Post by Saint on Oct 3, 2018 8:00:08 GMT -6
Final group. The roleplayers and backups. All stats taken from baseball-reference.com. I'm attempting this to be a balance of how they met expectations, and how they were actually used compared to how they should have been.
Jake Marisnick: C-/B
.211/.275/.399 10 HR 28 RBI 34 Runs 6 SB 45 Hits 8 Doubles .674 OPS (85 OPS+) 1.7 WAR
I gave Jake a C- as a starter and a B as a roleplayer. He shouldn't be starting regularly despite his awesome defense. His best role is as a 4th OFer and defensive replacement. That being said, he received a B in that role for us. He certainly has plenty of power potential, but the inability to get on base consistently hurts him. His defense is truly fantastic though which makes him such a weapon in close games. His defense alone saved at least 3 games that I can remember. He's also highly valuable in that he's paid pennies compared to Reddick (and soon Springer). We need a real OFer to push him permanently into the roleplayer slot.
Tony Kemp: B-
.263/.351/.392 6 HR 30 RBI 37 Runs 9 SB 67 Hits 15 Doubles .743 OPS (108 OPS+) 0.7 WAR
I'm glad I don't have to eat the brussel sprouts, but I will admit to being happily wrong about Kemp. He was a strong offensive producer for a good portion of the season, and he brought a little pep to the clubhouse and the basepaths when we were lacking it. Unfortunately he is a poor OFer and we don't need a 2B often. I don't know how much use we'll have for him if we get a real OFer in the offseason, or if Straw/Tucker pan out. I wish we had gotten to see him more at 2B. His plate discipline is his best tool from what he has shown so far, but he would actually have potentially been on pace for double digit HRs and possibly 30 Doubles if he had played a full season. Interesting.
Tyler White: A-
.276/.354/.533 12 HR 42 RBI 27 Runs 0 SB 58 Hits 12 Doubles .888 OPS (143 OPS+) 1.6 WAR
You can't say enough about Tyler White and how amazing he was for a few weeks. He ended up with the 2nd best OPS on the team behind only Bregman, and, even with some tail off at the end, hopefully proved that he is deserving of a DH/1B role for us next year. The downside for White is that he's not a very good defensive player and is limited in where he can play. We're already paying Gurriel 13 million a year to primarily play 1B (hopefully DH more next year...) so we'll have to see what type of playing time is available. With two good years in a row now, hopefully White is not a fluke.
J.D. Davis: D-
.175/.248/.223 1 HR 5 RBI 9 Runs 0 SB 18 Hits 2 Doubles .471 OPS (34 OPS+) -0.7 WAR
Fortunately the expectations for Davis were not super high...because he was not good to say the least. Sure, it was only a 113 plate appearances, but they were awful. I hope they don't give up on him because he is obviously too good for AAA, but he is going to have to fight to earn his way back into real playing time.
Derek Fisher: D+
.165/.209/.392 4 HR 11 RBI 13 Runs 2 SB 13 Hits 2 Doubles .602 OPS (63 OPS+) 0.1 WAR
Unlike Davis, I think expectations WERE pretty high for Fisher this year. After some promise last year, I think most people were hoping he would be our everyday LFer. However, poor offense kept him down (and I think I remember him having some questionable attitude issues when he was demoted. Not sure if that's accurate or not.) and, like Davis, he is going to have to work his way back. He did play fairly strong defense though, and his speed is a plus as well. He'll get another chance but he better make the most of it. He'll already be 25 next year.
Kyle Tucker: F (Mostly an Incomplete though.)
.141/.236/.203 0 HR 4 RBI 10 Runs 1 SB 9 hits 2 Doubles .439 OPS (25 OPS+) -0.9 WAR
An F looks bad, but really it was a fail season for Tucker at the MLB level. The plus side is that he's only going to be 22 next year and he killed it in AAA. Still plenty of hope for this guy but he certainly didn't show it this year. I want to pencil him in as the everyday LFer next year, but I don't think we can do that without a backup plan...
Myles Straw: B
.333/.400/.667 1 HR 1 RBI 4 Runs 2 SB 3 Hits 0 Doubles 1.067 OPS (191 OPS+) 0.2 WAR
He really only had a cup of coffee with us, but what a cup of coffee! This kid is exciting to watch with his speed. Obviously his rate stats are blown up due to a surprise (likely infrequent) HR in one of his few ABs, but you can see why he has so much value with the plate discipline and speed. I feel like the guy could easily manage a .350 OBP and 40+ Steals (with a good success rate) if he played consistently. I don't know where he would play, but he's at least a white Willy T. for a few years if we choose to use him. (And don't hate Willy T, he averaged a .329 OBP 34 SB and 160 Hits for us in his two full years with good defense.)
AJ Reed: F-
He be crap.
Tim Federowicz: C-
.225/.262/.400 1 HR 4 RBI 5 Runs 0 SB 9 Hits 4 Doubles .662 OPS (80 OPS+) 0.0 WAR
I should have put him in the Catcher thread, but I honestly forgot we used him for a bit before we got Maldonado. The numbers include his handful of games with Cincy. And hey look, another catcher who had better rate stats than Maldonado this year
. In any case, Fed was a bandaid while the team figured out what to do. We've seen worse.
