Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Early Returns Part Tres

Jose Tabata is a newcomer to this series, having been called-up by the Pirates on June 9. The first two installments can be found here and here, and suggestions for additions in future posts are more than welcome.

Melky Cabrera, Braves
.253/.314/.332, .288 wOBA, 2 HR, 3 SB, .284 BABIP

Johnny Damon, Tigers
.287/.387/.422, .364 wOBA, 3 HR, 4 SB, .328 BABIP

Jerry Hairston, Padres
.239/.283/.335, .271 wOBA, 4 HR, 5 SB, .269 BABIP

Eric Hinske, Braves
.314/.383/.551, .401 wOBA, 4 HR, 0 SB, .371 BABIP

Austin Jackson, Tigers
.308/.352/.412, .347 wOBA, 1 HR, 10 SB, .418 BABIP

Hideki Matsui, Angels
.265/.340/.435, .340 wOBA, 9 HR, 0 SB, .302 BABIP

Xavier Nady, Cubs
.250/.330/.424, .333 wOBA, 4 HR, 0 SB, .279 BABIP

Jose Tabata, Pirates
.250/.348/.350, .341 wOBA, 0 HR, 2 SB, .278 BABIP

Brian Bruney, Free Agent
7.64 ERA, 5.44 FIP, 6.10 xFIP, 8.15 K/9, 10.19 BB/9, 17.2 IPa

Tyler Clippard, Nationals
1.51 ERA, 2.76 FIP, 3.91 xFIP, 10.58 K/9, 3.67 BB/9, 41.2 IP

Phil Coke, Tigers
3.18 ERA, 3.41 FIP, 4.78 xFIP, 6.99 K/9, 3.49 BB/9, 28.1 IP

Ian Kennedy, Diamondbacks
3.57 ERA, 4.78 FIP, 4.28 xFIP, 7.85 K/9, 3.16 BB/9, 88.1 IP

Ross Ohlendorf, Pirates
4.95 ERA, 4.93 FIP, 5.60 xFIP, 5.98 K/9, 4.74 BB/9, 43.2 IP

In my mind, there are no real shockers here. Most players are regressing towards the mean at this juncture - this can be seen most demonstrably with Austin Jackson, whose torrid start has been tempered by a normalizing BABIP.

On another note, I really like the way the Braves are using Hinske. He's only faced LHP ten times this season, and his production has been outstanding as a result. While he isn't likely to hit this well for the rest of the year, his career OPS is .145 greater against RHP, meaning that his improved line this year is for real. Kudos to Bobby Cox, here.

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