Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
Blue Jay fan here, but what about Edwin?! Dude has been on an absolute tear the last 6 gamesComment
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
Salazar could do with a bump. Been 85 all year but it's pretty obvious he's been pitching well enough this year to deserve a boost. Other Indians deserving of a boost are Tomlin, Otero , Jose Ramirez and Naquin. They're plsying above what they're stats are, shouldn't be drastic upgrades but enough to at least make them usable.
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
Even setting that aside, the devs aren't quick to react to streaks, especially with power hitters (who are notoriously streaky). If Edwin can keep it up, hitting above his expected level over a larger sample size, we could eventually see a boost. Ortiz is a good comp, and I could see them boosting Edwin to match if this hot hot heat continues!Comment
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
Whats wrong with his defense? he has 1 error this season ,6 last year , 9 the year before last. Dee gordon had 6 last year , 12 the year before last, 2 this year and gordons defense is way higher than cano... doesn't make senseComment
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
Exactly. Cano is known for his bat forsure, but he's a great fielder too. Not sure why there's so much hate towards his glove on here.Comment
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
In the olden days of the 20th century, we relied on outfield assists plus observation to compare defensive play from the outfield. Today, Statcast can tell you how quickly the fielder takes his first step; how efficient their route to the ball is; how frequently the fielder makes plays outside of his assigned zone of coverage. I'd argue that a player with fast reactions, great speed and the willingness to sacrifice his body for the ball is liable to make more errors, not less, simply because they are reaching balls that the lesser player wouldn't get to.Comment
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
It's shocking that Cano's defensive ratings started the year as high as they did, given last year's performance. His offensive ratings against lefties seem high relative to reality, and his defensive ratings seem high for an average-by-definition defender. It'd be tough to justify boosting him to diamond by making digital Cano an elite defender; and, really, shouldn't diamond players be those that are elite on both sides of the play? "Weak against lefties, average defender" doesn't scream diamond to me.Comment
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
Since I don't know Cano as a defensive player, I went and looked it up. According to FanGraphs, Cano has a defensive rating of 0.2, where 0.0 would be the average. Last year, he ranked a -6.3. Dee Gordon won the Gold Glove with a rating of +8.6. You can argue that Cano and Gordon were polar opposites in terms of defensive second basemen (plus only one of them got suspended for PEDs).
It's shocking that Cano's defensive ratings started the year as high as they did, given last year's performance. His offensive ratings against lefties seem high relative to reality, and his defensive ratings seem high for an average-by-definition defender. It'd be tough to justify boosting him to diamond by making digital Cano an elite defender; and, really, shouldn't diamond players be those that are elite on both sides of the play? "Weak against lefties, average defender" doesn't scream diamond to me.
So now that this week's boosts have been released and Stanton was yet again not dropped, can anyone explain what exactly he's doing to keep diamond status?Comment
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
Fair enough. I haven't gone into that much detail to see the in depth stats to his fielding. So I'll give you that. However, as far diamonds being reserved for players who are good on both sides of the plate, I think that's kind of irrelevant. Whether it be a player like Ozzie Smith who's obviously amazing on defense but has well below average hitting stats or a player like Fielder who has all the hitting in the world yet is a defensive liability. I don't think they look at it as diamond gold silver etc. I think they plug in stats that they think best reflects their real life counterpart and sees what comes out on the other end.
So now that this week's boosts have been released and Stanton was yet again not dropped, can anyone explain what exactly he's doing to keep diamond status?
Stanton has naked pics of the developers, so will stay diamond forever.Comment
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His fielding was always fairly overrated, but its regressed even more. Yes he hardly makes errors and looks very smooth, but his range has declined and his UZR is pretty terrible.Comment
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Re: Ratings Boost Predictions (6/17/16)
Noone is hating. He just did not deserve to be a top 3 defensive 2b in this game out of all the legends and flashbacks. 77 defense is still really good. Plus errors dont mean much nor do gold gloves. Pujols won gold gloves based off his reputation alone.
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