Mayberry

[Cedrique]

If there are a lot of ABs to be had, obviously I'd rather have Ruf get a shot when he's healthy, but as a pinch hitter, this guy is a bargain at 1.5 million. .277/.333/.422 line coming off the bench before today. Very few players can do that.

 

[WestCoastPhan]

i've always said he's a good 5th outfielder

 

[Cedrique]

Yeah, classic platoon player. People just expected too much because the Rangers drafted him in the first round. But we gave them our bad first round pick (Greg Golson) so I still think we got the better end of the deal.

 

[jvett77]

Mayberry stunk up the place last year at .227 even when he got the chance to play. In these early games he looks like a guy who's found religion or the right cigarettes. We do need a guy who can play the outfield and hit when he's called on. If he can do that this year we'll be in great shape.

 

[Omar 382]

I'll say he's decent strictly against lefties. I don't want to see him starting against righties; I don't want him coming off the bench against righties; I don't want him in the outfield as a late inning defensive replacement. He doesn't "light" lefties up (last year in 100 at-bats he only had a .756 OPS against them) but he can become an asset in those situations, particularly against softer throwing lefties. I don't think there's any stat to prove this, but I guarantee you he has better stats against pitchers throwing 89-92 than those that throw 94 miles per hour and above. For whatever reason, he just isn't able to catch up to most fastballs north of 95- at least from what I've seen of him.

 

[Omar 382]

OK the fastball that he hit off Figueroa was somewhere around 95, so that's an exception, but for the most part, I think what I said is pretty accurate pertaining to Mayberry. I've always thought his swing was kind of long so that probably plays a part in it.

 

[Omar 382]

Mayberry stunk up the place last year at .227 even when he got the chance to play. In these early games he looks like a guy who's found religion or the right cigarettes. We do need a guy who can play the outfield and hit when he's called on. If he can do that this year we'll be in great shape.

I could be wrong, but wouldn't smoking make him a worse player? I just think that it would damage his lungs and make it harder for him when running and swinging and the like.

 

[jvett77]

I could be wrong, but wouldn't smoking make him a worse player? I just think that it would damage his lungs and make it harder for him when running and swinging and the like.

Damn, I guess it was god afterall.