Saturday, May 13, 2006
Dodgers - Colletti's report card
Ned Colletti brought in a bunch of people to the Dodgers this year after becoming the new GM. Let's see how his big acquisitions are working out:
Rafael Furcal - .223 BA, .335 OBP, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 SB, 9 errors for .946 FP
Bill Mueller - DL, .252, .357 OBP, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 1 SB, 8 errors for .905 FP
Kenny Lofton - .286BA, .343 OBP, 8RBI, 9 SB, 1 error for .984 FP
Nomar Garciaparra - .360 BA, .424 OBP, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 1 SB, no errors thus far
Brett Tomko - 4-1, 2.93 ERA, 43 IP in 7 starts, 28 K to 11 BB, 1.16 WHIP
Jae Seo - 1-2, 6.00 ERA, 33 IP in 6 starts and 1 relief appearance, 24K to 11BB, 1.55 WHIP
Danys Baez - 2-2, 3.38 ERA, 18.2 IP in 18 appearances, 14 K to 4 BB, 1.45 WHIP
Grady Little - 18-19, has a personality
What would I say in grading these acquisitions?
Furcal : C+. It's nice that he has speed and plate discipline, but his BA and fielding percentage are terrible. So we're supposed to leave a gold glover on the bench while he bobbles around trying to play short? Furcal only committed 15 errors last year, but is looking more like years past when he committed 20+ at short. He has only made 1 error at second, and would be better off moving there than Izturis.
Mueller: B. The guy is solid in the lineup, and a decent third baseman, but he his prone to injury, which caused his downward slide. He was probably not necessary, with Willy Aybar's impressive debut last year, but the injury allows the Dodgers to give Aybar another tryout, to determine how good he actually is.
Lofton: A-. He has done about everything you would expect, except maybe hit for a slightly higher average. He does not have much of an arm in the outfield, but has good range thanks to his speed. His speed, on top of Furcal and Repko make the Dodgers a speedy team again.
Nomar: A+. Nomar has learned a new position well, he has hit well, he has hit for power, and that alone would give a guy liscence to be a prima donna. Nomar's personality is still great. An excellent acquisition for Los Angeles, and he should stick around as long as he can.
Tomko: A. Brought over to replace Jeff Weaver, and exceed expectations already. Coming off an 8-15 season last year, not much was expected of him except pitching 180-200 innings. He has been solid and consistent. Also a great clubhouse guy. No ace, but solid nonetheless.
Seo: D+. He's anything but consistent. Duaner Sanchez, who was forgone for him, was and has been that. Seo is an upgrade over past 5th starters, but right now is barely looking better than Jose Lima. Not a lot of presence.
Baez: F. Is it harsh to judge him in the wake of the loss to the Giants? Absolutely not. He was given a 3 run lead, so it was just barely a save situation for him. He had the last two days to rest, even. He blew it, and quite miserably. Even with Aybar's error and JD Drew's terrible throw, he blew it. He now has a walks + hits per innings pitched ratio of 1.45, which is worse than everyone else on the team except for Seo, Perez, Hamulack, and Osoria. The closer should be at the top of that list. Also, he had a situation with the bases loaded, and he gave up a flyout on a 1-2 count. Had he gone for the inside corner at least he might have been more successful, but he pitched in the same spot as the two pitches fouled away, low outside corner, inducing a flyout, the last thing he would have wanted then. The groundout would have been risky if the double play didn't work. The strikeout was critical, and he failed. He has blown more than a third of his save oppurtunities, and that makes him a failure.
Little: B-. Still is too trusting of pitching staffs, and veteran position players. Invites too much second guessing from fans. A fun manager to hear talk though, and encouraging when talking to him.
Rafael Furcal - .223 BA, .335 OBP, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 SB, 9 errors for .946 FP
Bill Mueller - DL, .252, .357 OBP, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 1 SB, 8 errors for .905 FP
Kenny Lofton - .286BA, .343 OBP, 8RBI, 9 SB, 1 error for .984 FP
Nomar Garciaparra - .360 BA, .424 OBP, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 1 SB, no errors thus far
Brett Tomko - 4-1, 2.93 ERA, 43 IP in 7 starts, 28 K to 11 BB, 1.16 WHIP
Jae Seo - 1-2, 6.00 ERA, 33 IP in 6 starts and 1 relief appearance, 24K to 11BB, 1.55 WHIP
Danys Baez - 2-2, 3.38 ERA, 18.2 IP in 18 appearances, 14 K to 4 BB, 1.45 WHIP
Grady Little - 18-19, has a personality
What would I say in grading these acquisitions?
Furcal : C+. It's nice that he has speed and plate discipline, but his BA and fielding percentage are terrible. So we're supposed to leave a gold glover on the bench while he bobbles around trying to play short? Furcal only committed 15 errors last year, but is looking more like years past when he committed 20+ at short. He has only made 1 error at second, and would be better off moving there than Izturis.
Mueller: B. The guy is solid in the lineup, and a decent third baseman, but he his prone to injury, which caused his downward slide. He was probably not necessary, with Willy Aybar's impressive debut last year, but the injury allows the Dodgers to give Aybar another tryout, to determine how good he actually is.
Lofton: A-. He has done about everything you would expect, except maybe hit for a slightly higher average. He does not have much of an arm in the outfield, but has good range thanks to his speed. His speed, on top of Furcal and Repko make the Dodgers a speedy team again.
Nomar: A+. Nomar has learned a new position well, he has hit well, he has hit for power, and that alone would give a guy liscence to be a prima donna. Nomar's personality is still great. An excellent acquisition for Los Angeles, and he should stick around as long as he can.
Tomko: A. Brought over to replace Jeff Weaver, and exceed expectations already. Coming off an 8-15 season last year, not much was expected of him except pitching 180-200 innings. He has been solid and consistent. Also a great clubhouse guy. No ace, but solid nonetheless.
Seo: D+. He's anything but consistent. Duaner Sanchez, who was forgone for him, was and has been that. Seo is an upgrade over past 5th starters, but right now is barely looking better than Jose Lima. Not a lot of presence.
Baez: F. Is it harsh to judge him in the wake of the loss to the Giants? Absolutely not. He was given a 3 run lead, so it was just barely a save situation for him. He had the last two days to rest, even. He blew it, and quite miserably. Even with Aybar's error and JD Drew's terrible throw, he blew it. He now has a walks + hits per innings pitched ratio of 1.45, which is worse than everyone else on the team except for Seo, Perez, Hamulack, and Osoria. The closer should be at the top of that list. Also, he had a situation with the bases loaded, and he gave up a flyout on a 1-2 count. Had he gone for the inside corner at least he might have been more successful, but he pitched in the same spot as the two pitches fouled away, low outside corner, inducing a flyout, the last thing he would have wanted then. The groundout would have been risky if the double play didn't work. The strikeout was critical, and he failed. He has blown more than a third of his save oppurtunities, and that makes him a failure.
Little: B-. Still is too trusting of pitching staffs, and veteran position players. Invites too much second guessing from fans. A fun manager to hear talk though, and encouraging when talking to him.
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