but his OBP is about 60 points higher and i didnt really mean it like that...you guys were just talking like OBP is all that matters and if its true youk should be there
but his OBP is about 60 points higher and i didnt really mean it like that...you guys were just talking like OBP is all that matters and if its true youk should be there
So why do you think Pedroia does?Originally Posted by bosoxgirl34;424887;
Well, what's the main goal for a hitter?
To not make an out.
What statistic measures how often batters don't make outs?
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is OBP the only thing we should look at for who should lead off? we should be looking at basestealing,obp,BA,and maybe extra base hits?
If drew is the perfect lead off guy why has he rarely ever hit lead off for anyone?
Ellsbury is the prototype leadoff guy
OBP is most important for a leadoff hitter, and Ellsbury lacks it.
If he's the prototype leadoff guy, why isn't he hitting leadoff?
But he struggles at the leadoff spot because he can't seem to handle the diet of strikes pitchers serve him to keep him off base.
WAR is good for something.
The same could be said about Pedroia, but neither one has done very well as a leadoff hitter. I bet by the end of the year though we'll have Ellsbury back in the leadoff spot and Ortiz back in the 3-hole.
how about nick green as a leadoff guy
How about no?
Green has come up big in some spots, but he's a really vulnerable hitter, and you want one of your toughest outs out of the leadoff spot.
WAR is good for something.
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No.
Because most baseball managers (read: baseball traditionalists/wisdom fountains) actually believe that base stealing is a required skill for a leadoff man. In other words, their theories are in agreement with yours about what constitutes a leadoff man. When some old-time baseball guzzard looks at J.D. Drew, haven't seen Drew batting leadoff.
Jacoby Ellsbury the other night against the nats got on 1st stole 2nd and took third on a sac fly...how many other guys on the team could do that...not drew...i think baserunning is getting very underrated here
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