maurice
05-18-2005, 03:42 PM
Per my usual MO, players are graded on a scale of 1-5, based on my subjective pre-season expectations. 5 = greatly exceeded my expectations, 4 = exceeded my expectations, 3 = met my expectations, 2 = didn’t meet my expectations, and 1 = much worse than I expected.
5 - Pierzynski - Blended in with the club better than expected. Excellent job handling pitchers. Weak D but good bat for a C.
5 - Iguchi - .313 AVE with 7 SB and solid D for our Japanese "rookie." Extremely valuable player so far.
5 - Podsednik - .285 AVE, .390 OBP, 21 BB, 24 SB in mid-May. If I typed these stats before the season started, they would’ve been in deeppink.
5 - Widger - Entered camp as the 4th catcher, then sent a high-paid vet to AAA. Works well with pitchers and has a .317 AVE, .866 OPS in limited action.
5 - Garland - "8-and-0" says it all. Anybody who calls him "Judy" deserves to be punched in the face.
5 - Hermanson - Hard to beat a 0.00 ERA.
5 - Politte - 1.17 ERA not too shabby either. Dominating with a 12.33 K:9 and 21:5 K:BB.
4 - Ozuna - Another guy who was a dark horse to make the roster. .269 AVE, .367 OBP, 3 SB in limited action all over the diamond.
4 - Harris - .289 AVE, .372 OBP, 5 BB, 3 SB in limited action.
4 - Buehrle - 6 and 1 with a 3.73 ERA and 1.04 WHIP qualifies as "better than expected."
4 - Hernandez - 5 and 1 with a 3.91 ERA is not unusual for him, but good health after 800+ pitches is a pleasant surprise.
4 - Contreras - Still refuses to throw strikes at times, but his 3.52 ERA is quite good, even if his record doesn’t show it.
4 - Marte - Struggled with his control at times, but still posting a 2.25 ERA and 11.25 K:9.
4 - Cotts - Despite all the bitching and moaning, his 3.86 ERA is very solid for a long reliever who allegedly sucks. Still needs to throw more strikes.
3 - Uribe - I’m a big fan, so my expectations were pretty high. He’s met them. Very good D and nice offensive production for a SS.
3 - Crede - Didn’t expect much. D still solid but his bat cooled off a lot lately. His .388 SLG is really bad for a low-OBP player with no speed.
3 - Rowand - As a long-time FOC, I’m happy with his production so far. He always starts cold and is really heating up in the 3-spot.
3 - Everett - He’s been up and down, but generally healthy. I figured he’d be hurt by now. Can’t complain about those 27 RBI.
3 - Garcia - 3 and 3 with a 4.02 ERA is consistent with my expectations. I suspect he’ll do better before the year is over.
2 - Takatsu - Please throw strikes early in the count. His 11.91 K:9 shows that batters still have lots of trouble when they’re behind in the count.
2 - Vizcaino - Either really good or really bad. ERA was trashed when he took one for the team several weeks ago.
1 - Konerko - His .196 AVE is not going to cut it. Despite 9 HR, his production with RiSP has been pathetic. Expect him to catch fire for a month before cooling off again, and finishing up around his career averages.
1 - Dye - His .385 SLG is worse than Crede’s, though he’s been looking darn good at the plate lately.
1 - Perez - He has shown nothing in too many chances so far.
Incomplete - Burke, Gload, and Walker.
5 - Pierzynski - Blended in with the club better than expected. Excellent job handling pitchers. Weak D but good bat for a C.
5 - Iguchi - .313 AVE with 7 SB and solid D for our Japanese "rookie." Extremely valuable player so far.
5 - Podsednik - .285 AVE, .390 OBP, 21 BB, 24 SB in mid-May. If I typed these stats before the season started, they would’ve been in deeppink.
5 - Widger - Entered camp as the 4th catcher, then sent a high-paid vet to AAA. Works well with pitchers and has a .317 AVE, .866 OPS in limited action.
5 - Garland - "8-and-0" says it all. Anybody who calls him "Judy" deserves to be punched in the face.
5 - Hermanson - Hard to beat a 0.00 ERA.
5 - Politte - 1.17 ERA not too shabby either. Dominating with a 12.33 K:9 and 21:5 K:BB.
4 - Ozuna - Another guy who was a dark horse to make the roster. .269 AVE, .367 OBP, 3 SB in limited action all over the diamond.
4 - Harris - .289 AVE, .372 OBP, 5 BB, 3 SB in limited action.
4 - Buehrle - 6 and 1 with a 3.73 ERA and 1.04 WHIP qualifies as "better than expected."
4 - Hernandez - 5 and 1 with a 3.91 ERA is not unusual for him, but good health after 800+ pitches is a pleasant surprise.
4 - Contreras - Still refuses to throw strikes at times, but his 3.52 ERA is quite good, even if his record doesn’t show it.
4 - Marte - Struggled with his control at times, but still posting a 2.25 ERA and 11.25 K:9.
4 - Cotts - Despite all the bitching and moaning, his 3.86 ERA is very solid for a long reliever who allegedly sucks. Still needs to throw more strikes.
3 - Uribe - I’m a big fan, so my expectations were pretty high. He’s met them. Very good D and nice offensive production for a SS.
3 - Crede - Didn’t expect much. D still solid but his bat cooled off a lot lately. His .388 SLG is really bad for a low-OBP player with no speed.
3 - Rowand - As a long-time FOC, I’m happy with his production so far. He always starts cold and is really heating up in the 3-spot.
3 - Everett - He’s been up and down, but generally healthy. I figured he’d be hurt by now. Can’t complain about those 27 RBI.
3 - Garcia - 3 and 3 with a 4.02 ERA is consistent with my expectations. I suspect he’ll do better before the year is over.
2 - Takatsu - Please throw strikes early in the count. His 11.91 K:9 shows that batters still have lots of trouble when they’re behind in the count.
2 - Vizcaino - Either really good or really bad. ERA was trashed when he took one for the team several weeks ago.
1 - Konerko - His .196 AVE is not going to cut it. Despite 9 HR, his production with RiSP has been pathetic. Expect him to catch fire for a month before cooling off again, and finishing up around his career averages.
1 - Dye - His .385 SLG is worse than Crede’s, though he’s been looking darn good at the plate lately.
1 - Perez - He has shown nothing in too many chances so far.
Incomplete - Burke, Gload, and Walker.