Re: [討論] Michael Choice-Craig Gentry
The Best Fourth Outfielder in Baseball
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Four Kinds of Fourth Outfielders:
Defensive Standouts, Base Runners, Platoon Splitters, Big Boppers
Like a blank in Scrabble, the very best fourth outfielders in the game will
probably be able to check off more than one of the above boxes. So for best
fourth outfielder in baseball, I'd like to nominate new Athletics acquisition
Craig Gentry. Those that frequently tune into the Beyond the Box Score
channel can guess that we pay particular attention to unconventional moves by
Billy Beane & Co., and the Gentry acquisition could fit the mold.
Consider that in the same offseason in which they acquired Gentry, the
Athletics also traded Seth Smith. Smith doesn't have much of a platoon split
to take advantage of, and with a middling BsR (1.7 in 2013), not much power
(46 AB/HR in 2013, 28 AB/HR career), and roughly average defense (5.4 UZR/150
in 2013, but 1.8 UZR/150 career), Smith doesn't have any special sauce that
might make him particularly useful in particular situations.
With Gentry, who has even less of a platoon split than Smith, I'm reminded
that a player need not have a platoon split of his own for a team to get a
platoon advantage out of him. Context like Coco Crisp's recent struggles
against lefties (.216 in 2013, versus .286 against RHP) does matter, just
like offense-first fourth outfielders can be fits for teams that start two
outfielders capable of playing center.
Gentry fits our fourth outfielder definition perfectly -- he's more than
adequate with the bat (108 wRC+ in 2013, 96 wRC+ career), and he can play all
three outfield positions. What sets him apart, however, is that he's got two
varieties of special sauce -- very good baserunning (5.8 BsR in 2013) and
superb defense (32.1 UZR/150 in 2013, 29.3 UZR/150 career).
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