If cabera comes back next year I would hope its to fill the same role hatteberg did a few years ago. Give some veteran leadership and insurance until the young player is ready, and once he is then head to the bench.Originally Posted by mdccclxix
If cabera comes back next year I would hope its to fill the same role hatteberg did a few years ago. Give some veteran leadership and insurance until the young player is ready, and once he is then head to the bench.
Ryan Hanigan was never a prospect to get excited about, but by replicating his numbers in the minors at the major league level, he has shown that he has a lot of value. The same is likely for Cozart. Cozart will probably never be an all-star (although I wouldn't rule it out completely), but he will at least be valuable to a major league team somewhere. That doesn't sound exciting to some, but personally, I'm thrilled.
As bad as the SS position has been the last few years, I can't blame you.
Since Larkin retired, it's been Aurillia, Lopez, Gonzalez, Hariston, Keppinger, Janish and now Cabrera. Not to much to be excited over. 5 of the 7 couldn't or can't play neutral D at the position and the two that can or did have had trouble at the plate. Cozart could possibly do both.
Agreed, Cozart is a big step in the right direction. And the fact that he has the discipline that he has shown bodes well for further improvement there. Besides Mes he might be the most usable piece left on the farm. IMO he is an above average SS similiar to but a little more well rounded if slightly less talented than J.J. Hardy. He (and Janish) might bridge the perfect gap to a potential star SS like Hamilton or one of the other many talented youngsters.
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Another big game for Zack Cozart today: 3-for-5 with two doubles and his 15th HR. He's now hitting .313/.402/.575 - .977 OPS in July and .266/.333/.457 - .790 OPS overall. Pretty solid numbers overall.
You know every once in a while some players play better at the major leagues? I have a feeling Cozart will be one of them. Seeing better pitching will probably give him a bump.
Total guess work on me.
Last edited by GIDP; 07-25-2010 at 07:47 PM.
Funny you mention that, as I was kind of thinking the same thing the other day. I'm excited about the possibility of his taking over the position next year. He's slowly improving year over year.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
Yea I mean I have nothing to prove it or any stats to back it up but I just have a hunch that his power might show up a little more and that his strike out rate might lower a tad.
What is O cab's contract like next year? Thought they were reporting $3 millions option with $1 million buyout. Anyone know if it is player or team option?
Worried if Ocab is here next year, there is no chance Cozart gets a chance.
Orlando Cabrera
1 year/$3.02M (2010), plus 2011 mutual option
$1.5M signing bonus
2010:$0.77M
2011:$4M mutual option ($1M buyout if player exercises and club declines; $0.5M buyout if player declines)
I can't make sense of the math, but to answer your question, it's a mutual option, but if Cabrera picks up the option, it doubles the cost of the buyout.
I think a playoff-worrthy team can afford carry one position starter primarily for thier glove (usually SS or C). They just have to be of GG qualtiy defensely and hit at the bottom of the order.
Cozart has done a great job on the basepaths this year. He's 23-for-26 in stolen base attempts. He's only three stolen bases behind the league leader (Desmond Jennings).
Whats interesting is that his BB% has doubled this season, but his power has dropped.
Imagine if the BB% stays where it is and his power numbers come back up a little. Could be looking at one heck of a good player.
A mid .700 OPS would put him around Stephen Drew type of bat. I could live with that, especially if he picks up a little in the slugging.
Actually nvm I was looking at his stats from 2009.
FAIL. Still my previous points still kinda stand since the stats arent all that much off. His BB rate is around 8% and the ISO is up over .180.
Last edited by GIDP; 07-25-2010 at 11:07 PM.
Code:Month AVG AB R H 2B HR BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS July .313 80 19 25 6 5 12 18 7 1 .402 .575 .977
His numbers in 2009 are a bit skewed. He was raking the first half of the year and had a injury (ankle?) that took him out of the field for a long while IIRC, and tried to DH on it. His numbers fell drastically during that stretch but once he fully healed, he had a bit of an upswing in his #'s...
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