2009 Splits!
| Split | ABs | BA/OBP/SLG | K:BB | XBH-RBI |
| Season | 135 | .237/.322/.430 | 38:16 | 17-16 |
| vs LHP | 56 | .268/.317/.446 | 13:4 | 8-4 |
| vs RHP | 79 | .215/.326/.418 | 25:12 | 9-12 |
| Home | 59 | .271/.394/.559 | 19:11 | 11-11 |
| Away | 76 | .211/.259/.329 | 19:5 | 6-5 |
| Bases Empty | 70 | .243/.354/.471 | 20:11 | 9-3 |
| Runners On | 65 | .231/.286/.385 | 18:5 | 8-1 |
| w/RISP | 37 | .216/.293/.378 | 12:4 | 4-12 |
| April | 19 | .263/.391/.474 | 6:3 | 4-2 |
| May | 20 | .100/.182/.150 | 5:2 | 1-0 |
| June | 28 | .179/.207/.286 | 8:1 | 3-3 |
| July | 19 | .263/.300/.526 | 4:1 | 2-2 |
| August | 31 | .355/.375/.742 | 9:1 | 6-8 |
| Sept/Oct | 18 | .222/.462/.278 | 6:8 | 1-1 |
| 1st Half | 74 | .176/.256/.324 | 21:7 | 9-6 |
| 2nd Half | 61 | .311/.400/.557 | 17:9 | 8-10 |
| On 1st Pitch | 16 | .313/.313/.688 | x:x | 4-1 |
| After FPS | 68 | .235/.278/.397 | 23:4 | 7-8 |
| After FPB | 51 | .216/.375/.392 | 15:12 | 6-7 |
Season Total
K:BB Ratio: 2.38
K/PA %: 25%
XBH/H %: 53.1%
So that's interesting. As Footer tells us:
Before everyone blows a gasket on the Michaels signing, consider his second half #s -- .311 (19x61) with 3 HR and 10 RBIs.
We've considered his second-half numbers. And I'm more impressed with his August 5-9. Four games in which Michaels went 6x13 with 4XBH and a slash line of .462/.500/1.077. Michaels raised his average 32 points. Then it was back to a .222 average in September/October (though those walks were nice enough to push him over a .400 OBP.
McTaggart said:
I like Michaels return. He's cheap, relatively speaking, can play all 3 OF spots, had a good 2nd half and has good makeup.
Brad Mills had this to say about Michaels:
He was in the minor leagues when I was in Philadelphia, and he was highly thought of. His reputation in baseball is very solid as being a very solid clubhouse presence and a solid player.”
And Ed Wade:
He is a solid guy. We’ve lost some guys through free agency, and the leadership element is important.”
The leadership element. There it is again.
So I won't blow a gasket, and $800,000 is baseball peanuts (just don't do the math on how long it will take you to make $800,000. It's 100 of something, but it ain't games. You'll just depress yourself.). But I won't be jumping up and down like Mariners fan today.
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In another note, the Astros signed Gustavo Chacin to a minor-league deal with an invite to Spring Training. As The Crawfish Boxes astutely note:
The Astros also get a very interesting project in Chacin with previous experience under Arnsberg.
Chacin posted the best season of his career in 2005, Arnsberg's first year with Toronto, Chacin went:
13-9 (34 starts), 203IP, 3.72 ERA/1.39 WHIP, 121K:70BB, finishing 5th in the AL Rookie of the Year balloting.
