Analyze This is a new blog series in which special assistant Jesse Behr looks at a variety of intriguing and comparable stats that could stir up some discussion. Today, we’ll look at how a few key players have fared since getting dealt this past July in order of descending VORP:
Diamondbacks RHP Daniel Hudson
Traded on July 30th(from CHA)
6-1, 1.67 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 59 SO in 64.2 IP
Phillies RHP Roy Oswalt
Traded on July 29th(from HOU)
7-1, 1.94 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 61 SO in 69.2 IP
Angels RHP Dan Haren
Traded on July 25th(from ARI)
3-4, 3.12 ERA, 1.19 WHIP 65 SO in 75.0 IP
Cardinals RHP Jake Westbrook
Traded on July 31st(from SLN)
2-3, 3.26 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 42 SO in 58.0 IP
White Sox RHP Edwin Jackson
Traded on July 30th(from ARI)
3-2, 3.25 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 59 SO in 55.1 IP
Yankees RHP Kerry Wood
Traded on July 31st(from CLE)
2-0, 0.44 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 24 SO in 20.2 IP
Padres INF Miguel Tejada
Traded on July 29th(from BAL)
190 PA, 7 HR, 24 RBI, .267/.321/.443
.087 MLVr, .281 TAv, 10.5 VORP
Pirates RHP James McDonald
Traded on July 31st(from LAN)
3-4, 3.49 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 44 SO in 49.0 IP
Braves SS Alex Gonzalez
Traded on July 14th(from TOR)
246 PA, 5 HR, 35 RBI, .267/.321/.418
Tigers 3B Jhonny Peralta
Traded on July 28th(from CLE)
186 PA, 7 HR, 31 RBI, .271/.328/.440
Giants LHP Javier Lopez
Trades on July 31st(from PIT)
2-0, 1.06 ERA, 0.59 WHIP 12 SO in 17.0 IP
Dodgers LHP Ted Lilly
Traded on July 31st(from CHC)
5-3, 4.12 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 52 SO in 54.2 IP
Twins RHP Matt Capps
Traded on July 30th(from WAS)
1-0, 2.45 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 16 SO in 22.0 IP
Rangers LHP Cliff Lee
Traded on July 9th(from SEA)
3-5, 4.36 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 77 SO in 88.2 IP
Yankees 1B Lance Berkman
Traded on July 31st (from HOU)
84 PA, 0 HR, 5 RBI, .306 /.405/.389
Braves OF Rick Ankiel
Traded July 31st(from KC)
107 PA, 1 HR, 7 RBI, .204/.308/.301
-.182 MLVr, .230 TAv, -2.2 VORP
Padres OF Ryan Ludwick
Traded on July 31st(from SLN)
179 PA, 4 HR, 18 RBI, .237/.324/.353
-.056 MLVr, .259 TAv, -1.8 VORP
Of these players, who has been the most valuable to their new team? Who has been the least?
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Am I reading correctly that he's had a 16.6 VORP?
I'd still go with Oz, though. Nice to see he still has some gas in the tank, even if he's pitching for a team I don't like. He deserves better than he got from Houston.
What Lee did do when he came over was help the Rangers win 4 or 5 one run games they would not have won with Scott Feldman or Rich Harden getting those rotation starts.
Also what Cliff Lee did do - that won't show up in stats anywhere - was go deep in every start he pitched in with complete games and 8 inning outings littered through his past performances allowing the bullpen to rest and be utilized when other Ranger starters (Colby Lewis, Tommy Hunter, CJ etc...) would hit the proverbial wall in their 6th and 7th inning with regularity.
Justin Smoak was a high price to pay - but the Rangers have a chance to get their money's worth from Cliff Lee especially if they can ink the Arkansas native to a deal to anchor their staff for a few years.
On the other hand Jorge Cantu? ... not so much