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Originally Posted by MIAdragon
First he's NOT the Sox's lead off hitter and only hit first in Tampa for his first few seasons. Ya know what else Boston fans "know" Johnny Damon NEVER sniffed 5+ PPA (no one ever has) in fact the difference in PPA between CC (3.89 PPA) and JD (4.03 PPA) equate to a whole .56 pitches over a 4 AB game, HOLY ****ING SHIT. If you want to shit on CC there are better trees to bark up but please before calling out fans at least get your argument straight.
and to your last sentence WTF? Theo is inept because he had to have someone play LF and he signed one? |
I classify Crawford as a leadoff hitter because he doesn't fit in anywhere. He steals a ton of bases so a lot of teams will put him in the #1 or #2 slot. He started the season off hitting mostly in the #2 slot. He's too much of a free-swinger to be a #1 or #2 guy and doesn't hit for enough power to hit 3, 4, or 5. So his only place is as a #6 or #7 guy. Clearly worth the $125M. Clearly.
And yes, Theo should be grilled to high hell for bringing Crawford in. The Chiefs needed a Quarterback, so we should be satisfied they brought in Cassel? Tell me... what $125M value does Crawford bring to the team? You said Crawford's suckage caught you by surprise. Anyone who's followed Crawford will tell you he's a free-swinger who doesn't take pitches, chases after bad pitches, and puts up average stats to the common person. He doesn't walk. Hits for average average. He hits an average # of home runs and doubles. He's just an average player, even though his statistics indicate otherwise. Crawford's a good guy to bring on your team, but no way is he worth that coin.
And no, Johnny Damon doesn't average 5 pitches per AB. Who the **** would? That doesn't mean he doesn't force a lot of 5+ pitch ABs. Damon and Boggs are two guys who will take a bad pitch and are very good at fouling off strikes they don't like. Carl Crawford is going to hack at strikes and bad pitches. That's why he's garbage right now.