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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SH | RBI | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2006 | TBA | 25 | 52 | 198 | 183 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 | .224 | .260 | .311 | .207 | -4.6 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | TBA | 26 | 31 | 105 | 97 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .155 | .184 | .206 | .158 | -9.2 | -3.0 | -1.2 |
| 2008 | TBA | 27 | 62 | 227 | 198 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 100 | 25 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | .253 | .339 | .505 | .287 | 12.2 | -2.1 | 1.0 |
| 2009 | TBA | 28 | 152 | 599 | 501 | 91 | 149 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 272 | 91 | 104 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 17 | 6 | .297 | .405 | .543 | .326 | 60.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| 2010 | TBA | 29 | 151 | 655 | 541 | 77 | 129 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 191 | 92 | 107 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 75 | 24 | 3 | .238 | .346 | .353 | .267 | 24.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 2011 | TBA | 30 | 156 | 674 | 588 | 99 | 158 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 276 | 77 | 128 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 91 | 19 | 6 | .269 | .353 | .469 | .307 | 47.1 | -5.6 | 4.4 |
| 2012 | TBA | 31 | 157 | 668 | 560 | 88 | 151 | 39 | 7 | 20 | 264 | 97 | 103 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 74 | 14 | 9 | .270 | .377 | .471 | .315 | 47.1 | -0.4 | 5.0 |
| 2013 | TBA | 32 | 42 | 185 | 159 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | .252 | .346 | .390 | .278 | 7.2 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
| Career | 803 | 3311 | 2827 | 428 | 733 | 170 | 27 | 95 | 1242 | 416 | 554 | 16 | 36 | 16 | 415 | 84 | 27 | .259 | .354 | .439 | .291 | 184.7 | -2.2 | 19.2 | ||
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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | PA | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | FRAA | BRR | BVORP | BWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 2004 | TCV | A- | 68 | 310 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .367 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2005 | LEX | A | 68 | 310 | .295 | .266 | .343 | .409 | .000 | .341 | 107 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 3 | 10.4 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | SLM | A+ | 42 | 180 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .361 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2006 | TBA | MLB | 52 | 198 | .207 | .266 | .320 | .414 | .000 | .247 | 101 | -11.7 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | -1.8 | -4.6 | -0.4 | -4.6 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | CCH | AA | 83 | 381 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .369 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2006 | DUR | AAA | 18 | 82 | .291 | .260 | .325 | .396 | .000 | .339 | 101 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | -2.9 | -1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | TBA | MLB | 31 | 105 | .158 | .266 | .326 | .414 | .000 | .182 | 103 | -11.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -9.2 | -1.2 | -9.2 | -1.2 |
| 2007 | DUR | AAA | 61 | 276 | .292 | .263 | .328 | .404 | .000 | .306 | 104 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | TBA | MLB | 62 | 227 | .287 | .263 | .330 | .408 | .000 | .252 | 100 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | -2.1 | -0.1 | 12.2 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 1.0 |
| 2008 | VRO | A+ | 4 | 15 | .214 | .250 | .309 | .373 | .000 | .333 | 111 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 0 | -0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | DUR | AAA | 20 | 88 | .338 | .278 | .345 | .427 | .000 | .423 | 112 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | TBA | MLB | 152 | 599 | .326 | .260 | .322 | .412 | .000 | .326 | 99 | 42.5 | 17.3 | -2 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 60.1 | 6.9 | 60.1 | 6.9 |
| 2010 | TBA | MLB | 151 | 655 | .267 | .256 | .319 | .402 | .000 | .273 | 98 | 4.5 | 18.5 | -4.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 24.8 | 2.8 | 24.8 | 2.8 |
| 2011 | TBA | MLB | 156 | 674 | .307 | .253 | .314 | .399 | .000 | .310 | 94 | 31.5 | 12.1 | -2.3 | -5.6 | 5.0 | 47.1 | 4.4 | 47.1 | 4.4 |
| 2012 | TBA | MLB | 157 | 668 | .315 | .256 | .315 | .414 | .000 | .296 | 95 | 36.3 | 12.0 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -5.2 | 47.1 | 5.0 | 47.1 | 5.0 |
| 2013 | TBA | MLB | 42 | 185 | .278 | .246 | .313 | .397 | .257 | .285 | 97 | 3.3 | 5.1 | -0.6 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 0.6 |
| 2013 | USA | int | 4 | 14 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .300 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | MLB | 3311 | .292 | .257 | .319 | .407 | .259 | .288 | 97 | 105 | 88.0 | -4.5 | -2.4 | 0.7 | 189.0 | 19.5 | 189.0 | 19.5 | ||
Statistics For All Levels
