tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post671657535529850075..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Should the Orioles Deal for Billy Butler?Jon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-74377256953178646992013-10-28T00:51:09.063-04:002013-10-28T00:51:09.063-04:00With interleague play, a DH has to a studd. That w... With interleague play, a DH has to a studd. That would be a healthy DH on the bench making 8-12m/yr.<br /> Can't field, can't run and walks are cancelled by DP's.<br /> The Royals would have to agree to pay at least half his salary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-20545788660115404492013-10-26T17:28:32.317-04:002013-10-26T17:28:32.317-04:00Not a lot of power bat options out there since so ...Not a lot of power bat options out there since so many teams are seeking them plus many of the suspect fielding outfielders (Cruz and Beltran) still want to play in the field. So get Butler because you want offense and you've already paid more for less with BRob and Markakis both of whom could be replaced for their offense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-70501607787103504312013-10-26T11:41:43.807-04:002013-10-26T11:41:43.807-04:00I think by the end of the year the announcers simp...I think by the end of the year the announcers simply have a brain dump and say pretty much anything. One of the cliches run to is the concept that the team is not performing in the clutch or with runners on base and that often is either supported with nothing or with numbers collected over arbitrary time points.<br /><br />With regard to a successful team, I don't think there is really a A to B to C time of progression position by position or player type by player type. Earl Weaver was probably right in that you need great pitching, great fielding, guys who do not get out, and then maybe some hitters. He tended to value guys in that way unless they were big homerun mashers then he might place them behind the great fielders. However, the point I mean to make is that he needed them all at once. Not one before the other, some were more important in his mind, but all were needed.<br /><br />The current regime and the one past has tried to beef up pitching internally while hoping some high level amateur finds can become stars, milking the current stars, and then finding the misplaced item on the bargain rack. This is really what all successful teams do. Those that manage to capitalize on low payroll high producers are typically the most successful teams because it is hard to buy a winner even if you spend 170 MM.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-5120482250265075182013-10-26T09:55:09.862-04:002013-10-26T09:55:09.862-04:002013 MLB numbers with RISP: .255/.336/.388 (AL onl...2013 MLB numbers with RISP: .255/.336/.388 (AL only: .258/.335/.398)<br /><br />With all runners on: .259/.328/.397 (AL only: .261/.330/.405)<br /><br />Orioles in 2013 with RISP: .266/.329/.435<br /><br />With all runners on: .273/.326/.447<br /><br />So, while the O's weren't as good down the stretch with RISP and all runners on, overall they did just fine and hit for more power than both the AL and MLB averages. Matt Kremnitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693430925266947705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-44845132866302334622013-10-25T22:34:26.048-04:002013-10-25T22:34:26.048-04:00Getting OBP guys last is not how you build an offe...Getting OBP guys last is not how you build an offense. And the hitting with runners in scoring position thing was not a season long issue. They struggled for the last month or two in that department. Overall they were decent. Not sure where that narrative came from.Matt Kremnitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327952627950551251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-73619391919346888112013-10-25T20:54:34.780-04:002013-10-25T20:54:34.780-04:00What's his hitting like with runners on base, ...What's his hitting like with runners on base, Baltimore's biggest weakness? Baltimore could use a guy who drives in runs a lot more than most anything. As one guy pointed out, you get pitching, pitching, and pitching, then guys who hit and drive in runs, then OBP guys last. Build a team to win, like the last 20 WS winners except SF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-19573676540298420612013-10-25T15:42:01.401-04:002013-10-25T15:42:01.401-04:00Getting a DH-only player sounds like a terrible wa...Getting a DH-only player sounds like a terrible waste of money, even if he is an outstanding hitter, which Butler is not.<br />I hope they think long and hard about this, and then don't do it.Philipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-59745034054807116832013-10-25T13:45:44.149-04:002013-10-25T13:45:44.149-04:00The royals are contenders. I doubt butler is avail...The royals are contenders. I doubt butler is available. Here's to hoping.bturnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419861255602071451noreply@blogger.com