Monday, October 27, 2008

Not taking a Holliday

Matt Holliday is rumored to be available (again), so do the Mets take a look at this power-hitting left fielder? I say no.

My main reason to say "No" to Holliday is his home / away splits. He's lucky enough to play in Coors Field in Colorado, a place where the ball takes off, no matter what Major League Baseball does to try and counteract the thin air.

This took me all of 14 seconds to look up, and I hope Omar Minaya does the same before he considers trading for Holliday, who is entering the last year of his contract.

GamesAB
HitsRuns
2B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
Home 359 1,353 483 285 106 84 307 129 230 .357 .423 .645 1.068
Away 339 1,303 365 194 82 44 176 122 275 .280 .348 .455 .803

Too much disparity there for me.

He's playing in a stadium that greatly favors the hitter, and it shows. In only 20 less games away from Coors, he has nearly half as many home runs. His RBI's are almost in half as well.

His average drops nearly 80 points, as does his on-base percentage. Slugging is a completely different story, as it drops nearly 200 points.

Still, I'll return to my old mainstay: If you can get him for cheap, then go get him. If not, just walk away.

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