Jake Marisnick: C-/B
.211/.275/.399 10 HR 28 RBI 34 Runs 6 SB 45 Hits 8 Doubles .674 OPS (85 OPS+) 1.7 WAR
I gave Jake a C- as a starter and a B as a roleplayer. He shouldn't be starting regularly despite his awesome defense. His best role is as a 4th OFer and defensive replacement. That being said, he received a B in that role for us. He certainly has plenty of power potential, but the inability to get on base consistently hurts him. His defense is truly fantastic though which makes him such a weapon in close games. His defense alone saved at least 3 games that I can remember. He's also highly valuable in that he's paid pennies compared to Reddick (and soon Springer). We need a real OFer to push him permanently into the roleplayer slot.
Tony Kemp: B-
.263/.351/.392 6 HR 30 RBI 37 Runs 9 SB 67 Hits 15 Doubles .743 OPS (108 OPS+) 0.7 WAR
I'm glad I don't have to eat the brussel sprouts, but I will admit to being happily wrong about Kemp. He was a strong offensive producer for a good portion of the season, and he brought a little pep to the clubhouse and the basepaths when we were lacking it. Unfortunately he is a poor OFer and we don't need a 2B often. I don't know how much use we'll have for him if we get a real OFer in the offseason, or if Straw/Tucker pan out. I wish we had gotten to see him more at 2B. His plate discipline is his best tool from what he has shown so far, but he would actually have potentially been on pace for double digit HRs and possibly 30 Doubles if he had played a full season. Interesting.
Tyler White: A-
.276/.354/.533 12 HR 42 RBI 27 Runs 0 SB 58 Hits 12 Doubles .888 OPS (143 OPS+) 1.6 WAR
You can't say enough about Tyler White and how amazing he was for a few weeks. He ended up with the 2nd best OPS on the team behind only Bregman, and, even with some tail off at the end, hopefully proved that he is deserving of a DH/1B role for us next year. The downside for White is that he's not a very good defensive player and is limited in where he can play. We're already paying Gurriel 13 million a year to primarily play 1B (hopefully DH more next year...) so we'll have to see what type of playing time is available. With two good years in a row now, hopefully White is not a fluke.
J.D. Davis: D-
.175/.248/.223 1 HR 5 RBI 9 Runs 0 SB 18 Hits 2 Doubles .471 OPS (34 OPS+) -0.7 WAR
Fortunately the expectations for Davis were not super high...because he was not good to say the least. Sure, it was only a 113 plate appearances, but they were awful. I hope they don't give up on him because he is obviously too good for AAA, but he is going to have to fight to earn his way back into real playing time.
Derek Fisher: D+
.165/.209/.392 4 HR 11 RBI 13 Runs 2 SB 13 Hits 2 Doubles .602 OPS (63 OPS+) 0.1 WAR
Unlike Davis, I think expectations WERE pretty high for Fisher this year. After some promise last year, I think most people were hoping he would be our everyday LFer. However, poor offense kept him down (and I think I remember him having some questionable attitude issues when he was demoted. Not sure if that's accurate or not.) and, like Davis, he is going to have to work his way back. He did play fairly strong defense though, and his speed is a plus as well. He'll get another chance but he better make the most of it. He'll already be 25 next year.
Kyle Tucker: F (Mostly an Incomplete though.)
.141/.236/.203 0 HR 4 RBI 10 Runs 1 SB 9 hits 2 Doubles .439 OPS (25 OPS+) -0.9 WAR
An F looks bad, but really it was a fail season for Tucker at the MLB level. The plus side is that he's only going to be 22 next year and he killed it in AAA. Still plenty of hope for this guy but he certainly didn't show it this year. I want to pencil him in as the everyday LFer next year, but I don't think we can do that without a backup plan...
Myles Straw: B
.333/.400/.667 1 HR 1 RBI 4 Runs 2 SB 3 Hits 0 Doubles 1.067 OPS (191 OPS+) 0.2 WAR
He really only had a cup of coffee with us, but what a cup of coffee! This kid is exciting to watch with his speed. Obviously his rate stats are blown up due to a surprise (likely infrequent) HR in one of his few ABs, but you can see why he has so much value with the plate discipline and speed. I feel like the guy could easily manage a .350 OBP and 40+ Steals (with a good success rate) if he played consistently. I don't know where he would play, but he's at least a white Willy T. for a few years if we choose to use him. (And don't hate Willy T, he averaged a .329 OBP 34 SB and 160 Hits for us in his two full years with good defense.)
AJ Reed: F-
He be crap.
Tim Federowicz: C-
.225/.262/.400 1 HR 4 RBI 5 Runs 0 SB 9 Hits 4 Doubles .662 OPS (80 OPS+) 0.0 WAR
I should have put him in the Catcher thread, but I honestly forgot we used him for a bit before we got Maldonado. The numbers include his handful of games with Cincy. And hey look, another catcher who had better rate stats than Maldonado this year
. In any case, Fed was a bandaid while the team figured out what to do. We've seen worse. 
