6 Responses to “Chisox: Where’s The “O”?”

1. Djibouti Says:
   May 24th, 2010 at 2:25 pm

   That 2 for the Indians is a bit deceiving because of the platooning they've been doing (and kind of funny that the 2 guys that register are now on the DL). In a position-by-position breakdown, they're hitting below 101 at C, 1B, 2B, SS, and CF.

   Cabrera's replacement at SS, Jason Donald has an OPS+ of -12 through 6 G

2. Johnny Twisto Says:
   May 24th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

   But OPS+ adjusts for the park, so in theory it doesn't matter whether it's a hitter's park or not.

   I'm pretty sure OPS+ and ERA+ numbers are based on old park factors right now, so any in-season numbers should be taken with a grain of salt.

3. Chris Says:
   May 24th, 2010 at 2:40 pm

   The Astros would have been tied with the White Sox had they not released Kaz Matsui last week.

4. Chris Says:
   May 24th, 2010 at 2:42 pm

   Oops, maybe he didn't have enough AB...but every single player on their team except for Lance Berkman has an OPS+ below 101 so take your pick!

5. Kahuna Tuna Says:
   May 24th, 2010 at 4:35 pm

   (requiring onbase_plus_slugging_plus≤100 and Qualified for league batting title)

   Boy, is that misleading for the Padres, who have the third-worst team OPS+ in the National League. Chase Headley is right at 100, but Jerry Hairston has an OPS+ of 53. Meanwhile, the Padres' regular shortstop and center fielder, Everth Cabrera and Tony Gwynn, who just miss qualifying for the batting title due to injuries and inability to hit, respectively, have OPS+'s of 52 and 57.

6. Jeff H Says:
   May 25th, 2010 at 8:43 am

   The Tigers have an all or nothing team right now. Cabrera, Damon, Ordonez, Jackson, Boesch and Guillen are all OPS+ 124 or better. Everybody else with any meaningful number of PA's is at OPS+ 85 or worse.

   http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2010.shtml