I love Baseball Prospectus as much as the next guy, and since Bill James’ regrettable vanishing act it’s probably the single most reliable annual. That said, these guys do occasionally spout some real nonsense. I don’t know, for instance, who wrote this year’s entry for the Twins, but this item on Matthew LeCroy got me laughing pretty hard:
…He’s a championship-caliber role player, a nifty DH or spot-starter at first against all lefties. If one of the outfielders broke down for a long stretch, it would be nice to see what he could do in an extended trial in a corner, before he gets much older.
Hello? Are we actually talking about the same Matt LeCroy? The guy I’m thinking of couldn’t beat Herb Carneal from first to third, and is likely to get “an extended trial in a corner” about the time they unveil Tim Laudner’s bust in Cooperstown.
Of course the Twins do have a shortage of outfielders, now that I think about it.
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