fathom you know im teasing you, but come on now. Lillibridge is a bench player. De Aza may not be great or even all that good against lefties, but not many lefthanded hitters are. Lillibridge hasnt been able to replicate that success this season, and he has offered no reason to make them a platoon at any point in this season. Letting De Aza get at bats against lefties has been preferable.

 

 

And De Aza has been really good this season. I am extremely happy to have him as the leadoff hitter, he can steal a base, hit for average and power, as well as drive in runs.

Alejandro De Aza OBP vs lefties this year - .302

Brent Lillibridge OBP vs lefties this year - .143

fathom you know im teasing you, but come on now. Lillibridge is a bench player. De Aza may not be great or even all that good against lefties, but not many lefthanded hitters are. Lillibridge hasnt been able to replicate that success this season, and he has offered no reason to make them a platoon at any point in this season. Letting De Aza get at bats against lefties has been preferable.

 

I'm not sure if you saw this in the game thread last night, but I have been on board with De Aza playing every day for about 10 days now. Like you said, Lillibridge hasn't been able to recreate the magic he had from last year.

I'm not sure if you saw this in the game thread last night, but I have been on board with De Aza playing every day for about 10 days now. Like you said, Lillibridge hasn't been able to recreate the magic he had from last year.

 

Like I said, Im just teasing. De Aza is balling, we both win.

Alejandro De Aza OBP vs lefties this year - .302

Brent Lillibridge OBP vs lefties this year - .143

(And De Aza's has been shooting up the last couple weeks, after it became clear that he couldn't hit left handers because stuff).

(And De Aza's has been shooting up the last couple weeks, after it became clear that he couldn't hit left handers because stuff).

 

Where's he going to play next year when the Sox sign Hamilton per your plan?

Where's he going to play next year when the Sox sign Hamilton per your plan?

He'll pitch.

Where's he going to play next year when the Sox sign Hamilton per your plan?

Hamilton will hit and De Aza will run.

Where's he going to play next year when the Sox sign Hamilton per your plan?

I really don't think the blow in Chicago is up to his standards. Does Miami have any money left?

Better nickname for De Aza would be Diesel

I've been looking at the name "De Aza" and knew there had to be a more obvious nickname with a Z sound that describes his style. It finally hit me . Pizzazz !

 

Already covered that song on the first page Steven.

I've been looking at the name "De Aza" and knew there had to be a more obvious nickname with a Z sound that describes his style. It finally hit me . Pizzazz !

 

I would have thought he'd be the real fun kind of guy...

 

but then they had that postgame interview after the grand slam and not a good soundbite was had. "I try to hit ball hard" His English was about as eloquent as Sammy Sosa when someone says the word "steroids"

Alejandro De Aza is having a scrapheap superfind season for the White Sox, posting a .389 OBP as the everyday leadoff man Juan Pierre could only dream of being. You’d be hard-pressed to meet folks beyond Chicago’s South Side who’ve noticed.

 

What’s worth noting is that all these guys have OPS+ marks above 110. A total of 16 center fielders do so far this season. That’s why I’m bemused by the concept of average not meaning quite the same thing for center fielders these days. Center fielders as a group posted a 104 OPS+ in 2011 and 101 in 2010, but right now, major league center fielders are posting a collective 110 OPS+. It's probably no coincidence that the center fielder with the worst OPS+, Marlon Byrd, was designated for assignment Saturday.

 

What this adds up to is that center field is moving up in the world. Among the position-playing positions, center fielders currently rank behind only the right fielders (115 OPS+) for production and are even a bit better than the first basemen (109). While MLB-wide offense is essentially flat this year relative to last, the center fielders as a group are doing better, a lot better.

 

 

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I'm hoping Ale' gets on that all-star final vote...he's probably been one of the best 10-15 hitters in the AL, if you consider his all-around body of work.

I'm hoping Ale' gets on that all-star final vote...he's probably been one of the best 10-15 hitters in the AL, if you consider his all-around body of work.

Do you remember how we got Da Da? It was off of waivers. have to group him into the good moves by KW. like Thornton, Quentin, Humber. Inexpensive moves. Giving up nothing or very little and not paying a lot for these players.

De Aza got called up a year ago. Since:

 

149 Games

.293/.362/.438/.800

595 PA

532 AB

93 runs

156 hits

31 doubles

8 triples

10 homers

60 rbis

29-42 SB

51 bb

112 k

 

Well done.

As some of you will remember, I've been very enthusiastic about de Aza for a long time, back when most on this board argued that he was just a "4th outfielder" and an "AAAA player". But even I'm impressed by how he seems to finally be learning to hit lefties. His split stats are becoming pretty respectable.