Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Fun with Statistics II




These statistics are cumulative for the entire playoffs, not just this series but some things still stand out as trends.

For the Giants:

  • Posey is hitting well, but no pop. A .665 OPS and zero HR's.
  • Giants 2 HR's versus Cardinals 12 and the Cards were not a big HR hitting team. Biggest difference in the series so far, Giants power has left the building. The Cardinals power is surging. THAT trend needs to be reversed and reversed FAST.
  • Neither team steals bases. Giants 2-5. Cards 0-1. Station to station. 
  • Giants 27 BB's versus Cardinals 13 BB's. Who would've thought of the Giants as the more disciplined, patient hitters?
  • Pence's .639 OPS stands out almost as much as Posey's low-OPS playoffs. 
  • Brandon Belt is a walking machine at this point who, when he does choose to swing, does quite a bit of damage. 
  • Ishikawa is sooooooo close to shedding that utility-man label. Another signature moment with the bat like last night might do the trick. 
  • That would leave the Giants with a plethora of 1B/LF candidates for next year, but we'll deal with that next year. 
  • I love Gregor Blanco and Brandon Crawford for their defense, but the fact that the Giants are winning with the lead-off guy hitting .111 with a .179 OBA and Crawford hitting .188 is amazing. Bochy for the HOF indeed!! It is the playoffs and SSS, but still. 
  • By contrast, the Cardinals lead-off hitter (Carpenter) sports a .333 OBA and their 2nd hitter (Jay) comes in at .579 OBA. Ours is Blanco at .179 OBA and Panik .282 OBA. THAT trend needs to be reversed and reversed FAST.

GABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
Ryan Vogelsong120100000100.500.500.5001.000
Michael Morse220100000000.500.500.5001.000
Andrew Susac220100000000.500.500.5001.000
Tim Hudson230100000100.333.333.333.667
Brandon Belt8284900167601.321.444.429.873
Pablo Sandoval83561130013600.314.385.400.785
Buster Posey83631100022201.306.359.306.665
Travis Ishikawa8211620042300.286.348.381.729
Joe Panik8373901022100.243.282.297.579
Hunter Pence8335830023611.242.306.333.639
Brandon Crawford8324610153800.188.250.313.563
Juan Pérez7121200001100.167.231.167.397
Gregor Blanco8361400023410.111.179.111.291
Jake Peavy230000000000.000.000.000.000
Yusmeiro Petit110000000000.000.000.000.000
Joaquín Árias110000010000.000.000.000.000
Madison Bumgarner390000001500.000.100.000.100
Gary Brown110000000100.000.000.000.000
Matt Duffy440000000100.000.000.000.000

from the Cardinals:

  • Aside from the occasional bolts of lightning, Holliday, Adams, Grichuk and Perlata are really struggling, as was Molina with the bat before he went down. 
  • The offense is almost being carried by John Jay, Matt Carpenter and Kolten Wong. 
  • They Giants have to shut down Wong's power. 
  • Matt Carpenter is really, really, really underrated as a hitter. One of the toughest outs in the league IMO. He puts some quality AB's out there on a consistent basis and like Panik, I think suffers in that you have to see him for an extended period of time to really appreciate him. 


GABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
Jon Jay72231100011201.500.577.5001.077
Oscar Taveras552200110100.400.4001.0001.400
Matt Carpenter7295930481900.310.333.8281.161
Yadier Molina6212510000300.238.238.286.524
Kolten Wong6212521251400.238.273.714.987
Jhonny Peralta7232510014500.217.333.261.594
Randal Grichuk72735002311000.185.214.407.622
Matt Holliday7284500131500.179.207.286.493
Matt Adams7234400254400.174.296.435.731
A.J. Pierzynski140000000100.000.000.000.000
John Lackey230000000100.000.250.000.250
Adam Wainwright220000000100.000.000.000.000
Lance Lynn240000000300.000.000.000.000
Peter Bourjos420000000100.000.000.000.000
Daniel Descalso210000000000.000.000.000.000
Shelby Miller110000000100.000.000.000.000
Pete Kozma250000000300.000.000.000.000
Tony Cruz220000000200.000.000.000.000
Marco Gonzales200000000000N/A.000N/A.000

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Giants Top Minor League Prospects

  • 1. Joey Bart 6-2, 215 C Power arm and a power bat, playing a premium defensive position. Good catch and throw skills.
  • 2. Heliot Ramos 6-2, 185 OF Potential high-ceiling player the Giants have been looking for. Great bat speed, early returns were impressive.
  • 3. Chris Shaw 6-3. 230 1B Lefty power bat, limited defensively to 1B, Matt Adams comp?
  • 4. Tyler Beede 6-4, 215 RHP from Vanderbilt projects as top of the rotation starter when he works out his command/control issues. When he misses, he misses by a bunch.
  • 5. Stephen Duggar 6-1, 170 CF Another toolsy, under-achieving OF in the Gary Brown mold, hoping for better results.
  • 6. Sandro Fabian 6-0, 180 OF Dominican signee from 2014, shows some pop in his bat. Below average arm and lack of speed should push him towards LF.
  • 7. Aramis Garcia 6-2, 220 C from Florida INTL projects as a good bat behind the dish with enough defensive skill to play there long-term
  • 8. Heath Quinn 6-2, 190 OF Strong hitter, makes contact with improving approach at the plate. Returns from hamate bone injury.
  • 9. Garrett Williams 6-1, 205 LHP Former Oklahoma standout, Giants prototype, low-ceiling, high-floor prospect.
  • 10. Shaun Anderson 6-4, 225 RHP Large frame, 3.36 K/BB rate. Can start or relieve
  • 11. Jacob Gonzalez 6-3, 190 3B Good pedigree, impressive bat for HS prospect.
  • 12. Seth Corry 6-2 195 LHP Highly regard HS pick. Was mentioned as possible chip in high profile trades.
  • 13. C.J. Hinojosa 5-10, 175 SS Scrappy IF prospect in the mold of Kelby Tomlinson, just gets it done.
  • 14. Garett Cave 6-4, 200 RHP He misses a lot of bats and at times, the plate. 13 K/9 an 5 B/9. Wild thing.

2019 MLB Draft - Top HS Draft Prospects

  • 1. Bobby Witt, Jr. 6-1,185 SS Colleyville Heritage HS (TX) Oklahoma commit. Outstanding defensive SS who can hit. 6.4 speed in 60 yd. Touched 97 on mound. Son of former major leaguer. Five tool potential.
  • 2. Riley Greene 6-2, 190 OF Haggerty HS (FL) Florida commit.Best HS hitting prospect. LH bat with good eye, plate discipline and developing power.
  • 3. C.J. Abrams 6-2, 180 SS Blessed Trinity HS (GA) High-ceiling athlete. 70 speed with plus arm. Hitting needs to develop as he matures. Alabama commit.
  • 4. Reece Hinds 6-4, 210 SS Niceville HS (FL) Power bat, committed to LSU. Plus arm, solid enough bat to move to 3B down the road. 98MPH arm.
  • 5. Daniel Espino 6-3, 200 RHP Georgia Premier Academy (GA) LSU commit. Touches 98 on FB with wipe out SL.

2019 MLB Draft - Top College Draft Prospects

  • 1. Adley Rutschman C Oregon State Plus defender with great arm. Excellent receiver plus a switch hitter with some pop in the bat.
  • 2. Shea Langliers C Baylor Excelent throw and catch skills with good pop time. Quick bat, uses all fields approach with some pop.
  • 3. Zack Thompson 6-2 LHP Kentucky Missed time with an elbow issue. FB up to 95 with plenty of secondary stuff.
  • 4. Matt Wallner 6-5 OF Southern Miss Run producing bat plus mid to upper 90's FB closer. Power bat from the left side, athletic for size.
  • 5. Nick Lodolo LHP TCU Tall LHP, 95MPH FB and solid breaking stuff.