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Lunchbox45
Money Ball!
morgan melchiorre
are you calling barton a “bad body” player?
Lunchbox45
Nope just a powerless walk machine!
Tko11
He would be a monster if he could develop some power.
Guest 6990
Susan Slusser of the SF Chronicle reported that he lost 10 pounds of fat, and added 15 pounds of muscle over the offseason. Granted, that DOES sound a bit exaggerated. But he does look like he’s in the best shape of his career. So more power this year is definitely a possibility. They’re also not gonna let him sac-bunt on his own, anymore. So a rise in his SLG seems probable.
I’m really glad they’re trying to lock him up before he starts getting more expensive. Because he definitely will, if he can hit 15-20 HRs this year, on top of about 40 doubles. Which is certainly within reason.
RepOak
Well deserved. Best defensive 1st baseman in AL. Shouldve got the goldglove…texeira who??!!
Guest 6991
Good! Barton is already very solid. And he still has plenty of time to develop some power. I also like that Geren has stated they won’t let him bunt on his own, anymore, because they believe he’s too good of a hitter.
If they can lock up Barton, Cahill and Gonzalez soon, I’ll be thrilled!
Keith Hernandez Guards Lines
Barton is a very good defensive first baseman but he’ll never be as good as me.
notsureifsrs
i like barton a lot, but this post is correct in that arbitrators won’t like barton much. the a’s can probably do well going year to year with him
Guest 6988
That might be true for 2012-2014. But that’s only if he doesn’t develop more power, which he’s likely to do. And any extensions that they offer will probably cover at least one free agent year.
notsureifsrs
why is he likely to develop more power? he has literally never shown any, even in the minors
Guest 6985
I’m not saying it’s a given. But I certainly wouldn’t rule it out. If Jose Bautista can come out of nowhere and do what he did at age 29, I think it’s fair to say that 20 HRs and 40 doubles for Barton, at age 25, is within reason. Especially since they told him not to sac-bunt anymore, unless he gets the signal.
EDIT: The moderator(s) saw fit to delete my link, even though it wasn’t hurting anything or anybody, and it was a link to the SAME WEBSITE that there is a link to in the article above. So if anyone wants to read the article about how Barton has bulked up, and has lowered his body fat %, just google ‘Susan Slusser Daric Barton pounds’, and it should be the 4th link that pops up. It’s a good read!
notsureifsrs
here’s hoping
jpshark
Barton won’t need to hit 25+ HR’s to be productive with the bat. That said, he’s only 25 years old and just had his first full season in the bigs so the power should develop a bit more as he gains MLB experience. I see no reason he can’t average around 15 per season thru his prime years, and with his plate discipline and hitting ability he should be turning in solid .280/.400/.430 type lines pretty consistently. Pair that with his elite defense and your talking about a very valuable player. Remember, with his medicore offensive showing last season he was still able to provide a 4.9 WAR.
Anthony
Barton may not be the perfect power bat you’d like to see in a first baseman, but I really like this guy. I would love to see him stay in Oakland along with Cahill and Gio Gonzalez. Maybe I’m just feeling the effects of being a diehard fan, but I am so excited about this season. It will be interesting to see how Willingham and Matsui do; plus, I’m excited about watching Ellis and Kurt Suzuki play again. Even if a great season doesn’t happen I’ll still love watching the A’s play.
By the way, can anyone please explain to me how the WAR stat is determined? I’ve been a baseball fan my whole life but I never really payed any attention to this stat.
jay the A
fangraphs.com/library/index.php/misc/war/
Anthony
Thanks!
Guest 6913
edit: disqus is glitching up again. my bad