Jeff Francoeur sucks. His On Base Percentage was .293. Now, for those of you averse to good scales of performance, OBP reads like BA when you subtract about 80 points.
People seem to like OPS. Frenchy's 2006 OPS? .742. League Average? LEAGUE AVERAGE? .775! When you said that a pool of 72 MLB players would be "kept", I for one did not anticipate any lower than average players.
If you like "made-up" stats (as opposed to stats that were handed down to Moses on Mt. Sinai), Jeff Francoeur's VORP (that's value over replacement player, or how many runs he is good for over the typical AAA guy) was NEGATIVE 1.0. (-1.0). His EqA, which takes into account most facets of offense and reads on the scale of BA? .244. League Average? LEAGUE AVERAGE?? .260.
Did I mention that Frenchy is also a below average fielder? It's true!
That's right folks, Jeff Francoeur managed to hit 29 home runs, and be a below average hitter; in fact, a hitter that doesn't even belong in the majors. And Wright Stuff wants me to trade "young pitching wealth" for him.
What does this all MEAN in terms of fantasy? Well, it means that you can get some home runs from him, but no more than are exepected from a good corner outfielder (or bench player Marcus Thames, who hit 26 in 50 fewer games), plus you will suffer DRAMATICALLY in every other category. Frenchy's 103 RBIs will likely not continue if he can't not make an out more than 30% of the time. Jeff Francoeur is someone to take a chance on late in the draft or on the waiver wire. If he makes the roster of six, I will start bleeding from the eyes.
Jeff Francoeur doesn't try to steal much, but he sucks at that too.
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Well, it appears that Ian's trying to sabotage my run for a 2007 title by destroying Francoeur's trade value in the minds of all potential buyers before I even start really pushing him. Granted, he's no Ortiz, but the idea is that he has a high ceiling for power numbers, and he's only been in the league for 2 years. Anyway, I guess I should retaliate by saying that Anibel Sanchez looks funny. And his name is Anibel. That's like Annabelle.
You and I both know an Annabelle.... that also looks funny.
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