For years Dick Stuart was a Pirate symbol of erratic, frustrating hitting and fielding. He had tremendous power and it appeared just often enough to resuscitate interest. This is his card for his ten year career (not including Japan):
He averaged per season: 582 AB, 74 R, 154 H, 33HR, 108 RBI, .264 BA, .316 OBP, .489 SLG, .806 OPS
Now Pedro Alvarez:
He is averaging per season: 576 AB, 67 R, 134 H, 30 HR, 92 RBI, .233 BA, .305 OBP, ,437 SLG, .742 OPS
Read 'em and weep.
Towering home runs are a wonderful element in baseball but with Stuart and Alvarez they are comets, brilliant and rare. The question is, can a team build around such erratic talent? More, what can a small market team afford? And Josh Harrison's career BA is .257, his OBP .290. his SLG .387 and his OPS .677--not much of a drop-off for a vastly cheaper replacement.
Simply, the Pirates can not afford such a spotty hitter. In fact, few teams can and those that do all have two words in their names.
He averaged per season: 582 AB, 74 R, 154 H, 33HR, 108 RBI, .264 BA, .316 OBP, .489 SLG, .806 OPS
Now Pedro Alvarez:
He is averaging per season: 576 AB, 67 R, 134 H, 30 HR, 92 RBI, .233 BA, .305 OBP, ,437 SLG, .742 OPS
Read 'em and weep.
Towering home runs are a wonderful element in baseball but with Stuart and Alvarez they are comets, brilliant and rare. The question is, can a team build around such erratic talent? More, what can a small market team afford? And Josh Harrison's career BA is .257, his OBP .290. his SLG .387 and his OPS .677--not much of a drop-off for a vastly cheaper replacement.
Simply, the Pirates can not afford such a spotty hitter. In fact, few teams can and those that do all have two words in their names.
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