tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post114525088814997154..comments2012-02-20T05:46:46.290-05:00Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-1145313127443131282006-04-17T18:32:00.000-04:002006-04-17T18:32:00.000-04:00Well, last year, Hatteberg had a negative VORP. Pena's VORP was 8.0. The year before, however, they were pretty close to equal, both being around 19 runs. So it's possible that either one or the other might win out this year (PECOTA predicts 0 VORP for Hatteberg compared to 20 VORP from Pena this year).<BR/><BR/>I think I'm operating under the assumption that the Reds will not be competitors this year. It's been fun to be on the winning side of things early on, but I'd be very pleased with a 0.500 season this year. Therefore, this is a great time to try to break in a potentially valuable player. I'm not overly enamored with the guy, but Pena has averaged a 0.800+ OPS each of the last two years in MLB, and had OPS=0.799 '03. He still could mature into a very good player. To me, it's worth a go.<BR/>-jJinAZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23241716.post-1145306923135638622006-04-17T16:48:00.000-04:002006-04-17T16:48:00.000-04:00Quality report on Hatteberg- the only thing I take issue with is your suggestion that the Reds talk to Carlos Pena to start over Hatteberg. I know there probably aren't any stats to show it, but a lineup like the Reds, which already features plenty of power hitters, probably benefits hugely from a patient contact hitter like Hatteberg. Just look at what Casey and Randa did to balance out last year's lineup. How does Carlos Pena's VORP (et al.) compare to Hatteberg, out of curiosity?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com