Neifi's Amazing Mark

[Cubfanintheknow]

This is not meant to be a defense of Neifi, but I'll bet there isn't a poster on this message board--especially myself--who wouldn't mind playing in the majors for 11 SEASONS, even if it meant racking up some pretty poor statistics.

[CubinNY]

This is not meant to be a defense of Neifi, but I'll bet there isn't a poster on this message board--especially myself--who wouldn't mind playing in the majors for 11 SEASONS, even if it meant racking up some pretty poor statistics.

 

I'd play just for per deim.

[SouthSideRyan]

For what it's worth, Neifi was going to start at short today if not for Aramis' injury.

 

Would there be a sarcastic eye roll for Pagan getting a spot start as well?

[BigbadB]

Going into this season, Neifi is just a hair under $16m for his career. Tack on the 5m he'll make between this year and next year, and he's pocketing 21m for being a marginal major league player. Not too shabby.

[BigbadB]

You'll probably find that Neifi Perez would be one of the top paid players on the team if he was on the Florida Marlins.

 

Neifi's salary this year is 1/6th of the Marlins salary of all 25 players combined. :wink:

 

Wow, I'm just a bucket of useless information today. I think I'll go watch some baseball.

[MembersOnlyJacket]

I'd really have to go with Alfredo Griffin for his longevity of terrible batting. He played for 16 seasons and had 3 in which he hit over .250 with over a .300 OBP. My favorite was his 1984 season where he walked FOUR times in 443 PA.

 

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[Coach C]

I'd really have to go with Alfredo Griffin for his longevity of terrible batting. He played for 16 seasons and had 3 in which he hit over .250 with over a .300 OBP. My favorite was his 1984 season where he walked FOUR times in 443 PA.

 

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4 walks in 443?? :shock:

[soccer10k]

I'd really have to go with Alfredo Griffin for his longevity of terrible batting. He played for 16 seasons and had 3 in which he hit over .250 with over a .300 OBP. My favorite was his 1984 season where he walked FOUR times in 443 PA.

 

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That is awesome. Talk about a free swinger. The most walks he ever had in a season was 40. He had 35 BB in another and never had another season with more than 30 BB. Both of those were full seasons as well.

 

You'll probably find that Neifi Perez would be one of the top paid players on the team if he was on the Florida Marlins.

 

Neifi's salary this year is 1/6th of the Marlins salary of all 25 players combined.

 

Wow, I'm just a bucket of useless information today. I think I'll go watch some baseball.

 

Somebody has to do it.

[CubsWin]

I found Gleeman's article entertaining, sardonic and unfortunately unbalanced. Aaron didn't say it in his article, but what the stat RCAA really shows is how good of a defensive player Neifi must have been over his 11 seasons to continue to get ABs despite being the poor hitter that he is. It also shows how hard it must be to find a SS that can both field and hit well in a league of 30 teams. His article attempted to ridicule Neifi has the worst hitter in all of baseball, but he used the wrong stat and it missed the mark. There are plenty of other stats that I think would make a much stronger case for Neifi being a bad hitter. His use of EqA in the worst doctor in the world article, I felt, was far more persuasive.

 

In fact, since we are already aware that Neifi isn't a good hitter, using the RCAA stat doesn't really put Neifi in a negative light, if you think about it. Its actually flattering (of a player's defensive abilities and longevity) to head his -300 list. Weak-hitting middle infielders have been a reality of major league baseball for a very long time. Usually they are bench players, as in the case of Neifi as a Cub. But occasionally, a team will find themselves in a bad way and will have to sacrifice offense for a good defensive SS. It is somewhat of an honor to have been the SS with the good enough glove to be the guy team's turn to when they miss out on a good offensive shortstop.

 

Its either that or every GM who has ever employed Neifi Perez is an idiot, which, unfortunately for Aaron Gleeman's reputation, is what he chose to imply in his article.

[frostwyrm]

We all know Neifi has kept playing because of defense. The bad hitters that intrigue me are zero-tool guys like Ron Coomer and Charlie Hayes. They did nothing well offensively or defensively, were unathletic fat slobs, and yet had long careers. How did that happen?

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

I don't think it's fair that Neifi gets to go for the record when Augie could CRUSH the record if he had enough AB's.

 

That's the point. Neifi is the worst player that has actually had enough at bats to qualify for this. Augie may be worse, but he is so bad that he isn't good enough to get the at bats.

 

Oh...IS that the point? ...jesus...

[soccer10k]

I don't think it's fair that Neifi gets to go for the record when Augie could CRUSH the record if he had enough AB's.

 

That's the point. Neifi is the worst player that has actually had enough at bats to qualify for this. Augie may be worse, but he is so bad that he isn't good enough to get the at bats.

 

Oh...IS that the point? ...jesus...

 

Actually, yes it is.