2008 Ranger performance by position

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 10, 2009 10:30 AM CDT Comment 37 comments

Just for grins, I thought it would be worthwhile to list the offensive lines put up at each position for the Rangers in 2008:

POS	AVG	OBP	SLG
C	.276	.344	.425
1B	.257	.321	.453
2B	.303	.359	.476
3B	.281	.339	.469
SS	.283	.339	.408
LF	.246	.322	.402
CF	.280	.353	.479
RF	.317	.383	.571
DH	.301	.421	.494

Comparing 2009 to 2008, I'll take the over at C, 1B, 2B, and LF, and the under on SS, 3B, CF, RF, and DH.

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Wow...

first base was a black hole last year.

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Mar 10, 2009 10:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Not really

LF was a lot worse.

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 10, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're worse.

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Mar 10, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Got 'em...

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by RangerFloppy on Mar 10, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Burned.

My 2009 New Years Resolution: Quit feeding the trolls.

by ghtd36 on Mar 10, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

And thats with Davis and Hank there for half the season. Broussard and Shelton really sucked the first half of the season

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Mar 10, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you expect Hambone to regress?

Doctor please. Some more of these.

by tricer on Mar 10, 2009 10:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He got about 2/3rds of the CF ABs last year. I expect that by August or so, Borbon will be up and getting the bulk of those, and even before then, Hamilton will be getting more time in a COF or DH spot.

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 10, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Borbon in center and Hamilton in right at midseason

That would make me very happy.

Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.

by WestTxAg06 on Mar 10, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it's more that he won't be in CF all the time.

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Is my mother the greatest or what?"
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by tyd3311 on Mar 10, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

OT: Salty on with Norm

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Mar 10, 2009 10:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Rich has part of it:

link

"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.

by Kinslerhomer on Mar 10, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

heh

It’s tough, knowing I grew up watching Millwood, growing up as a Braves fan. It’s tough to say, ‘I watching you when I was five, but hey, get the ball down.’ It’s just really tough. You want to go out there and tell them, ‘Listen, this is what I think will work.’

Watching you since I was 5? Not sure if that applies to Millwood.

"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."

by ab03 on Mar 10, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

Salty’s math may have been a little off there lol

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by Gdawg on Mar 10, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, LOL

IIRC, I think he was 13 or 14 when he watched him but he was a Braves fan since he was 5.

by 525DP on Mar 10, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

he's back!

"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."

by benmor78 on Mar 10, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He has never

been accused of being a whiz at math, LOL.

by 525DP on Mar 10, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

there is a joke somewhere

in here that includes your daughter-in-law but I won’t go there. :)

Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year

by RangerMad on Mar 10, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It would just be another

childish bad joke so just as well. Thanx. BTW. She was never his teacher.

by 525DP on Mar 10, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Expecting big things from the catchers?

by tyd3311 on Mar 10, 2009 10:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I am...

Salty’s gonna break out

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by RangerFloppy on Mar 10, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well

Maybe. C and CF are the two I had the hardest time deciding on.

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 10, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

because of all the shuffling

that can happen in the OF, it is probably easier to just look at all three positions as a whole. In that case, because of my belief that Hamilton will maintain and possibly improve with better second half numbers, and because of my optimism regarding Cruz, I think the OF as a whole will perform better than last year.

by clark on Mar 10, 2009 10:59 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm not so sure I would take the under at third

MY played hurt last year and with just a little higher slugging he would equal third last year. Probably will be pretty close to a wash one way or the other

by BEW on Mar 10, 2009 11:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Young

will not approach that slugging pct., though his avg. and obp should be close to that above.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Mar 10, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

WTF happened in LF?

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Mar 10, 2009 11:00 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Basically...

Everyone who played out there hit worse while playing LF than while playing anywhere else.

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 10, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ok, thanks.

I didn’t recall throwing any huge 0’s out there.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Mar 10, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm going to have to agree with all of those over-unders.

Kinda depressing until you think about the (hopefully) better D.

by WyoRanger on Mar 10, 2009 11:07 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Does anyone have the league average by position

That would be useful for the sake of comparison.

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by DerekSTheRed on Mar 10, 2009 12:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

x

For the A.L.

by Adam J. Morris on Mar 10, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Another link

Rangers Spring Training Radio Sked

by shroomer on Mar 10, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right field

Does the breeze in their faces turn our right fielders into mashers? That’s odd that the same group of players were sharing left and right and slugging 170 higher in right.

by bushe on Mar 10, 2009 12:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs