Wednesday, February 04, 2004
•With Brandon Claussen gone in the Boone deal, Joe Torre now could be faced with starting 110 games in New York, Boston and Baltimore with right-handers, taking away one advantage he had matching up with the Red Sox.
Gammon’s notion, as well as the rest of the mainstream media, is that Pettitte and Wells being left handed negated the advantage LHB have in the Bronx, Camden and Fenway. Recent numbers would not fully support the argument. From 2001-2003, Pettitte is 273/313/392 vs. RHB and 284/317/389 vs. LHB. He has absolutely no spilt. In 2003, LHB actually hit better (321/354/429) off of Pettitte than RHB (254/294/393). This should not be a surprise to most since Pettitte’s best pitch is his cut fastball that runs sharply on the hands of RHB. It is less effective against southpaws. As for the overweight loud mouth, he has been more effective versus LHB (236/283/390) than RHB (291/316/443) in 2001-2003, but in 2003 was 290/304/433 vs. RHB and 274/305/473 vs. LHB. In 2003, Wells was much less effective against southpaws than in 2001 and 2002. Is this a blip or the start of a trend for the old, fat, lefty from San Diego? Even if 2003 was just a one year outliner for Wells, it still does not appear that the MFY would have a significant advantage against LHB in 2004 if Wells and Pettitte were in pinstripes.
•Carlos J. Lugo for Baseball Prospectus on the Sox top prospect/head case – Hanley Ramirez in the Dominican
Red Sox' top-prospect SS-Hanley Ramirez hit just .182/.182/.227 in limited action (nine games and 22 at bats) with Licey. Ramirez defense was also inconsistent, as he committed 3 errors in 25 chances. Ramirez is still very young and inexperienced to be successful in the league, but he could enter in the picture next year, probably fighting the position with Erick Aybar (Angels).
•Glad to see that the Sox inked Burks since a few days ago the A’s got Karros.
•Sean McAdam has a good piece comparing parity in the NFL and MLB.
Gammon’s notion, as well as the rest of the mainstream media, is that Pettitte and Wells being left handed negated the advantage LHB have in the Bronx, Camden and Fenway. Recent numbers would not fully support the argument. From 2001-2003, Pettitte is 273/313/392 vs. RHB and 284/317/389 vs. LHB. He has absolutely no spilt. In 2003, LHB actually hit better (321/354/429) off of Pettitte than RHB (254/294/393). This should not be a surprise to most since Pettitte’s best pitch is his cut fastball that runs sharply on the hands of RHB. It is less effective against southpaws. As for the overweight loud mouth, he has been more effective versus LHB (236/283/390) than RHB (291/316/443) in 2001-2003, but in 2003 was 290/304/433 vs. RHB and 274/305/473 vs. LHB. In 2003, Wells was much less effective against southpaws than in 2001 and 2002. Is this a blip or the start of a trend for the old, fat, lefty from San Diego? Even if 2003 was just a one year outliner for Wells, it still does not appear that the MFY would have a significant advantage against LHB in 2004 if Wells and Pettitte were in pinstripes.
•Carlos J. Lugo for Baseball Prospectus on the Sox top prospect/head case – Hanley Ramirez in the Dominican
Red Sox' top-prospect SS-Hanley Ramirez hit just .182/.182/.227 in limited action (nine games and 22 at bats) with Licey. Ramirez defense was also inconsistent, as he committed 3 errors in 25 chances. Ramirez is still very young and inexperienced to be successful in the league, but he could enter in the picture next year, probably fighting the position with Erick Aybar (Angels).
•Glad to see that the Sox inked Burks since a few days ago the A’s got Karros.
•Sean McAdam has a good piece comparing parity in the NFL and MLB.
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