Comments on: So at least somebody in town has a running game

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:42:35 +0000

I think Victorino was an elite base runner, so losing him hurts. Mayberry and Brown were both bad in 2012 and chances are they will be bad in 2013. So that hurts. Juan Pierre used to be outstanding — in both 2007 and 2010 he was #1 across both leagues. In 2012 his base running was four runs above average as calculated by FanGraphs — that was still good enough for 38th across both leagues.

By: GregA

GregA — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:15:44 +0000

touche Jim.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:32:25 +0000

I’m sure failing to get on base also contributes to failing to create runs on the basepaths.

By: GregA

GregA — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:49:01 +0000

I don’t really think losing Lopes has nearly as much to do with it as a) losing players like Werth who were good on the bases and b) the players that stayed just go older.

By: egrissom

egrissom — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:51:39 +0000

I think the core getting older is probably part of the problem. And Howard has some super ugly base running numbers, even before the injury this year. Mayberry and Brown are bad on the bases, too. Even with all that, the Phillies are still almost in the top third of baseball. Rollins is pretty fantastic on the bases and has been in most recent years.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:46:49 +0000

I don’t suppose that losing Lopes is something that Amaro regrets? It was one of those decisions that, along with so many others, seem inconsequential at the time. But the cumulative effect diminishes the ability of the team to excel.