| Year | Team | Lg | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2004 | TCV | A- | 310 | 50 | 87 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 4 | .339 | .435 | .463 | .125 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | SLM | A+ | 180 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .472 | .496 | .163 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | LEX | A | 310 | 45 | 75 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 47 | 35 | 16 | 5 | .304 | .419 | .413 | .109 | .295 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | TBA | MLB | 198 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .224 | .260 | .311 | .087 | .207 | -4.6 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | DUR | AAA | 82 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .304 | .390 | .377 | .072 | .291 | 0.0 | -2.9 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | CCH | AA | 381 | 57 | 103 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 55 | 46 | 9 | 5 | .327 | .429 | .473 | .146 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | TBA | MLB | 105 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .155 | .184 | .206 | .052 | .158 | -9.2 | -3.0 | -1.2 |
| 2007 | DUR | AAA | 276 | 42 | 62 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 43 | 38 | 8 | 3 | .279 | .403 | .455 | .176 | .292 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | TBA | MLB | 227 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 0 | .253 | .339 | .505 | .253 | .287 | 12.2 | -2.1 | 1.0 |
| 2008 | VRO | A+ | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .357 | .071 | .214 | 0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | DUR | AAA | 88 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 1 | .366 | .471 | .577 | .211 | .338 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | TBA | MLB | 599 | 91 | 149 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 91 | 91 | 104 | 17 | 6 | .297 | .405 | .543 | .246 | .326 | 60.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| 2010 | TBA | MLB | 655 | 77 | 129 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 75 | 92 | 107 | 24 | 3 | .238 | .346 | .353 | .115 | .267 | 24.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 2011 | TBA | MLB | 674 | 99 | 158 | 46 | 6 | 20 | 91 | 77 | 128 | 19 | 6 | .269 | .353 | .469 | .201 | .307 | 47.1 | -5.6 | 4.4 |
| 2012 | TBA | MLB | 668 | 88 | 151 | 39 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 97 | 103 | 14 | 9 | .270 | .377 | .471 | .202 | .315 | 47.1 | -0.4 | 5.0 |
| 2013 | TBA | MLB | 185 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 0 | .252 | .346 | .390 | .138 | .278 | 7.2 | -1.1 | 0.6 |
| 2013 | USA | int | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .429 | .273 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Injury History beta
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2012-08-06 | 2012-08-06 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | Upper Back | Spasms | - | - | |
| 2012-06-11 | 2012-06-14 | DTD | 3 | 0 | Right | Hand | Contusion | - | - | |
| 2011-09-30 | 2011-09-30 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Elbow | Contusion | HBP | - | - |
| 2011-09-03 | 2011-09-05 | DTD | 2 | 2 | - | Neck | Stiffness | - | - | |
| 2011-07-20 | 2011-07-21 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Left | Lower Leg | Contusion | Foul Ball | - | - |
| 2011-07-04 | 2011-07-05 | DTD | 1 | 1 | General Medical | Illness | - | |||
| 2011-03-04 | 2011-03-05 | Camp | 1 | 0 | Right | Ankle | Soreness | - | ||
| 2010-07-29 | 2010-08-04 | DTD | 6 | 6 | Low Back | Strain | - | |||
| 2008-03-21 | 2008-05-12 | 15-DL | 52 | 37 | Left | Thumb | Surgery | Fractured Thumb | 2008-04-07 | |
| 2007-08-19 | 2007-09-28 | 15-DL | 40 | 37 | Right | Abdomen | Strain | Oblique | - |
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| 2011-04-07 13:00:00 | Tampa Bay -- DOA? (Mike from Cleveland) | The difference between the Rays and the Red Sox is that the loss of Longoria could be a crippling blow. Not only is he by far their best hitter, but putting Sean Rodriguez into a platoon at third base deprives Joe Maddon of the flexibility which his multi-position arrangement involving Ben Zobrist produces. Plus I was never sold on the idea that Dan Johnson is a real solution at first base. They're not dead yet, but the Rays are in worse shape than the Sox as far as the big picture goes. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2011-03-08 14:00:00 | What do you think of Ben Zobrist as a MIF option this year? (bfitzge3 from Upstate NY) | I like him. His BABIP and line drive rates dropped last year, bringing down the AVG and power, but both rebounded somewhat in the second half. He still has a solid batting eye and can steal, so I'm figuring on something around .260 with 16-18 homers and 20 or so steals, very valuable in any league. (Cory Schwartz) |
| 2010-12-20 13:00:00 | I'm high on both Gordon Beckham and Ben Zobrist for next year. Are you in? (Mike r from Tacoma) | Zobrist will have more power next year, but I can't see him consistently slugging over .470. I also think Beckham will play closer to his production in 2009 than 2010, but I don't see him being a consistent offensive threat either. I'd say I'm medium-high on them. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2010-11-02 13:00:00 | Seriously Jose Bautista? Eric, have you ever seen a more surprising number than 54 hrs for bautista this season? Any chance he even can even hit 40 next year? (Kenneth from 30 Rockefeller Center) | Well, Luiz Gonzalez's 57 home runs were very surprising but his seasonal tallies prior to that year were at least in the 23-30 range. Brady Anderson was a big surprise, but this feels differently, perhaps because I really believe Bautista was not on steroids. Maybe that's foolhardy on my part but I buy into the idea of a completely changed swing. I don't get why we're so quick to believe Ben Zobrist had an awesome 2009 because of a new swing but not Bautista. Zobrist's approach translated to a higher BA and SLG, Bautista's to more home runs. There is a difference, but people are so damn protective of home runs that it skews our perspective on a lot of things.
