Comments on: Red Sox 8, Indians 6

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:48:09 +0000

I don’t have access to Snow’s historical splits, but I’m curious – how’d he hit lefties in just 2005?

I’m asking because while Snow’s overall OPS for the three years you referenced Joe was .824, it was only so because in ’04 he turned in a .958 OPS. In ’05, however, his overall OPS was a much more mediocre .708 . . .

By: Sully

Sully — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:57:11 +0000

Joe, Pena’s 24. 24 year olds tend to improve, unless of course you don’t allow them to. Pena very well may be fine against righties…his track record wouldn’t suggest so to date but it is more likely than not that he will acquire the ability to hit right-handed pitching before he reaches his peak.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:47:15 +0000

Sully – I’ll concede that Snow is not exactly inspiring me, but I don’t think the decision was out of whack. Neither Pena nor Mohr instills confidence against a righty right now.

Let’s not mess around, Hee Seop Choi is a better option than any of those three against righties.

Forget about Pena’s OPS vs. righties this year, check out his OPS vs. Cliff Lee! He OWNS this guy. (um…two at bats is a sufficient sample size, right?)

By: Sully

Sully — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:15:28 +0000

LOL. Have you seen J.T. play this season? Here are some other numbers – their ages:

Mohr: 29
Pena: 24
Snow: 38

I appreciate the comment but Snow is about ten kinds of done, Joe. Plus, as long as we’re comparing numbers that may or may not be meaningful, Pena’s got a 1.500 OPS vs. righties on 2006 :)

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:26:11 +0000

Last three years vs. Righties

Wily Mo – .740 OPS
Mohr – .726 OPS
Snow – .847 OPS

I think when you said inexplicable, you meant “right move.”

The Schilling thing was obviously a mistake.