Comments on: Cactus Catchup: Smokeless(less) in Chicago http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/18/cactus-catchup-remember-these-games-still-dont-count/ 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: Jared Wyllys http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/18/cactus-catchup-remember-these-games-still-dont-count/#comment-9606 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 23:35:50 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=9020#comment-9606 Thanks, Tommy!

I do think Stan makes a good point regarding Javy, in that he is ultimately a different type of player than Zobrist, and the similarities between the two probably don’t really extend beyond the defensive flexibility.

]]> By: Tommy http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/18/cactus-catchup-remember-these-games-still-dont-count/#comment-9588 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 11:38:09 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=9020#comment-9588 In response to Stan’s comment on Javy, I agree, he’s his own man, however, his penchant for the incredible defensive play doesn’t change the fact that Zobrist is a much more reliable defender at this point in time.

Aside from that, Zo’s .350 OBP sets a pretty high goal for Javy as the new Super U. I’m not sure we’ll ever see that from him, but if we can get 25-30 HR’s out of him, I think most would settle for a lower OBP.

Fun article and I enjoyed reading it, Jared.

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