January 11, 200521 yr QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jan 11, 2005 -> 11:30 AM) Cora's an upgrade too. He is a very patient hitter who is able to get on whether's he's in a hit streak or struggling. Harris on the other hand only shows patience when he's struggling. That's not a good trait. I don't think Cora's an upgrade at all. You might as well give the PT to Willie because I think Willie will improve in the 9 hole and be better than Cora this season or at least very similar.
January 11, 200521 yr <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've put their month to month #'s against each other. Cora is a substantial upgrade over Harris. Rollins had 1 bad month (Apr). His Aug is respectable. More importantly he demonstrates patience at the plate. Consider how much we spent on Clayton just to upgrade the IF D. Rollins is worth at least that much.
January 11, 200521 yr Just comparing Harris to Cora (who is likely the CWS next cheapest option): Alex Cora 04: April .213 .284 .344 .628 +71 May .369 .468 .538 1.006 +99 June .340 .450 .400 .850 +110 July .256 .340 .354 .694 +84 Aug .233 .349 .342 .691 +116 Sep .208 .310 .333 .643 +102 Harris 04: April .254 .299 .324 .623 +45 May .384 .439 .438 .877 +55 June .182 .316 .197 .513 +134 July .188 .333 .229 .563 +145 Aug .288 .347 .379 .726 +59 Sep .218 .291 .295 .586 +73 In Apr Cora hit 041 worse than Harris yet trailed only .015 in OBP to Harris. Cora wins Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Sep. Harris wins Aug. Look at Aug though despite hitting just 233 Cora manages a 349 OBP beating Harris who hit 288. The last column is OBP-BA. I call it the patience index because it really is about getting OB w/out a hit. Cora demonstrates consistent patience both when he's hitting good & hitting bad. Harris shows patience only when he's struggling. Similar to Boon e in that respect. That's why Cora is a big improvement over Harris.
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