Comments on: Five Notable Hitting Projections from the Bill James Handbook 2010

By: yanks2009wschamps

yanks2009wschamps — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:59:42 +0000

What do you guys think of the idea of the Yankees to sign Mike Cameron to a 1yr deal. (heard someone mention that a while ago). Give A-Jax another year in AAA, shift Melky/Gardner over. If they don’t resign Damon, do you shfit Melky to right (cause of his arm) and Swisher to left? Cameron also said he is open to moving from center…………

By: Steve @ MLBFP

Steve @ MLBFP — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:48:33 +0000

Over at MLBFP, we agree that Logan Morrison could be an OBA machine, but we also still believe in his power potential. Check out our scouting report: http://www.mlbfantasyprospects.com/2009/11/14-mlb-fantasy-prospect-logan-morrison-1b-florida-marlins—scouting-report.html

By: RollingWave

RollingWave — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:42:20 +0000

Jackson is a right handed batter, he’s fast but doesn’t appear to be .. say Carl Crawford fast.

Either way, the Yankees aren’t forced to make a decision here. all 3 players are well under team control anyway. just keep playing the hot hand until something sticks.

By: Matt L

Matt L — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:06:35 +0000

The Joshua Bell joke was hilarious, everyone in my living room was concerned for my health as I gasped for air.

However, Mr. Montreal, the joke is not James’s, the joke belongs to the always funny Cistulli.

Goddamn that was funny

By: Humpty

Humpty — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:53:06 +0000

Joser,

I’m surprised you haven’t considered multitasking. There’s more to the head than a nose.

Didn’t you take seriously my hit song, “The Humpty Dance,” and how I bragged that “in a sixty nine, my humpty nose will tickle your rear”? My tongue was certainly not in cheek.

With nose and tongue for digits, I daresay your typing speed will increase twofold.

By: Twac00

Twac00 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:55:15 +0000

Does James take the team a guy plays on into account?

By: Twac00

Twac00 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:47:05 +0000

It would be nothing more than a 1-year stop gap until Carl Crawford hits FA or A-Jax steps it up in AAA next year.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:10:47 +0000

It’s equally ridiculous to give absolutely no credence to minor-league track record. It’s not the be-all and end-all, but when combining that track record with a skill set particularly conducive to high BABIPs, it’s just as ridiculous to expect him to be league average. We do have information on him, and it’s not entirely insignificant. Why ignore it?

By: Bigguy

Bigguy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:06:22 +0000

If damon doesn’t come back, I guess we would have melky in LF and gardner in CF, though I don’t think melky is good enough to provide even average value in LF (he certainly doesn’t in center). gardner is my choice (or keep platooning them in center and find someone else for LF who can hit).

This statement is just completely wrong. Cabrera is an above avg CF with a great arm. Putting him in either corner OF would make him an even stronger defensive player.

By: Fresh Hops

Fresh Hops — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29:14 +0000

It’s ridiculous Kevin. While some players may have a genuine skill set for a .371 BABIP, *expecting* anyone to have that skill set at the major league level without having *observed* it is ridiculous.

Expect Jackson to have an MLB average BABIP until he’s actually played 200 major league games, then average his actual BABIP with league BABIP to have a pretty good prediction of what his future BABIP will be.