Tracking the new call-up Vidro
DMZ · May 21, 2008 at 8:06 am · Filed Under Mariners
So Clement didn’t work out so well and got sent down for this new guy, Vidro. Over the next 55 plate appearances, assuming he gets that long, I’m going to track how this call-up does compared to the guy he replaced.
So far: Clement, in 55 plate appearances, hit .167/.286/.250
Starting from May 16th, Vidro’s been red-hot, hitting .500/.500/.667 in six plate appearances. Only 49 more to go, but right now, you have to wonder why this kid wasn’t called up the first time.
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I haven’t been paying attention– did they call up Pepe or Jose?
Don’t look now, but if he keeps this up, he could be the first hitter since Ted Williams to bat over .400.
Also, a .667 slugging percentage is just what this team is looking for. I wonder why they waited so long.
People have been saying he’s somewhat of a “professional hitter”, as well.
I also hear he is the second coming of Edgar.
That’s okay, knowing the Mariners this exciting new player will be traded for an underperforming veteran.
Maybe we could trade him for Griffey!
And a delicious can of Sprite!
We can only hope.
We could throw in a pony.
He isn’t another one of those call-ups who fudges their age, is he?
YES!!! (smirk) He’s gonna be a great one! (smirk) He’s gonna to lead us into the World Series!!! (smirk)
Jose Vidro anagrams as Jive Odors.
Okay, someone needs to change their login ID to Jive Odors, that’s awesome. I’m too lazy. Kudos Slippery.
Reporting for duty, sir!
At the end of Boston’s game against Toronto on April 24 2007, Dustin Pedroia had 55 ABs. His line at that point:
.191 \ .309 \ .234
He would continue to suck at the plate (with Boston media and fans loudly calling for him to be replaced), bottoming out on May 1st (66 PA) at .172 \ .294 \ .224
The next day, playing against the M’s (of course) he began a 5 game, 10 hit hitting streak, and never looked back. He ended the year at .317 / .380 / .442
What does it say about the Mariners that they would show less patience and wisdom with their first round stud, in a far more forgiving fan and media environment, than the Red Sox did last year with a second baseman that a lot of people thought looked “too small” to play major league baseball?
But what the hell does Boston know, right? It’s not like they’re winning World Series or anything.
Jose Vidro anagrams as Jive Odors.
Can we not do any more anagrams? First of all, nothing is going to touch Beluga Tits, and they always run the risk of being more silly than funny.
Lighten up, chief. Not everyone has the same sense of humor.
Guys,
You are opening yourselves up to be being proven dead wrong;
even if it’s only a single-instance fluke. Just sayin’
I miss Clement already 🙁
They go where the data leads them. They’re perfectly willing to be proven wrong (as they were when Ibanez was acquired) and admit it (as they did with Ibanez). They have the courage of their convictions and the good manners (and cognitive agility) to acknowledge when those lead them astray. I realize going out on a limb and actually asserting something flies in the face of the passive-aggressive Seattle consensus-with-hedging style, but it’s one of the reasons I like this site.
In their last 50 or so plate appearances, Chase Utley and Derick Lee have an OPS around 500. If this doesn’t prove that 50 is too few plate appearances to make a judgment about a hitter, I don’t know what is.