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Email a copy of 'Free Agent Stock Watch: Kendrys Morales' to a friend
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Doc Halladay
Morales is an interesting FA option for AL teams this year. Playing at Kauffman would make one think his numbers are weighed down by a pitcher’s park but oddly enough, he’s been better at home than he has on the road in both his seasons in KC.
If the Jays are unable to get EE re-signed, adding Morales on a 2 year plus option could be a worthwhile investment.
pd14athletics
Although I didn’t like the signing at the time, I remember thinking at least going from Kauffman to Coliseum (sure a pitchers park, but ball can fly when it warms up) could boost Billy Butler’s numbers. Well that signing went from overpay to dumpster fire real fast.
I think I echo what you say in that numbers should improve in a move to another home park, its just so weird when that theory doesn’t ring true. Baseball is such a long season with so much time to allow for anomalies to balance out, but sometimes they never do.
Somehow Mark Reynolds played most of a season and was a decent hitter yet only managed I believe 14 HR for the Rockies. Meanwhile as Target Field swallows most hitters the Twins got a 2B that has managed to crack 41 dingers.
jd396
The rest of the league has no trouble hitting HR in Target Field… If the Twins got to face their own pitching staff, they wouldn’t have trouble either.
pd14athletics
It would be fun to see some kind of ballpark factor thrown against projected stats for the free agent list.
jd396
I don’t think Kendrys is consistent enough to make a ballpark a meaningful variable for him. He’s a good hitter prone to Antarctic cold streaks… I’m guessing he gets no QO and some team gives him 2/25 or something close to that, with the off chance of a third team option year but I doubt it.