Hendry on "Mike and Mike in the Morning"

[Soul]

He said they fully expect Wood to be able to go 4-5 times a week and air it out for 30-35 pitches. I think that's a bit aggressive, but it's interesting because I was thinking Hendry and the Cubs were being a little more cautious with their Wood-related expectations. This doesn't seem to be the case.

 

Well, if that's the case, let's start a pool on when Wood will be on the DL next.

 

Never. Woody will be ready to be full-time closer or middle relief by season's beginning.

 

I'm telling you all. I've got a great feeling about this thing. It was the 140-pitch outings that destroyed Wood. He can do the 25-30 outings regularly.

 

Big time hunch, I'll admit that. I just feel good about it.

[RichHillIsABeast]

Well that's some...interesting...reasoning to throw well over a hundred million and 8 years at a 31-year-old high power, low OBP leadoff hitter.And Hendry is right about Marquis' two horrible months. His June (8.40 ERA) and September (7.25 ERA) really overshadowed his April (5.04 ERA), May (4.45 ERA), July (5.26 ERA), and August (6.75 ERA).

 

And then we would have had about 100 pages on what a jerk Hendry is for letting someone outbid him on Soriano. I'm not happy about the contract, but Hendry (and Piniella) decided he was the man that they needed and he went out and got him. It certainly doesn't look like the money has hindered him from signing other players.

 

Low OBP, high SLG. OBP isn't everything. It's all about how many runs Soriano creates, both by driving guys in and being driven in. Typical leadoff hitters are next to worthless getting guys in. That's a huge waste of baserunners. Soriano is much better than some punching Judy who can get on base at a .360+ clip.

[goonys evil twin]

Well that's some...interesting...reasoning to throw well over a hundred million and 8 years at a 31-year-old high power, low OBP leadoff hitter.And Hendry is right about Marquis' two horrible months. His June (8.40 ERA) and September (7.25 ERA) really overshadowed his April (5.04 ERA), May (4.45 ERA), July (5.26 ERA), and August (6.75 ERA).

 

And then we would have had about 100 pages on what a jerk Hendry is for letting someone outbid him on Soriano. I'm not happy about the contract, but Hendry (and Piniella) decided he was the man that they needed and he went out and got him. It certainly doesn't look like the money has hindered him from signing other players.

 

Low OBP, high SLG. OBP isn't everything. It's all about how many runs Soriano creates, both by driving guys in and being driven in. Typical leadoff hitters are next to worthless getting guys in. That's a huge waste of baserunners. Soriano is much better than some punching Judy who can get on base at a .360+ clip.

 

OBP is everything when it comes to the Cubs problems.

[mul21]

Makes me wonder just how he won so many games.

 

He wasn't horrible his first 2 years with the Cardinals.

 

How do you explain 2006? He must have won every time he was even decent, because his RS was decidedly average.

 

It's just kind of weird.

 

Last year he kind of seemed to pitch to the run support he got, with the exception of those total blowups he had in some games. Just on memory, I remeber a lot of the games he pitched being pretty close like a 3-2 game or the crap start he would have where it would be 8-7.

[cl smooth]

Well that's some...interesting...reasoning to throw well over a hundred million and 8 years at a 31-year-old high power, low OBP leadoff hitter.And Hendry is right about Marquis' two horrible months. His June (8.40 ERA) and September (7.25 ERA) really overshadowed his April (5.04 ERA), May (4.45 ERA), July (5.26 ERA), and August (6.75 ERA).

 

And then we would have had about 100 pages on what a jerk Hendry is for letting someone outbid him on Soriano. I'm not happy about the contract, but Hendry (and Piniella) decided he was the man that they needed and he went out and got him. It certainly doesn't look like the money has hindered him from signing other players.

 

Low OBP, high SLG. OBP isn't everything. It's all about how many runs Soriano creates, both by driving guys in and being driven in. Typical leadoff hitters are next to worthless getting guys in. That's a huge waste of baserunners. Soriano is much better than some punching Judy who can get on base at a .360+ clip.

 

i rather have soriano hitting somewhere in the middle of the order to utilize that high SLG instead of sitting in the 1 spot where he can hit 20 solo home runs and drive the imaginary cesar izturiz on 2nd base home for an imaginary run.

[David]

Low OBP, high SLG. OBP isn't everything. It's all about how many runs Soriano creates, both by driving guys in and being driven in. Typical leadoff hitters are next to worthless getting guys in. That's a huge waste of baserunners. Soriano is much better than some punching Judy who can get on base at a .360+ clip.

 

Punching Judy?

[cl smooth]

Low OBP, high SLG. OBP isn't everything. It's all about how many runs Soriano creates, both by driving guys in and being driven in. Typical leadoff hitters are next to worthless getting guys in. That's a huge waste of baserunners. Soriano is much better than some punching Judy who can get on base at a .360+ clip.

 

Punching Judy?

 

it's the spinoff from judging amy.

[C.C.]

Low OBP, high SLG. OBP isn't everything. It's all about how many runs Soriano creates, both by driving guys in and being driven in. Typical leadoff hitters are next to worthless getting guys in. That's a huge waste of baserunners. Soriano is much better than some punching Judy who can get on base at a .360+ clip.

 

Punching Judy?

 

She deserved it! :wink:

[RichHillIsABeast]

Low OBP, high SLG. OBP isn't everything. It's all about how many runs Soriano creates, both by driving guys in and being driven in. Typical leadoff hitters are next to worthless getting guys in. That's a huge waste of baserunners. Soriano is much better than some punching Judy who can get on base at a .360+ clip.

 

Punching Judy?

 

She deserved it! :wink:

 

The Lugo school of battery.

 

Punch 'n' Judy.

[Guest]

Typical leadoff hitters are next to worthless getting guys in. That's a huge waste of baserunners.

That's not much of a concern for leadoff hitters, as they come up with the bases empty far more often than any other lineup slot. In the MLB in 2005 the leadoff spot came to bat with the bases empty 65.9% of the time, compared to middle-of-the-order spots which were around 50%. For comparison's sake the 9th spot on an average offense will come to bat with about 450 total baserunners on over the course of the season. The leadoff slot will only see about 328 baserunners over that same span. (Also keep in mind those averages include the AL with the DH; NL leadoff hitters will have even fewer opportunities to drive in baserunners.)

 

Soriano's biggest value in driving in runs lies in his ability to drive himself in, as leadoff hitters just don't come up with runners on very often.