I'm talking a jump of, what, 40 points in OPS, from a once highly-touted prospect who came up to the majors too early. I don't think that's outrageous.
On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]>wrote: > Salty career: 262 games, 849 at-bats: .246-.312-.379. That's not an > insignificant sample size and he's never produced at the .260-.330-.400 > level. > > And he can't reliably throw to the mound. > > As for whether catchers make a difference to pitchers, I can't say for > sure. But when a pitcher as accomplished as Curt Schilling says it makes a > significant difference, I have to weigh that at least as heavily as the > research of a numbers guy in the Indians' front office who's never played > the game. > > -- Matt > .246 .312 .379 .692 > > 246 .312 .379 .692 > 246 .312 .379 .692 > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Fri, April 22, 2011 6:47:40 PM > > *Subject:* Re: Tek must go > > ... 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 redsoxcitizens+ > [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. 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