Friday, June 29, 2007

Barry Bargain.

John Donovan's list of overpaid MLB players includes J.D. Drew with the following explanation:

"June (an .898 OPS) is going a lot better than May (.552 OPS), but Drew still has a lot of convincing to do to make that five-year, $70 million deal look savvy."

OPS.

You like OPS, do you?

I like it, too.

On-base percentage + slugging percentage.

You know who leads the NL in OPS? Barry Bonds. Who you just claimed is overpaid:

"His major contribution to this team, right now, is walking to first base. Opponents, even with Bonds striking out more than he has in years and hitting just three homers in his past 96 plate appearances, are still giving him the free pass. Why? Because no one else on this team can hit."

Barry Bonds has more walks than any player in the entire history of major league baseball ever.

His on-base percentage for the 2007 season is .504 and his career on-base percentage is .444.

He is also by far the biggest draw in San Francisco. Which matters quite a bit when determining whether the investment is worth it.

By the way, Bobby Abreu is paid as much money as Barry Bonds. Abreu's OPS is .704.

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