Comments on: Brandon Wood’s a Free Man

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By: CircleChange11

CircleChange11 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:37:13 +0000

Maybe he breaks out with a “Ryan Ludwick Year” in the nearish future … maybe he doesn’t. When you guys say that he’s “capable of being a solid starter” and things of that nature, the situation all hinges around how we view the word “capable”.

I always liked Wood and could never figure out why he didn’t “do better” at the MLB. But, I think you guys are being VERY optomistic. Rookies, particularly, are under a tremendous amount of pressure. Wood, at 25, is just going to experience more and more pressure, and he is no longer a prospect, and every time in the majors could be his “last audition”.

IMO, Wood’s going to leave us scratching our heads.

Reminds me of Luis Medina … a guy I noticed when I was a high school soph. It was my introduction to “inflated offense out west”.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=medina002lui

The problem with some of these minor league sluggers is that the only way you can stay in MLB while K’ing a 3rd of the time is to hit with an OPS that starts with an “8″. You can’t K 1/3′rd of the time and have an OPS that starts with a “5″. I suppose one could say he “was rushed” to be the SS at 22. But his last 4 AAA seasons are darn consistent, indicating that is likely his “true” AAA performance. What we have no idea of, is whether he can hit MLB pitchers or not. So far, he’s completely one sided against him.

By: thehemogoblin

thehemogoblin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:19:03 +0000

Some people need the assurance of an everyday job to not press. In Wood’s defense, every time he’s gone to Anaheim, he’s never been guaranteed a certain amount of playing time. Maybe this will keep him from pressing.

(Even though I do love my statistical analyses, there are some things that do affect performance that aren’t quantifiable. I am of the belief that stress can affect performance in a positive or negative way. That’s right, Fangraphs, I believe in Clutch.)

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:50:49 +0000

Speaking of BP, their own Kevin Goldstein recently said Wood still has star potential. And for what it’s worth… from a recent Angels.com mailbag with their beat writer… “One of the Angels players who went through the farm system with him assured me that “Woody will blow up” if he ever gets the security of a full-time job.”