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He’s not Billy Hamilton but 20 plus stolen bases is reasonable.

Pettitte led the team in innings pitched and total value (5.1 WAR). Williams is a very good athlete and plus runner yet he’s not quite a true “burner.” He is a capable base stealer but is doing so on speed right now rather than technique. Power is the real question mark. WPA Tools I don’t anticipate it being an issue where people run on him like crazy or anything, but it’s not a strength of his game at all.I can see some similarities to Bernie Williams in a lot of elements of his game.

Mason has a high waist, long legs and fairly broad shoulders – which is a big part of the reason I think he can add weight/strength. Jeter became the team’s regular shortstop in 1996, recording 2.7 WAR. Website admin will know that you reported it. Site Information. Gardner is entering his 2nd arbitration year and is set for free agency following the 2014 season. At the age of 39 Ichiro Suzuki isn’t a long term option. 2020 Pre-Season Projections In his prime, Williams was a terrific all-around hitter, capable of winning batting titles 5 and bombing home runs 6 … At -2.3 WAR, we find Bernie Williams, of the 2005 New York Yankees. All minor league baseball data provided by Major League Baseball Advanced Media He does currently suffer from a lot of (correctable) flaws you commonly find in young hitters. He’ll need to continue to improve reading pitchers and getting jumps as he faces more advanced competition. And please don't worry, your report will be anonymous.You can flag a comment by clicking its flag icon. Bernie Williams was a poor defensive center fielder.

Team Pitching Stats The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. One other negative is that he throws from a low arm slot for an outfielder so his throws tend to tail. Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com. バーニー・ウィリアムス(Bernabé Williams Figueroa, 1968年 9月13日 - )は、プエルトリコのサンフアン出身のミュージシャン、元プロ野球選手(中堅手、指名打者)。 右投両打。 1991年から2006年までヤンキース一筋でプレーしたフランチャイズ・プレイヤーとして知られる。 Hopefully his in-game throwing tecnique is better than Bernie’s.Mason doesn’t get a lot of carry on his throws, but again (and I know this is a recurring theme!) Williams will be a contributor but non-elite option on the basepaths for your fantasy squad.This is a young player who has all the tools to be a plus defensive center fielder but his jumps and routes are unrefined and sloppy at times.

In recent months and years we’ve seen a new found frugality in the Steinbrenner brothers. Fangraphs author Mike Newman ranked Williams the 4th best center field prospect he saw in 2012. Quality bat speed and hitting the ball on the screws will always result in souvenirs landing in the bleachers.

A switch hitter, Williams played his entire career (1991-2006) with the New York Yankees. As Rob Neyer notes in his evaluation of Williams’ candidacy, depending on whose defensive metrics you trust, the former Yankee ranks anywhere from a below average centerfielder (baseball-reference) to an extremely poor one (fangraphs). Santana was very highly regarded in the past but when I saw him this season his tools just weren’t all that loud. A major part of the problem is, again, that he lacks the physical strength to drive baseballs. If you want to be an optimist about his physical development then 20 plus home runs is possible.We hoped you liked reading Mason Williams: Next Great Yankees Center Fielder? They do have different builds, though. The New York Yankees received some devastating news this week when their star outfielder Curtis Granderson When I saw Williams for the first time in 2011 what immediately stood out was how very skinny he is. Since 1969, there hasn’t been a single individual pitcher-season worth worse than -2.2 WAR. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from The Baseball Databank.