Comments on: Swinging With Frenchy

By: DanL

DanL — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:34:40 +0000

Pitches per plate appearance is an interesting stat. Below is a comparison between Frenchy, Billy and Alex – which I think people would agree are suppose to be the veteren offensive leaders, but with different styles (the trend is more telling than the actual number).

Frenchy P/PA OPS
2012 3.37 .562 (huge drop this year)
2011 3.64 .805
2010 3.58 .683
Career 3.46 .742

Billy P/PA OPS
2012 3.62 .917 (protection from Hosmer???)
2011 3.75 .822
2010 3.77 .857
Career .376 .820

Alex P/PA OPS
2012 4.01 .764 (very consistent, who knew???)
2011 4.00 .878
2010 4.03 .670
Career 3.93 .776

Frenchy is clearly not as patient this year as last, but if you compute pitches seen for five plate appearances, he is only seeing one less per game this year (16.85 vs. 18.20). The drop in OPS matches what Craig points out in this article – swinging at bad pitches results in poor stats.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:08:28 +0000

First, he fas five seasons of bad, he could have just said this feels like every season minus April through June of last year.

Second he doesn’t see pitches, again he probably costs the other starter six pitches a night for three outs. In baseball the team who’s starter leaves first normaly loses the game. He makes it that much easier for the other sp to pitch into the 7th and 8th.

Oh and maier doesn’t have to get a friendly call last night to make that out, francour is SLOW, don’t know why… Oh wait tv guys are homers or they get fired, nevrmind he’s a base stealing machine with plus range :sarcasm:

By: Eric M.

Eric M. — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:52:00 +0000

The guy hit .285 with 87 RBIs and 20 homers last year. I don’t think we need to crucify him just yet…the whole team hit poorly (except Butler) over the last month. Frenchy is taking a bit longer to come out of it, and maybe he won’t, but to say, “this season FEELS like 2010″ is not only an utterly useless and meaningless phrase, but to then add that Maier should replace him while Maier is hitting only marginally better and isn’t nearly the right-fielder? Well, that smacks more of animus than anything. And really, that surely isn’t the point of your effort on this blog….is it?

By: Eightball

Eightball — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:32:11 +0000

I agree that Frenchy shld at least be the No. 6 hitter and put Moose behind Hosmer, I know the L/R/L thinking but it just feels right having Hosmer and Moose together in the lineup in all honesty and Moose has shown some pretty good plate discipline, I think he deserves that 5 spot in the lineup.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:40:49 +0000

Well it matters a bit more when he’s hitting 5, hitting grounders as option A, and striking out on pitches in the dirt as option B.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:57:27 +0000

How is this any different than any other year for Frenchy? He has a bad few months and a 3-week stretch where he’s the hottest hitter in the game. And all of it averages out to pedestrian numbers. This year’s no different, so remember that when he hits .429 for a 15 game period.

By: Breido

Breido — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:07:48 +0000

re: Nathan Brown

“you want him in the 5 or 6 hole where he will see plate appearences with men on base.”

You could not possibly be more wrong.

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:52:58 +0000

Frenchy is a problem. You will not win at the major league level if your players are swinging at balls. Hosmer is finally learning that. I am for Mitch when Cain comes back

By: bATMAN

bATMAN — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:35:14 +0000

What are myers minor league numbers right now? What website covers the minors stats best?

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:18:55 +0000

Eric,

The extension was bad the day it was signed. These twenty games are further evidence, not the only evidence.