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Originally Posted by Azagthoth  Not fond of his .302 career average? Nearly 1500 hits in 8 1/4 seasons? What about his ability at stealing bases? |
Since the last dead horse we beat hardly exists, I guess I'll start beating up Eight Belles now (too soon?). You're extremely behind on not only the Juan Pierre discourse, but also the "what makes a good hitter good" discourse.
Juan Pierre is BAD at getting on base. On base percentage hovering around .330 in the previous 3 seasons is BAD. Especially for a guy who hits singles.
Stolen bases...Pierre gets thrown out about 25% percent of the time. That is about "breaking even" in terms of actually helping your team. Giving away outs: BAD THING.
There. That's the cliffnotes version. I can't believe this still has to be talked about, but ok.