Austin Jackson...

vwnut13 said:

You gotta look at the stats a little deeper.

His stats look great. After all, he has a .370 batting average.

But take a look at the splits.

He is hitting a monster 0.430 versus Right Handed pitching.

Meanwhile, he is hitting a measly .148 versus Left Handed pitching.

For every one hit against a lefty, he strikes out 2.5 times. For every one hit versus righties he strikes out 0.6 times.

I'm not putting down what Jackson is doing, but before anyone pays the crazy prices his cards are getting, take note. I'm sure he isn't going to hit .430 versus righties all season.

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vwnut13 said:

You gotta look at the stats a little deeper.

His stats look great. After all, he has a .370 batting average.

But take a look at the splits.

He is hitting a monster 0.430 versus Right Handed pitching.

Meanwhile, he is hitting a measly .148 versus Left Handed pitching.

For every one hit against a lefty, he strikes out 2.5 times. For every one hit versus righties he strikes out 0.6 times.

I'm not putting down what Jackson is doing, but before anyone pays the crazy prices his cards are getting, take note. I'm sure he isn't going to hit .430 versus righties all season.

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vwnut13 said:

You gotta look at the stats a little deeper.

His stats look great. After all, he has a .370 batting average.

But take a look at the splits.

He is hitting a monster 0.430 versus Right Handed pitching.

Meanwhile, he is hitting a measly .148 versus Left Handed pitching.

For every one hit against a lefty, he strikes out 2.5 times. For every one hit versus righties he strikes out 0.6 times.

I'm not putting down what Jackson is doing, but before anyone pays the crazy prices his cards are getting, take note. I'm sure he isn't going to hit .430 versus righties all season.

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Vagrant said:

Regardless, he's playing a hell of a lot better ball than Granderson right now.

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vwnut13 said:

Vagrant said:

Regardless, he's playing a hell of a lot better ball than Granderson right now.

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And Brett Gardner is playing just as good as Austin Jackson.


Brett Gardner has one more walk, 26 less strike outs, same HR totals, same RBI totals, higher OBP (though lower average), 8 more steals and believe it or not, Gardner has actually shown that he can hit both lefties and righties. Gardner has less triples and doubles, but his steals have made up for that and has scored one less run.

All the less, Gardner has put up these numbers in 43 less at bats then Jackson

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rehmus said:

:lol:

LOVE that a Yankee fan started this thread.

I cant wait til they trade Jesus Montero for Russell Martin.

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vwnut13 said:

You gotta look at the stats a little deeper.

His stats look great. After all, he has a .370 batting average.

But take a look at the splits.

He is hitting a monster 0.430 versus Right Handed pitching.

Meanwhile, he is hitting a measly .148 versus Left Handed pitching.

For every one hit against a lefty, he strikes out 2.5 times. For every one hit versus righties he strikes out 0.6 times.

I'm not putting down what Jackson is doing, but before anyone pays the crazy prices his cards are getting, take note. I'm sure he isn't going to hit .430 versus righties all season.

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hail2thevictors said:

vwnut13 said:

You gotta look at the stats a little deeper.

His stats look great. After all, he has a .370 batting average.

But take a look at the splits.

He is hitting a monster 0.430 versus Right Handed pitching.

Meanwhile, he is hitting a measly .148 versus Left Handed pitching.

For every one hit against a lefty, he strikes out 2.5 times. For every one hit versus righties he strikes out 0.6 times.

I'm not putting down what Jackson is doing, but before anyone pays the crazy prices his cards are getting, take note. I'm sure he isn't going to hit .430 versus righties all season.

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And guess what? He ISNT going to hit .148 against lefties all year, either. You remind me of some of the poor news stations out there, only giving one biased side of a story. Go ahead and tell both sides, if that's ok.

And to those talking about the batted balls in play average or whatever-yeah, that is high. But also remember this-as he cuts down on his K's, more of his outs will be from BATTED BALLS IN PLAY-meaning that as his K's decline(which they have been lately), his batted balls in play average will go down, but his average could still be solid. That's the thing all these stat geeks fail to point out-that the high K totals means that he doesn't make as many outs with balls batted in play. He obviously isn't going to hit .370-but let me tell you what, he will hit for a better average than Granderson. His approach at the plate is already better than Grandy's, check his spray chart if you don't agree. He has almost the same amount of hits to left, center, and right. A .280-.300 average is something I could certainly see, and that is outstanding for a rookie, who is batting leadoff.

Here is another thing you fail to mention in your gushing love of Brett Gardner-he's almost 27 years old. Jackson just turned 23, so Gardner has 3 1/2 years on him, and much more MLB experience. Perhaps its just me, but I think it's unfair to compare someone who is in their first year in the league(AJax) to a guy who is spending part of this 3rd year in the league(Gardner).

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jgro85 said:

Jackson's babip is absolutely retarded right now.

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rehmus said:

hail2thevictors said:

vwnut13 said:

You gotta look at the stats a little deeper.

His stats look great. After all, he has a .370 batting average.

But take a look at the splits.

He is hitting a monster 0.430 versus Right Handed pitching.

Meanwhile, he is hitting a measly .148 versus Left Handed pitching.

For every one hit against a lefty, he strikes out 2.5 times. For every one hit versus righties he strikes out 0.6 times.

I'm not putting down what Jackson is doing, but before anyone pays the crazy prices his cards are getting, take note. I'm sure he isn't going to hit .430 versus righties all season.

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And guess what? He ISNT going to hit .148 against lefties all year, either. You remind me of some of the poor news stations out there, only giving one biased side of a story. Go ahead and tell both sides, if that's ok.

And to those talking about the batted balls in play average or whatever-yeah, that is high. But also remember this-as he cuts down on his K's, more of his outs will be from BATTED BALLS IN PLAY-meaning that as his K's decline(which they have been lately), his batted balls in play average will go down, but his average could still be solid. That's the thing all these stat geeks fail to point out-that the high K totals means that he doesn't make as many outs with balls batted in play. He obviously isn't going to hit .370-but let me tell you what, he will hit for a better average than Granderson. His approach at the plate is already better than Grandy's, check his spray chart if you don't agree. He has almost the same amount of hits to left, center, and right. A .280-.300 average is something I could certainly see, and that is outstanding for a rookie, who is batting leadoff.

Here is another thing you fail to mention in your gushing love of Brett Gardner-he's almost 27 years old. Jackson just turned 23, so Gardner has 3 1/2 years on him, and much more MLB experience. Perhaps its just me, but I think it's unfair to compare someone who is in their first year in the league(AJax) to a guy who is spending part of this 3rd year in the league(Gardner).

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ooooh yes. dont forget about the differences between batting in the Yankees lineup vs. the Tigers, especially for RBI.

or the psychological differences of playing in a winning environment.

or just having to live in Detroit.
:lol:

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That would be pertinent had the Yankees traded Jackson for Gardner.

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