As for next year, I'll say 36 home runs for Bautista. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2010-08-26 13:00:00 | how about Ben Zobrist last year? (In Re: Bautista from tampa) | Well, Zobrist broke out in 2008, and he's younger than both players. He's had a very strange 2010, where a lot of the power he showed over two seasons didn't stick like it should have, but he's still remained useful due to his patience. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-07-23 13:00:00 | Am I being punished or something? My condo floods and makes me miss a flight and next thing I know I go from the everyday 2b to chopped liver over the last 2 weeks. (Sean-Rod from St Pete) | Between you, Reid Brignac, Jason Bartlett and Ben Zobrist, the Rays certainly have a lot of middle infield options to sort through, and a lot of ways Joe Maddon can try to match them up. So long as you're still on the roster, it's pretty likely your turn will come, though you may be the low man on the totem pole given how much organizational love there is for the other three. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-07-09 13:00:00 | Think Ben Zobrist could pull off a 15/30 type season when all is said and done? (Trevor27 from Miami) | I do love Zorilla. His power has kind of cratered this year, but I don't know if it's gone forever. I can see that happening for sure. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-06-28 14:00:00 | Almost halfway through the season, is it safe to say that Ben Zobrist is a very good player and not the very GREAT player we witnessed last season? 5 homers and a .414 slugging so far... (Peter from San Diego) | Yes, I think it's safe to say that. While I don't entirely dismiss what Zobrist did last year as a fluke - he remade his swing, with impressive results - it's clear he's not immune from some serious regression to the mean. Luckily, he's not a one-dimensional player, so he brings plate discipline and versatility in the field even if he's not matching last year's 27 homers and .543 SLG. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-04-28 13:00:00 | How do you pick your big-league Q&A subjects? Is it whoever seems most accessible, or do you arrange it ahead of time? Have you ever had an unruly subject? (mallen from Denver) | Accessible plays a role in that they are preferable to players who are notorious inaccessible, i.e. are likely to stick to cliched answers and short ones at that. I've encountered a few such animals and have simply bagged the interview entirely so as not to waste everyone's time. Interestingly, the most recent Bull-Durham case I encountered was a Yankees Double-A player [not Romine] who I assumed would like to talk about his game. Instead, he was either dumb as a rock or simply has no use for reporters.
And,of course, players are not always readily available when you pursue them. Ben Zobrist was a recent target at Fenway, but I simply couldn't catch up to him that day. So, if you're reading this Ben, be forewarned that you're on THE LIST. (David Laurila) |
| 2010-03-26 13:00:00 | wher do you see sean rodriguez fitting in tampa? (mjk415 from elmhurst,ill) | The Rays seem to be bursting at the seams with talent right now. Joe Maddon has some interesting options when it comes to where Ben Zobrist plays, and who that leaves in the mix. If Zobrist is a second baseman, Rodriguez and Reid Brignac probably compete for the final utility spot and the Matt Joyce/Gabe Kapler platoon goes off as planned. If Zobrist is a right fielder, Rodriguez has a shot at winning the second base job.
