Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
September 10, 2003
Pierre vs. Wilson

I have the Marlins-Mets game on TV, and the NY announcers are debating the Preston Wilson-Juan Pierre trade. Healy and Kiner think the Rockies got the better of the deal. The third announcer (I'm not sure who it is) isn't so sure. What gets me is that they are comparing Wilson's RBI to Pierre's stolen bases. Yes, SB aren't as important as RBI, but they ignore that Pierre also has 91 runs scored, and his 77% success rate at stealing helps that a little. Plus, Wilson plays in a great offensive park, and Pierre plays in a pitcher's dream. So, I looked at win shares, and through Sept. 7, Wilson has 19 and Pierre has 18. Seems like a pretty even trade to me.


Posted by David Pinto at 01:27 PM | Trades | TrackBack (0)