VORP YOU!
For giggles, I decided that I’d throw out the 2005 VORP stat for the Red Sox and Yanks. Most of you have lives and don’t know what VORP means. It’s short for Value Over Replacement Player. Basically, it’s a measure of how much more (or less) a specific player gives at a position over what a marginal player (i.e. minor leaguer or veteran scrub) would.
RED SOX
1B: Kevin Youkilis – NA
2B: Mark Loretta – 16.6
3B: Mike Lowell – 2.5
SS: Alex Gonzalez – 14.4
C: Jason Varitek – 45.6
LF: Manny Ramirez – 68.6
CF: Coco Crisp – 39.3
RF: Trot Nixon – 21.6
DH: David Ortiz – 85.8
YANKEES
1B: Jason Giambi – 58.4
2B: Robinson Cano – 27.5
3B: Alex Rodriguez – 99.7 (Yikes)
SS: Derek Jeter – 66.3
C: Jorge Posada – 32.6
LF: Hideki Molesuey – 53.0
CF: Johnny Damon – 49.2
RF: Gary Sheffield – 56.5
DH: Bernie Williams – 7.3
Thanks to the Baseball Prospectus for these numbers.
posted by Iconoclast @ 9:47 PM
4 comments
4 Comments:
Brewers had the best record in baseball the other day and are still in first place in their division!!
So Johnny Damon to Coco Crisp? What's the Vorp on that?
Good question, TUW. VORP is basically a stat that lets a geek like myself know how many more runs better a player is over a marginal player (the guy on the street). According to VORP, the Caveman is about 10 runs better than Coco.
Quick note, VORP doesn't take into account defense. At this point the guys are probably close to a push with *maybe* a slight edge going to Crisp.
On the bright side, JD has already got his first Cortisone shot for the year. It is no doubt the first of many.
Go Brewers.
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