Piazza was like a 20 OPS+ with an 0-2 count. He doesn't hit at ALL behind in the count and he gets behind in the count often. The pitchers widen the strike zone and he goes fishing. This is partly a lack of confidence, I believe (please don't ask me how I know that, or if I've had a analytical session with him :) ). It just seems some sluggers hit a confident stride in their late twenties and early thirties. But most importantly, he is likely better than what they got, he's cheap because he's been released and KC is paying him, and he is short term. As for KC releasing him, that has more to do with their budget and prospects that Jacobs...although he had a lousy season. Ruben
From: Ruben Safir on 15 Dec 2009 22:20 On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:40:34 -0800, Stewart wrote: > On 12/12/2009 6:53 PM, Ruben wrote: >> >> >> If the Mets need some thunder off the bech and a platoon for Murph (not >> to mention a 3 back up catcher), the Royals released Jacobs. >> >> Ruben >> >> > The guy has more holes in his swing than the Carter has liver pills. OR Gary Carter. He had to have more holes in his swing than anyone ever. Ruben
From: Jim on 15 Dec 2009 23:08 Or Gary Carter? The Gary Carter that played on the Mets was one of the best clutch hitters I've seen. Must be another Gary Carter your talking about.
From: jonathan on 16 Dec 2009 10:39
On Dec 15, 10:04 pm, Ruben Safir <ru...(a)mrbrklyn.com> wrote: > On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:57:00 -0800, jonathan wrote: > > The advantage to a LH first baseman has to do with throwing the ball > > across the diamond. Both Murphy and Jacobs throw RH. Again, both hit > > LH so as a platoon it doesn't make much sense. > > Jacobs is a right handed 1st baseman? I didn't know that. The advantage > of a left handed first baseman has to do with having the glove side on > the diamond, not throwing. But other than that, you make a good point. > > Ruben The glove is actually secondary to the ability to throw back across the diamond without turning your body. The LH first baseman can almost eliminate the bunt as an offensive weapon. It also makes the 3-6-3 DP a far easier play. In addition it makes covering first on a pickoff play much quicker and easier to get into a fielding position. Of course, that is the glove, as you mention. |