Sunday, September 28, 2003
WHAT CAN COORS FIELD DO FOR YOU?
I'm taking the most blatantly obvious one here, but here goes...
From 1998-2002, Preston Wilson had this line for a 162-game average (thanks to baseball-reference.com), all with the Marlins except for 8 games with the Mets in 1998. It's about four full seasons and 22 games in 1998. He averaged 143.5 games/year with Florida--
.262 BA, 28 HR, 90 RBI, 55 BB, 24 SB, 30 2B, 3 3B, 151 H, .333 OBP, .472 SLG, 166 K
One year in Colorado and Preston "I can hit way better and run way faster than Dan" Wilson did this (155 games)--
.282 BA, 36 HR, 141 RBI (led the NL, Carlos Delgado led the Majors with 145), 54 BB, 14 SB, 43 2B, 1 3B, 169 H, .343 OBP, .537 SLG, 139 K
Once again, let me note that the first line of stats is extrapolated over 162 games and Wilson averaged 143.5 games in his four years with the Marlins.
It's been said on a few occasions that this guy is basically the same as Mike Cameron. In some cases, it's true. In other cases, Preston Wilson is better.
But one thing's for sure while we're on the topic of centerfielders at the end of this post--
Torii Hunter's 2002 and 2003 seasons are what Mike Cameron's 2002 and 2003 seasons SHOULD have been. More on that later, I'm sure.
From 1998-2002, Preston Wilson had this line for a 162-game average (thanks to baseball-reference.com), all with the Marlins except for 8 games with the Mets in 1998. It's about four full seasons and 22 games in 1998. He averaged 143.5 games/year with Florida--
.262 BA, 28 HR, 90 RBI, 55 BB, 24 SB, 30 2B, 3 3B, 151 H, .333 OBP, .472 SLG, 166 K
One year in Colorado and Preston "I can hit way better and run way faster than Dan" Wilson did this (155 games)--
.282 BA, 36 HR, 141 RBI (led the NL, Carlos Delgado led the Majors with 145), 54 BB, 14 SB, 43 2B, 1 3B, 169 H, .343 OBP, .537 SLG, 139 K
Once again, let me note that the first line of stats is extrapolated over 162 games and Wilson averaged 143.5 games in his four years with the Marlins.
It's been said on a few occasions that this guy is basically the same as Mike Cameron. In some cases, it's true. In other cases, Preston Wilson is better.
But one thing's for sure while we're on the topic of centerfielders at the end of this post--
Torii Hunter's 2002 and 2003 seasons are what Mike Cameron's 2002 and 2003 seasons SHOULD have been. More on that later, I'm sure.
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