DGroundhog wrote:Alot of people were saying it. I pointed out he hit for a better avg. on the road back then, but there was still the gloom and doom predictions for Tejada.
I'm not singling you (or anyone else) out.
Helton is a stud, he will be one in Colorado or Baltimore.
I'm sure Helton weill be very good if traded to Baltimore, which it doesn't look like will happen. But would you say the same if Sean Casey was traded to Baltimore? That he'd be a stud? Same BA, same HR's, same SLG... sure Helton is more healthy, but will health make that much of a difference? Helton is not a first rounder without Colorado, not even close. His R and RBI might go up 10-15 each but his BA would drop drastically and so would his HR.
Here's road stats for Helton and Casey for the 2003 and 2004 seasons combined:
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Helton Casey
Games: 156 141
HR: 21 21
BA: .325 .346
OBA: .441 .400
SLG: .529 .530
Not too different, now are they? Casey might even be better considering he played 15 less games and had the same HR total and a much better BA. But if Casey was traded to Baltimore he'd be an 8th rounder at best. But if Helton is traded to Baltimore people think he's not only still a first rounder, but his value has increased. Yeah.... right. You Helton owners better hope he stays in Colorado.
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