Mayberry Left in Right
John Mayberry's career stats vs. left-handed pitchers.
Mayberry Left in Right
Bob Vetrone Jr.
We hope that Ruben Amaro and the Phillies' front-office staff have another right-field card up their sleeve, but if they have to go with a Domonic Brown/John Mayberry platoon out there in 2013, let's hope its the 2009-11 Mayberry that shows up to face left-handed pitchers and not the 2012 version. His splits vs. LHP:
| Mayberry vs. LHP |
2009-11 |
2012 |
| Games | 77 | 81 |
| Batting Avg. |
.298 | .271 |
| Hits-AB |
46-154 | 45-166 |
| On-Base Pct. |
.342 | .317 |
| Walks |
9 | 10 |
| Strikeouts |
31 | 32 |
| Slugging Pct. |
.604 | .494 |
| Total Bases |
93 | 82 |
| Doubles |
11 | 13 |
| Home Runs |
12 | 8 |
| Runs Batted In |
31 | 19 |
Comments (66)
I repeat, this is no longer a veteran league. Signing Ross to a 3 year deal would be a mistake. If you think he'll settle for a 2 year deal you're dreaming. Swisher would be another mistake because he'll want a 4-5 year deal at $15 million plus. This is/should be a transition year for the Phillies. Adding more veterans to this aging, injury-prone core would be a disaster waiting to happen.— EL Zorro- @bubba church - in my mind, a "good clubhouse guy" means the player doesn't rock the boat, is a good teammate, keeps his mouth shut and plays the game the right way. Sure, we don't know what goes on in the clubhouse (except in Boston where the pitchers were drinking beer and eating fried chicken during games) so it's just a way to describe someone you'd want on your team because he hustles and gives it his all on every play. Ross, by all indications, is this type of player.
Direct quote from his manager Bobby Valentine last year:
“That’s very commendable,” Valentine said. “Cody’s been a warrior. He’s never asked out; he’s been clutch; he’s fun to have on the team [and] he’s a very good teammate. Cody knows the difference between right and wrong. It’s a good leadership quality to have. I think a lot of guys have followed Cody’s lead.”— Sam Crow - Why not try to go '93 style? Platoon Nix and Ruf in LF, with Ruf getting more and more ABs vs. RHP as the season goes on. Platoon Brown and Mayberry in RF with Brown getting the occasional start against a "less than nasty" LHP. Revere gets the nod in CF every day with Mayberry moving over to CF once a month to give Benny the Jet a day off here and there. That outfield, IF Utley, Howard and Halladay are all healthy and performing from Game #1, will be more than adequate.— BigMikeySmallz
- @stantheman --hahahahaahaha --oh, you're just too much... hilarious...— warbiscuit
- WB: a belated thanks for considering me in a class with D'biscuit...it is a nice compliment...but I am not worthy of being compared to such an exalted one as your alter-ego, the most famous heel-nipper of them all...bless you for the thought anyway... — stan the man too
- People, BROWN will be HURT often as he is just one of those fragile players, not to mention the way he misreads balls he dives and self inflicts these injuries.
With Mayberry and Nix not sufficient as a platoon it's just not enough. Once Brown goes down it gets even uglier -- if he was a reliable player I would buy into the platoon but he's DL bound.
Ross or Hairston, if they believe in Brown then Hairston— WFChamps - @smallz....that sounds good to me and I think to Amaro too but too many on here want an All Star slugger at every single position......to those people I say....how many All Star slugging corner OFs did the Giants have during their 2 WS runs? Answer: none. There's not a team in MLB that's afraid of the Giants yet they've won 2 out of the last 3. They do the little things right and they play as a team.....oh, they have a superior manager, too.— Mark1npt
@mark.. agree with the starting job theory. Probably why we let Schierholtz go. He wanted to start. Probably why we haven't signed another outfielder yet. I would love to get Ross to add to the mix. But he probably wants to start as well. And three years from now we'll all wonder why we don't develop any young players. Unfortunately its a catch 22. You have to commit to a young player and let him play thru the learning curve. ex. Atlanta lived thru a miserable season from Heyward. But they will be better for it.
Just wish I didn't have the same fear as SAMCRO about Brown getting injured. Really is a tough call . All indications point to the Phillies "standing Pat".— zubzub- @zub....I agree with you 100%, in fact after I hit the post button on my last comment, I forgot that I wanted to bring up the Heyward situation in Atlanta, too. Good call. The Phils really are kinda stuck, especially with Brown's injury history...he just seems too fragile and as someone pointed out earlier he seems to put himself in bad situations in te OF where he has to slide or dive to make a catch and he doesn't seem to know how to fall correctly. Every time I see him slide, especially into home, I hold my breath as he does it so awkwardly, he looks like he's gonna dislocate a shoulder or something. For someone who is supposed to be a very gifted multi sport 5 tool athlete, it's weird, he certainly doesn't appear as such to me.— Mark1npt
- I've been saying since last season's end that the game plan all along was to play Ruf in LF (the "new" right handed power bat) and Brown in RF. RAJ/Monty were looking for a CF and got him in Ben Revere (better average and less K's than Bourn and controllable for 5 seasons). JMJ will platoon with Brown IF he fails to hit lefties and/or be the late inning defensive replacement for Ruf (a la Luzinski/Lonnie Smith and Pat Burrell). Nix will be the left handed pinch hitter off the pine. The Phillies need to stay under the luxury tax threshold to be able to make a trade deadline deal for the stretch run (if needed). This type of flexibility is key. Sorry to be the realist on the message boards.— drhoffman
- What about platooning Nix & Mayberry in right and trading Brown ?— koslosky
- @hoffman....seems you and I have been thinking alike.....Amaro has feigned interest in every FA, giving them all low ball offers knowing they'd never accept. I think it's going to play out just like that.
@koslosky.....Nix is def a part time player at best and is really valued for his power off the bench as a late inning threat. He's not very athletic and isn't the basestealing threat that Brown could be. They've simply invested too much time and effort into Brown to trade him now, IMO.— Mark1npt - Brown does run well, throw well, and seems to have developed a good eye at the plate, late last season. With the cost of pitching going up and Halladay a question mark they are wise to save a little $$$ for a rainy day. That way if they need a top of the line rotation guy, or two next season, they have plenty of cash to get the best available. One last run with this core, and if they break down again, wholesale changes will just have to happen. (Halladay, Utley and Ruiz all have expiring contracts).— Paul SoTX
- We will add a proven outfielder without a doubt. In order of most likely to least likely: 1. Hairston; 2. Soriano (no way rebuilding Cubs want him); 3. Ross; 4. Bourjos; 5. Swisher.
Yes, Ruf starts the season at AAA. It's just how the Phillies operate, plus he's unproven in left field. Philly will be rough on the kid whenever he misjudges a liner in the ninth inning of a 2-1 game, turning it into a 3-2 loss. And that will happen.— eman
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