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Nolan Reimold and the Infield Single

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He's got a .311 OBP and is slugging .412. Perhaps we have different opinions on hitting for power.

His ISO is a solid .182. He'd be on pace for 25-30 HR if he were a full-time player. His main problem is that he's not hitting enough singles, despite all those infield hits.

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He's got a .311 OBP and is slugging .412. Perhaps we have different opinions on hitting for power.

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How is his OBP a good measure of power? And, as FRobby points out, his ISO (an established measure of "raw power") is quite good.

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His ISO is a solid .182. He'd be on pace for 25-30 HR if he were a full-time player. His main problem is that he's not hitting enough singles, despite all those infield hits.

His BABIP is pretty low this season.

His ISO is right around where it was in 2009, IIRC. His UZR is +3.9 in limited time this year.

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The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced Nolan needs a spot on the team in 2012. I like him for a bench spot with the acquisition of a LF/2B swing guy. If BRob can't go, I would be okay with him as the everyday LFer if we can get an upgrade at one of the corners (with Reynolds at the other).

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He did get a bit lucky there, but as Palmer says, no one hustles like Nolan Reimold. He got rewarded for it that time.

Yes, but that's the whole point. If you sprint out each and every ground ball, you will eventually "get lucky" one way or another. Whether it be a ball hit deep into the hole, a slow dribbler, a slight hesitation on the part of the infielder, whatever. Those are the little things that eventually pay off, and can wind up making the difference in close ball games.

In a nutshell, Reimold makes his own luck by always charging out of the box as fast as he can. :)

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Nolan has been on a pretty nice roll for awhile now. Since Aug 20th his line is .287/.379/.529/.907 . This is over 103 PA in 28 games. 5 HR, 18 RBI.

And in that time he had a 10 game stretch where he had a 374 OPS. So maybe instead of saying he had a good 28 games, you could say he had a great 6 (1120 OPS), an awful 10, then a great 12 (1154 OPS)...all of which was preceded by a 20 game stretch with a 569 OPS.

I know you love Reimold and all, but I only play devil's advocate here because you complained several times about people discussing Vlad's hot streaks. "Again you are adding bad days onto good to state a long hot streak." is what you said.

I like Nolan just fine, and I hope he produces enough to be our starting LF next year. But I just get tired of his fan club at times, and I hate inconsistency like that. Sorry.

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And in that time he had a 10 game stretch where he had a 374 OPS. So maybe instead of saying he had a good 28 games, you could say he had a great 6 (1120 OPS), an awful 10, then a great 12 (1154 OPS)...all of which was preceded by a 20 game stretch with a 569 OPS.

I know you love Reimold and all, but I only play devil's advocate here because you complained several times about people discussing Vlad's hot streaks. "Again you are adding bad days onto good to state a long hot streak." is what you said.

I like Nolan just fine, and I hope he produces enough to be our starting LF next year. But I just get tired of his fan club at times, and I hate inconsistency like that. Sorry.

Why be a hater? The guy is proving he can play at this level. We just have to figure out is he a 4th outfielder, pinch runner type or is he going to be a Right handed Luke Scott with lots more leg speed. Because I think he can put up Luke Scott type numbers in his late 20's early 30's. I could see him hitting .255 25 bombs and 75 rbi out of LF if played every day. Probably have an OBP 80-100 points over his Bavg.

He has value. Even if it is in a trade as a sweetener. The guy has value.

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