quote:Originally posted by redbird5:
Are you really trying to compare head-to-head games?
Agreed!
Not to take anything away from Lorkiewicz, he looks to have had a fine season. BUT, I think if one would like to utilize stats as the basis of an argument, then I will utilize the "what pitching did he hit" argument.
Clearly, a player, playing for one of the Top 4 teams, (at least this particular year), saw a steady diet of C. Jones, Blake, Rice, Brown, Bennett, etc. Which is to say that a Tyler Best or TY Brown having comparable offensive stats, to go along with stellar defensive play, puts them in a different category vs. a player who consistently saw the No. 3 or 4 every game.
That would also go for some of the other "less mentioned" names, for lower tier teams.
Some combination of the pitchers mentioned above will certainly occupy the 1st and 2nd team spots. If a position player didn't face a steady diet of that, then its difficult to give that player much consideration, when compared to other equally talented (or more so) players, who constantly faced it, and performed.
Lets be honest, NR, WB, Hickory, and GB saw their opponents best each and every game.