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One of my favorite players, though I sometimes wonder if he's getting to be a little overrated in roto circles. He is a very well-rounded player and does most things pretty well, but a lot of them don't fit into 5x5 categories.
If you're a stathead you might find this article funny: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...-entire-teams/
Andrew McCutchen produced more WAR than the entire Pittsburgh offense and defense, himself included.
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Last year: 154 games, 653 PA, 286/365/449, 16 HR, 56 RBI, 94 R, 33 SB. 10.7% walk rate, 15.6% K rate, .311 BABIP, 1.15 G/F, 18.8% LD rate, 35 doubles, 5 triples.
At first glance, the BABIP looks a little low, given his speed. But he's not an Ichiro-type slap hitter, as evidenced by his almost neutral G/F. That said, low K rate, 43% GB rate, 18% LD rate (2 years in a row) and very good wheels should make him a .300 hitter.
He was caught stealing 10 times last year which isn't bad. But if he's not hitting leadoff and he's not hitting 80% or better, he might not run much more than he did in 2010. Then again, Clint Hurdle said the Pirates are going to run a lot:
In the interview (linked), Cutch comes off as a guy who really wants to improve on the bases. So maybe there's more upside than I think. I haven't seen a projected lineup but I would suspect we might see Cutch in the 3-hole this year:
Tabata LF
Walker 2B
Cutch CF
Alvarez 3B
Diaz/Jones RF
Overbay 1B
catcher
shortstop
That would give him more RBIs without crushing his runs totals. So maybe he's not overrated after all?
How about 590 AB, .304-19-86-91r-36sb?
If you're a stathead you might find this article funny: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...-entire-teams/
Andrew McCutchen produced more WAR than the entire Pittsburgh offense and defense, himself included.
===
Last year: 154 games, 653 PA, 286/365/449, 16 HR, 56 RBI, 94 R, 33 SB. 10.7% walk rate, 15.6% K rate, .311 BABIP, 1.15 G/F, 18.8% LD rate, 35 doubles, 5 triples.
At first glance, the BABIP looks a little low, given his speed. But he's not an Ichiro-type slap hitter, as evidenced by his almost neutral G/F. That said, low K rate, 43% GB rate, 18% LD rate (2 years in a row) and very good wheels should make him a .300 hitter.
He was caught stealing 10 times last year which isn't bad. But if he's not hitting leadoff and he's not hitting 80% or better, he might not run much more than he did in 2010. Then again, Clint Hurdle said the Pirates are going to run a lot:
In the interview (linked), Cutch comes off as a guy who really wants to improve on the bases. So maybe there's more upside than I think. I haven't seen a projected lineup but I would suspect we might see Cutch in the 3-hole this year:
Tabata LF
Walker 2B
Cutch CF
Alvarez 3B
Diaz/Jones RF
Overbay 1B
catcher
shortstop
That would give him more RBIs without crushing his runs totals. So maybe he's not overrated after all?
How about 590 AB, .304-19-86-91r-36sb?
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