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The Best First Baseman in the NL East

Vince Coleman Firecracker Jun 19 2008 06:18 AM

and it's not really close: Johnson .220/.415/.431/124 OPS+ Jacobs .242/.276/.545/113 OPS+ Teixeira .266/.358/.432/110 OPS+ Howard .221/.319/.486/105 OPS+ Delgado .237/.315/.409/92 OPS+

AG/DC Jun 19 2008 06:25 AM

That's odd. An isolated OBP of .195? While Jacobs has one of .034? There's a lot of extreme numbers there for mid-June, it seemes to me. But we also know Nick can sustain that OBP, if not that isolated OBP. Of course, he's on the DL.

Frayed Knot Jun 19 2008 06:34 AM

The problem stat with Johnson is 109 ABs by late June. Especially when it follows a year where he had 0, which follows a string of years that never topped 500.

Vince Coleman Firecracker Jun 19 2008 06:53 AM

="AG/DC"]Of course, he's on the DL. Whoops, forgot about that. He just got his cast off, though... umm... Okay here it is by VORP, WARP3, and THT's Win Shares: Johnson 8.1 VORP/ 2.6 WARP3/ 6 WS Jacobs 10.0 VORP/ 2.7 WARP3/ 6 WS Teixeira 11.0 VORP/ 5 WARP3/ 7 WS Howard 8.6 VORP/ 3.9 WARP3/ 9 WS Delgado 3.1 VORP/ 3.1 WARP3/ 4 WS Well, that negates the reason I made this post in the first place. So, on further review, the Best First Baseman in the NL East is obviously, umm... ...this guy? or this guy? or maybe even this guy? Well, certainly not this guy:

holychicken Jun 19 2008 07:56 AM

Does WS include defense? I imagine that if it does not, then Teixeira would move further off the top of the list.

Vince Coleman Firecracker Jun 19 2008 08:03 AM

holychicken wrote: Does WS include defense? Yes, it does. [url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/2004-win-shares-have-arrived/]Here's[/url] the page explaining the Hardball Times' methodology.

Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 18 2008 09:48 AM

? Not really. It's clearly Teixiera at this point, but Delgado might be #2: Name BA/OBP/SLG/OPS+/VORP/WARP3/Win Shares Teixiera .271/.373/.484/128/22.8/6.8/11 Delgado .254/.334/.467/113/14.1/5.2/9 Howard .234/.324/.508/112/14.9/4.7/12 Jacobs .242/.280/.502/104/8.8/2.8/8

batmagadanleadoff Jul 18 2008 10:22 AM

Let's have some Metly fun and run this comparison over the last month of the season -- The Post-Willie era. An everyday first baseman playing one month of baseball with an all-star break mixed in will almost accumulate the 109 at-bats that Nick Johnson amassed for the entire season when you crowned Nick on your first go-through. Delgado BA/OBP/SLG .293/.377/.636 AB/BB 99/12 HR/RBI 9/23 RC/RC27 21.9/7.88 Howard BA/OBP/SLG .272/.337/.565 AB/BB 92/9 HR/RBI 9/22 RC/RC27 16.3/6.3 Teixeira BA/OBP/SLG .278/.418/.646 AB/BB 79/19 HR/RBI 7/19 RC/RC27 20.8/9.7 Jacobs BA/OBP/SLG .253/.298/.418 AB/BB 79/5 HR/RBI 3/9 RC/RC27 9.3/4.4 Young BA/OBP/SLG .299/.427/.433 AB/BB 67/15 HR/RBI 2/3 RC/RC27 12.5/6.77

Benjamin Grimm Jul 18 2008 10:31 AM

In 14 games in July, Delgado is hitting .396, slugging .736, and on-basing .476. He has 4 homers, 6 doubles, and 10 rbi. And none of this includes his big game on June 27 at Yankee Stadium. He's been a big part of the Mets resurgence. NOW can we cut him?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 18 2008 10:49 AM

Perhaps he wasn't a Willie Guy. I can't get over how this team has changed under Jerry. And how bad they are making Willie look now that he's gone.

Valadius Jul 18 2008 10:52 AM

Jerry's gone 18-9. It's unreal.

AG/DC Jul 29 2008 08:21 PM

Like his Mets, Carlos Delgado has surprisingly edged into the lead here, and has a chance to put some distance betweeen himself and the field.