Comments on: Stat: Predicting 2008 Catchers

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By: ridethesnake

ridethesnake — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:27:23 +0000

1) Lo Duca with a 311 OB% was not that player
2) Yorvit can play
3) And yes, because he runs down the line to back up first base and plays with passion he is worth more money than a lazy player with equally terrible stats like the rest of the field of available FAs.

Any other snide sarcastic (and stupid) comments I need to address?

By: zod

zod — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:11:14 +0000

I appreciate the effort, but this doesn’t strike me as a very scientific analysis. Park factors, the reliance of RBI as a central stat (when it is very lineup dependent), etc. need to be adjusted. Like other posters, I really don’t understand how you guys are trying to paint Yorvit as a decent offensive player. He’s been brutal. He’ll likely be brutal. The Mets may not have had other options, but that’s their own fault (not signing Ramon Hernandez, letting Jesus Flores go for nothing, not trading for younger minor league depth, etc.)

By: Schumpater

Schumpater — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:38:16 +0000

No one seems to think that Paulie’s love for the ponies was the key reason Met management decided to go elsewhere.

IMO, it was the issue that made the brass real uncomfortable with Lo Duca. Add that to the other comments, his age, penchant for breaking down late in the season and he (in their eyes) had to go.

I liked the way he played. Good luck Paul.

By: Ludacrispat26

Ludacrispat26 — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:29:07 +0000

So because Yorvit Torreable will run out a grounder against the Nationals in June and hurts people’s hands on high fives, he is worth about 5 million a year for three years.

Great. Now it makes perfect sense.

PS- I’d rather have a catcher who is lazy but can actually play baseball well.

By: ridethesnake

ridethesnake — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:04:05 +0000

I meant that defensively — to back up 1b… if Yorvit plays with that passion and hurts people’s hands on high fives, etc, he will catch on fast here in NY as a fan favorite, and since Castro is already loved, it could make for a fun tandem.

By: ridethesnake

ridethesnake — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:02:18 +0000

You must not have played sports before with people that go through the motions, especially over the course of a 162 games, when some people (1bm cough, cough) tend to get “bored”… some people play with fire and runs as hard as he can down the line on a ground ball to SS in the 4th inning of a June game at the Nats, and apparently Yorvit is one of those guys that does.

By: ridethesnake

ridethesnake — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:58:22 +0000

I think Torrealba was one of the best FA catchers available, better than Kendall, Barrett, and better than Lo Duca. Dookie is 36 years old and had his worst offensive season ever, and has a history of hitting 310-330 until he plays over 130 games, in which every year his average begins to fade. With the Marlins he caught well over 130 games and his Septembers were brutal. With the Dodgers he was younger but it still happened. With the Mets he was kept fresher at first but this past year he fell off the map offensively, and it would not surprise me if the 36 yr old man that tired as a season wore on in his 20s was aging before our eyes. I would not be surprised to see him hitting 220 in a couple of year, and we’d be addled with him for two years of that.

By: metstoday.com

metstoday.com — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:50:59 +0000

Don’t forget park factor. Didn’t Yorvit hit something like .220 away from Coors?

By: Ludacrispat26

Ludacrispat26 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:16:30 +0000

I don’t understand the point about Torreabla’s “desire to win.” Do the other Mets not want to win as much? I cannot even comprehend what that phrase means. Matt, can you explain? Thanks.