Trade Targets....

[weams]

All the negative WAR.

Just saying... Cruz hasn't been very good lately.

I was not clear. How much defensive liability have they been. Defined as WAR.

[Guest]

Just saying... Cruz hasn't been very good lately.

Dude cant be hot all year.

[weams]

Dude cant be hot all year.

Dude can't play outfield if he isn't.

[CA-ORIOLE]

How much negative WAR does our left field produce without Lough in the mix?

All the negative WAR.

According to DRS, Cruz has cost us 2 runs in LF so far this year. Steve Pearce has saved 5 runs (sss) and Delmon Young has cost 1 run (also sss).

In total (unless I missed somebody) we are +2 runs without Lough in LF.

[weams]

According to DRS, Cruz has cost us 2 runs in LF so far this year. Steve Pearce has saved 5 runs (sss) and Delmon Young has cost 1 run (also sss).

In total (unless I missed somebody) we are +2 runs without Lough in LF.

Thank you. I am shocked about Pearce.

[Can_of_corn]

Thank you. I am shocked about Pearce.

I gave a flippant response because the sample sizes are pretty meaningless.

[Guest]

Dude can't play outfield if he isn't.

LOL He's the only reason we're 4 games over .500 sure let's bench him.

[mdbdotcom]

Thank you. I am shocked about Pearce.

Why are you shocked about Pearce?

[CA-ORIOLE]

Thank you. I am shocked about Pearce.

It is a very small sample size that I would not pay much attention to. He has at a +52 runs saved rate for 135 games. Indications are that he is a plus outfielder though. I'd guess if Cruz and Pearce split time in LF they might be close to a wash, but probably in the negative area. Cruz has not looked nearly as bad in LF as he did earier in the season and his very poor numbers have stabilized.

[weams]

Why are you shocked about Pearce?

He is a first baseman playing out of position.

[mdbdotcom]

He is a first baseman playing out of position.

Coming into this season, he had a few more games in the OF than at 1B. He also played 10 games at 3B for the Pirates in 2011 (2 errors in 57.1 innings).

[Guest]

DWAR is a flat out joke. Playing Cruz in LF might cost us 1 game all year if that. Lough bat will cost us more games a year then that.

[Guest]

I love how everyone dogs Cruz OF play but loves the RF playing in cement boots.

[weams]

DWAR is a flat out joke. Playing Cruz in LF might cost us 1 game all year if that. Lough bat will cost us more games a year then that.

I love how everyone dogs Cruz OF play but loves the RF playing in cement boots.

Cruz is probably better in right field. Or DH.

[Can_of_corn]

I love how everyone dogs Cruz OF play but loves the RF playing in cement boots.

Hyperbole.