Friday, June 3, 2011

National League Outfield

Left Field:
1. Ryan Braun- Braun originally played shortstop in college, his defense was such a problem that he eventually moved to Left Field in the Major Leagues.  The Brewers also have Mat Gamel who has had defensive problems at third base.  This doesn't seem like a concern for them.  Averaged WAR: 2.75.  .306/.402/.563/.427.
2. Matt Holliday- It would be amazing if the Holliday contract is what keeps the Cardinals from re-signing Pujols.  Averaged WAR: 2.15.  .342/.433/.542/.423
3. Gerardo Parra- The Diamondbacks have just random players doing well, Parra is one of them.  Averaged WAR: 1.4.  .272/.348/.386/.323
4. Logan Morrison- apparently has a very interesting Twitter feed. Averaged WAR: 1.35.  .317/.401/.571/.416
5. Allen Craig- doesn't even have the whitest sounding name on his own team.  He is behind Skip Schumaker, Jon Jay, and Nick Punto in that category.  Averaged WAR: 1.35.  .347/.420/.551/.432

Center Field:
1. Matt Kemp- while not a solid defensive centerfielder, is having a pretty good season offensively and deserves to be rewarded for such.  Averaged WAR: 2.35.  .306/.382/.545/.406
2. Andrew McCutchen- you would think that with all of the seasons of futility, the Pirates would be full of home-grown stars.  Averaged WAR: 2.25.  .260/.358/.452/.364.
3. Drew Stubbs- I didn't think he would be this good when I watched him play college baseball.  Averaged WAR: 1.85.  .253/.323/.395/.333
4. Colby Rasmus- apparently got in a tussle with Tony La Russa.  I wonder how hard it is to get along with Tony LaRussa.  I actually wonder about this sometimes.  Averaged WAR: 1.8.  .279/.378/.461/.374
5. Shane Victorino- the flying Hawaiian, the answer to such trivia questions as who are some prominent Rule V draftees, along with Johan Santana, Josh Hamilton, and Dan Uggla.  Really the only reason casual fans even care about the Rule V draft.  Averaged WAR: 1.55.  .284/.343/.503/.378

Right Field:
1. Lance Berkman- I didn't think Berkman could even handle playing the outfield anymore.  I think Berkman is a Hall of Famer (it's my blog, I can make blanket statements like this without backing it up right away). Averaged WAR: 2.15.  .329/.449/.595/.435
2. Hunter Pence- Random Houston Astros fact of the day, Pence is pretty good. Averaged WAR: 2.05.  .315/.360/.498/.377 
3. Carlos Beltran- playing for the Mets currently, will probably get traded, will probably help the team he gets traded to, to the playoffs and will probably make more money on his next contract then I will for the rest of my life.  Averaged WAR: 1.85.  .288/.374/.534/.391.
4. Mike Stanton- The Marlins always seem to have good homegrown players, they're the opposite of the Pirates.  Averaged WAR: 1.8.  .267/.347/.568/.392
5. Jay Bruce- in a recent draft by ESPN experts on who would you select to build your franchise around, Bruce did not get selected.  Some people have regarded this as a travesty.  Averaged WAR: 1.6.  .292/.355/.580/.402.

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