Comments on: 2011 Star Performer of the Year http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/09/29/2011-star-performer-of-the-year/ A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:51:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: astrosince1975 http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/09/29/2011-star-performer-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1340259 astrosince1975 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:20:10 +0000 http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2245#comment-1340259 @Stroscrow Agreed @Stroscrow Agreed

]]> By: Stroscrow http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/09/29/2011-star-performer-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1340258 Stroscrow Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:32:59 +0000 http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2245#comment-1340258 @astrosince1975 I think he was only billed to be a power hitter from Ed Wade and co. I don't think a whole lot of people thought Barmes was going to hit the 25 homers or whatever it was that Wade predicted. The leader for homeruns from a shortstop is 20 from Dickie Thon. To say that Barmes was going to break the team record was a stretch for sure. I think that Barmes did what most would expect. Above average defense with average offense. The Astros haven't had that from a shortstop in a while. @astrosince1975 I think he was only billed to be a power hitter from Ed Wade and co. I don’t think a whole lot of people thought Barmes was going to hit the 25 homers or whatever it was that Wade predicted. The leader for homeruns from a shortstop is 20 from Dickie Thon. To say that Barmes was going to break the team record was a stretch for sure.

I think that Barmes did what most would expect. Above average defense with average offense. The Astros haven’t had that from a shortstop in a while.

]]> By: astrosince1975 http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/09/29/2011-star-performer-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1340257 astrosince1975 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:44:15 +0000 http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2245#comment-1340257 I'm with you on the WAR stat. It's not an exact formula because different sites have different ratings. I'm not really much on SABR-metrics to begin with (other than O.P.S.) Barmes definitely impressed me with his defense, as I have already gone on record saying so. But he is the most average offensive player in the league. Look at the league average for every-day players and Barmes is pretty much an exact match to those numbers. At least he isn't below average. But when Houston signed him he was billed as a power threat. Twelve homers is, well... average. J.D. Martinez nearly drove in as many runs as Barmes in a fraction of the plate appearances. So to me Barmes is valuable to the team, but not as valuable as Lee or Wandy. Thanks for the comments. I’m with you on the WAR stat. It’s not an exact formula because different sites have different ratings. I’m not really much on SABR-metrics to begin with (other than O.P.S.) Barmes definitely impressed me with his defense, as I have already gone on record saying so. But he is the most average offensive player in the league. Look at the league average for every-day players and Barmes is pretty much an exact match to those numbers. At least he isn’t below average. But when Houston signed him he was billed as a power threat. Twelve homers is, well… average. J.D. Martinez nearly drove in as many runs as Barmes in a fraction of the plate appearances. So to me Barmes is valuable to the team, but not as valuable as Lee or Wandy. Thanks for the comments.

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