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Gloom and Doumit
By egrissom | December 18, 2007
Things are looking just a little bit bleak for the Phils. With that in mind, I went on a search for hidden gems of right fielders. Hidden gems in this case meaning players who got at least 100 plate appearances against righties in ‘07, posted an OPS higher than Jayson Werth’s .760 OPS against righties in those plate appearances, appeared in at least 25 games in right field and didn’t make me immediately say “there’s no way his team would trade that guy” or “he’s way too expensive for the Phillies.” Some of those criteria are somewhat subjective. Anyway, here’s what I came up with, along with Werth’s numbers against righties:
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vs RHP |
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Player |
AB |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
| Ryan Doumit | 195 | 282 | 347 | 518 | 865 |
| Skip Schumaker | 153 | 327 | 340 | 471 | 810 |
| Fred Lewis | 128 | 289 | 385 | 422 | 807 |
| Gabe Gross | 172 | 244 | 328 | 459 | 788 |
| Jayson Werth | 167 | 257 | 371 | 389 | 760 |
Nobody real exciting there except for Doumit, and the Pirates are going to need him, especially if they trade Bay or Nady. I don’t think the Phillies would give a spot on their 25-man roster to any of the other three guys.
Jenkins, who got zero plate appearances as a right fielder last year, didn’t make the list. All of his plate appearances in ‘07 came as a left fielder or a DH. He posted an .807 OPS against righties. In ‘06 he was a full-time right fielder and put up an .871 OPS against righties.
Still holding out hope for Jenkins. But if the Phils don’t get him, one of the guys some people might be wishing they had shown more interest in is Cliff Floyd. Floyd signed a one-year contract with the Devil Rays under which he’ll earn between $2.75 million and $4.75 million in ‘08. This article from last Wednesday suggested the Phillies had little interest in him. And yes, I agree he’s sure to get hurt. But so is Jenkins. And Snelling. And Victorino. So it’s a little late to start discriminating against the sure-to-be-injured.
This mailbag from the Phillies web site seems to suggest that the biggest chance to add a third baseman is Pedro Feliz, and that that’s unlikely.
This article says that the Phils watched Benson pitch yesterday and didn’t say much about what they thought about his performance. It also says that the Padres are unlikely to match the Phillies’ offer to Geoff Jenkins. Finally, it says that Benson would likely sign a one-year contract. A one-year contract would no doubt be highly attractive to the Phillies.
This says that Kyle Lohse is considering offers from the Mets and the Phillies and that the Phillies’ offer could be for as long as four years. A four-year contract would no doubt be highly repulsive to the Phillies. I would be a little surprised if the Phillies signed Lohse at all and a lot surprised if they signed him to a four-year deal.
Javy Lopez is back with the Braves.
The Orioles may be interested in Octavio Dotel.
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