Comments on: Should the O’s Sign a DH or Starting Pitcher? https://baltimoresportsandlife.com/os-sign-dh-starting-pitcher/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:08:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.12 By: Jeff Long https://baltimoresportsandlife.com/os-sign-dh-starting-pitcher/#comment-2185 Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:46:14 +0000 http://baltimoresportsandlife.com/?p=13975#comment-2185 Not too worried about Morales’ baserunning here, his OBP is more important. I’d rather have a guy on base all the time who can’t run, vs. a guy who doesn’t get on as much but runs well. Here’s a breakdown of the ideal 2 hitter (sabermetrically speaking):

The old-school book says to put a bat-control guy here. Not a great hitter, but someone who can move the lead-off hitter over for one of the next two hitters to drive in.

The Books says the #2 hitter comes to bat in situations about as important as the #3 hitter, but more often. That means the #2 hitter should be better than the #3 guy, and one of the best three hitters overall. And since he bats with the bases empty more often than the hitters behind him, he should be a high-OBP player. Doesn’t sound like someone who should be sacrificing, does it?

]]> By: Adam https://baltimoresportsandlife.com/os-sign-dh-starting-pitcher/#comment-2184 Wed, 25 Dec 2013 05:37:22 +0000 http://baltimoresportsandlife.com/?p=13975#comment-2184 morales is a pretty bad baserunner. Hitting him 2nd would be awful.

]]> By: lazaro burcet https://baltimoresportsandlife.com/os-sign-dh-starting-pitcher/#comment-2183 Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:10:19 +0000 http://baltimoresportsandlife.com/?p=13975#comment-2183 the main reason to sign morales is that in case they may not resign david ,they will have morales as a plan B.

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