Comments on: Marte is Named Player of the Week http://whalertly.com/clippers/2009/06/29/marte-is-named-player-of-the-week/ A Look at the Columbus Clippers Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:25:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Marte is Named IL Player of the Week, again http://whalertly.com/clippers/2009/06/29/marte-is-named-player-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Marte is Named IL Player of the Week, again Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:18:03 +0000 http://whalertly.com/clippers/?p=79#comment-14 [...] Last week, I revealed that 3rd baseman Andy Marte was named Player of the Week by the International League. Well, this week he got named it again. LHP Jon Niese of the Buffalo Bisonswas named pitcher of the week. This is a huge honor for Marte, and also some very good news for Columbus. [...] [...] Last week, I revealed that 3rd baseman Andy Marte was named Player of the Week by the International League. Well, this week he got named it again. LHP Jon Niese of the Buffalo Bisonswas named pitcher of the week. This is a huge honor for Marte, and also some very good news for Columbus. [...]

]]> By: rmb.reviews http://whalertly.com/clippers/2009/06/29/marte-is-named-player-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-10 rmb.reviews Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:03:06 +0000 http://whalertly.com/clippers/?p=79#comment-10 So, he is a damn good AAA player, btu cant make it in the bigs So, he is a damn good AAA player, btu cant make it in the bigs

]]> By: zoombaze http://whalertly.com/clippers/2009/06/29/marte-is-named-player-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-9 zoombaze Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:06:39 +0000 http://whalertly.com/clippers/?p=79#comment-9 Marte analysis - no where do I see anyone even hinting that he has been a success - instead all are calling him a huge flop, a disappointment - a bust, NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO START ahead of CASEY "FEAKIN" BLAKE!!! In baseball, the biggest state is OPS - Marte's career OPS is .265 - guys like Albert Pujols and Manny have OPS's over about 1.000. Above average major leaguers average OPS's around .7700 to .8400 - Marte is is at .265!!! HE SUCKS! : http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/baseball/flb/story?id=3435667 Andy Marte: At one time he was considered such a talented up-and-comer, he cracked Baseball America's top 15 prospects overall in three consecutive seasons (2004-06), and was regarded as a candidate to bump Chipper Jones to first base. Today, Marte is a little-used bench player for the Indians, out of options so he can't even play regularly in the minor leagues if the team wanted him to, and apparently not good enough to unseat Casey Blake. A fresh start in a different organization -- which would mean his fourth in the past three years -- might help, but then there's the question of Marte's long swing, career .194 batting average and nonexistent power in the bigs. The best-case scenario might have him being the next Richie Sexson, but players like that were far more likely to pan out, say, 10 years ago than they are today. Verdict: Not by a long shot http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2008-12-29/a-look-what-each-al-team-still-needs Cleveland: The Indians have addressed only one of their significant needs, signing free-agent closer Kerry Wood. They still need a front-line third baseman, a corner outfielder with power and a mid-range starting pitcher. Third base is the most pressing concern. The Indians would prefer to sign a free agent such as Joe Crede or Ty Wigginton rather than deal for help at the position. They will do everything to avoid going back to Andy Marte at third. Marte, a once-heralded prospect, now qualifies as a flop. Marte has hit .211 with a .337 slugging percentage in 513 career major-league at-bats. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090129&content_id=3781338&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp Three years later, it's a similar story, in that the 25-year-old Marte's glove is not in question, but his bat is. He has played 174 games in the Majors, including 150 with the Tribe and 80 last season, and he's compiled a .211 average with nine homers and 52 RBIs in 513 at-bats. He has a .337 career slugging percentage and a .265 career on-base percentage. Marte analysis – no where do I see anyone even hinting that he has been a success – instead all are calling him a huge flop, a disappointment – a bust, NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO START ahead of CASEY “FEAKIN” BLAKE!!! In baseball, the biggest state is OPS – Marte’s career OPS is .265 – guys like Albert Pujols and Manny have OPS’s over about 1.000. Above average major leaguers average OPS’s around .7700 to .8400 – Marte is is at .265!!! HE SUCKS!
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http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/baseball/flb/story?id=3435667
Andy Marte: At one time he was considered such a talented up-and-comer, he cracked Baseball America’s top 15 prospects overall in three consecutive seasons (2004-06), and was regarded as a candidate to bump Chipper Jones to first base. Today, Marte is a little-used bench player for the Indians, out of options so he can’t even play regularly in the minor leagues if the team wanted him to, and apparently not good enough to unseat Casey Blake. A fresh start in a different organization — which would mean his fourth in the past three years — might help, but then there’s the question of Marte’s long swing, career .194 batting average and nonexistent power in the bigs. The best-case scenario might have him being the next Richie Sexson, but players like that were far more likely to pan out, say, 10 years ago than they are today. Verdict: Not by a long shot

