Comments on: Pablo Sandoval’s Prolific 2009

By: Ted Lehman

Ted Lehman — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:33:25 +0000

He only played three games at catcher in ’09. I’m not sure he’ll be C-eligible in a lot of formats, which would be a blow to his value.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:42:15 +0000

It sucks because I read up on him prior to the season and took him late in the draft as my backup catcher and backup third baseman. He got off to a pretty slow start and I ended up dropping him for Russell Branyan. Branyan was still 3B eligable for me, and he killed it for a while, so I can’t be too upset. But then the guy behind me in 2nd place picked him up and he proceeded to go bananas. Fail.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:28:59 +0000

Is it really fair to predict such a fall in his BABiP? Some players have been shown to be able to post higher than average BABiP and the last 2 season have shown that to be the norm for Sandoval

By: Richie Abernathy

Richie Abernathy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:23:59 +0000

his at bats are rich, compelling.

By: quincy0191

quincy0191 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:26:08 +0000

Man, it was fun to watch Pablo hit this year. The simultaneous similarities and difference between him and Molina was startling; they both swung at everything, but Pablo made contact all the time and drove the ball much better. Watching Pablo double off a ball two feet outside the zone then seeing Molina strike out on the same pitch was both marvelous and saddening.

But I don’t think he’ll regress; in fact, I think he’ll get even better. Pablo showed the ability to actually listen to his coaches and stop swinging at everything. His BB% in June/July and September was far ahead of where he started, and I think he’ll continue that trend. Increased BB% means pitchers will have to throw strikes, and we’ve all seen what the Panda can do with a strike. Also, he’s in a pretty intense training program this winter to drop some weight, which could improve his defense and his speed (which isn’t that bad for a guy his size).

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:04 +0000

Bill James disagrees. (projects him at .399) ;-)

I know my fake team league fairly well, but really have NO idea where to project the Panda draft-wise. I’d love to think he’s a value in the 5th round, but can’t really count on him being available much after the 3rd.

Can’t say I trust him enough to make him the 3rd or 4th player on my team (one year league, 12 teams, 5×5).

In addition to ADP, I’d like some source to start giving standard deviation as well. Maybe Brian Roberts and Pablo are next to each other, but the range of draft picks spent on the latter will likely be large.

By: giantsrainman

giantsrainman — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:43 +0000

I am betting he gets his wOBA above .400 in 2010. The Ku Fu Panda is for real!

By: jimbo

jimbo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:40 +0000

13 intentional walks? Wonder how many of those pitches he swung at…