AROD's stats have been declining. The following stats have declined the past two years... OPS, SLG, AVG, BB, More K/9, less ABs, RBIs, HRs, Hits and Runs... the following stats have increased the past two years... SBs and that's it.
Not sure what to read into it. But it can't be a good thing. Nonetheless, I'd take a 36/28 with an .888 OPS. Any AROD decline, just brings him back to the top of the pack imho. Maybe others could chime in.
That's what I have projected. Vlad wins that pretty handily, and he also has the potential to get a lot more steals whereas I wouldn't trust A-Rod to get more than 20, despite his 28 last year.
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LBJackal wrote:Vlad and I don't have to think about it much.
Vlad: .335 - 37 - 122 - 124 - 21
A-Rod: .294 - 44 - 124 - 122 - 15
That's what I have projected. Vlad wins that pretty handily, and he also has the potential to get a lot more steals whereas I wouldn't trust A-Rod to get more than 20, despite his 28 last year.
Looks awfully close to me. Vlad with a strong advantage in average, a few more steals, A-Rod with nearly 10 more homers, other categories a wash? And i know 3B is deeper than ever, but it still isn't the outfield.
i'm also a little unclear on why you project more steals for Vlad. i think their first year with their new teams is a better indicator than past performance, and A-Rod had a 13-steal advantage in 2004.
i say it's very, very close, but A-Rod by a whisker. Wish i had such a dilemma on draft day ...
LBJackal wrote:Vlad and I don't have to think about it much.
Vlad: .335 - 37 - 122 - 124 - 21
A-Rod: .294 - 44 - 124 - 122 - 15
That's what I have projected. Vlad wins that pretty handily, and he also has the potential to get a lot more steals whereas I wouldn't trust A-Rod to get more than 20, despite his 28 last year.
I've been asking this all over: why do people say that his sb will go down? There is no reason at all to assume this.
LBJackal wrote:Vlad and I don't have to think about it much.
Vlad: .335 - 37 - 122 - 124 - 21
A-Rod: .294 - 44 - 124 - 122 - 15
That's what I have projected. Vlad wins that pretty handily, and he also has the potential to get a lot more steals whereas I wouldn't trust A-Rod to get more than 20, despite his 28 last year.
I've been asking this all over: why do people say that his sb will go down? There is no reason at all to assume this.
That is my question as well, I was just going to come back to it later.
Alex is with a new team, one that lets its studs run. He will likely be on base more next season, giving him more opportunities as well. There is no change in situation, no injury, so why is it such a "given" that his SB's will go down? And don't tell me his averages in the past; the fact is that he is in a very different situation now playing for Torre and with the immense firepower behind him now. What then makes its so obvious to so many people here that his SB's will decrease?
His stolen bases will likely go down because they'll likely revert back toward his average over the last five years, which is 17. There are few precedents for players running more as they get older, and fewer still for sluggers running wild with Sheffied, Matsui, Posada hitting behind them. Last year was a fluke, stolen bases wise, for The Cooler.
Blankman: there's less incentive to risk an out on the basepaths when the next hitter is slugging .600. or .500, for that matter.
Scott Boras Client wrote:Blankman: there's less incentive to risk an out on the basepaths when the next hitter is slugging .600. or .500, for that matter.
Scott Boras Client wrote:His stolen bases will likely go down because they'll likely revert back toward his average over the last five years, which is 17.
A-rod steals when given the chance. He has stolen 46 in the past. He only got caught 4 times last year. It's not a question of ability with A-Rod but only a question of opportunity and permission and the Yankees are a running team and they let A-Rod run.
Scott Boras Client wrote: There are few precedents for players running more as they get older, and fewer still for sluggers running wild with Sheffied, Matsui, Posada hitting behind them. Last year was a fluke, stolen bases wise, for The Cooler.
Blankman: there's less incentive to risk an out on the basepaths when the next hitter is slugging .600. or .500, for that matter.
How about Jeter, Cairo, Soriano, Mondesi? And that's just in the past 2 years. You are wrong, Yankees do run regardless of who is batting behind them. It's all a question of attitude. They play small ball with big bats.
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by Rico The Retard » Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:50 pm 
