Comments on: Define Pretty Good http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/define-pretty-good/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe R http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/define-pretty-good/#comment-96570 Joe R Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:05:08 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9180#comment-96570 Albert Pujols needs to prove he can win the big one without David Eckstein. Albert Pujols needs to prove he can win the big one without David Eckstein.

]]> By: PhDBrian http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/define-pretty-good/#comment-96569 PhDBrian Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:03:03 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9180#comment-96569 I think 77 wins qualifies as pretty good in baseball. Particularly if your such a small market franchise. Frankly, those 77 wins look very possible to me. The rotation has a chance be better than average if Young bounces back. The bullpen is one of the best in the game. The defense looks like it could be league average or so. Plus, it is unlikely the offense will be as bad next season as it was this season. So I would say the Padres stand a solid chance to be .500 team next year with just a little bit of solid free agent help. I think 77 wins qualifies as pretty good in baseball. Particularly if your such a small market franchise. Frankly, those 77 wins look very possible to me. The rotation has a chance be better than average if Young bounces back. The bullpen is one of the best in the game. The defense looks like it could be league average or so. Plus, it is unlikely the offense will be as bad next season as it was this season. So I would say the Padres stand a solid chance to be .500 team next year with just a little bit of solid free agent help.

]]> By: Not David http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/define-pretty-good/#comment-96376 Not David Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:40:25 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9180#comment-96376 It's his scrappiness that's diety-like, his clutchiness is merely 'pretty good.' It’s his scrappiness that’s diety-like, his clutchiness is merely ‘pretty good.’

]]> By: BCJ http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/define-pretty-good/#comment-96300 BCJ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:00:43 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9180#comment-96300 Oscar Salazar is very underrated and should be a major contributor once he gets his at bats. Oscar Salazar is very underrated and should be a major contributor once he gets his at bats.

]]> By: blackoutyears http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/define-pretty-good/#comment-96289 blackoutyears Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:32:19 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9180#comment-96289 Eckstein? Replacement level? You're obviously ignoring his deity-like clutchiness. Eckstein? Replacement level? You’re obviously ignoring his deity-like clutchiness.

]]> By: Travis L http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/define-pretty-good/#comment-96285 Travis L Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:02:10 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9180#comment-96285 The Padres org is pretty high on some of the younger players, especially the pitching staff. But I agree -- 77 wins would be what I'd consider "pretty good" after this season. 77 wins puts us in shouting distance of 500, which is much better than I would've guessed about 2 months ago. The Padres org is pretty high on some of the younger players, especially the pitching staff. But I agree — 77 wins would be what I’d consider “pretty good” after this season. 77 wins puts us in shouting distance of 500, which is much better than I would’ve guessed about 2 months ago.

]]> By: Steve http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/define-pretty-good/#comment-96250 Steve Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:28:00 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9180#comment-96250 "I think Towers is a bright guy, but I don’t quite get his optimism." What do you expect him to say? "Yeah, next year hasn't started yet, but i'm pretty sure we're going to be horrible. Don't bother buying tickets." “I think Towers is a bright guy, but I don’t quite get his optimism.”

What do you expect him to say? “Yeah, next year hasn’t started yet, but i’m pretty sure we’re going to be horrible. Don’t bother buying tickets.”

]]> By: Michael http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/define-pretty-good/#comment-96248 Michael Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:21:04 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9180#comment-96248 I hadn't realized what a HUGE effect Petco has on their offensive players. I knew Kouzmanoff was somewhere around .260/.300/.420, but then I saw your 2.7 WAR figure and had to see it for myself. Sure enough, he was around that, with a .313 wOBA, but the park adjustment added six runs to his total! So an average hitter in Petco is something like a .315 wOBA? That's pretty harsh. I hadn’t realized what a HUGE effect Petco has on their offensive players. I knew Kouzmanoff was somewhere around .260/.300/.420, but then I saw your 2.7 WAR figure and had to see it for myself. Sure enough, he was around that, with a .313 wOBA, but the park adjustment added six runs to his total! So an average hitter in Petco is something like a .315 wOBA? That’s pretty harsh.

]]>