Comments on: Soto Looks Incredible, Trade Him

By: Max Scherzer, First Big League Start

Max Scherzer, First Big League Start — Tue, 06 May 2008 05:59:37 +0000

[...] Soto - Got a hold of one off of Soto. I still say to trade him if you can get the right [...]

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:12:41 +0000

hey josh -
it’s rare for an established player to have any real shifts in walk rate. abreu is abreu. if he could walk with a-rod behind him, he could walk with matsui or shelly duncan behind him…

guys like rios, markakis, and garko are still young and might be increasing their walk rates. markakis is the one of the trio with the least protection. his choice is either to hit .280 with 60-70 walks or .300 with 90+ walks….

rudy

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:06:43 +0000

@josh: re: walks — Just as it’s too early to extrapolate good, it’s too early to extrapolate bad.

re: Lee — I’ve been warning people to trade him.

By: josh

josh — Sun, 04 May 2008 14:42:37 +0000

btw good discussion on cliff lee if you have any interest. http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/discussion/the_book_blog1/P0/

By: josh

josh — Sun, 04 May 2008 14:35:41 +0000

is it normal for guys with historically pretty low walk rates to come out of the gates walking a ton? players that come to mind are aramis, rios, garko, figgins, markakis. without looking at all their numbers, i think all of them are way of out whack with their career numbers. aramis has 20 so far, with a career high of 50 in ‘06.

also, can you think of someone recently whose walk rate has dropped a ton? abreu’s was down to 12 from 18 last year, and it’s like 8 this year. i have him on more teams than anyone else (guess a lot of people were reading karabell) and i’m pretty concerned despite passable roto stats.

am i reading too much into it this early in the season? thanks

By: Grey

Grey — Sun, 04 May 2008 03:47:41 +0000

@Sav: In one catcher leagues, there's so many catcher options, that if you can move Soto, it's a smart move. +.950 OPS or not. @Baron Von Vulturewins: And last week he threw a shutout against the Sox. His next start will be the Angels. Looong season. @john: Keep Parra, those guys aren't worth it. @Chet: I wouldn't worry about the wins. His ERA and WHIP will help win you those categories.

By: Chet

Chet — Sun, 04 May 2008 03:25:15 +0000

I’m in a 4×4 nl only league that doesn’t have K’s as a category. I have Peavy and am worried about his run support. I was trying to get Pujols, but he wanted Ethier as well. Any thoughts?

By: john

john — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:31:03 +0000

same “hella shallow” (thats me quoting you) league as before…but pitchers are a bit harder to come by…edwin jackson, blackburn, devine, garland, wellemeyer to name a few

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:27:34 +0000

@Grey: As you might imagine, I enjoyed Shields getting royally reamed tonight.

Apologies to anyone who owns him.

By: Sav

Sav — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:21:09 +0000

If Soto finishes the year with an OPS of +950, will Grey finally give him credit?

Or does he have to do it for like ten years?

Soto hasn’t even found his groove yet. He’s been pulling everything. Wait until he starts using the whole field and the weather turns warmer.