Tony Gwynn: Jr.?

[Omar 382]

Two hard hit balls tonight with an OBP over .600 for the season. The guy is looking like his father

 

[Omar 382]

Gwynn

I know I made a thread about him earlier, but I'm not certain that Revere is the better centerfielder. Gwynn plays better defense, walks more, and has more pop. I'm not going to blow my load all over the guy after a few games, but I would like to see him continue to start at least until he cools off.

 

[Caligula]

Gwynn is a bench player. He's proven that he can not be consistent over a full season. Revere also has a higher career OBP than Gwynn.

Gwynn also has a career .319 SLG. Revere has a .330. No real difference, but it does show that Gwynn does not have more pop.

Revere is also better on the base paths and has a lot more stolen bases in a lot less games played.

It's great that Gwynn has a hot bat right now. But, that shit is not going to last if his other 1,495 at-bats have told us anything.

Revere is 25 and can still improve. Gwynn is 31 and has already shown his peak ability, which is not much.

 

[Omar 382]

I think their offensive abilities are a wash. Revere might steal more bags but Gwynn looks a lot more patient, even if his career OBP is a little lower. For most of his career, Gwynn has sucked offensively. No one is contesting that. But through the first couple of games this season, he has been willing to take his walks and has hit some balls really hard when given a chance. He had a .386 OBP in 107 games in the minors last year with a .767 OPS. It's not impossible for a guy to change his approach and become a better player late in his career. He has done nothing wrong in the early going, I'm just say he should be given more opportunities here and there to start in center.


Not to mention, he is leaps and bounds ahead of Revere defensively (for the time being).

 

[Caligula]

17 at-bats.

 

[Caligula]

Revere has a .787 OPS in the minors.

 

[jvett77]

Caligula summed it up. Interesting today that two subs, Nieves and Gwynn, each had 3 hits.

 

[Omar 382]

Gwynn- 248 plate appearances per Win Above Replacement
Revere- 381 plate appearances per Win Above Replacement
Gwynn- .074 ISO
Revere- .045 ISO

 

[Omar 382]

Gwynn's performance has bought himself at least another day in centerfield. Sandberg even said today that Revere is totally healthy, and that he just liked the way Gwynn has been playing. If he has an 0-4 night, fine, put Revere back in the lineup. Even if you think Ben is a better player (which is questionable) Gwynn is hot right now and you should ride him out until he cools off.

 

[jvett77]

I look for Revere to return to normal in the hitting area. He seems to be in a mild slump.

 

[Caligula]

Can we get a Gwynn update?

 

[Omar 382]

Sure. Sandberg started him until he cooled off, and now he's back to putting up similar production to Revere.

 

[TheSnowdog]

I think he is up to 500 lbs now...

oh wait you were asking about Tony Gwynn Jr - not Gwynn Sr

 

[Retroram52]

I think Sandberg is going to use both Gwynn and Revere this year. Whoever is producing plays. Whoever isn't sits.

 

[HammerDown]

Anthony was one of my favorites when he was batting leadoff for the Padres early on.

Here's a good article where he talks about getting that call from his Pop about the inevitable. I'm pulling hard for him to stay on the roster in Philly, though I'd imagine money is not an issue for the family.

 

[jvett77]

Two hard hit balls tonight with an OBP over .600 for the season. The guy is looking like his father

Say what? Try .296.

 

[Omar 382]

Say what? Try .296.

Try April 12th

 

[jvett77]

Try April 12th

lol. Fucken aye! No wonder they benched Revere.

 

[HammerDown]

Someone will pick him up.

 

[Cedrique]

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Someone will pick him up.

Yeah, he is a solid defender and good baserunner. I imagine some contending team that trades away a couple outfield prospects at the deadline could stick him in the minors, then when they expand the rosters in September he could help them out off the bench.