12-31-2009, 03:40 PM
<!--quoteo(post=73608:date=Dec 31 2009, 01:35 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Dec 31 2009, 01:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I don't put much faith into James' predictions, but this is interesting. Why the expected drop in OPS?
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/3164
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->It's hard to say which was Byrd's "career" year, 2008 or 2009. This year, his hitting line was .283/.329/.479 for an OPS of .808. His OPS-plus was 106. Byrd had 20 homers and 89 RBI.
In 2008, the line was .298/.380/.462 for an OPS of .842. The OPS was 121. He had 10 homers and 53 RBI. For 2010, Bill James projects Byrd's line at .279/.340/.438 for an OPS of .778. The wOBA projects to .335, and James projects 14 homers and 64 RBI.
GM Jim Hendry talked about Byrd's ability to hit right-handers. Against lefties, the right-handed hitting Byrd hit .244/.293/.451 in 2009. Against righties, it was .300/.344/.491.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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I saw the split thing too (and posted about it), but looking further, that was a total anomaly over the course of his career.
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/3164
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->It's hard to say which was Byrd's "career" year, 2008 or 2009. This year, his hitting line was .283/.329/.479 for an OPS of .808. His OPS-plus was 106. Byrd had 20 homers and 89 RBI.
In 2008, the line was .298/.380/.462 for an OPS of .842. The OPS was 121. He had 10 homers and 53 RBI. For 2010, Bill James projects Byrd's line at .279/.340/.438 for an OPS of .778. The wOBA projects to .335, and James projects 14 homers and 64 RBI.
GM Jim Hendry talked about Byrd's ability to hit right-handers. Against lefties, the right-handed hitting Byrd hit .244/.293/.451 in 2009. Against righties, it was .300/.344/.491.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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I saw the split thing too (and posted about it), but looking further, that was a total anomaly over the course of his career.
I got nothin'.
Andy
Andy