tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post6877226185177185006..comments2023-10-30T04:49:38.290-04:00Comments on Mr Bill's Baseball Blog: State of the System: CatcherMr. Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-4854319223846402632009-11-05T16:17:55.305-05:002009-11-05T16:17:55.305-05:00I would guess a little bit of both. His BABIP was...I would guess a little bit of both. His BABIP was a little on the low side at AAA (.270), but without more knowledge of the kind of contact Wagner was making it is hard to say. In general, the defensive efficiency (% of batted balls in play that become outs) increases as you move up the minors. Someone wrote an article about that (BP?) but I can't trackc it down.Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-11208531763455039682009-11-05T12:37:57.829-05:002009-11-05T12:37:57.829-05:00Is that just a sign of bad luck then or is the def...Is that just a sign of bad luck then or is the defense at AAA level that much better than AA?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833146469552845543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-45428990281520262022009-11-04T13:29:21.259-05:002009-11-04T13:29:21.259-05:00Looking at the minor league stats and their relati...Looking at the minor league stats and their relative ages in the minors Tek and Wagner are eerily similar. Tek had better power, but struck out a little bit more. Looking at Tek now it is easy to forget just how good he was at his peak. <br /><br />If I had to revise my guess I'd say .260/.340/.380. I still like Wagner's ability to make contact - although he hit only .214 in 150 AB at AAA he wasn't striking out any more than he did at AA when he was hitting .301.Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676914320866059234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-4537160310498897042009-11-04T09:30:50.502-05:002009-11-04T09:30:50.502-05:00That AVG seems a but on the optimistic side. He on...That AVG seems a but on the optimistic side. He only hit .214/.268/.351 in AAA last year.<br /><br />His overall minor league numbers track pretty well with Varitek's minor league numbers. Varitek had a little more time in AAA before starting with the Red Sox at age 26, which will be Wagner's age next season.<br /><br />Given that Victor is not going to be the everyday catcher, I think it makes sense to call up Wagner. In Varitek's first season with the Red Sox in 1998, he hit .253/.309/.407 in 86 games (221 AB). I think that is probably closer to what we can expect for Wagner.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833146469552845543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-27571583854426628002009-11-03T23:01:50.065-05:002009-11-03T23:01:50.065-05:00yeah, avg/obp/sluggingyeah, avg/obp/sluggingAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354204014326211323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778433057761571364.post-69468215684461433402009-11-03T20:45:23.711-05:002009-11-03T20:45:23.711-05:00so er, going back to basics:
.280/.350/.400
is a...so er, going back to basics:<br /><br />.280/.350/.400<br /><br />is avg/obp/slg?Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648016565757341804noreply@blogger.com