Kouz and Kent

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
by Geoff Young
While playing with the PI tool at Baseball-Reference over the weekend I stumbled onto something kind of interesting. Have you ever noticed how similar the first three seasons of Kevin Kouzmanoff's career (through Sunday, at least) are to those of Jeff Kent? Jeff Kent and Kevin Kouzmanoff, Ages 24 - 26 PlayerYearsPABAOBPSLGBB/KBB/PAISOXB/HOPS+ Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of August 10, 2008. Kent'92-'941339.270.325.451.323.060.181.372107 Kouz'06-'081076.274.322.454.264.049.180.358108 For grins, here are their lines per 162 games played: Jeff Kent and Kevin Kouzmanoff, Ages 24 - 26, per 162 Games PlayerYearsABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and are through games of August 10, 2008. Kent'92-'9456479152323219237115 Kouz'06-'0858867161323238632120 Even the shapes are remarkably alike. Of course, Kent was a second baseman (although he did play some third ...
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Those Who Snooze Don’t Always Lose

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
by Geoff Young
We were walking west along J Street, just past Fire Station 4, when the crowd erupted. Cardinals fans seem to travel with their team, so we assumed that the visiting team had extended its seemingly insurmountable 2-0 lead. I was in a lousy mood before we even got to the ballpark -- I forget why, but it seemed important at the time. The game wasn't helping any. In the bottom of the first, after Jody Gerut drew an eight-pitch walk to lead off the inning, Tadahito Iguchi rapped into an easy 6-4-3 double play and I just smiled. It wasn't the smile of a happy man, mind you, more like the thing Jeff Kent does right ...
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IGD: Padres vs Dodgers (4 Apr 08)

Friday, April 4, 2008
by Geoff Young
Padres (3-1) vs Dodgers (2-1) Justin Germano vs Hideki Kuroda 7:05 p.m. PT Channel 4SD AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184 MLB, B-R Battlestar Galactica finally returns tonight. I'm told that Jeff Kent is not the 12th Cylon, but with that show, you never know. Japanese import Hideki Kuroda makes his North American debut for the Dodgers. I sat next to some guys the other day who kept repeating Tadahito Iguchi's name and laughing hysterically -- first time they'd been able to cut loose since the lobotomies. With Kuroda on the mound, no doubt they'll be twice as hilarious.

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Brock2 Projections for Eight Rising Stars

Tuesday, October 22, 2002
by Geoff Young
Once again, I've been playing with Bill James' Brock2 player projection system. Thought I'd take a look at some young, up-and-coming hitters and see what the future might hold for them. As always, bear in mind that even James acknowledged that this system is more of a toy than a tool. But it's a heckuva lot of fun to play with. So without further ado, here are eight players who were 25 or under this year and who have 400 or more big-league at-bats under their belts. The two sets of numbers are pretty self-explanatory (peak refers to age 27 season). I've also thrown in the name of a player who would compare well statistically if the projections hold true. General assumptions are that offensive levels ...
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