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Friday, October 15, 2004
Thoughts on Erstad
Chronicles has some interesting thoughts on the future of Darin Erstad, among others. Check it out.
I'd like to point out that when I said "we can look forward to another season of the worst everyday firstbaseman in baseball", I wasn't basing that any form of statistical analysis- I was just talking out of my ass. But, low and behold, there is a very real case to be made that Erstad was the worst firstbaseman in baseball this season.
Depending on who you consider to be the "everyday" firstbaseman of the Mariners, Erstad could easily have been the worst in the AL. His GPA of .264 would beat only that of Scott Spiezio (.231), but he would just lose out to the M's opening-day firstbaseman, John Olerud (.266). Over in the NL, he barely nips Shea Hillenbrand (.262) and he also beats either of the Prirate's sad excuses for firstbaseman, Daryl Ward (.255) and Randall Simon (.188). So, anyway you look at it it's safe to say that Erstad was the worst firstbasman who started- and ended- the season with an everyday job.
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