July 18, 2008
The Strange Season of Jack Cust
Steve Kroner takes a look at some of the odd stats of Jack Cust.
One way to put Cust's season in perspective: When he gets to the plate, it's more likely that the ball won't be put in play than it will be. He has 364 plate appearances. Add two hit-by-pitches to his walk and strikeout totals and you get 183.
He's no action Jackson. He's leading the team in OBA despite a .229 BA. Those types of players can be shut down by good pitching however. If pitchers throw him strikes, he can't walk, and then he just becomes Dave Kingman.
Posted by David Pinto at
08:12 AM
|
Sluggers
|
TrackBack (0)
Or even worse, he becomes Richie Sexson.