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    The Kiermaier factor

    I mention Kiermaier because he is an extreme case of a player much more valuable in real life. A year ago I would have used Andrelton Simmons, but look what happened there. Before Simmons it was Lindor, and before Lindor, Josh Donaldson. So, one can obviously get lucky. When a player brings a Gold Glove to a defensive position, he'll play unless he cannot hit a lick. Witness Rabbit Maranville, who OPSed .539 while playing dayly on a Pennant contender, at age 41.

    A couple such players came to mind--Ender Inciarte and Matt Chapman. I'm you can think of others. Inciarte is sort of fringy with some speed. Chapman looks like a decent hitter with no speed. My question is how much of a bump do we give such players because they are a lock to play when healthy.

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    Last edited by onejayhawk; 08-10-2017, 11:01 AM.
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    For every Andrelton Simmons and Francisco Lindor, there's an Alcides Escobar or a Jordy Mercer.

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      Jarrod Dyson probably wouldn't still be stealing 30-40 bases a year if he wasn't a great defender.
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        A good example of this is Brandon Crawford. Great glove gave him three years of offensive leash while his bat came around. And, it eventually did.

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        • #5
          These types are usually pretty valuable in sim leagues. I flipped Crawford for Archer and drafted Kiermaier early despite his injury prone-ness. A few other names that come to mind: Jackie Bradley, Kevin Pillar, and Zach Cozart (who I received in a trade for Schwarber and a pick).
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          • #6
            Originally posted by Ken View Post
            For every Andrelton Simmons and Francisco Lindor, there's an Alcides Escobar or a Jordy Mercer.
            Escobar maybe. Mercer is not on this level with the leather. It shows in the PA.

            Pillar's defense isn't what it used to be, plus he's over 27. Cozart is another good example.

            What is the opinion on Matt Chapman going forward?

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            Last edited by onejayhawk; 08-10-2017, 10:31 PM.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by onejayhawk View Post
              Escobar maybe. Mercer is not on this level with the leather.
              Perhaps not, I was just looking at defensive runs above average which is a good indicator of what you are referring to, and Mercer ranks pretty highly.

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              • #8
                Matt Chapman is going to be a star. I'm very impressed with him in the field

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Ken View Post
                  Perhaps not, I was just looking at defensive runs above average which is a good indicator of what you are referring to, and Mercer ranks pretty highly.
                  No. He's very good but not elite. A better choice would be Franklin Gutierrez.

                  Originally posted by Moonlight J View Post
                  Matt Chapman is going to be a star. I'm very impressed with him in the field
                  Donaldson was pretty good and Chapman seems to be better with the glove, particularly the arm.

                  What about fantasy? The only thing that glove does is buy PT.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by onejayhawk View Post
                    No. He's very good but not elite. A better choice would be Franklin Gutierrez.


                    Donaldson was pretty good and Chapman seems to be better with the glove, particularly the arm.

                    What about fantasy? The only thing that glove does is buy PT.

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                    and buying PT at the MLB level is key. This should keep him away from the MLB-AAA yo-yo because that glove is MLB ready right now. Hopefully Beane doesn't screw this one up like he screwed Donaldson up

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