Saw this posted somewhere and thought it was pretty interesting. Beltran living up to contract now
Here's how he compares to all other center fielders in both the NL and the AL. ( Plus defense and arm ) OPS: 1.038 (1st) OBP: .407 (1st) SLG: .631 (1st) HR: 17 (1st) BB: 36 (2nd) 1st in NL RBI: 44 (3rd) 2nd in NL RUNS: 43 (3rd) 1st in NL XBH: 29 (4th) 1st in NL TB: 118 (4th) 2nd in NL AVG: .294 (6th) 2nd in NL DBL: 12 (8th) 3rd in NL HITS: 55 (13th) 6th in NL
LS, I give you a lot of credit. I know you have been a critic of Beltran, and you and I have argued opposite sides of the coin, as I admit to being a Beltran supporter. This post shows you are fair-minded. I am just glad, for the sake of our team, that he is putting the stench of last season out of our memories.
What is best to see, though, is the way this whole lineup is starting to compliment each other. C-Bel said in an interview that last year he was trying to do too much, but now he just wants to keep the inning going, knowing he has Gado and David behind him. That's great for us to see!
the real Carlos got out of the cage this year, I usually do not predict awards, but the way he's playing, he sure has comeback player of the year wrapped up, Pujols still MVP favorite, but is nice to dream
Quote: Saw this posted somewhere and thought it was pretty interesting. Beltran living up to contract now
Here's how he compares to all other center fielders in both the NL and the AL. ( Plus defense and arm ) OPS: 1.038 (1st) OBP: .407 (1st) SLG: .631 (1st) HR: 17 (1st) BB: 36 (2nd) 1st in NL RBI: 44 (3rd) 2nd in NL RUNS: 43 (3rd) 1st in NL XBH: 29 (4th) 1st in NL TB: 118 (4th) 2nd in NL AVG: .294 (6th) 2nd in NL DBL: 12 (8th) 3rd in NL HITS: 55 (13th) 6th in NL
I hate to say this, but we have to look at him as an outfielder not centerfielder only.
Quote: Why? He's played CF all his life. He's top two or three defensively in the league in CF.
that's not what i am saying, he is an outfielder before he is a centerfielder. In other words, you have to include Vlad and other offensive outfielders as well.
centre field to me has to be considered a separate category because those guys have to be great defensively - fast, rangy, great glove, above-average arm. Corner outfielders have to be good, but not necessarily great defensively, they are usually there for offence first, then defence.