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2008-12-29/a-look-what-each-al-team-still-needs
Cleveland: The Indians have addressed only one of their significant needs, signing free-agent closer Kerry Wood. They still need a front-line third baseman, a corner outfielder with power and a mid-range starting pitcher.

Third base is the most pressing concern. The Indians would prefer to sign a free agent such as Joe Crede or Ty Wigginton rather than deal for help at the position.

They will do everything to avoid going back to Andy Marte at third. Marte, a once-heralded prospect, now qualifies as a flop. Marte has hit .211 with a .337 slugging percentage in 513 career major-league at-bats.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090129&content_id=3781338&vkey=hotstove2008&fext=.jsp
Three years later, it’s a similar story, in that the 25-year-old Marte’s glove is not in question, but his bat is. He has played 174 games in the Majors, including 150 with the Tribe and 80 last season, and he’s compiled a .211 average with nine homers and 52 RBIs in 513 at-bats. He has a .337 career slugging percentage and a .265 career on-base percentage.

]]> By: rmb.reviews http://whalertly.com/clippers/2009/06/29/marte-is-named-player-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-8 rmb.reviews Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:42:13 +0000 http://whalertly.com/clippers/?p=79#comment-8 Re looking over his stats, he did not do so poorly. Look at his sacrifice numbers closer Re looking over his stats, he did not do so poorly. Look at his sacrifice numbers closer

]]> By: rmb.reviews http://whalertly.com/clippers/2009/06/29/marte-is-named-player-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-7 rmb.reviews Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:25:05 +0000 http://whalertly.com/clippers/?p=79#comment-7 he started in most of the games, to me that is pretty good he started in most of the games, to me that is pretty good

]]> By: zoombaze http://whalertly.com/clippers/2009/06/29/marte-is-named-player-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-6 zoombaze Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:18:59 +0000 http://whalertly.com/clippers/?p=79#comment-6 I don't think I'd ever consider batting .221 with 3 home runs in 80 games a decent.....I would call that awful. I don’t think I’d ever consider batting .221 with 3 home runs in 80 games a decent…..I would call that awful.

]]> By: rmb.reviews http://whalertly.com/clippers/2009/06/29/marte-is-named-player-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-5 rmb.reviews Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:33:32 +0000 http://whalertly.com/clippers/?p=79#comment-5 He played in 80 games and was decent last year He played in 80 games and was decent last year

]]> By: zoombaze http://whalertly.com/clippers/2009/06/29/marte-is-named-player-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-4 zoombaze Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:26:28 +0000 http://whalertly.com/clippers/?p=79#comment-4 I'm pretty sure that Andy Marte has NEVER in his life, had a successful season with the Indians. In fact,Andy Marte has never really had a successful season....ANYWHERE. He's a .211 career hitter in the major leagues - with 112 strike outs, in 513 at bats. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martean01-bat.shtml I’m pretty sure that Andy Marte has NEVER in his life, had a successful season with the Indians. In fact,Andy Marte has never really had a successful season….ANYWHERE. He’s a .211 career hitter in the major leagues – with 112 strike outs, in 513 at bats.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martean01-bat.shtml

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