Corey Patterson Revisited

[Soul]

have you guys ever heard of a slow (and unlucky) start? corey patterson's babip right now is .259. this might come as a shocker, but his babip in his 2005 campaign was .262. i've never understood why everyone is so quick to crucify corey patterson.

 

what's his line drive percentage? Even with a league average BABIP, would his numbers be any good? BABIP is not a hitters stat.

 

His LD% is about 20. It's similar to last year, and if he had last year's BABIP he'd be hitting about .275/.340/.360 plus XBH's from the additional hits he got from his BABIP leveling out.

 

Just for the record, I don't want it to seem like I hate CPatt. I don't and wouldn't mind seeing him succeed. But it still looks like he's not making any improvements to me. I'm more or less just reacting on the disappointment I still feel over him. I mean this guy was supposed to be our star CF for the next 10 years. He was a big-time organizational disappointment, not just another guy who didn't cut it out of AAA.

[imb]

Here's the top 20 prospect list from Patterson's last eligible season.

 

Most prospects fail, no matter how highly regarded. That's the nature of the beast.

 

1. Josh Hamilton, of, Devil Rays - worse (could be better if he stays off the yay)

2. Corey Patterson, of, Cubs

3. Josh Beckett, rhp, Marlins - Better

4. Jon Rauch, rhp, White Sox - slightly worse/equal

5. Ben Sheets, rhp, Brewers - better

6. Sean Burroughs, 3b, Padres - worse

7. C.C. Sabathia, lhp, Indians - better

8. Ryan Anderson, lhp, Mariners - worse

9. Ichiro Suzuki, of, Mariners - better

10. Nick Johnson, 1b, Yankees - better

11. Carlos Pena, 1b, Rangers - equal?

12. Vernon Wells, of, Blue Jays - better

13. Roy Oswalt, rhp, Astros - better

14. Drew Henson, 3b, Reds - worse

15. Chin-Hui Tsao, rhp, Rockies - worse

16. Antonio Perez, ss, Mariners - worse

17. Juan Cruz, rhp, Cubs - equal/worse

18. Alex Escobar, of, Mets - worse

19. Jerome Williams, rhp, Giants - worse

20. Bobby Bradley, rhp, Pirates - worse