You bet ... I've been impressed with the offensive approach by pretty much the entire roster this year, and hearing things like (paraphrasing) "we're getting a lot of good info/data we can use" (Longoria?), and Krukow saying the other day that the hitters seem to have a plan, and that Yaz told him the coaching staff said it's OK to take a called 3rd strike. It seems like Kapler & staff have made a (significant?) difference in approach --- any way to get info from behind the scenes and learn about this, and if/how the same approach is being used in Sac?
Longoria is +3, same as Dubon. Belt +2. Catchers don’t have an OAA, judged mostly on framing metrics instead (where Bart isn’t as good as Tromp but is fully adequate)
This is really good stuff, Roger. Your doing things that I don't see anywhere else, and you have a writing style that's appealing.
Thanks Mike! I appreciate the comment!
You bet ... I've been impressed with the offensive approach by pretty much the entire roster this year, and hearing things like (paraphrasing) "we're getting a lot of good info/data we can use" (Longoria?), and Krukow saying the other day that the hitters seem to have a plan, and that Yaz told him the coaching staff said it's OK to take a called 3rd strike. It seems like Kapler & staff have made a (significant?) difference in approach --- any way to get info from behind the scenes and learn about this, and if/how the same approach is being used in Sac?
What are the OAA numbers for Bart, Longoria, and Belt?
Longoria is +3, same as Dubon. Belt +2. Catchers don’t have an OAA, judged mostly on framing metrics instead (where Bart isn’t as good as Tromp but is fully adequate)