The fact that he can play the outfield as well as the other infield positions certainly works in his favor if he goes the utility route. Oh, and an aside to a reader whom I'll leave unidentified: the surest way for me to ignore any question you ever ask in a chat until the end of time is to complain about the pace of things in my chat. I'm not Keith Law firing off two-syllable answers, though I'll gladly give you one: GET BENT. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-02-17 16:00:00 | If you're Andrew Friedman, do you sign Branyan, and if so, how do you make it work on the roster? (Stephanie from DC) | Yeah, I think signing Branyan would be a great idea. He bats lefty and they've already got flexibility with Sean Rodriguez and Ben Zobrist on the roster. Clearly he isn't commanding a massive salary, so I don't really see the downside. Plus, the value of a marginal win to the Rays is very high. (Tommy Bennett) |
| 2010-02-05 13:00:00 | In a dynasty league and just picked up Ben Zobrist. Do you see him coming close to his 2009 production and how long do you think he'll be around for? (Chris from Boston) | Zorilla! I'm not sure he'll have as much power as he did in 2009, but he'll have enough to make it worth it, and enough that if he ends up in right field he'll be very worthwhile there as well. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-02-09 13:00:00 | Do you think Carl Crawford gets dealt before the deadline this year, paving the way for Jennings? Or do you see an outfield of Crawford, Jennings and Upton heading into August? (tommybones from brooklyn) | I think it all depends upon where the Rays are in the standings. Crawford is obviously more likely to get dealt if they're out of it.
That said, it's going to be *very* interesting to see what happens, because there's a line of thinking that says they keep Crawford and trade Upton at the point when his value is on the rise again. Remember, they've also got to figure out where Ben Zobrist fits, and Matt Joyce... suffice it to say that they've got an enviable amount of depth and flexibility. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-01-21 13:00:00 | How much trouble is ranking Ben Zobrist going to give you this year? (Stephanie from DC) | None! I know where Zorilla is going already. Spoiler alert: I'm a big fan (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-12-29 15:00:00 | Ben Zobrist 2009 - peak year, or does he have a couple more of those in store before the current Rays championship contention window closes? (Phil S. from NJ) | Peak year. .280/.350/.440 with plus defense at second, just not the crazy stuff his numbers indicate. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-12-09 13:00:00 | This has not been brought up at all that I have seen, but does it make sense for the Rays to trade Ben Zobrist this off-season? Here is a guy who had an incredible season last year (his age 28 season), a season that no one expected. His salary is reasonable and his trade value has never been (and probably never will be) higher. Do you REALLY see him duplicating his performance from last season? I think he'll still be a solid player, but he has probably already peaked. You can trade him now and get far better return on him then you will down the road. What are your thoughts? (JoshC77 from Columbus, OH) | I don't that his trade value is all that high, because of the perception that it was a fluke season in less than full-time play. I understand where you're coming from, but I don't think Zobrist's trade value matches his actual value, so you keep him and play him. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-11-24 13:00:00 | Why wasn't Ben Zobrist a bigger story during the season? His numbers weren't historic in and of themselves, but has a utility player ever hit like that? And has any player ever hit like that at age 28 after putting up a .200/.228/.275 line in his age 25-26 seasons combined? (Rex Little from Big Bear, CA) | Zobrist excelled under the radar for a couple of reasons in my opinion, dealing with the Rays falling out of the race relatively early as well as Zobrist's utility status and prior track record. He didn't garner regular playing time until Iwamura went out and nothing was really expected of him to begin with, unlike teammate Carlos Pena whom everyone always saw as having star potential. Plus, the vast majority of fans thought his season was a fluke, and analysts may have become skeptical since so much of the WARP-type value comes from small samples of defense at several positions. While Zobrist legitimately had a fantastic season with the bat and the glove, it may take two more years of similar production before anyone really gives him credit. If the Rays rebound, however, in part thanks to his numbers, I doubt he'll really care. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2009-12-01 13:00:00 | Would you expect Ben Zobrist or Aaron Hill to duplicate their performances in 2010? Between those two and Gordon Beckham's move to 2B, how much more or less valuable is a premiere second baseman next year? (Ethan from New York, NY) | I actually like Ben Zobrist a lot. He hit pretty well in 2008 too, so it's nice to see him keep things going this past season. I haven't looked at Hill in detail yet (second base is this week's ranking redux though, so you won't have to wait long), but if the three of those players continue to hit, then yes, second base has a lot more worthwhile options that might add some depth to the rankings. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-12-01 13:00:00 | What does the future hold for Sean Rodriguez in Tampa? (Jack from TB) | Tough for me to answer that, given the Rays aren't even sure where he's going to play yet. He could fill the old Ben Zobrist role if they keep Z at second base, but with Aki gone maybe he gets to play second if Zobrist moves to the outfield permanently. Either way, I think he'll be productive in his role. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-10-07 14:30:00 | Ben Zobrist, baseball's leader in WAR, MVP-candidate? (jlarsen from Chicago) | With the Twins making the playoffs, the AL MVP debate is over, for all intents and purposes. The only question now is whether or not Mauer will be a unanimous choice. I don't think he will, but I do think the public opinion of the race has swung strongly in his favor. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-10-06 13:30:00 | How much regression, both offensively and defensively, from Ben Zobrist in 2010? Can we see even more of a breakout? (jlarsen from chicago) | I think there will be some regression there. I don't think he'll be one of the top five players in the American League, though I think he has certainly established himself a guy who deserves to play every day and will be productive over 600 plate appearances. (John Perrotto) |
| 2009-09-29 13:00:00 | All told, I'd imagine the two most disappointing teams this year were the Mets and then secondly the Cubs.
