Yoenis Cespedes: Signs w/ A's for 4/36

[Miamarlin21]

I'd guess keep him in center for now as insurance for Bonifacio or LoMo.

[shane]

Pretty good article projecting Cespedes' MLB numbers by Clay Davenport of Baseball Prospectus:

There is a major league player who is, statistically, quite comparable to Cespedes. He is also a center fielder, has a Gold Glove, and is only about 2.5 months older....The major league player gets more 24 hits, but gives most of that advantage back by drawing 20 fewer walks. He’s had major league EqAs of .246, .265, .262, and .274 in his career, and there is a near-constant expectation for him to break out and have a great season. Instead, we have a string of seasons which place him as the 7-10th best CF in the majors – very good, but short of All-Star caliber. The hype of what we expect from Adam Jones and the reality we’ve gotten seems to me like a very good lesson for Yoennis Cespedes.

When I run a projection for Cespedes – and, for that matter, Jones – I get a forecast that carries them from their current .270ish figure to something more .280ish. Combine that with being good-fielding center fielders, and you’re talking about 4-5 WARP, right on the border of All-Star status. A 4.3 WARP, which is his 50% projection, would have made him the 6th best CF in 2011, 5th in 2010, or 4th in 2009. The overwhelming majority of players with similar stats are in the majors; the Improve percentage and breakout/collapse ratios are both in his favor for the next few seasons.

Link to full article: http://claydavenport.com/?p=97

[lou]

That's really generous expecting him to hit .280ish right away

[MiamiHomer]

Live Stream of his game tonight

[Miamarlin21]

Man my spanish is bad.
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Wow, they have advertisements in between every pitch. This is bizarre.

[jOOj]

I'm watching.

[Mainge]

Me too

[Beef]

I'm not. Tell me if he does something, jOOj.

Hi shane2.

[Mainge]

I am incapable of relaying such things.

[Chewford]

Muy interesante. En particular, me gusta especialmente la biblioteca, pero el gatto es en fuego. Ay dios mio.

/tres anos de Espanol clase

[jOOj]

That was so Troy and Abed.

[Miamarlin21]

You like the library but the (prostitute?) is one fire? OMG?

[jOOj]

I'm not. Tell me if he does something, jOOj.

Hi shane2.

They are saying that he's the best talent not in the majors.

He's up! Runners at the corners w/ 2 outs..

[Mainge]

Iz he teh clutch?

[Miamarlin21]

Here we go.