Re: Freel=Reds everyday CF*
I've quietly not given up on the guy either. I dig his hustle. Sue me.
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Falls City Beer
I've quietly not given up on the guy either. I dig his hustle. Sue me.
Same here. It just seems like really good things happen offensively when he is in the game. It's one of those thing that stats don't measure, but he has a quiet impact. I dig the hustle as well and you can always count on him to give 100%, everytime.
Re: Freel=Reds everyday CF*
He's the hot guy right now. The Reds should ride him until he inevitably cools down.
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cumberlandreds
He's the hot guy right now. The Reds should ride him until he inevitably cools down.
That's about it. What are the alternatives?
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BA OB% SLG% OPS
pre AS Break .282 .369 .407 .776
post AS Break .241 .331 .336 .667
Re: Freel=Reds everyday CF*
[quote=GAC;1634925]That's about it. What are the alternatives?
Jay Bruce?
Re: Freel=Reds everyday CF*
He will play a single into a double, but for the most part I agree he's won at least a straight platoon.
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Re: Freel=Reds everyday CF*
Just have Dusty tell him not to dive for everything and me and Freel are okay.
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Tom Servo
Just have Dusty tell him not to dive for everything and me and Freel are okay.
No kidding. If he could just play within his abilities, he'd be SO much better... but then he wouldn't be Farney, would he?
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cumberlandreds
He's the hot guy right now. The Reds should ride him until he inevitably cools down.
Or they could platoon him because he's still one of the elite supersubs in the game.
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icehole3
He will play a single into a double.....
.....then he gets picked off second base. Then after he goes out in the field, he dives for a liner, playing their single into a double......
I think we should 'sell high' on Freel. His current line, .320/.356/.392 for an OPS of .748, will never be higher.
But Freel should never play every day, even if he could. Look at his lefty/righty splits:
vs. lefties: .362/.400/.468 for an OPS of .868.
vs. righties: .267/.306/.311 for an OPS of .617
The only reason his average is so high is that he is not playing too much vs. righties: only 45 ABs vs. 47 vs. lefties. Put him out there every day, and 75% of his ABs will be vs. righties, and that avaerage will plummet, even aside from him getting worn down or injured via his reckless play.
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Falls City Beer
Or they could platoon him because he's still one of the elite supersubs in the game.
Agreed. I absolutely hate his defense in CF, but his hitting skills vs. lefites over Patterson is too big to ignore. Against righties, Patterson is close enough to Freel hitting wise for his fielding to easily trump Freel.
For the time being, a strict platoon makes tons of sense to me.
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Austin Kearns
Agreed. I absolutely hate his defense in CF, but his hitting skills vs. lefites over Patterson is too big to ignore. Against righties, Patterson is close enough to Freel hitting wise for his fielding to easily trump Freel.
For the time being, a strict platoon makes tons of sense to me.
As long as Freel keeps hitting lefties, I agree. But last year he didn't hit lefties worth a darn.
Freel's 2007 line:
vs. lefties: .143/.172/.250 for an OPS of .422 in 112 ABs.
vs. righties: .315/.392/.412 for an OPS of .804 in 165 ABs.
Weird. Opposite of this year....What do you make of that, other than Freel's splits don't work....
Re: Freel=Reds everyday CF*
Reading some of the comments one would think Ryan Freel was a below-average defensive outfielder. Quite the contrary IMO. Yes, he will burn us on occasion with a boneheaded decision to dive for a ball 20 feet away from him which turns a single into a double, but overall he helps more than he hurts. He will track a ball down and is getting better jumps on the ball this year. He will never have great instincts as an OF but he's getting better and he has the speed and fearlessness to track anything down.
Plus, Freel's got a very strong throwing arm. The best on the team, in fact. Well, until Mr. Jay Bruce gets here. That will change everything. If Griffey is healthy (and still here) then Bruce plays CF of course and Freel goes back to a reserve role. But in the meantime, Freel has to be the everyday* guy in CF and the leadoff batter. And if Griffey gets hurt or something and that's what makes them bring Bruce up, Bruce can play RF and Freel can remain the everyday* CF (with some C-Pattery mixed in).
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Blitz Dorsey
Reading some of the comments one would think Ryan Freel was a below-average defensive outfielder. Quite the contrary IMO.
I believe he is a below average CF, quite easily.
Patterson is very much better.
And Patterson hits RH pitchers much better.
A platoon is in order.