Olivo the Great!

by BlownSave on Jul 1, 2008 12:56 AM EDT

A completely unfair comparison (sort of) of the backup catcher from 2007 and backup catcher from 2008.

Jason LaRue (2007): .148/.240/.272, 13 XBH (4 HR, 9 2B), 33 OPS+ in 195 plate appearances.
Salary: $5.2 million (B-R.com – Note: Reds picked up a lot of that contract.)

Miguel Olivo (2008): .261/.302/.494, 24 XBH (9 HR, 15 2B), 100 OPS+ in 189 plate appearances.
Salary: $2.15 million (Cots Baseball Contracts)

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Yes, Olivo is much better than LaRue

When good ol’ TPJ can out hit and out slug a guy…

of course, that was last year.

Pecota, watch over us.

by castille on Jul 1, 2008 9:17 AM EDT reply actions

Setting some high standards for Olivo there

I mean, he can outhit LaRue sure, but can he outhit Gabor Bako? Alberto Castillo? Hector Ortiz?

Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com

by RoyalsRetro on Jul 1, 2008 10:05 AM EDT reply actions

One step at a time, Mr. Retro.

Blown Save

by BlownSave on Jul 1, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions

career high OBP!

.302 has gotta be his career high, right

by Freneau on Jul 1, 2008 3:16 PM EDT reply actions

It is.

He’s never broken .300 before.

Sarcasm™. It's the new gravy.

by jonfmorse on Jul 1, 2008 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

LaPew only had 195 PA last year? I would have sworn it was about 300, and each one more excruciating than the last. I mean, remember how much complaining there was on here because Buck wasn’t getting enough PT/LaRue was getting too much. How can Olivo actually have been playing that much more than LaRue did?

On a side note, I’m teaching my son to be catcher. Only in America can a .148 BA/.272 SLG with 4 HRs and some vague notion of “game-calling ability” get you 5M a year. The bar for backup catchers is ridiculously low.

by Big Guy on Jul 1, 2008 3:41 PM EDT reply actions