Comments on: “Young” Buccs http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/young-buccs/ Daily fantasy baseball analysis and strategy Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian "Kick me in the Go Nats" Jones http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/young-buccs/#comment-3563 Brian "Kick me in the Go Nats" Jones Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:13:54 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=4035#comment-3563 I like how the buccos are starting to look. Although they will rooo trading for Millage and Hanrahan. I like how the buccos are starting to look. Although they will rooo trading for Millage and Hanrahan.

]]> By: Brian Cartwright http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/young-buccs/#comment-3544 Brian Cartwright Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:38:30 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=4035#comment-3544 Andrew McCutchen has an mlb average bat for cf, with great speed and defense. He will stick there for a while. Steve Pearce is still the 2nd best bat on the current Pirates roster (I know, that's sad). He needs to be starting, if not at 1b then in rf where he is passable defense. Brandon Moss can spell him against some rhp. He can go back to 1b if LaRoche is traded, where Dan Fox's SFR (thru 2007) showed him as having a very good glove. I don't project Garret Jones very highly, but his 2008 and 2009 AAA stats have been better than previous years. Let him play lf until he shows he can't. Delwyn Young can play there vs lhp and backup Freddy Sanchez at 2b. Yes, the Pirates' outfield needs more work, but Ryan Doumit is the only position player who hits better than mlb average for his position. There's a long way to go for the whole roster. Andrew McCutchen has an mlb average bat for cf, with great speed and defense. He will stick there for a while.

Steve Pearce is still the 2nd best bat on the current Pirates roster (I know, that’s sad). He needs to be starting, if not at 1b then in rf where he is passable defense. Brandon Moss can spell him against some rhp. He can go back to 1b if LaRoche is traded, where Dan Fox’s SFR (thru 2007) showed him as having a very good glove.

I don’t project Garret Jones very highly, but his 2008 and 2009 AAA stats have been better than previous years. Let him play lf until he shows he can’t. Delwyn Young can play there vs lhp and backup Freddy Sanchez at 2b.

Yes, the Pirates’ outfield needs more work, but Ryan Doumit is the only position player who hits better than mlb average for his position. There’s a long way to go for the whole roster.

]]> By: Eno Sarris http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/young-buccs/#comment-3543 Eno Sarris Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:41:11 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=4035#comment-3543 That was a lazy thing to say, you got me. A more correct thing to say is that his best slugging performances of his career have occurred in a hitter's park and should therefore be discounted somewhat. Of course you'd have to take the 10% off of only his home games, but the PCL is a hitter's league as well. Clay Davenport would do a much better job finding the 'true' translation of his stats. That was a lazy thing to say, you got me. A more correct thing to say is that his best slugging performances of his career have occurred in a hitter’s park and should therefore be discounted somewhat. Of course you’d have to take the 10% off of only his home games, but the PCL is a hitter’s league as well. Clay Davenport would do a much better job finding the ‘true’ translation of his stats.

]]> By: R M http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/young-buccs/#comment-3542 R M Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:23:15 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=4035#comment-3542 When you say that if you compensate for the 10% park advantage, are you shaving that number off of his overall numbers or just his home games? When you say that if you compensate for the 10% park advantage, are you shaving that number off of his overall numbers or just his home games?

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