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A'sfaninUK
It makes no sense to say “we want this specific guy to be our big OBP guy we can lead off”, when form exists. Why not just use stats after about a month so there’s a sample, then from May on just use whoever has the highest OBP to lead off? It would also reward good players with more ABs.
sigurd 2
Because we already have stats that are fairly indicative of who will be the high OBP guys, and a month of stats starting the seasons is a meaningless sample that will regress towards the mean.
thecoffinnail
So what you are saying is that since Jaso has an OBP of .361 over a 7 year career he will continue to have a solid OBP even if he has an OBP of .250 for the month of April? Players don’t have slumps man and you are foolish to think that a solid sample size of a month (25ish games) is not a better judgement of a players abilities than career norms. How dare you!!
McGlynn
If you look at most players stats across the course of their career, they generally return toward their career average every year; barring injury or the effects of age.
Gwynning's Anal Lover
I wish the Pirates could do the same for hitting as they do for pitching through their coaching methods. Once Tommy Greggs’ contract with the Royals is up, I would love to see him move back to the Pirates organization.
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jkim319
(Ref Garrit Cole) what are the Pirates doing?
1) I don’t think the issue with Garrit is the $10k … Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs is getting $541k with a full year less service time than cole. Kris Bryant got $652k in his 2nd year (c’mon Pittsburgh, show Cole that you respect his value)
2) To change the policy ‘next year’ is just salt in the wound
3) Dont you know you just validated everything that Boras has been telling his client (Cole). (I.e. Good luck signing him past his 3 arbitration years … See next comment)
4) this shows the Pirates don’t even see holding cole beyond his controllable years as a possibility
I am a Cubs fan, so hey sounds good to me (Cole will be an option in the future).
ronnsnow
The Pirates will more than likely trade Cole after the 2017 season. Especially if they are able to extend Cutch no way they will be able to afford both. Trading Cole with 2 years of control will fetch a huge return for the Bucs.
RShockey
How can the Pirates maintain their current status by trading Cole? I see them as needing both Cutch and Cole long term.
ronnsnow
Because Searage, Glasnow, and Taillon