Between 2004-2006, J.D. Drew offered up .282/.403/.487/.890 in 600 at-bats with men on base. He hit 24 home-runs, walked 126 times and k'd 126 times in those situations, driving in 187 runs. With the bases empty, Drew was a better hitter (.303/.426/.572/.998), but he remained a productive hitter with runners on. To put that .890 ops in context, last season, only 9 NL and 15 MLB outfielders logged an ops that high; Drew, of course, was one of them. Overall, fewer than 40 MLB players were that productive.
Between 2004-2006, Drew was a harder out with men on and two-out. His numbers ... .297/.437/.518/.955. In those 222 at-bats, he hit 10 home-runs, walked 53 times, and k'd 37. Clearly, the man's good.
Well, unless stats lie. In The *cough* Boston Sports Guy's latest running diary - this time on Matsuzaka's first Sox start - Simmons, who appears to pride himself on the truthiness of his claims, writes this of a two-out, runners-on Drew at-bat,
Go figure.11:19 -- You're not gonna believe this, but J.D. Drew took a called third strike to end the inning.
(Note: Dodgers, Braves and Cardinals fans everywhere are nodding and saying, "Yup ... been there, done that.")
peace love gap,
Johnny Hatchett
2 comments:
By the way, in this short season, Drew has 3 hits in 10 at bats with runners on, with 2 walks and 2 ks. Both of those hits came with runners on and two outs. Apparently, Bill Simmons saw the 1 at-bat out of 6 with runners on and two out in which Drew k'd.
Inside the numbers,
Johnny Hatchett
Thanks for sharing these great posts with us. They are always very informative and I hope the new season will be able to be played this year. Have a great rest of your day and keep up the fun posts.
Greg Prosmushkin
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