Player A/Player B

[Gwreck]

Who's player A and who's player B? They both play adequate-if-not-spectacular defense.

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS	07 Contract	08 Contract
A	178	24	40	7	27	44	43	.225	.780	$13 M	$14 M
B	229	31	53	10	38	21	50	.231	.720	$14.5 M	$16 M

[metirish]

Player B is Delgado.

[Guest martin]

player a is pat burrell.

[Gwreck]

Exactly.

How long is a slump a slump, and at what point does someone slip from elite status into being an good-but-not-spectacular player? I think Delgado's quickly reaching that point.

[metsmarathon]

i think delgado's defense is a wee bit better than burrell's...

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS	07 Contract	08 Contract
C	213	23	62	6	32	3	33	.291	.747	$11 M	$11 M

Who is Player C and why does everyone think he's such hot shit?

[seawolf17]

My first guess is Kenji Johjima, because I know he hasn't walked a lot this year, but I don't see how he fits the discussion.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

It's Pudge Rodriguez, who gets such a nauseating amount of booth-humping for such a limited output.

[Frayed Knot]

The difference between Delgado and Burrell is that this season-to-date is a total outlier for Carlos yet part of a years-long trend for Burrell so, while they might look similar for the past 2 months, Carlos still has a better track record to fall back on.

And if this is a start of a decline for Delgado and therefore a sampling of what's going to be his new norm ... well then we're going to have a very expensive mediocre 1Bman for the next year and a half.

[Guest attgig]

last year was his lowest BA in a REALLY long time (rookie season?). he needs to get his numbers up above last years numbers, and still has close to 4 months to do it. The hope is, he'll eventually come around. i haven't given up on him yet.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Wright's 3-run homer yesterday was big but I sorta knew there would be trouble when Delgado failed to get the cookie in from 3rd with 1 out there. How many of those situations has he completely biffed this year?

[Guest iramets]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: How many of those situations has he completely biffed this year?

Does that verb come from DEATH OF A SALESMAN?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I know it as a frisbee term. As in, "I totally biffed that hammer. Can I have some more pot now?"

[Frayed Knot]

Speaking of player comparisons, I wonder how the Yanqui fans - many of whom were foaming at the mouth at an early-season rumor of an A-Rod for Joe Crede trade - would feel about it right about now:

	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BA	OBA	SLG
A-Rod	230	56	70	24	63	.304	.407	.674
Crede	167	13	36	4	22	.216	.258	.317