artie_fufkin wrote:

Max wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

- Freese's ankles are more of a concern than the team is letting on.  Not because he isn't healing or rehabbing well, but because he apparently simply has small ankles for a man his size.

FWIW, when looking at the old news reels, it has often caught my attention that the Bambino appeared to have very small ankles for a man his size.

I think you're the very first person to notice that.

Thanks, I'll add that next to the "luxury tax system creates a AAAA farm system for the rich teams" post in my permanent list of great original thoughts.

I believe there is something called a take sign, for those players who aren't patient enough.  As for those 63 BB, he also had 148 K's, which was WAY more than anyone else on the team, 160% of the total of the next closest, Matt Holliday (who had 1.28x as many ABs as Rasmus).  Which raises a better point, that his AB's were 5th on the team, and that has something to do with quantity of BB's (and K's), and I am sure you are aware that the rate that he draws BBs is more informative than the sum total.

In any event, it only pertains to batting him before Pujols.  We don't need another .263 hitter who strikes out a lot, especially one who when he does get a hit just might hit a bases clearing home run, batting in front of Pujols.

Last edited by Max (12/24/2010 2:20 pm)

tkihshbt wrote:

His swing is always going to have him prone to striking out a lot. If he matures as a hitter, he might settle into Edmonds territory where he still strikes out, but is able to hit for a high average.

We can hope, but let's accept one thing straight away, Jim Edmonds was far more intelligent that the fellow Rasmus appears to be.