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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch
He batted .197 before the AS break. He only hit .280 based upon one strong month (July). He totalled .237 for the yr. Cmon, you are better than that.
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He only hit .237 based off on one bad month. What's your point? Are you telling me that small sample sizes shouldn't come into play?
I could give a shit less if he did it "based off one good month" (which isn't true, he hit over .280 in August). The fact is he did what he did in the second half. Are players not allowed adjustment periods?[/quote]
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That being said, it isnt like we are talking about AGon vs Jeter here. This is a marginal fielder and a poor hitter vs a poor fielder and a solid hitter who is also captain and merchandising magnet. It isnt even close in terms of who is the bargain. Hell, Lowrie would be better than Lugo right now and he isnt even projected to be a SS, and he'd make what, 300K? Thats a bargain. Lugo at 8mil? You got ripped.
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Who said anything about merchandising? I'd like to know where this argument came from. I am talking about on the field production.
Fact - Jeter is a much better offensive shortstop
Fact - Lugo is a better fielder and better baserunner than Jeter
The case could then be made that the value of Jeter at $20mm is not so much higer than Lugo at $9mm. Look, I never said Lugo was the better value, just that the difference isn't as vast as many would like to believe.