As I was reading a thread, I saw that, as most people are speculating, Beltran may be in Boston or New York soon. Is there a chance that Beltran could end up as a leadoff hitter? What would that do to his value?
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His RBI production would go down. His Runs would go up. His SBs would probably stay the same (maybe even go down a little). His HRs would probably go down as well.
Don't worrry, I'd be surprised if he ended up in NY or Boston before the end of this season. My guess? He's going to the Friars.
The Mets are pretty much outta the question, since they just got Hidalgo. Boston doesn't really need Beltran, they need pitching, and New York doesn't have the prospects to rent him for the rest of the season.
Once he becomes a free agent, he'll be a Yankee, but not before then.
beltrans_boy wrote:His RBI production would go down. His Runs would go up. His SBs would probably stay the same (maybe even go down a little). His HRs would probably go down as well.
Why would his HR's go down? He'd get more AB's batting leadoff, and also it would presumably be a better team so he'd get more AB's based on that too. Going to leadoff doesn't automatically make him have less power.......
I think no matter where he goes he'll pretty much be in a better situation. I don't see his RBI going down, because he's batting second now and the only guy in front of him - Angel Berroa - has a horrible OBA. I think all his stats will go up, but for SB's it remains to be seen what kind of coach he will hvae. That will play a big factor in his SBA. But R, RBI, HR, and BA - I see them going nowhere but up.
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beltrans_boy wrote:His RBI production would go down. His Runs would go up. His SBs would probably stay the same (maybe even go down a little). His HRs would probably go down as well.
Why would his HR's go down? He'd get more AB's batting leadoff, and also it would presumably be a better team so he'd get more AB's based on that too. Going to leadoff doesn't automatically make him have less power.......
I think no matter where he goes he'll pretty much be in a better situation. I don't see his RBI going down, because he's batting second now and the only guy in front of him - Angel Berroa - has a horrible OBA. I think all his stats will go up, but for SB's it remains to be seen what kind of coach he will hvae. That will play a big factor in his SBA. But R, RBI, HR, and BA - I see them going nowhere but up.
I agree completely. I don't see why people said his HR would go down. HR are a stat independent of the team (unless you take ballpark dimensions into effect) and place in the lineup.
beltrans_boy wrote:His RBI production would go down. His Runs would go up. His SBs would probably stay the same (maybe even go down a little). His HRs would probably go down as well.
Why would his HR's go down? He'd get more AB's batting leadoff, and also it would presumably be a better team so he'd get more AB's based on that too. Going to leadoff doesn't automatically make him have less power.......
I think no matter where he goes he'll pretty much be in a better situation. I don't see his RBI going down, because he's batting second now and the only guy in front of him - Angel Berroa - has a horrible OBA. I think all his stats will go up, but for SB's it remains to be seen what kind of coach he will hvae. That will play a big factor in his SBA. But R, RBI, HR, and BA - I see them going nowhere but up.
his homeruns would go down becasue he would get different pitches to hit
I agree completely. I don't see why people said his HR would go down. HR are a stat independent of the team (unless you take ballpark dimensions into effect) and place in the lineup.
LBJackal wrote:Why would his HR's go down? He'd get more AB's batting leadoff, and also it would presumably be a better team so he'd get more AB's based on that too. Going to leadoff doesn't automatically make him have less power
As a leadoff hitter, the emphasis is on OBP, not power...especially if he was in a lineup like the Yankees or the Red Sox with sufficient offense to hit him in when he gets on base. Beltran might sacrifice a little bit of his power to become more of a gap hitter. Carlos has one of the best eyes on baseball, and he's really keen to walking and knocking the baseball around the field. I think he'd change his approach and become more of a slap hitter than a power guy. He'll be leaving the hitter friendly confines of Kaufmann for a park that is (presumably) more neutral or pitcher-friendly. If he goes to SD, he'll be playing most of his games at PETCO. Right there, that would take away from his HR totals. I'm not saying Beltran's HRs would take a dramatic hit, but I just don't think he'd be a 40-40 threat anymore.
I dunno, I'm still anxious to see Beltran get traded, but I just have a feeling his HR totals are gonna fall a little.
First off, the yankees in this situation do actually possess the prospects to attain Beltran. THe Royals have shown an interest in a 3b and catcher. The yankees have one of the top catcher prospects in Dioner Navarro, and have an excellent AAA thirdbaseman in Eric Duncan. Both of them, coupled with some money, and maybe Lofton of Bernie (with their salaries paid for by the Yanks) I think is an interesting offer for the Royals.
Also, if he were to be traded to the Yankees, I would envision him batting second. I think they would rather have Jeter batting leadoff than Beltran, because they know Beltran is a better power hitter.
GucciBaseballs wrote:First off, the yankees in this situation do actually possess the prospects to attain Beltran. THe Royals have shown an interest in a 3b and catcher. The yankees have one of the top catcher prospects in Dioner Navarro, and have an excellent AAA thirdbaseman in Eric Duncan. Both of them, coupled with some money, and maybe Lofton of Bernie (with their salaries paid for by the Yanks) I think is an interesting offer for the Royals.
Also, if he were to be traded to the Yankees, I would envision him batting second. I think they would rather have Jeter batting leadoff than Beltran, because they know Beltran is a better power hitter.
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by kaz » Thu Jun 17, 2004 2:10 pm 
