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)
Trade Nix and Cloyd for Soriano. You can use Mayberry and Brown late in games for defense. Problem solved!— The Pink Floyd
Ruf full time in left and Mayberry/Brown platoon in right. And the results will be more than adequate.
PLAY THE UTES !!!!!!!— zubzub
Amazingly consistent all down the line. Unfortunately, he doesn't answer the question - is it enough John? Strict platoon players don't have long lives in the modern baseball age. Utility guys actually are around longer because they play more places. Mayberry has that going for him, 4th outfielder, defensive replacement in almost any of the OF'ers spots, than platooning with Brown. Brown's stats? Suggest less consistency and less ability to play all three OFer spots, than Mayberry.
Still think a 'high upside, low risk' (paraphrased) corner OFer may be obtained via trade or f'agency. A great surprise would be one of the Brown/Berry guys having a monster spring.— 24sDad- Ruf, revere, brown. Just do it!— Fritz and Alice
- Let's face it, the success of this season depends on the health of Chase and RH. If these guys don't perform, it's a goner.— EJAY
- You forgot Doc. If the PHils cannot get major production from those three, they're goners. There is nothing that is going to replace them available in the marketplace, especially since you'd be paying double. If Utley is a mediocrity again, Howard is a .240 hitter and Doc has an ERA closer to 4.00 than 3.00, Amaro will be sitting back and preparing to clear some guys off the books and start rebuilding. And rightly so.
- I see no reason for Amaro & Co. (still think Gillick is holding the strings)to not sign Cody Ross. He is tough against lefties and more than adequate against right handed hurlers. You need at least five decent outfielders to go through such a long season. There will be plenty of opportunities for all the outfielders to show their respective talents. Ross would work well here with his power and what I understand to be an upbeat clubhouse presence.
— World - Agree 100% World. They have the money, so just sign Ross. He's a good clubhouse guy, plays hard, has a good glove and hits for power. You don't go into the season with TWO corner outfield positions that are unproven. Everyone will get plenty of playing time due to injuries, slumps, platoons, etc.
My guess is they offered Ross a two year contract at $16M similar to what they offered Adams and are waiting to see if he'll take it. I know he wants three years, but that's too long considering his less than stellar 2011. Go over and read the BoSox boards. Most of the Nation speaks highly of Cody Ross and some say he was one of their most consistent players last year.— Sam Crow - New Year's resolution for all Philly writers - no more mentioning the name "John Mayberry" as a potential Phillies outfielder in 2013.— joberzut
- So instead of breaking those stats down the way Bob V. did, I took them as a whole. In 349 plate appearances vs. lefties, Mayberry hit .284, with 20 HR's and an OPS of about .871 - not at all unacceptable. Let's take it as a down year in a disappointing season for the team. If he can produce an OPS like that in 2013, and Dom Brown does something similar, they'll be in good shape.— Dave14
- Glad we have Mayberry, he's a very versatile homegrown player. His worst hitting is mediocre and he can get hot and hit for power. His defense is strong. Go JMJ, Go Phils!— gmr18901
- And he can spell RH at 1st against lefties, too! Double bonus points!— Mark1npt
John's defense in the outfield was a big let down, enough that I don't care to see him out there again. Why not let the kids take the outfield spots full time; or is the brass so concerned with Utley and Howard that they have real doubts about power and RBI's coming from them?- Agreed DelawareRiverRat. The Tonner must not have been watching the games where Mayberry pulled off these defensive gems that would make him a candidate for a late inning replacement. In the Tonner's opinion, if Mayberry and Brown in right is the plan A going into the season, Amaro had better have plan B on speed dial. Give the Tonner a break.
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