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kutulu · 01-23-2006, 09:40 AM

RE: Marte
I'm not surprised the Sox dealt him, I don't think too many thought he'd start the year with the team. Ignore the stats he collected during his callup last season. Huge sample size issues there. Here are his stats. At first glance, they don't seems like they are all that but keep in mind a few things:
1 He was 20 and 21, respectively, going through AA and AAA so he was very young for his league
2 The AA park he played in was neutral for the league but in general the AA Southern league is heavily favored towards pitchers.
3 He hit 20 HR in less than 400 AB in AAA Richmond. That park suppresses HR's by a LOT so that means that he should have much better HR potential in a neutral or hitters park.
I don't know if he will hit for a high average but he draws a nice amount of walks and doesn't K too much. He should be ready this year or next.

Mota, meh. He looked unstoppable in 03 and 04 but since being dealt to Florida he hasn't been the same. His H/9 and BB/9 were both higher than expected for him last season so he should be better. He still gets descent K's.

Crisp. I think the Sox are better off going for Crisp than they would have been if they had resigned Damon. IMO, Damon is WAY overrated and could be an albatross for the Yankees. Crisp will equal Damon at the plate but is he capable of taking CF full-time? I haven't seen him play much so I don't know.

01-23-2006, 09:40 AM	#75 (permalink)
kutulu Junkie	RE: Marte I'm not surprised the Sox dealt him, I don't think too many thought he'd start the year with the team. Ignore the stats he collected during his callup last season. Huge sample size issues there. Here are his stats. At first glance, they don't seems like they are all that but keep in mind a few things: 1 He was 20 and 21, respectively, going through AA and AAA so he was very young for his league 2 The AA park he played in was neutral for the league but in general the AA Southern league is heavily favored towards pitchers. 3 He hit 20 HR in less than 400 AB in AAA Richmond. That park suppresses HR's by a LOT so that means that he should have much better HR potential in a neutral or hitters park. I don't know if he will hit for a high average but he draws a nice amount of walks and doesn't K too much. He should be ready this year or next. Mota, meh. He looked unstoppable in 03 and 04 but since being dealt to Florida he hasn't been the same. His H/9 and BB/9 were both higher than expected for him last season so he should be better. He still gets descent K's. Crisp. I think the Sox are better off going for Crisp than they would have been if they had resigned Damon. IMO, Damon is WAY overrated and could be an albatross for the Yankees. Crisp will equal Damon at the plate but is he capable of taking CF full-time? I haven't seen him play much so I don't know.