Right now, the Mets have a first baseman. Fernando Tatis has backed up Delgado all spring, and he's been fantastic. You thought last season's .297/.369/.484 line was a bit of a mirage? I did. Well, this season it's .358/.417/.566. No, I know that's only 60 plate appearances and he's not really that good, but Tatis' career line is .266/.348/.447, which is better than Murphy or anyone else at hand is likely to do, right now.
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I was kind of thinking that since
Third basemen shifting to first have had really good outcomes on the defensive end, think Youk, Pujols and Tex. UZR/150 has Tatis at -2.5 at 1st but with everyday playing time maybe his ~.800 OPS and defense will be close to equaling Delgado’s ~.830 OPS (ZiPS RoS) and probable ~-3.5 UZR/150 D.
by Sokojoe on May 15, 2009 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tatis wasn't particularly good at third base though was he?
by Gina on May 15, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not during the FanGraphs UZR data era (2002-later)
but his career was falling apart at that time, I’m not sure how his D was before that. Irregardless, in limited sample size, Pujols was -4 UZR/150 and Tex was -15, Tatis is -11 from 2002 on and Youk was good (15.) So, in conclusion, I dunno, Tatis could be good at 1st, I guess we’ll find out.
by Sokojoe on May 15, 2009 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to Total Zone
Tatis was -39 from 1997-2001, including a whopping -22 in 1999 and -9 in 2001.
by All Shook Down on May 15, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tatis should definitely be the 1B
Unless of course we want to call up Fernanchise.
by TheBigStapler on May 15, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good point.
Rob Neyer is smart.
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by squid92 on May 15, 2009 5:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ah no wily mo pena
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
by meigs1414 on May 15, 2009 6:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeremy Reed played a lot of 1B in college
So he could spot start against tough righties to spell Tatis.
by twon8 on May 15, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fernando hit a homer today
Also drew a walk, which is something to celebrate for him so far this year in its own right. Maybe he’s been paying attention to the chatter about the Mets considering giving him a callup.
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What a fool I was to defy him"
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by Meddler on May 15, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes please.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on May 16, 2009 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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