September 29, 2002
Worst Everyday Player?
I was just looking at the Braves win shares, and noticed Vinny Castilla at 3.2 by the short form, and I thought, what's the lowest win shares by a player with 502 PA (qualifies for the batting title). Sure enough, it's Vinny. Here's the bottom of the list:
Player WS
Aramis Ramirez 7.5
Jeromy Burnitz 7.2
Deivi Cruz 7.0
Neifi Perez 4.4
Vinny Castilla 3.2
It's not the worst of all time. Just last year, Michael Barrett of the Expos put up a 2. Ted Simmons, in 1984, actually posted a
1, and he was mostly a DH! Still, given this, I don't know if the move of Chipper from third was such a good idea. It strikes me that it would have been easier to find a left fielder capable of putting up 5 or 6 win shares.
Posted by David Pinto at
10:11 AM
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