tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post8157668036312076447..comments2024-02-13T06:56:14.486-05:00Comments on Walk Like a Sabermetrician: 2011 Leadoff Hittersphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-70192804687238747992012-06-27T17:25:19.832-04:002012-06-27T17:25:19.832-04:00Tim, as you allude to it's hard to pick just o...Tim, as you allude to it's hard to pick just one criterion on which to choose a leadoff hitter. If I had to pick just one metric, I would look at the last one (the linear weights metric), but that doesn't help you identify whether a player should be a leadoff hitter or say a #3 hitter (most of the top scorers on the league level in many of these metrics will be guys like Joey Votto or Jose Bautista that no manager would ever lead off).<br /><br />If I was Ron Washington, and Elvis Andrus was roughly my seventh best overall offensive player (behind Napoli, Kinsler, Beltre, Hamilton, Cruz for the sake of discussion), I wouldn't consider giving my 7th best hitter the most PA on the team.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-7006451610048169362012-06-27T14:19:34.719-04:002012-06-27T14:19:34.719-04:00Wow! Excellent information that is well written, t...Wow! Excellent information that is well written, thorough, yet easy to read. <br /><br />I've been seeking the best metric available (I know there is most likely more than one) to determine if Ian Kinsler is truly the better leadoff option over Elvis Andrus for the Texas Rangers. <br /><br />I know that regardless of which statistic(s) implicated, the argument is so subjective in nature that there might not be a definitive answer. <br /><br />Any suggestions?<br /><br />Regardless, I greatly appreciate you compiling all of this information and making it available online! Take care.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />TimTim Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00206228534687599417noreply@blogger.com