03-05-2009, 02:51 PM
<!--quoteo(post=21984:date=Mar 5 2009, 10:59 AM:name=Brock)-->QUOTE (Brock @ Mar 5 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=21965:date=Mar 5 2009, 09:20 AM:name=Fella)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fella @ Mar 5 2009, 09:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I don't think .270/.370 is out of the question at all, even with his huge 2nd half struggles he was still .257/.359 last year. I think those predictions are pretty solid.
By the way I guess I missed the Miles/Crosby similar hitters discussion, but they really arent even remotely close offensively in any way, in fact they are pretty much polar opposites. Crosby is a low average, swing for the fences guy and Miles is a high contact high average, low walk guy.
Miles was also a clear mile better last year, and a lot better over each of the past 3 seasons.
I don't want Miles to start either, and I've been quite vocal about wishing we kept Derosa but some of this Miles stuff is beyond ridiculous.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Their career OPS is .007 apart.
What is ridiculous exactly? Yeah, Miles was pretty decent last season but it was a career year thus far, and who knows if that will keep up or if he'll return to the shittiness of the rest of his career. I'm not holding my breath.
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it is ridiculous. ops isn't the only stat. sometimes you need to look deeper. crosby has a similar ops because he hit 22 home runs 4 years ago. he has a little power. he also has little else.
from an offensive perspective, miles is much better. i realize that batting average doesn't mean shit anymore, but mile hits almost .60 points higher than crosby lifetime and has a better obp. crosby sucks.
By the way I guess I missed the Miles/Crosby similar hitters discussion, but they really arent even remotely close offensively in any way, in fact they are pretty much polar opposites. Crosby is a low average, swing for the fences guy and Miles is a high contact high average, low walk guy.
Miles was also a clear mile better last year, and a lot better over each of the past 3 seasons.
I don't want Miles to start either, and I've been quite vocal about wishing we kept Derosa but some of this Miles stuff is beyond ridiculous.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Their career OPS is .007 apart.
What is ridiculous exactly? Yeah, Miles was pretty decent last season but it was a career year thus far, and who knows if that will keep up or if he'll return to the shittiness of the rest of his career. I'm not holding my breath.
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it is ridiculous. ops isn't the only stat. sometimes you need to look deeper. crosby has a similar ops because he hit 22 home runs 4 years ago. he has a little power. he also has little else.
from an offensive perspective, miles is much better. i realize that batting average doesn't mean shit anymore, but mile hits almost .60 points higher than crosby lifetime and has a better obp. crosby sucks.
Wang.