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[SouthSideRyan]

Those lucky ass Cardinals stole 2 out of 6 from the Royals and have Jason LaRue putting up a .229 .340 .337 line.

[bhogg]

does Joe Morgan know what a 12-to-6 curve ball is?

[TruffleShuffle]

Those lucky ass Cardinals stole 2 out of 6 from the Royals and have Jason LaRue putting up a .229 .340 .337 line.

 

.241/.347/.402, which doesn't look all that great until you consider that the last two years he was at .194/.317/.346 and .148/.240/.272, and he is a 34 year old catcher.

[haltz]

Those lucky ass Cardinals stole 2 out of 6 from the Royals and have Jason LaRue putting up a .229 .340 .337 line.

 

.241/.347/.402, which doesn't look all that great until you consider that the last two years he was at .194/.317/.346 and .148/.240/.272, and he is a 34 year old catcher.

Maybe Mozeliak doesn't think a .215 BABIP over 350 AB is predictive.

[TruffleShuffle]

Those lucky ass Cardinals stole 2 out of 6 from the Royals and have Jason LaRue putting up a .229 .340 .337 line.

 

.241/.347/.402, which doesn't look all that great until you consider that the last two years he was at .194/.317/.346 and .148/.240/.272, and he is a 34 year old catcher.

Maybe Mozeliak doesn't think a .215 BABIP over 350 AB is predictive.

 

well it hasn't been such a bad predictor since his BABIP is a robust .237 this year. believe it or not, fat, slow catchers do not tend to have particularly high BABIPs late in their careers.

[haltz]

well it hasn't been such a bad predictor since his BABIP is a robust .237 this year.

When 76 is the denominator, this is essentially useless information.

 

believe it or not, fat, slow catchers do not tend to have particularly high BABIPs late in their careers.

I believe they aren't particularly high, I'd just be skeptical of it dropping 70 points in 430 at-bats and that being real. His numbers aren't surprising aside from his K-rate (which is how he's posted more normal slash stats for him with a .237 BABIP). A backup catcher with decent ISO numbers and a good arm is a good idea.