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Woops, hit post too soon. You still haven't answere the question of how a prototypical leadoff hitter is better than another player who puts up...
Of course Lane has a lot of question marks, he's never been given a chance. But your suggestion is to overpay someone that the Astros know* will...
Make up your mind Max, are you comparing Biggio to other players, or are you looking for a replacement? As I've said over and over and over, the...
Players with <= 20 HR with OBP > Biggio's in 2003. Obviously you can consider several of those guys power hitters, but most are not. Giles...
I'm not using just Lane's major league performance, but his minor league numbers as well. They translate well into Minute Maid park. Of course...
Max, why are you so tied to the idea that Biggio HAS to be the leadoff hitter? What facet of his game makes it so he can't be replaced? I'm...
Yeah, I messed that one up. I was looking at Biggio's 2003 salary and not 2004, so it's somewhat less troubling. However, I believe you can get...
I'm not arguing that he is washed up. Well, I guess I am, sort of. I'm saying that he is below-average defensively (you say he's not, but how do...
Buck, I agree with you to some extent, stats are not the end all be all of player evaluation, but they are as good a tool as we have right now....
I think this says more for the differing styles of big league managers than it does for Biggio's stats. Biggio ranked 45th in the NL (out of 75...
Max, you're a really smart character, I don't see why you let your homerism get in the way of your intelligence in this case. I'm also...
Well I watched far more than 2 Astros games last year, and Biggio looked lost to me as well. He wasn't using those observations to make his...
And here's a link to the article. I meant to include it above. There are also a few more Astros-related items. Hardball Times - Five...
