FanGraphs Audio: Dave Cameron Analyzes the Pirates, Mostly
July 1, 2013
Episode 355
Dave Cameron is both (a) the managing editor of FanGraphs and (b) the guest on this particular edition of FanGraphs Audio — during which edition he analyzes mostly the Pittsburgh Baseball Pirates.
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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 37 min play time.)
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Carson Cistulli has published a book of aphorisms called Spirited Ejaculations of a New Enthusiast.
Garrett Jones is primarily a 1B, not a RF, for the Pirates, and has a middling but horrendous .725 OPS. He’s just been terrible in his 54 ABs as a RF. In 151 ABs as a 1B, his line is 291/343/444. And he’s only been playing in RF that much to get Gaby Sanchez a few more ABs and because Snider has been ineffective since April ended. It all makes me wonder if Dave and Carson have actually paid much attention to the Pirates this season.
*not horrendous. Oy.
(I normally don’t do this, but this one is so off base…)
In a discussion about the Pirates, we noted:
1. That their right fielders have performed poorly.
2. That Travis Snider and Garrett Jones have gotten the most playing time in RF.
3. That, given more playing time, they would likely perform better in the future.
4. That the Pirates would still be better off with an RF upgrade, which would allow them to deploy Jones and Snider as depth at other positions.
Please tell me which of those statements you disagree with, and which one you think is evidence that I haven’t been paying attention to a team I’ve written about regularly.
I think what he meant to say was “Jones only plays RF sometimes because Gaby is playing in place of Snider. Acquiring a RF wouldn’t make Jones depth, it just would keep him at 1b.”…It just happened to come out as more of a rant.
Actually, I disagree with statement #2, since Jose Tabata has appeared in 20 games in RF (Jones in 19). Statement #3 is arguable, and seems irrelevant as far as Jones is concerned, since his future playing time is likely to be principally at 1B. As Tabata is working his way through minor league rehab, he figures to impact the RF situation much more than Jones. Andrew Lambo (21 HR in the upper minors) might also come into the picture, though he is given no mention, either. Though his last sentence appears too scathing, I would be interested to know which of the statements in Sean’s previous sentences you disagree with, and which one you think is evidence that “this one is so off base.”
ya burnt