Ryan Raburn

[mjuedes]

Is Ryan Raburn as good as he has played over the last month or is this just a hot start that he won't be able to sustain?

[nilodnayr]

Is Ryan Raburn as good as he has played over the last month or is this just a hot start that he won't be able to sustain?

 

If you are asking if he can maintain or get close to his current 156 OPS+, the answer is a resounding no.

 

Hes 26 years old, walks a bit, strikes out a lot, yet is sporting a nifty 420 BABIP in his current stint.

 

He was an 5th rounder, but that was back when he was to play in the IF. He has rarely put up good numbers without repeating a level. Hes a AAAA player whos had a good couple games.

 

In fact, if you take away the game the one game he went 4/5 with 2 bombs against the white sox, his average drops 36 points, his OBP drops 32 points and his slugging drops 118 points (all quick calcs that are close). So, if that game never occured, his OPS would be 833 instead of 983. If thats not a lesson in sample size, I don't know what is.