Well, since I have a few minutes to kill before RA training starts once again (2pm today, 5th straight day of University training, tomorrow begins in-hall stuff), I'll throw up some more people's WSG. I just got some of Lee Sinins' awesome daily e-mail's and decided it would be intersting to do the worst 10 people in RCAA (Runs Created Above Average) between the two leagues. So here it is with WSG first, then RCAA.

1. T Womack - .408 - (-32) RCAA
2. A Cora - .415 - (-23)
3. B Ausmus - .418 - (-28)
4. C Izturis - .430 - (-28)
5. R Clayton - .453 - (-35)

6. C Guzman - .461 - (-22)
7. En Chavez - .474 - (-29)
8. J Hernandez - .493 - (-24)
9. R Calloway - .497 - (-22)
10. K Harvey - .508 - (-23)
11. A Gonzalez (CHI) - .508 - (-25)

I was really surprised to see just how bad Ausmus' season has been. In 111 games, he has a grand total of 76 hits, 34 walks and 30 RBIs with a stellar OPS of .574. Tony Womack's season has also been incredibly crappy, with 8 walks in 309 PA or 2.59% BB/PA. For a quick comparison, Sori has 4.85%, which is 1.87 times better, and this is including Sori's amazing crap streak through which we are now suffering through. Maybe Pujols has stolen Sori's abilities and only the amazing Jose Contreras - Freedom Fighter Extrordinare (sp?) will be able to swing the balance of intergalactic power back to its rightful owner.

Wow, that was stupid as hell.
- posted by LT @ 8/17/2003 01:11:00 PM

 
Matsui is, and should be, out of rookies' league - With Ichiro, people say he should be considered. With Matsui, people say he shouldn't. Seattle, yes. New York, No. First Time, Yes. Second Time, No. So on, and so on. And here are the only 7 rookie O qualifiers in order of WSG (OPS is second stat).
1. H Matsui (NYY) - .600 - .819
2. M Teixeira (TEX) - .560 - .793
3. A Berroa (KC) - .559 - .813
4. R Baldelli (TB) - .559 - .772
5. S Podsednik (MIL) - .554 - .774
6. T Wigginton (NYM) - .539 - .736
7. K Harvey (KC) - .508 - .694

A few notes about this, first we see that Godzilla has seperated himself from the pack offensively. I think if Ichiro won, Godzilla should at least be given some serious consideration. Do I think that Japanese League players have an advantage over AAA players coming up? Hell yes. I argued the same thing a few years ago when Ichiro-mania swept the country. But you can't have it both ways. I think the problem is the contract issues in the Japanese leagues. Players can't leave for X-many years, and then there are other things that have to happen, yadda yadda ya. They need to fix that to allow a more free flow of talent across the Pacific. I would consider making the Japanese leagues almost a super-AAA type league, with teams having direct association with each other. Just a proposal. Another note is that I was surprised to see only 7 qualifying rookies in both league. I think the AL should go to Godzilla, and the NL should go to one of the hot young pitchers, either Willis or Webb (although both have been slowing down a bit as of late).

Don't forget, Pujols is at 30. People are paying attention now. I've been thinking he might be one of the people to get in the ballpark lately, with Ichiro being the other. My guess is that he won't break 40, probably 34 or so, but who knows, it's a game.

- posted by LT @ 8/17/2003 11:39:00 AM