Wanted: Four Plate Appearances For Ben Zobrist

by Tommy Rancel on Jun 18, 2009 12:11 PM EDT

We should start hearing Ben Zobrist's name mentioned a lot more frequently in the next few weeks as we head into the all-star break. After missing out last night by one plate appearance, Zobrist will begin to appear on statistical leaderboards with four plate appearances today. The rule for qualification is a player must average 3.1 PAs for every team game. Right now to qualify Ben would need 207.7 PA's aka 208. He currently sits at 207. After the Rays play their 68th game today that would jump to 210.8, so we need four today to get him to 211.

As of right now, Late Inning Lightning leads the AL in OPS(1.098), SLG% (.678), and ISO (.368) and trails just Albert Pujols for the Major League lead in all three categories. He also leads the the major leagues in wOBA at .462, just ahead of Pujols. Currently, he is tied with Evan Longoria for the major league lead in WAR at 3.7.

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I belive Joe Mauer leads the league in WAR with 3.8

by Suttree on Jun 18, 2009 12:25 PM EDT reply actions

I used min. 200 PA

Mauer is about a week away from qualifying in which he’ll lead in all the categories Benzo is except ISO.

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by Tommy Rancel on Jun 18, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Zobrist should be an All-Star.

by R.J. Anderson on Jun 18, 2009 12:28 PM EDT reply actions

He deserves to be a leading vote-getter at some position.

Sign lady must die.

by EminenceFront on Jun 18, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

He is

Late Inning Lightning

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by Tommy Rancel on Jun 18, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions

well, actually

while he deserves to be in as arguably a leading vote getter, what position? His War accumulated at each position isn’t necessarily impressive, so he doesn’t deserve, in my opinion, to be the leading vote getter at 2B for instance unless his WAR at that position outdoes the other best player at that position (Kinsler?). He deserves to be on, no doubt,

by Navi's_Navy on Jun 18, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions