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Orcin · 07-07-2014, 02:53 PM

Left Field

Outfielders that bat from the right side with defensive skills and power are extremely rare. For this exercise, please keep in mind that my ratings scale is 20-80 (50 being average). I filtered the player database on my scout’s ratings as follows: Bats=R, CON=50, PWR=50, EYE=50, OF RNG=55 and OF ERR=55. Using 2021 stats, I required 375 PA (approx. 110 games) to eliminate part-time players and filtered for OPS > .715 (because this was the “OPS+ = 100” average value last year).

The resulting list was 5 players. By the way, if I increase all of the offensive ratings to 55, the list is reduced to one player: Miami RF Giancarlo Stanton. So it is a very small population of really good right-handed hitting outfielders.

Sorting the list by last year’s OPS, Dutch Deol is #3. Ahead of him are Stanton and Texas CF Chris Snider, a guy that was discussed often in trade talks last year. Snider is paid the same as Dutch Deol, and looks just like him on paper except that Snider can play center field. Deol only plays the corners, but he does that extremely well.

My roster is delicately balanced (did I mention that I am a Libra?). I want my left fielder to bat right-handed to balance my lineup. I want my center fielder to play exceptional defense (Almora). I want my fourth outfielder to make less than $5M/year (i.e. starter money). For all of these reasons, my roster could include Deol or Snider, but not both. That’s why Snider is not already here. My scout says Deol (nine months older) has a better eye and therefore more upside.

Obviously, I can’t afford Stanton even if he were available, so I can’t really improve on Dutch Deol in left field unless I go with a left-handed hitter. They are far more common, and I have a couple of candidates already in Vance Knox and PCL Player of the Year Victor Sharp. There’s no reason for me to trade for a LH-batting left fielder and tie up a bunch of money there. I can find those on the waiver wire, or acquire a good overpaid one via trade any day of the week.

Before I leave the subject, I expanded the list by using career stats instead of last year, increasing the PA to 1000, and using an arbitrary maximum age of 30. The list dropped to two players: Deol and Boston CF Clint Frazier (didn’t make last year’s list because he had an off-year at age 27). I checked with Boston but Frazier is not available.

This analysis convinced me that I need to give Deol another shot to prove himself worthy of a spot in the lineup and his lofty salary. He is on a short leash.

07-07-2014, 02:53 PM	#249
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,850	Left Field Outfielders that bat from the right side with defensive skills and power are extremely rare. For this exercise, please keep in mind that my ratings scale is 20-80 (50 being average). I filtered the player database on my scout’s ratings as follows: Bats=R, CON=50, PWR=50, EYE=50, OF RNG=55 and OF ERR=55. Using 2021 stats, I required 375 PA (approx. 110 games) to eliminate part-time players and filtered for OPS > .715 (because this was the “OPS+ = 100” average value last year). The resulting list was 5 players. By the way, if I increase all of the offensive ratings to 55, the list is reduced to one player: Miami RF Giancarlo Stanton. So it is a very small population of really good right-handed hitting outfielders. Sorting the list by last year’s OPS, Dutch Deol is #3. Ahead of him are Stanton and Texas CF Chris Snider, a guy that was discussed often in trade talks last year. Snider is paid the same as Dutch Deol, and looks just like him on paper except that Snider can play center field. Deol only plays the corners, but he does that extremely well. My roster is delicately balanced (did I mention that I am a Libra?). I want my left fielder to bat right-handed to balance my lineup. I want my center fielder to play exceptional defense (Almora). I want my fourth outfielder to make less than $5M/year (i.e. starter money). For all of these reasons, my roster could include Deol or Snider, but not both. That’s why Snider is not already here. My scout says Deol (nine months older) has a better eye and therefore more upside. Obviously, I can’t afford Stanton even if he were available, so I can’t really improve on Dutch Deol in left field unless I go with a left-handed hitter. They are far more common, and I have a couple of candidates already in Vance Knox and PCL Player of the Year Victor Sharp. There’s no reason for me to trade for a LH-batting left fielder and tie up a bunch of money there. I can find those on the waiver wire, or acquire a good overpaid one via trade any day of the week. Before I leave the subject, I expanded the list by using career stats instead of last year, increasing the PA to 1000, and using an arbitrary maximum age of 30. The list dropped to two players: Deol and Boston CF Clint Frazier (didn’t make last year’s list because he had an off-year at age 27). I checked with Boston but Frazier is not available. This analysis convinced me that I need to give Deol another shot to prove himself worthy of a spot in the lineup and his lofty salary. He is on a short leash.