Thursday, December 5, 2013

Strat Twitter Preview...Part Doux

(NOTE: All comments supplied by Strat-o-matic)

BALTIMORE: 2013 HR Champion Chris "Crush" Davis jumps from a 4 to a 2 fielding rating at 1B
BOSTON: Rookie phenom Xander Bogaerts will receive a card and has a 4 rating at 3B and SS
CHICAGO (AL): Alejandro De Aza gets a 3 in LF and a 4 in CF
CLEVELAND: The ultra energetic Nick Swisher gets a 2 rating at 1B and a 3 in RF
DETROIT: Austin Jackson receives a 2 rating for his play in CF.
HOUSTON: Catcher Jason Castro receives a 3 rating (0 arm) for his play behind the dish for the 'Stros
KANSAS CITY: Mike Moustakas falls from a 1 to a 2 at 3B
LOS ANGELES (AL): Erick Aybar keeps his 2 rating at SS
MINNESOTA: Brian Dozier gets a 2 in his first season at 2B (he received a 4 at SS last year)
NEW YORK (AL): Hot Free Agent Curtis Granderson receives a 3B2 rating in LF/CF (+1 arm) and a 3 in RF
OAKLAND: Coco Crisp holds his 2 rating in CF from last season.
SEATTLE: Lots of fielding ratings for the versatile Dustin Ackley! First Base: 3, Second Base: 2 and LF/CF: 4B3
TAMPA BAY: Evan Longoria is back to a 1 rating at 3B after falling to a 2 the previous year.
TEXAS: Alex Rios nets a 2 fielding rating in RF (-2 arm)
TORONTO: Jose Bautista aka "Joey Bats" receives the following Strat-O-Matic ratings: RF- 3B2, 1B/3B- 4
ARIZONA: Didi Gregorius earns a 1B2 at SS in his first season with the D-Backs
ATLANTA: Two for the price of one! Justin Upton gets a 3 in LF/RF while B.J. Upton is a 2 in CF
CHICAGO (NL): Catcher Welington Castillo receives a defensive rating of 3 (-1 arm)
CINCINNATI: Brandon Phillips takes home his sixth 1 rating at 2B in the last seven years!
BONUS RATING: Billy Hamilton's Steal Rating = AA *2-12 (20-16). He will be carded as an Additional Player.
COLORADO: Sure-handed/Gold Glover Carlos Gonzalez earns a 1 rating in LF.
LOS ANGELES (NL): Hanley Ramirez improves from a 4 to a 3 at SS for the NL West Champs
MIAMI: Giancarlo Stanton stays a 3 in RF (-2 arm)
MILWAUKEE: CF Carlos Gomez receives his fourth 1 fielding rating in the last five years! (-3 arm)
NEW YORK (NL): Daniel Murphy gets a 4 fielding rating at both 2B and 1B in 2013
PHILADELPHIA: Jimmy Rollins drops from a 1 to a 2 at SS
PITTSBURGH: Yes, Russell Martin is rated at three different positions. C: 1 (-3 arm), 3B: 4 & RF: 4
ST. LOUIS: Carlos Beltran remains a 4 in RF (-1 arm) for the Cards
SAN DIEGO: Chase Headley is a 2 at 3B
SAN FRANCISCO: Pablo Sandoval aka Kung Fu Panda holds a 3 rating at 3B
WASHINGTON: Bryce Harper scores a 3B2 rating in LF/RF and a 3 in CF. -5 arm... can you say CANNON?!

1 comment:

jawga said...

Bourn's CF2 was expected but Pence's improvement to RF2 was not. Good to see B-Phillips keep his 2B1. The other ratings for GRK incl Cespedes, Sandoval & Stanton were in-line. Waiting on Markakis, Alexei & Lawrie. Keep the updates coming. Thanks.