Jeff Bailey Is In

Looks like a Josh Whitesell replacement.

over 2 years ago Marc Fournier 11 comments 0 recs |

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WOO!!!

FIRST BASE PLATOON GUY!!!!…….. Oops.

"I've had Bailey's out of a shoe, though."

by Dan Strittmatter on Dec 30, 2009 12:09 AM EST reply actions

I like it

Like a right handed Whitesell. Walks, homers, strikeouts, the whole package.

CHONE was on it quickly, adding him to our team page and updating his projection to .258/.360/.444

For comparison, our 1B hit .228/.321/.396 last year and Allen is projected to hit .256/.317/.441 (14 runs difference)

He’s about average defensively (let’s say a bit below) at first, and can play an OF corner, though my bet is not that well.

And if he doesn’t work out, we lost nothing.

by paqs on Dec 30, 2009 3:30 AM EST up reply actions

Like a right handed version of what Josh Whitesell should have been*

Key distinction. Shocked by those projections though…

"I've had Bailey's out of a shoe, though."

by Dan Strittmatter on Dec 30, 2009 3:32 AM EST up reply actions

Whitesell would have hit if given a chance. He had that horrible start but picked it up after that. Of course, the numbers ended up lagging, but if you discount the first 30 or so AB, he hit pretty well.

by paqs on Dec 30, 2009 3:35 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe it's just me

But I really never remember seeing Whitesell have a positive impact on a game…

"I've had Bailey's out of a shoe, though."

by Dan Strittmatter on Dec 30, 2009 3:42 AM EST up reply actions

+1

"The existence of flamethrowers is proof that someone, somewhere, said to himself, 'I want to set those people over there on fire, but I don't feel like walking over there to do it.'"

by DbacksSkins on Jan 1, 2010 6:37 PM EST up reply actions

Not really

Whitesell’s line discounting his first 30 at-bats: .218/.371/.321. You can squeeze out a few more points of BA by massaging the start point a bit, but doubt that’d get him even up to .230. He drew a lot of walks, but never hit worth a damn.

"Win, or die" -- Marquise de Merteuil

by Jim McLennan on Dec 30, 2009 10:38 AM EST up reply actions

Walks are good

No one on the team had an OBP that high. His BABIP would also have picked up with more PA.

Well, it’s a moot point now, anyway.

by paqs on Dec 31, 2009 5:45 AM EST up reply actions

Wow....

if CHONE likes him, I’m a bit optimistic.

"The existence of flamethrowers is proof that someone, somewhere, said to himself, 'I want to set those people over there on fire, but I don't feel like walking over there to do it.'"

by DbacksSkins on Jan 1, 2010 6:35 PM EST up reply actions