Comments on: Could Ike Davis Be Better than We Think? http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ike-davis-and-upside/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: D. FRANK http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ike-davis-and-upside/#comment-718342 D. FRANK Thu, 05 May 2011 15:24:52 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=48673#comment-718342 Ike Davis has been picked by GOLD’S HORSERADISH as their 2011 bobblehead doll honoree. So usually, this means the Mets have plans for the guy. Tuesday, July 19th, 7:10 PM game, there will be 25,000 free Gold’s Bobblehead Dolls handed out. (Marc Gold loves Ike Davis because he discovered him at the Brooklyn Cyclones in 2008 before he came to the Mets!)

]]> By: Scott http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ike-davis-and-upside/#comment-709017 Scott Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:13:18 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=48673#comment-709017 Cause of defense. He was at 11.5 wRAA last year, LaRoche has bested that 3 times.With13.0 14.9 and 22.6

]]> By: Wobatus http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ike-davis-and-upside/#comment-708597 Wobatus Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:16:15 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=48673#comment-708597 Finished last year strong and started this year strong. Improved as he went through the minors. It does seem like he can adjust.

]]> By: Wobatus http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ike-davis-and-upside/#comment-708595 Wobatus Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:13:54 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=48673#comment-708595 So long as his dad was Ron Davis and not, say, David Wells.

]]> By: Sean http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ike-davis-and-upside/#comment-706367 Sean Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:50:21 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=48673#comment-706367 LaRoche’s best season by WAR is 2.6 (twice – 2006 as a 26 year old and 2009 as a 29 year old).

Overbay’s best season was a 2.4.

Last year, Davis posted a 3.4 season as a 23 year old.

]]> By: Sylvan http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ike-davis-and-upside/#comment-706070 Sylvan Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:56:48 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=48673#comment-706070 @Scott: So you get to have it both ways. When Ike fell off after a hot start it was because because pitchers adjusted to him, but then when he got hot again, it was just a fluke?

]]> By: Sylvan http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ike-davis-and-upside/#comment-706067 Sylvan Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:54:42 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=48673#comment-706067 LD% isn’t exactly the world’s most reliable measure.

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