Let's take a look at Player1 and Player2:
G PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO
Player1 111 458 66 117 27 2 11 41 34 76
Player2 107 448 50 104 23 0 17 57 59 119
Player1 was 22 in March of that season. Player2 turns 22 this October.
BA/OBA/SLG% OPS+ wOBA wRC+
Player1 .287/.343/.444 121 .341 117
Player2 .269/.364/.461 133 .361 131
BB% SO% ISO TB
Player1 7.4 16.6 .157 181
Player2 13.2 26.6 .192 178
Player1 is Will Clark and it is his 1986 season (rated 2.2 bWAR and 1.8 fWAR). It was his debut.
Player2 is Bryce Eldridge. He played in 10 games last year so I'm skipping that. His season is rated 2.1 bWAR and 1.8 fWAR.
Comparisons are invidious, I know that. It's unfair to label any player "the next _______". Players should be celebrated for their uniqueness.
That being said, it is exciting to see a young ballplayer with some serious UPSIDE!!
--M.C.
3 comments:
Patrick Bailey, postseason star.
He can hit. Just not very often!
It is interesting that Susac also seems to rate with elite defensive metrics. Bailey is/was supposed to be a better hitter from the left side.
Defensive problem I had with Bailey, despite that he would win a gold glove or 2, is that he is no where near as good as Posey was in blocking passed balls, and I know catchers set up differently, but Susac seems better than Bailey in that regard, and Bailey has had a tough time catching pegs from outfielders and putting the tag on the runner. He dropped several should have been outs, and cost the giants some games. The metric gurus do not seem to take that into account.
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