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Bucs Dugout: Why Hasn't Trading Their Best Hitters Caused the Pirates to Lose More?
Royals Review: An insomniac's guide to players the Royals should consider in Day 2
True Blue LA: The Horror of American League Parks
Beyond the Box Score: A Q&A with Jonah Keri
Bleed Cubbie Blue: The Pirates Are Dealing, Why Can't The Cubs? Cubs vs. Pirates Preview, Tuesday 6/30, 6:05 CT
Why Hasn't Trading Their Best Hitters Caused the Pirates to Lose More?
Bucs Dugout —
... who didn't have the range many young centerfielders had, and one who consistently played too shallow, but I was surprised that his numbers were this bad. After all, he nicely handled most of the balls he did get to. But advanced fielding metrics pretty much universally reach the same conclusions about McLouth. Positioning may have something to do with it. But it's probably not some peculiarity that has to do with PNC's large outfield, or anything like that, since both Kenny Lofton and ...
An insomniac's guide to players the Royals should consider in Day 2
Royals Review —
... The draft report compares him to Kenny Lofton more than once, which to me is a good sign. He's the fast, plus defender that the ...
The Horror of American League Parks
True Blue LA —
... ERA and a 1.468 WHIP.
The bigger problem is the Dodgers' utter inability to fill the designated hitter role with any production. Over this dreadful period, Dodger designated hitters are "hitting" .203/.266/.289, with one home run (by Luis Gonzalez) in 33 games. The chief culprit has been Olmedo Saenz, who has started 14 of the 33 games at DH, but he has been joined by such luminaries as Juan Pierre, Marlon Anderson, Antonio Perez, Kenny Lofton, Mark Sweeney, and Andruw Jones.
Here's ...
A Q&A with Jonah Keri
Beyond the Box Score —
... would have an interesting case, but his noodle arm hurts him a lot. Kenny Lofton will never make it, but he had a pretty damn good career. ...
Not Your Typical Rangers
True Blue LA —
... and Gary Matthews Jr. leave to get extra draft picks, the Rangers made a new commitment to investing in the draft and scouring Latin America for young players. They also traded away their older and more expensive players for cheap young talent. This began with the massive haul they received for Mark Teixeira (Elvis Andrus, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison, and Beau Jones) but they also received key players in the Kenny Lofton and Eric Gagne deals. Most people thought it would ...
The Pirates Are Dealing, Why Can't The Cubs? Cubs vs. Pirates Preview, Tuesday 6/30, 6:05 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
... to make deals; I know he always is working his cellphone overtime. It's not easy to make trades if no one is dealing right now, and with 23 teams still within six games of a playoff spot, can you blame teams for thinking, "We'll wait a couple weeks and see if we get hot, and maybe we'll be buyers instead of sellers."
Also, Hendry is well known for not negotiating deals in the media, which I'm sure players appreciate. Many of Hendry's best deals (the Aramis Ramirez/Kenny Lofton deal of 2003, and the Derrek Lee trade of 2004) came out ...
Players That Know How to Fight a WAR Defensively
Beyond the Box Score —
... 37
15
Johnny Callison
2.31
37
16
Barry Bonds
1.64
36
17
Kenny Lofton
1.7
34
18
Paul ...
Analyzing the Marlon Byrd Situation, Part I
Lone Star Ball —
... Coming here as a free agent prior to the 2007 season, it was expected that Byrd was going to be Kenny Lofton's platoon partner in centerfield and the team's fourth outfielder. ...
Hall of Fame WAR Path: Center Field - Graph of the Day
Beyond the Box Score —
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Today, a graph by numbers. (continued)
#. Name (Lifetime WAR) - Years through 2008
1. Kenny Lofton (67.2) - 17 - Makes an excellent case for himself, following the path of an HoFer to the end.
2. Jim Edmonds (67.7) - 16 - This chart says he should be in the HoF. Do you buy it?
3. Andruw Jones (57.8) - 13 - A nice, non-HoF arc.
4. Carlos Beltran (50.8) - 11 - If he played in KC for his entire career, he...no. I will ...
Top 20 Minnesota Twins Prospects for 2010
Minor League Ball —
... to do so. The list and grades are based on a blending of present performance and long-term potential. Full reports on all these players can be found in the 2010 Baseball Prospect Book. We are now taking pre-orders for the book. Order early and order often!
1) Aaron Hicks, OF, Grade B+: Excellent tools, numbers are better than they look on the surface. I think he'll break out in 2010. 2) Ben Revere, OF, Grade B: Kenny Lofton ceiling, Juan Pierre midpoint, Joey Gathright ...
The Great General Manager Debate: NL Central Edition
The Crawfish Boxes —
... manager. Like a salary-cap manager in football, this person would handle all the ramifications of trades (scouting players, balance, contracts, etc.) and give his best recommendation to Wade. Only then could the big man sign off.
If you think I exaggerate, look at his transactions. Here's a link to Baseball-Reference's transaction page starting in 1998. Wade took over in January of that year. In his entire Philly tenure, he made two good trades: Billy Wagner and Kenny Lofton. Every other trade he made was a bloodbath. Eric ...
