Juan Pierre insanity

by Adam J. Morris on Aug 7, 2006 12:00 PM CDT in News

Juan Pierre is a free agent after the season, and I've been fearing that we'd have an offseason of folks clamoring for the Rangers to give him a big deal, claiming that he'd give the Rangers the speedy leadoff hitting centerfielder they've long needed, ignoring the fact that Pierre is not a good player.

However, the Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Cubs are hoping to lock him up before he hits the open market. The article includes this remarkable comment:

Soon Pierre will get a chance to compare himself with Furcal, and the Cubs will have to determine whether he deserves a contract similar to that in length and value. Though Pierre is unlikely to get $13 million a year, he might be able to double his salary of $5.75 million on the open market, especially with few quality leadoff hitters available.

The idea of Juan Pierre getting $11.5 million per year makes my head hurt. Yes, the guy is fast...but he has no power, isn't a great defensive centerfielder, and is currently working on his second straight season with a sub-.330 OBP, meaning he's a pretty lousy leadoff hitter, as well.

Hopefully, the Cubs will spend a lot of money to lock Pierre up, so that the Rangers won't end up signing him, and so I won't have to spend the winter hearing people braying about how the Rangers need to go get him...

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Pierre

there is no reason for the rangers to make any attempt at all to sign him. freddy guzman runs real fast and that is all pierre does to.

by stoney022 on Aug 7, 2006 12:20 PM CDT reply actions

Plus we wont have the money to sign pierre

When we lock up carlos lee and another top rotation pitcher.

by TexGoesYard on Aug 7, 2006 12:22 PM CDT reply actions

Player value

i wonder if you can add all his SBs to his singles, so for calculation purposes, you'll get doubles...and see what his SLG% would be then? Just a thought for people who do value him higly to see what kind of overall OPS comes of that...

So his SLG% would be Total Bases(including SBs-CSs) / ABs

I dunno, maybe for him, cause i think he gets caught stealing a lot, it really wouldn't matter...

His does get OB about 35% of the time for his career which isn't that bad...No way he's a 11 mil player though.

by Longhorn on Aug 7, 2006 12:29 PM CDT reply actions

For what its worth

EQA adjusts for Stolen bases and caught stealing.

(H + TB + 1.5*(BB + HBP + SB) + SH + SF)/ (AB + BB + HBP + SH + SF + CS + SB) gives you Raw EqA, which is then adjusted for park and league to give you EqA.

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by DJCahill on Aug 7, 2006 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Pierre is

a glorified Tom Goodwin. I mean I know that is hyperbole but that just punctuates how much I hope the Rangers do not go after Pierre.

Im just fine with GMJ hitting leadoff, but lets say this year for him is more the exception than the rule (very possible, but I think something in between is more accurate) I will have no problem eventually slotting Kinlser into the leadoff spot.

Honestly, I know this is really in the future but I hope the Rangers dont blow too much money this summer so they can make a very hard run at Vernon Wells the next summer.

by booyahcaveman on Aug 7, 2006 12:45 PM CDT reply actions

I read that article this morning

and thought about making it a diary. The reason the Cubs suck is because they sign guys like Juan Pierre and Jacque Jones. The thought that Pierre might get anything more than a couple million for one year is insane. Just because a guy hits leadoff that doesn't make him a leadoff hitter. I'll take GMJ in a heartbeat.

by pblack on Aug 7, 2006 1:58 PM CDT reply actions