Lowell finalizes $37.5 mil, 3yr deal with Red Sox (AP)

Post #21 » by **Bleeding Green** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:56 am

What? He's never hit over .293 before. He's a career .280 hitter. Then he hits .324. Hmm, something doesn't fit.

His BABIP over time:

Hmmmm...

wigglestrue · Post #22 » by **wigglestrue** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:57 pm

And it's all about the 2nd half, dude. As I showed above. With at least a normal BABIP, he's been a .300+ hitter in the 1st half the last five years. The only (positive) potential fluke the last five years was his 2nd half of 2007. That's it.

34Celtic · Post #23 » by **34Celtic** » Sat Dec 8, 2007 6:52 pm

BABIP is the stupidest stat I've ever seen. Go look it up I bet you there is a direct correlation between amount of strikeouts and BABIP, guys who strike out more would have a higher BABIP, guys that strike out less would have a lower BABIP.

34Celtic · Post #24 » by **34Celtic** » Sat Dec 8, 2007 6:54 pm

Bleeding Green wrote:I think Jed Lowrie gives you 80% of the production (at least) at 3% the cost.

So youre telling me Jed Lowrie would come in next year and hit 263, 17, 96. Thats 80% of what Lowell did last yr. You're nuts. And you think his glove would be anywhere close to Lowell?

celtsloyalty · Post #25 » by **celtsloyalty** » Sun Dec 9, 2007 6:53 pm

We would have never won a world series and would have struggled to make it to the playoffs if not for lowell stepping up last year. This is a world series team with Lowell no reason not to bring him back. And it's just crazy to complain about 12 million a year when you are saying we could've brought in A Rod... which would have cost us 30 million a year for 10 years. BG you have been sticking up for Jd Drew all year who the sox are paying 14 mill a year, why not stick up for the guy who has actually stepped it up for us the last two years and is costing 2 mill less a year and 2 years less. Plus it's pretty obvious that the fans and his teamates wanted him back.