Name that Catcher
by Getting Yosted on Jul 30, 2009 4:41 PM CDT
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We all know our beloved Jason Kendall has struggled at the plate recently, but exactly how bad has he been? Here is Kendall's average for the last 3 years: 243/317/309 and a 67 OPS+. For some historical perspective(and a fun guessing game) on these seasons of futility: What catcher, known for his innovative approach to catching knuckleballs, posted a 200/293/287/62 OPS+ career line? This career spanned six years in an era so dominated by pitchers it led to multiple rule changes.
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has to be Ueck
or was it just rhetorical?
agree
plus i think he said that he waited for the knuckler to stop rolling and then would just walk over and pick it up.
I agree...
He considers one of of his two career highlights getting intentionally walked by Koufax. Go Ueck!
the other...
Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.
by Capt Science on Jul 31, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions
It was that obvious, huh.
I just thought it weird that our starting catcher, who is so great he can’t sit for more than 30 games a year and bat lead-off periodically has put together three years comparable to a guy who’s offensive production is a punchline around baseball.
On the plus side, at least he’s being compared to a Hall of Famer!
by Getting Yosted on Jul 30, 2009 10:21 PM CDT reply actions
Not that comparable...
Yes, if you compare Kendall’s last three seasons to Uecker’s career in terms of BA, OBP, SLG and OPS+, they do seem comparable… although Kendall’s is still better across the board.
If you check their stats a little closer, you’ll also notice that Uecker struck out quite a bit considering he wasn’t a power hitter. Yes, Kendall isn’t hitting nearly as well as he’s done in his career, but he is very patient at the plate and doesn’t strike out very much.
Although I do agree that Macha should play Rivera more.
Possibly...
but the fact of the matter is that we already know what Kendall is capable of at the plate in 150+ games.
Rivera may only hit .250 with more ABs, but that would still be an improvement over Kendall. Plus, despite saying he’s fine playing this much, I think that Kendall would actually perform better with more rest.
maybe i can look forward to his colorful commentary in 30 years
but for now, I just want him to ride the pine
by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 31, 2009 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
It's kinda sad to think
that the only way we’d be worse off is if Ueck or perhaps Chad Moeller were our catcher.
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
Your'e failing to take into account Ueck's game-calling skills
I’d like to point out that Ueck’s game-calling ability with Niekro was practically flawless which puts him on par with Kendall for that intangible.
by ecocd on Jul 31, 2009 10:33 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
well played
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