Comments on: Who’s Really Driving Them In?

By: September 10th @ The Angels : WasWatching.com

September 10th @ The Angels : WasWatching.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:43:26 +0000

[...] 172 PA). And, it’s because Robinson Cano, who usually bats 6th or 7th in the Yankees line-up, just doesn’t drive in runners – [...]

By: hopbitters

hopbitters — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:55:39 +0000

Well, if we’re still keeping score by the number of runs, then yes. If guy number two was consistently driving in 8/13, I’d put him in the slot of the other guy and presumably he’d be more valuable, but if he’s unable to play full time or whatever, then the guy getting me more runs is getting me more runs.

That was a damn ugly sentence.

By: Steve Lombardi

Steve Lombardi — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:36:43 +0000

Really?

So, the guy who drives in 100 out of 400 is more valuable than the guy who drives in 80 of of 130?

Not to me…

By: hopbitters

hopbitters — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:12:31 +0000

After all, what’s more valuable to a team – a batter who drives in 100 runs and leaves 300 men on base or a batter who drives in 80 runs and leaves 50 men on base?

All else being equal, the guy who drives in 100 runs.