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Gabe Gross' wOBA with Tampa = .348

Xavier Nady's wOBA with New York = .344

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Gross turned out to be a pleasant surprise for me this year.

I expected a pinch hit, role player type who would barely contribute. I was wrong.

I hope he progresses into a solid every day player.

by floridaroar on Oct 31, 2008 9:22 AM EDT reply actions  

I'm not sure what this proves

It’s like comparing stocks by average daily trading volume.

Vogt early, Vogt often.

by Brickhaus on Oct 31, 2008 9:34 AM EDT reply actions  

don't be dumb

Gross only plays against righties. He is .5 the player that Nady is.

by RaysTheRoof on Oct 31, 2008 10:23 AM EDT reply actions  

That was only after Nady was traded right?

If he had been there the whole season he would have had plenty of at-bats against both lefties and righties.

by RaysTheRoof on Oct 31, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think Nady's at-bats breakdowns to just about the average number of LHPs verse RHPs in the bigs.

I do understand your point that Gross doesn’t have to sit that often because LHPs are rarer than RHPs. “.5” was not a good value. I would say something like “.8”

Don’t get me wrong, I’m no fan of Nady. I would personally prefer to see Aybar learn RF this offseason. I suspect he could make a quick adjustement to the outfield and be at least average in terms of fielding. His bat has been huge all year and it would be nice to have him in the lineup everyday.

by RaysTheRoof on Oct 31, 2008 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love Gross

I use to watch him in AAA Syracuse when he was with the Blue Jays. That trade we basically stole him from the Brewers.

by Matt C on Oct 31, 2008 10:34 AM EDT reply actions  

But Nady is a Yankee.

No one is better then the Yankees…

The Rays lost the World Series to bad umpires, Mother Nature, and the Philadelphia Phillies.

by thebaddancingraysfan on Oct 31, 2008 12:21 PM EDT reply actions  

BUT WE NEEDED HIS BAT TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS

WE’RE LOST WITHOUT HIM

Sternberg/Friedman '08!!

by JMB on Nov 1, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions  

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