Comments on: What Is Behind Melky Cabrera’s Turnaround?

By: Mac

Mac — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:01:53 +0000

The way the RAB boys have a thing for Melk, I feel the same about Gardy.

It seems Pete Abe and Jennings think Gardy is a superior player – Pete Abe ridiculously making the comp to Pedroia slumping when he first came up as to what Gardy may become.

Gardy is Jason Tyner – except Tyner hit for better avg with a bit less power and fewer walks – look at his first four minor league seasons.

The Pedroia comment still irks me, Pedroia rocketed thru the minors at a much younger age with a much better slg % for a kid just in his early 20′s.

Gardy hits 26 in three weeks.

Gardy is a nice pinch runner, deffensive replacement spot starter – if Hairston can play CF the way he’s played 3rd – it shows you what Gardy is worth = not a whole lot – a good 24th/25th man.

By: Clay

Clay — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:05:39 +0000

To forget his age is to do him a disservice, no matter his service time, thus far. There are those who constantly look for some way to show that the sky is falling, that his success is a fluke. So, he had a bad month. Injury, or not, most players have bad months, maybe almost all players. When assessing a young player who is growing up in the Bigs, it’s probably wiser not to focus on his daily, weekly or monthly successes or failures. Think of him as an understudy or apprentice, still learning his craft and you’ll have the right perspective.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:20:22 +0000

Where do you get off using statistical and logical deduction to counter stupidity?

By: TomG

TomG — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:53:56 +0000

OK, I’ll be that guy-

Bernie Williams age 24 season: 268/333/400
Melky Cabrera age 24 season thus far: 288/351/457

By: Moshe Mandel

Moshe Mandel — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:45:15 +0000

Let me clarify. Melky’s season this year makes him a good comp for Rivera’s career thus far. If Rivera keeps up what he is doing now, Melky obviously does not compare.

By: toad

toad — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:43:47 +0000

Yes. Maybe the simplest explanation is that he’s still learning.

By: Moshe Mandel

Moshe Mandel — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:42:51 +0000

What is just no? Either you are overrating Rivera based on one good year or underrating Melky. Their numbers are startlingly similar, and Melky has done it in CF.

By: The Honorable Congressman Mondesi

The Honorable Congressman Mondesi — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:33:37 +0000

I guess… I didn’t bring it up to knock Melky at all, I just brought it up to show that it wasn’t exactly insane to have gotten nervous about another precipitous drop-off this season. I would imagine many reasonable and patient people felt like they were experiencing a bit of 2008 deja vu when Melky put up those numbers in June.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:25:51 +0000

RAB has had it wrong all along. They constantly criticized the wrong player. Gardner is the one that is a career fourth outfielder with his atrocious power and Melky is the one who has any shot at developing into anything substantial.

By: Spaceman.Spiff

Spaceman.Spiff — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:06:31 +0000

Wasn’t that when his shoulder injury happened? I can give him a pass on that if that’s when the slump happened.