Yuni B is a Type B player at this point.
Does Yuniesky actually hold some value in a package for a shortstop? Discuss.
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no, and it’s really too bad there making gamel play 1st (I know he’s terrible at 3rd) but it would be nice to have some hits coming out of the 3rd basemen
by Milwaukee Beers on May 31, 2011 6:08 PM CDT reply actions
Absolutely no,
that says a lot more about how horrible the free agent comp ratings are than how good Yuni is. Teams know he’s a bad defender, that formula doesn’t.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
My point is that somebody who is out of it, doesn't care about his play for half a season, they'd be interested in the draft picks.
As Kyle mentioned in the mug, though, the team would have to offer him arbitration in order to get those draft picks. While I agree with every single thing you wrote, I think a potential trade partner might think a little bit harder about taking on Yuni in a trade.
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I don't know if there's a team in baseball that would risk offering him Arby's though
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
Technically, it's short for "Bumbling"
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He's pretty crappy, but this has been his best season at SS.
He’s been worth 9 fielding runs above average this year. There’s still plenty of season left to drag that number into the red.
UZR is a less useful measure for Brewers infield performance this year
UZR removes all plays with a non-neutral defensive alignment. Given that the Brewers seem to be repositioning their infield fairly often (don’t know where to find the statistics on that), due possibly in part to the poor defensive players they have, a lot of the plays aren’t included in UZR. In fact, we could expect UZR to be inflated since at least a portion of the neutral defensive alignment AB occur when it’s the best defense to play and the infielders are more likely to be in position to make a play.
I don’t know that Yuni ever had a real problem with his glove or arm since he’s been league average at fielding percentage for a while now. His range has been piteous and I would argue that UZR might not be that best measure of zone for the Brewers infielders in general, this year.
I think UZR
only throws out plays where a defender is on the wrong side of a bag or is on the other side of another player
If Yuni is playing up the middle on a LH shift, but slightly to the SS side, I think they count it. I thought the problem with UZR was this year they’re not throwing out enough Brewers plays, so he’s getting superbonuses for range on balls he only needs to move 5 feet for.
Okay, that make sense
I figure all of the Brewers infielders will then be getting a lot of that. Maybe we can find someone smart to figure out the value of positioning players based on historical defensive ability as a baseline compared to the final UZR numbers this year.
His UZR is -2.1, btw
That’s about on pace with his performance last year so I guess we can ignore everything I just said.
His BABIP is .228
Which is horrible and I wish he would never play professional baseball again starting tonight.
If there is one player that should have a low BABIP, it's Yuni
I try to walk away from the TV when he’s at the plate, I get too angry watching him.
Get a ife broseph
But that's bound to come back up to average.
You’d have to be Johnny Estrada slow to maintain that…oh, wait.
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It's not his speed, it's his approach at the plate
Make note of his swing with 0 strikes vs. 1-2 strikes. He has a normal mlb swing with 0 strikes. As soon as he gets one or two strikes he’s just sticking his bat into the ball’s bath. It almost feels like a swinging bunt and very often results in a grounder to the SS or pitcher. If Sveum could just get him to swing away on all counts, he would strike out more, but would also likely increase his slash line.
BABIP on 0 strikes ~ 0.265; .322/.299/.565
BABIP on 1 strike ~ 0.203; .203/.216/.254
BABIP on 2 strikes = 0.205; .131/.185/.148
While we expect slash lines to decrease across those, the BABIP difference is dramatic and not as common. Slugging .148 with 2 strikes is atrocious. Even Carlos Gomez has managed .230 and Casey McGehee slugs .321 with 2 strikes.
What do you consider “average.” His last two years have been low-BABIP years and he will continue to be a low-BABIP player until he changes his approach at the plate.
by ecocd on Jun 1, 2011 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Betancourt is what happens
when a player thinks his goal at the plate is to make contact instead of trying to make good contact.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Correction
Which is horrible and I wish he would never play professional baseball again starting tonight for the Brewers.
I’d be happy with him playing for just about any other team.
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I don't know what number you're looking at to say he's +9
UZR and Dewan +/- both have him at -2 so far
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
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