Cup o’ coffee tidbits.
Written by Joe Veno on June 29, 2009 – 8:00 AM -- Fire Brand: Over at Fire Brand I search through the gamelogs and come to a conclusion about how the Red Sox have done against pitchers they have yet to “see” this season.
- Will Billy Butler be great or what?: Butler is only 24, but his power really hasn’t developed as planned. With a current line of .286/.340/.443, and a wOBA of .342, he falls in at 13th in the AL in that category. He’s tenth in WAR at the position (AL only), so it doesn’t get much better when looking at overall value. I wish I could find some improvements in the numbers, but there is really not much to go on. A slight increase in wOBA, a slight decrease in laying off pitches outside the strike zone. And a UZR that barely makes a difference over the course of a season. Hopefully he will develop that stroke.
- The legend of Tommy Hanson: How many years did it take Michael Jordan to have a dominating performance while having the flu? Many, many years. But Tommy Hanson did it in his rookie season. Even though Hanson was recovering from it, while Jordan may have been closer to the middle of it. But Hanson’s velocity was down, as he generally has thrown an average of 93 MPH on his fastball this season. But yesterday, we saw a lot of 91 on the gun. Yet, he still shut down an above-average lineup. So far in his young career, his control has been a problem, 17 walks in 29 innings. He has impressive stuff though, and should be a great pitcher…one day.
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June 29th, 2009 at 8:24 AM
One of my good friends played with Billy Butler in HS, so I’m rooting for him.