Comments on: Mike Cameron – an odd bird http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3902 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: SpastikMooss http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3902/comment-page-1#comment-10351 SpastikMooss Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:04:30 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3902#comment-10351 I would argue that Canseco was a superstar for a while, at least late 80's/early 90's haha. As for Cameron, I think he'll be a pretty solid contributor to the Red Sox. Taking a career UZR/150 of -8 (Bay) and replacing it with a career UZR/150 of 5.4 (Cameron) is going to make those Red Sox pitchers a lot happier. Man, who would have thought that the Red Sox valued defense in left field? That said, Cameron is platooning with Hermida, who is a -8.9 UZR/150 for his career. So...that's awkward. I would argue that Canseco was a superstar for a while, at least late 80's/early 90's haha.

As for Cameron, I think he'll be a pretty solid contributor to the Red Sox. Taking a career UZR/150 of -8 (Bay) and replacing it with a career UZR/150 of 5.4 (Cameron) is going to make those Red Sox pitchers a lot happier. Man, who would have thought that the Red Sox valued defense in left field?

That said, Cameron is platooning with Hermida, who is a -8.9 UZR/150 for his career. So...that's awkward.

]]> By: BLT http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3902/comment-page-1#comment-10347 BLT Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:03:11 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3902#comment-10347 As a Sox fan, I'm stoked. If healthy, they'll have arguably the best rotation in the game. They'll have an excellent defensive outfield that is neither overly expensive nor terribly hopeless at the plate. And if all goes according to plan, they'll get a better version of Mark Teixeira. Make it happen, Theo! As a Sox fan, I'm stoked. If healthy, they'll have arguably the best rotation in the game. They'll have an excellent defensive outfield that is neither overly expensive nor terribly hopeless at the plate. And if all goes according to plan, they'll get a better version of Mark Teixeira. Make it happen, Theo!

]]> By: JohnnyTwisto http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3902/comment-page-1#comment-10339 JohnnyTwisto Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:48:51 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3902#comment-10339 Poor Cameron spent his prime in tough hitting parks (Safeco, Shea, Petco). Safeco was especially tough on him; it's not a good park for righties and for whatever reasons it just crushed his numbers. I think if he had spent those seasons anywhere else he would have been considered one of the best players in baseball. Anyway, he's still had a fine a career and remains a very fine player, though it would be a waste to use him in Fenway's left field. Poor Cameron spent his prime in tough hitting parks (Safeco, Shea, Petco). Safeco was especially tough on him; it's not a good park for righties and for whatever reasons it just crushed his numbers. I think if he had spent those seasons anywhere else he would have been considered one of the best players in baseball. Anyway, he's still had a fine a career and remains a very fine player, though it would be a waste to use him in Fenway's left field.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3902/comment-page-1#comment-10337 Andy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:57:12 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3902#comment-10337 Depends on whether they trade Ellsbury in the Adrian Gonzalez deal. Check out the sponsorship on Ellsbury's page by the way. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ellsbja01.shtml Depends on whether they trade Ellsbury in the Adrian Gonzalez deal.

Check out the sponsorship on Ellsbury's page by the way.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/ellsbja01.shtml

]]> By: apagano http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3902/comment-page-1#comment-10336 apagano Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:53:03 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3902#comment-10336 I'm a Mike Cameron fan as well. His real value, however, lies in his defense. He's a tremendous defender who hits just enough to make him an above-average player overall. It will be interesting to see where the Sox choose to play him. I'm a Mike Cameron fan as well. His real value, however, lies in his defense. He's a tremendous defender who hits just enough to make him an above-average player overall. It will be interesting to see where the Sox choose to play him.

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