from Amazon
Friday, April 02, 2010
College performance against future pros
Perfect timing from Sackmann:
For the most part, that .269/.337/.391 line generally reflects how good college hitters do against pro-ready pitching. ...
When we see that Tony Sanchez, author of an OPS better than 1.000 for Boston College last season, managed only a .246/.290/.404 line in 60 PAs against drafted pitchers, we can see intuitively that that’s not very good. Knowing that it should be compared to that .269/.337/.391 average doesn’t make it look a lot better, but it gives us a key reference point.This isn’t to say that Sanchez was a good or bad draft choice, though it does suggest he’ll have a harder time against pro pitching than, say, Grant Green, who posted a .354/.434/.600 mark against draftees, a slightly better OPS than he did against non-draftees. Sure enough, Green did much better in high-A ball last summer than Sanchez did.
In terms of weighting, I would at least give a “1” for each PA against future-pros, and at most a “0.5” weight for each PA otherwise, if not much less. This is just yet another thing to study.
Recent comments
Older comments
Page 1 of 344 pages 1 2 3 > Last »Complete Archive – By Category
Complete Archive – By Date