PAUL BAKO (HAS BEEN RELEASED)

[Schwarber Fan]

just homered in the 9th and is now 4-4 today with 3 XBHs

 

what is going on?

 

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Edited March 30, 2009 by Rondon Fan

[anabiono]

it is an outlier

[Illini Iceman]

If Koyie Hill has a dog he is probably kicking it right now.

[sporrer17]

If Koyie Hill has a dog he is probably kicking it right now.

 

I think (HOPE) that Koyie's had a good enough spring to make the team. Hopefully this doesn't give Bako the edge :(

[The Other 15]

If Koyie Hill has a dog he is probably kicking it right now.

 

I think (HOPE) that Koyie's had a good enough spring to make the team. Hopefully this doesn't give Bako the edge :(

Yeah, the consequences of having Bakos .312 SLG (62 OPS+) make the team over Hills .280 SLG (38 OPS+) would be of epic proportions.

[17 Seconds]

If Koyie Hill has a dog he is probably kicking it right now.

 

I think (HOPE) that Koyie's had a good enough spring to make the team. Hopefully this doesn't give Bako the edge :(

Yeah, the consequences of having Bakos .312 SLG (62 OPS+) make the team over Hills .280 SLG (38 OPS+) would be of epic proportions.

 

The difference is that Hill has 231 career ABs to Bako's 2086.

 

Hill has hit pretty well at AAA in the last 2 seasons so there's at least a chance he could be decent. With Bako you know you're getting garbage.

[sporrer17]

It's just that with Bako, it's pretty much a black hole in the lineup the few times he plays this season, and a waste of a bench bat because he wouldn't really offer anything in the way of production there. At least Koyie's put up respectable #s in AAA the past couple of years where as Bako hasn't put up respectable #s at any level in over a decade.

 

Might not be a huge difference either way, but Koyie has earned his shot with the spring he's had.

[Little Slide Rooter]

If Koyie Hill has a dog he is probably kicking it right now.

 

I think (HOPE) that Koyie's had a good enough spring to make the team. Hopefully this doesn't give Bako the edge :(

Yeah, the consequences of having Bakos .312 SLG (62 OPS+) make the team over Hills .280 SLG (38 OPS+) would be of epic proportions.

 

If Bako does happen to get the job, I wont be surprised, but I doubt that it will be because of 1 exibition game.

[cubbinalltheway]

It's just that with Bako, it's pretty much a black hole in the lineup the few times he plays this season, and a waste of a bench bat because he wouldn't really offer anything in the way of production there.

replace the word "bako" with "nearly every single backup catcher in the history of baseball" and that sentence is more accurate.

[fromthestretch]

It's just that with Bako, it's pretty much a black hole in the lineup the few times he plays this season, and a waste of a bench bat because he wouldn't really offer anything in the way of production there.

replace the word "bako" with "nearly every single backup catcher in the history of baseball" and that sentence is more accurate.

 

Not really. There have been some solid performances by a catcher in a backup (did not catch the most innings on his team) role in the past few seasons (numbers in parenthesis represent OPS+):

 

mike redmond (96 in 2005, 103 in 2006, 89 in 2007)

greg zaun (87 in 2008, 112 in 2006)

jared saltalamacchia (91 in 2008)

gerald laird (105 in 2006)

chris coste (119 in 2006, 93 in 2008)

mike napoli (147 in 2008)

ramon castro (98 in 2005, 127 in 2007, 96 in 2008)

kelly shopach (101 in 2007)

matt treanor (97 in 2007)

dave ross (88 in 2008)

miguel montero (94 in 2008)

steve holm (99 in 2008)

 

That's just a partial list. I'm not claiming any of these guys are great offensive players, but you can plug them into your lineup every now and then without basically having a second pitcher in the lineup. Even Henry Blanco wasn't "bad" in a back-up role. With many back-up catchers, you're talking about maybe 200 plate appearances. In that case, it's not a huge deal. However, unless there is a significant difference in the defensive abilities, why not go with the guy that can provide more offense in the limited time he gets to play?

[17 Seconds]

It's just that with Bako, it's pretty much a black hole in the lineup the few times he plays this season, and a waste of a bench bat because he wouldn't really offer anything in the way of production there.

replace the word "bako" with "nearly every single backup catcher in the history of baseball" and that sentence is more accurate.

 

i had no idea that blanco had such a historic season last year

[biittner77]

It's important that the Cubs backup catcher does something well. Otherwise Piniella will run Soto into the ground and he'll have nothing left for the playoffs.

[hardcorecubfan]

C-ya Paul, good luck in life

[cubbinalltheway]

what he's trying to say is that hill won the job

 

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090330&content_id=4089714&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc

[haubrich91]

I like.

[kujay]

Whatever.

[Coach C]

Adios.