Better Offense: Oaktown vs Hou....

[CubsFan7724]

They are both awful, but at least Houston will improve with Berkman. Who are the As waiting to come back?

Crosby.

And somehow, I don't think Chavez, Kendall, and Durazo will all finish the season with an OPS under .700!

The fact is the A's only have two guys who are htting within 100 points of their career OPS averages right now. Despite what Madison thinks, the A's are better than about half the offenses in the league. By the end of the year, they will easily top TB, KC, Seattle, LA, and Tor and have a good shot at besting Balt, Cle, Chi, and Det, with a 50/50 shot at clearing everyon else except Boston.

Crosby and his mediocre OPS? Yeah I don't think those 3 you mentioned will finish behind .700. I think if they hit like they should, they will be an average offense. I don't see them beating Baltimore. There is too many good hitters there. Easily topping TB, KC, Seattle, LA and Toronto is hardly a feat either.

[citti34]

probably better than the cubbies to.

[CubsFan7724]

probably better than the cubbies to.

You were obviously trying to insult me, but I know our offense for the most part sucks, especially with the crummy OF and the MI out for a long time. Derek Lee is sure tearing it up though. Though with the insult, grow up.

[citti34]

probably better than the cubbies to.

You were obviously trying to insult me, but I know our offense for the most part sucks, especially with the crummy OF and the MI out for a long time. Derek Lee is sure tearing it up though. Though with the insult, grow up.

No insult, I was just messing with ya.

[CubsFan7724]

probably better than the cubbies to.

You were obviously trying to insult me, but I know our offense for the most part sucks, especially with the crummy OF and the MI out for a long time. Derek Lee is sure tearing it up though. Though with the insult, grow up.

No insult, I was just messing with ya.

Ah, ok. Thanks.

[GotowarMissAgnes]

Crosby and his mediocre OPS? Yeah I don't think those 3 you mentioned will finish behind .700. I think if they hit like they should, they will be an average offense. I don't see them beating Baltimore. There is too many good hitters there. Easily topping TB, KC, Seattle, LA and Toronto is hardly a feat either.

Since when is .744 "mediocre" for a SS? Crosby ranked TENTH among all starting SS in OPS, which is much better than "mediocre". And he did that as a 23 year old, so normal age improvement should put him above that this year, if healthy,

Baltimore does have good hitters at C, SS, and 3B. But beyond that? Roberts and Sosa are likely to be average for their positions, Matos, Gibbons, Bigbie, and Palmiero are more than likely going to be below average. The O's should finish somewhere between 5 and 9 in offense. They aren't going to keep up the current pace.

[Madison]

Despite what Madison thinks, the A's are better than about half the offenses in the league.

I don't see that happening. Sorry, but the bats just are not there to finish in the top half of offenses. I don't even mean it as a shot at A's fans. I just see nothing scary about their offense in the least and even when Crosby gets back, it's still not a top half offense to me.

[GotowarMissAgnes]

I don't see anything scary either. Just a bunch of average to slightly above average hitters, compared to league norms. Just look around:
C: Above average
1B: Average to slightly below
2b: Average
3B: Above average
SS: (with Crosby back) average to slightly above average
DH: Average to above average
CF: Average to above average
LF: Slightly below average to above average
RF: slightly below average

They basically are a totally non-scary team. But they also have no real black holes on offense (assuming guys perform near normal levels). And if you have 3-4 guys above average, and the rest average or only a tad below, then you get an average to slightly above average offense. If I had to pick a number, I'd guess the A's finish 6th in offense, and would be pretty sure they'd be between 4th and 8th in the league.