For the AL, is it resoundingly the Rays? (Warner from Kansas) | The Rays have been disappointing, but not devastatingly so. In the beginning, they played well but lost a lot of games they should have won. They collapsed down the stretch which was a bit surprising, and seemed to coincide with the loss of Carlos Pena (Ben Zobrist got his first start at 1B the other day -- why didn't they do that all along instead of Chris Richard?). Still, a lot of people saw this coming based on regression in the bullpen, and of course dealing Edwin Jackson turned out to be a bigger deal than they (and I to be honest) thought it would be, but that was a financial move. The Indians have to be on that list too, though in retrospect it's hard to see why so many were high on them at the outset. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2009-07-07 13:00:00 | Is Ben Zobrist for real? Can he actually be this type of player from now on? (JFerg from MD) | On paper the performances look rather fluky, but he's always been something of a late bloomer and as I understand it, he's put in a lot of work to rebuild his swing over the past couple of years. I don't expect him to slug .600, but he should have a solid career as a versatile guy with some pop if not quite as much plate discipline as you'd hope. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-07-07 13:00:00 | I think you might be a little off on the plate discipline of Ben Zobrist. That was one of the major positives in his scouting reports from the draft onwards. Right now, he's having an adjustment period as pitchers begin to pitch him differently, but I would actually expect plate discipline to be one of his strengths going forward. (Stephanie from DC) | You're correct, Stephanie. I had Zorilla fixed around a .310 OBP last year when it was actually closer to .340, and he's up around .400 right now with a much higher walk rate than I remembered. Good catch. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-06-18 13:00:00 | You can't go more than two days without another Ben Zobrist homerun. I'm on board and enjoying the ride, but wondered how good you think he really is. (Jonathan from New York) | Z is the man. He's hit .280/.378/.586 with a homer every 14.31 at-bats over his last 372 ABs. His current ISO of .368 might be a bit much, but replicating last year's production seems possible. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-06-15 13:00:00 | As a guy who has followed him for years, how did Ben Zobrist suddenly turn from minor league .300 hitter with very little power into a guy with 13 home runs so far? Change in approach, natural progression, or perhaps something more nefarious? Perhaps the question I'm really asking, is: Is accusing someone of performance enhancing drugs ever a reasonable assumption? (maybeofftopic365 from teaneck, nj) | DRaysBay did a big thing with his hitting coach. On the accusation, yes, that would be wrong. No one should ever say "this guy's doing steroids" without evidence. Now, could you wonder it? Absolutely. As the Raul Ibanez brouhaha has shown, some in the media didn't learn from the late 90's when we didn't ask questions. Ask the question, prove your case, let the athlete make his (and let me make a case for the Athlete's Passport here ...) Baseball fans are going to wonder. That's a price for lost trust, in the same way that a cuckolded spouse is going to wonder if his wife is really going to the store. It's not right, it's not comfortable, but it's how things work. (Will Carroll) |
| 2009-05-18 14:00:00 | Is Ben Zobrist the new Tony Phillips? (Max from Chetwynd, BC) | I really like that comp, in no small part because like Zobrist, Phillips needed an organization change (or two) to catch a break, he's athletic enough to do several things well, and the mid-career power surge makes for an interesting reminder that not every guy who got something going at the plate was in danger of a self-inflicted pharoanic cranium. (Christina Kahrl) |
BP Roundtables
| Date | Roundtable Name | Comment |
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| 2010-10-06 10:00:00 | 2010 Playoffs Day One | Ben Zobrist post-break: .177/.294/.293. Who burst his pumpkin? (Steven Goldman) |
| 2008-10-22 16:30:00 | World Series Game One | "Rocco Baldelli is apparently a late scratch, with Ben Zobrist in the lineup. "*PLUG* Zobrist is scheduled to be on BPR tomorrow." So you Kerriganed Baldelli to get Zobrist into the lineup? Will takes BPR verrrry seriously, people. (Derek Jacques) |
| 2008-10-22 16:30:00 | World Series Game One | Rocco Baldelli is apparently a late scratch, with Ben Zobrist in the lineup. *PLUG* Zobrist is scheduled to be on BPR tomorrow. (Will Carroll) |
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