... in 36 at bats. He's not the reason the team is struggling, so why not give him a full opportunity to prove himself one way or the other? I don't think a .260-.330-.400 season is an outlandish expectation, and that would be an above average catcher performance at this point.
Steve O On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps not. But Saltalamacchia is providing neither production nor defense. > > -- Matt > > ________________________________ > From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Fri, April 22, 2011 6:40:43 PM > Subject: Re: Tek must go > > I'm sorry. Tek is not making up for flailing at the plate and > throwing behind baserunners with canny pitch calling. > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think I'm saying Beckett pitches better to Varitek than other catchers. >> >> But your numbers are compelling. I agree with your suggestion that we sign >> Puffs Rodriguez. >> >> On Apr 22, 2011 6:03 PM, "Steve Ouellette" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> That's not consistent. You're saying Tek is five runs better than the >>> generic catcher defensively? Per game? >>> >>> Beckett's ERA with Paul Lo Duca, Mike Redmond and noted poor pitch >>> caller Pudge Rodriguez: 3.46. >>> >>> Steve O >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Those numbers are consistent with Beckett's Tek vs. Non-Tek numbers over >>>> the >>>> past four years. To say catchers don't matter is silly. >>>> >>>> On Apr 22, 2011 5:14 PM, "Ray Salemi" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> This is a low sample size issue. >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Author of Robot Haiku : Poems for humans to read until their robots > decide it's kill time. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
