Chavvy Prediction Time ...
by solotar on May 29, 2008 11:21 AM PDT
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PrintWith Chavvy set to come back soon, and apparently fully healthy, I'd be curious to know what ANers think he will do this year. Yeah, it will probably take him some time to adjust to big league pitching again, etc., but what you do you think Chavvy will do over the course of the rest of the season?
Here's my prediction: Chavvy will play a fabulous, glorious third base and you'll again shake your head in wonder that 'he got that ball'. You'll be reminded what a joy it is just to watch Chavvy play third. (And with Barton at first, Ellis at second, BoCro at short, Suzuzi behind the plate and sometimes Rajai Davis in center, you'll see a lot of clubs get discouraged when the A's defense wins a good number of games ...)
Offense from Chavvy will be more of a challenge. Chavvy will hit about .265, with so-so power and so-so run production (equivalent to 20 HRs and 85 RBIs over a full season.) He'll be a complete disaster with runners in scoring position in close games, especially in later innings when he'll see lots of left-handed relief pitchers. Left handers that throw him curve balls will eat him up, and he'll swing at a lot of pitches 8 inches outside, and take a lot of pitches right down the middle. Looking back, you'll note that most of his home runs will come in games and ABs in which the A's are either well ahead or well behind, and his HR did nothing to change the outcome of the game.
In summary, and in short, I predict that the injury-free Chavvy of 2008 will play a lot like the injury-plagued Chavvy of 2006 and 2007: great glove, frustrating offense.
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Today’s designated hitter: Eric Chavez
Martie Lurie just announced it on the radio.
Really?
As I mentioned in another comment earlier he looked really stiff last night at Portland. Was not running well at all. He also was flexing and stretching his right shoulder from the 6th on last night.
Stiff?
It was cold and raining, not optimal weather to get loose in, especially when you are rehabing two shoulders and a back.
I was at the game, I did notice his gingerly running to and from the dugout, but when he was in the box, he looked really sharp. He absolutley destroyed a pitch that cleared the scoreboard in RCF. He made two amazing plays at third, one of which he layed out for.
Gio looked sharp, Buck looked sharp, Fiorentino (sp?) really impressed me in the field and at the plate.
Powell looked lost at the plate.
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since we're predicting ...
I have no idea what his offense will be like.
But I’m predicting that he DHs for 1-2 games, then starts 1 game at 3B, comes out in the 7th for Hannahan, does the day-to-day nonsense samba for a week-10 days (with perhaps 1-2 starts at DH), then gets DLed again.
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Before the game they said DH today, 3B first two in Texas...
...then DH Sunday. Let’s see if that bears out.
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Chavvy Time ...
I ran out for a long “lunch” to welcome Chavvy back and man did that game suck. Eveland looked like Cory Lidle in Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yanks: please don’t make me throw another ball towards home plate! Nice baserunning by Cust, too: jogs to first, runs to second, easy tag and you’re out for the first out of the inning. Hey, Jack: you’re down by 4 runs and you’re the inning’s lead off batter: run all the way from home plate next time, ok?
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by passionately objective on May 29, 2008 5:52 PM PDT reply actions
I have low expectations for Chavez this year
Chavy has always been better in the 2nd half, maybe by that time he will be back in the swing of things. My pesimisstic(?) prediction ; .235 AVG, 330 OBP, 12 HR, 15 2B, 50 RBI
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Even when dead...
... Chavez still hit better than the vast majority of this team. I expect his numbers will look more like his injury-plagued seasons, but due mostly to a slow start getting acclimated to major league pitching rather than actual injuries. He’s been out for a long time, so to expect anything more would be a stretch.
Although, it’s gotta help that he’s hitting against Texas pitching over the next few days…
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I predict a low BA but a high OBP,
because he’s bound to be inconsistent at best – but teams automatically fear him and he is willing to take a walk, so as long as he looks like Chavez he’ll get pitched carefully. Put me down for something around .240/.340 with increasing power as the weather heats up and Chavy gets his mojo back.
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certainly more productive than Hackasack
Like many of the guys in the A’s line-up Chavez makes a slendid 6 or 7 hitter in a line-up. Unfortunately, somebody really good should be batting in the 3 and 4 spots - that guy should not be Chavez - regardless of his contract.
More productive than Hannahan?
Or remarkably similar? Hannahan is hitting for a low average and high OBP with good but not great defense. I could see Chavy doing the same, but maybe with a little more power.
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Very pessimistic predictions...
guy’s actually healthy, put me down for .270/.360/.480
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