Comments on: Spring Training Superstar: Angel Pagan

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:32:21 +0000

I know I’m dreaming, it would be a salary dump. Pagan sucks, a 5th OF is being kind, he’s not even major league talent.

By: melissa

melissa — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:30:39 +0000

If you could get Coco for Angel the Cubs certainly wouldn’t have traded him to the Mets. I think Doug is engaged in wishful thinking. Paul, I think you really hit the nail on the head when you called Pagan a 5th outfielder. That is exactly what he is. An above average fielder with good speed that can pinch run or hit and be a late defensive replacement. I happen to think Chavez is actually a better player though. When guys get healthy I wouldn’t think there would be room on the roster for both of them.

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By: Paul Moro

Paul Moro — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:38:12 +0000

Doug, it ain’t happening. Never was a possibility to begin with, and as far as I can tell, neither side talked to each other at all about this. Some dude made it up. There’s nothing Omar can do to push this through because there’s just no way that the Red Sox wouldn’t be able to find a better offer than Angel Pagan. It’s Angel Pagan for god’s sakes. For Coco??? Not happening.

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By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:01:05 +0000

Pagan going to the Sox for Coco, make it happen Minaya!

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By: Paul Moro

Paul Moro — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:50:27 +0000

I think you’re being a bit too hard on Heilman. As relievers go, for the last three years, the guy’s been good. I just looked at pitchers who have appeared in at least 150 games over the last 3 seasons (so basically we’re only looking at relievers here). Heilman’s 3.27 ERA over that span is 27th. Not amazing, but good. But what’s unusual about Heilman is the consistency he’s displayed thus far in his career. It’s really easy for a reliever to irreparably damage his ERA for the entire year because they pitch so few innings. A couple of horrendous outings and there you go. Your ERA skyrockets. But over the last three seasons, Heilman’s worst ERA is 3.62, which really isn’t terrible.

I guess what I’m trying to say here is that I like the guy.

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By: PimpDaddyWelfare

PimpDaddyWelfare — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:08:00 +0000

I agree with you 100%. But as a lifelong Mets fan I can’t help but hope this kid does something. I’d be happy if he got like 300 ab hit .260-.270 and drove in around 30-40 runs. As long as he helps the Mets and doesn’t hurt them I’m right behind this kid supporting him…

if only we would trade Heilman… every time that guy is on the mound I feel like we lost.

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By: Paul Moro

Paul Moro — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:17:10 +0000

That’s interesting, Tim. But what were the differentials between their slugging and batting averages? How many XBHs are we talking here?

Because Pagan has had 5 out of his 18 spring training hits (27.7%) go for extra bases. For his MLB career, it’s 29 XBH out of 81 hits (35.8%). His high SLG isn’t due to increased power. He’s not hitting XBHs at a higher rate. It’s because of a .447 BABiP that no one – especially not Pagan and his line drive rates – can sustain for very long. He’s only walked twice so far this spring, which again tells me that we probably shouldn’t expect anything new from the guy.

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By: Tim Dierkes

Tim Dierkes — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:59:56 +0000

Check this out, on a related note to spring performance:

http://www.rotoauthority.com/2008/03/when-spring-t-1.html

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