Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365

Will be releasing defensive ratings starting tomorrow.

I believe they are taking your requests for players that you might be interested in.

CHICAGO (AL): AL Rookie of the Year and Silver Slugger Award winner Jose Abreu gets a 4 at 1B.

BALTIMORE: Rookie Jonathan Schoop receives a 2 at 2B

BOSTON: Rookie Catcher Christian Vazquez receives a 2 behind the dish with a -4 arm.

CLEVELAND: Three ratings for Carlos Santana: C-4 (0 arm), 1B-3 and 3B-5.

DETROIT: In his first year with the team, Ian Kinsler receives a 1 at 2B for the first time in his career.

ScumbyJr wrote:DETROIT: In his first year with the team, Ian Kinsler receives a 1 at 2B for the first time in his career.

KInsler's dWar almost doubled last year from 1.6 to 2.9. Getting out of that sluggish Arlington heat obviously helped the guy. Dombrowski didn't have his finest year last year--the Fister trade, A.Gonzalez as SS, and the Soria trade--but he definitely got the Kinsler-Fielder deal right.

Here were the others from today

WASHINGTON: Asdrubal Cabrera gets a 2B-2 and a SS-4 for his play in both D.C. and Cleveland

SAN FRANCISCO: @bcraw35 Brandon Crawford goes back to a 1 (2 basic) at SS for the World Champs

SAN DIEGO: Will Venable gets a 2e0 in LF and a 2e0 (1 basic) in both CF and RF

ST. LOUIS: Matt Adams improves again this year and gets a 2 at 1B

PITTSBURGH: @Starlingmart Starling Marte gets a 1 (2 basic) in LF and a 2 (3 basic) in CF along with a -3 arm

PHILADELPHIA: Centerfielder Ben Revere falls to a 3 with another +3 arm

NEW YORK (NL): @juanlagares2 Lagares earns his first Gold Glove and his first 1 in CF. His cannon arm gets him a -4

MILWAUKEE: @JLucroy20 Jonathan Lucroy gets a 1 and a 0 arm for his defense behind the plate this year. At 1B, Lucroy gets a 4

MIAMI: Marcell Ozuna gets a 2 with a -3 arm in all three outfield spots

LOS ANGELES (NL): Andre Ethier earns a 3 (2 basic) in LF and RF and a 4 in CF. His arm holds at a -1

COLORADO: @Chuck_Nazty Charlie Blackmon earns a 3 in all outfield spots to go along with a 0 arm

CINCINNATI: Jay Bruce drops to a RF-2 with a -4 arm after four consecutive 1's.... Also a 1B-5 if you dare

CHICAGO (NL): @JorgeSoler68 The rookie debuts with a RF 3 and a -3 arm

ATLANTA: @FreddieFreeman5 falls to a 2 at 1B after two years at a 1

ARIZONA: @Enderdavid18 Ender Inciarte debuts with a 2 and a -1 arm in all three OF spots

TORONTO: Jose Reyes will be a SS-3 this year with AA stealing *4,5 (19-13)

TEXAS: Elvis Andrus falls to a 2 at SS this year

TAMPA BAY: Yunel Escobar falls from a 1 last year to a 4 at SS

SEATTLE: Dustin Ackley gets a LF-2 with a +2 arm in his first season as a full-time outfielder

OAKLAND: Ex-Oakland third baseman @BringerOfRain20 Josh Donaldson is a 1b2 this year

MINNESOTA: Joe Mauer earns a 3 at 1B in his first full season not catching

LOS ANGELES (AL): David Freese 3B 5b4...

KANSAS CITY: @mrzoombiya Jarrod Dyson gets a LF-2, CF-1b2 along with AA stealing *3-7 (19-15)

HOUSTON: All-Star 2B and Batting Champ Jose Altuve repeats his 3. Also AA stealing *4-6 (19-14)

TEXAS: Elvis Andrus falls to a 2 at SS this year

Have not looked at the defensive metrics. But players tend to pay a price if their team slides down. So without the injuries Rangers a playoff contender Elvis may not have dropped.

But no going to argue with the 2 this year. He still has the talent to be among if not the best shortstops in the game. But he does have a tendency at times to get bored and have mental lapses. I think losing Kinsler before season began and then the revolving door at second did not help him much. Team had so many out all the time being one of the few healthy bodies Elvis did not get any time off until late in the year. You could tell at times he was fatigued and the Texas heat was taking a toll and he was playing fatigued.

How about Yunel Escobar going from a 1 to a 4?

How in the world can that happen?

visick wrote:How about Yunel Escobar going from a 1 to a 4?

How in the world can that happen?

According to sabermetrics Escobar was awful. He gave up 17 more runs than the "average" defensive player (RTot).
Compared to all MLB defensive players Escobar was #1306 out of #1313 with -17 RTot so a 4 is justified.
Derek Jeter was #1312 with -27. Only Nick Castellanous was worse

shame altuve didn't get a 2. wonder what he'll cost anyway?

hey scumby what do your metrics say about altuve?

I'm guessing Altuve with be around $6m