Comments on: The Value of Rest http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/14/the-value-of-rest/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: 5RunHomerun http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/14/the-value-of-rest/#comment-168 Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:47:00 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=204#comment-168 I like the premise of this a lot.

Although, I’m not really sure if the current Cubs lineup has this kind of depth. Rizzo, Soler, Castro, Fowler, and Bryant all seem to be vastly greater than guys like Alcantara, Olt, La Stella, Sczcur, Baez, or Lake. I could see some of the replacement guys stepping up and narrowing that gap, but right now there is a sizable difference.

“It’s not that hard to see how a fresh Mike Olt could be a better bet against a left-handed starter than a slightly less fresh Anthony Rizzo.” Unless Anthony Rizzo completely forgot how to hit left-handed pitching, it’s easy to see how Mike Olt could be far worse.

]]> By: JimJames http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/04/14/the-value-of-rest/#comment-66 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:49:54 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=204#comment-66 Very nicely done. Phase II: an entire article uncovering the way managers like Maddon utilize these deep benches in daily lineup and game situations.

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