Comments on: Grander than Sizemore?

By: brunton binoculars

brunton binoculars — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:40:25 +0000

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By: Alireza

Alireza — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:27:31 +0000

If one takes a look at the Hardball Times rankings for best arms in baseball, which are not perfect but are the best empirical system we have right now, they will see that Sizemore does have the glaring weakness of a popgun for an arm. Granderson’s arm isn’t sparkling, but he is about 5 runs better than Sizemore, who isn’t much better than Juan Pierre.

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Indians Authentic Jerseys — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:46:52 +0000

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By: Sky

Sky — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:45:55 +0000

Chip, I’ve got Granderson better in 2007 thanks to his huge edge in fielding. For what it’s worth.

By: Chip

Chip — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:29:55 +0000

Thanks Lee. Still Sizemore beats Granderson in 07 and 08.

By: salb918

salb918 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:28:07 +0000

Both great players, both have great future prospects. In the long run, Sizemore is likely to be more valuable because he is two years younger. While that’s accounted for in the updated Marcels, a typical aging pattern would suggest that Sizemore has more room to grow a few years down the line. Still, it’s so close that it’s hard to make the call one way or another.

I’m hoping we see a pennant race in the next few years where both CFs put their teams on their backs.

By: jt

jt — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:20:06 +0000

“Just as we wouldnâ€™t say Cliff Lee is really the best pitcher in baseball right now…”

I would. “Cliff Lee is the best pitcher in baseball right now.” … There I said it.

and I am far from an Indians fan. I just appreciate great pitching when I see it.

By: Sky

Sky — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:40:20 +0000

I’ve talked with some Tigers fans who definitely have noticed a decrease in Granderson’s range — I’d like to see what they have to say about him there.

If Grandy’s still a +20 run fielder and Sizemore’s in the +5 to +10 range, Granderson’s better. If Grandy’s really even down near Sizemore defensively, I’d still take Sizemore.

By: dan

dan — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:05:34 +0000

Chip–

RC isn’t based on BaseRuns, they’re two separate things. They now base their Win Shares off of BaseRuns (instead of RC).

By: Lee Panas

Lee Panas — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:11:22 +0000

csiems, Granderson does not have the green light very often because Leyland wants to give the big bats a chance to knock him in. He does not have blazing spreed but he is faster than average.

I’m a Tigers fan but I’ll be unbiased and say that Sizemore has a slight edge, mostly due to age. Granderson is very close though. The best news is that he hit lefties ok this year after really struggling against them last year.

Lee