OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - BoSox near a deal for Crisp, or "what's wrong with Andy Marte?"

MrWorkrate · 01-22-2006, 02:10 PM

The thing with Crisp is that he's decent right now, but isn't a polished hitter. He had trouble against lefthanded pitching last year (.252/.305/.391), and has below average range in center field, where they're going to put him. In contrast, Marte has spent the last three years as the Braves #1 or #2 prospect in their entire system, dropping a .269/.364/.525 line in AA as a 20 year old and a .275/.372/.506 line in AAA as a 21 year old. John Sickels last year called Marte the #1 hitting prospect in baseball. His defense has gotten better, and looks to be at least a league average third baseman range-wise with a strong arm. Marte cut down his strikeouts and increased his walks last season, even with the jump from AA to AAA.

Now, Crisp could be the next Damon, and he's a much more affordable option than Damon ended up being, but if it were 1994, would you have traded Chipper Jones for Marquis Grissom?

01-22-2006, 02:10 PM	#8
MrWorkrate All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,262	The thing with Crisp is that he's decent right now, but isn't a polished hitter. He had trouble against lefthanded pitching last year (.252/.305/.391), and has below average range in center field, where they're going to put him. In contrast, Marte has spent the last three years as the Braves #1 or #2 prospect in their entire system, dropping a .269/.364/.525 line in AA as a 20 year old and a .275/.372/.506 line in AAA as a 21 year old. John Sickels last year called Marte the #1 hitting prospect in baseball. His defense has gotten better, and looks to be at least a league average third baseman range-wise with a strong arm. Marte cut down his strikeouts and increased his walks last season, even with the jump from AA to AAA. Now, Crisp could be the next Damon, and he's a much more affordable option than Damon ended up being, but if it were 1994, would you have traded Chipper Jones for Marquis Grissom? __________________ I used to come here a lot. Now, not so much.