Westlake
06-27-2007, 08:15 AM
When I was a avid Twins follower years ago, Corey Koskie was one of my favorite players. He frequently flew below the radar because he played in Minnesota and wasn't the flashiest player. He's currently in Milwaukee, and putting together another solid year.
.261/.343/.490 -- nearly slugging .500. 11 HR, 33 RBI.
Here are some of his seasons in Minnesota...
1999 - .310/.387/.468 - 114 OPS+
2000 - .300/.400/.441 - 107 OPS+
2001 - .276/.362/.488 - 121 OPS+ - 26 HR, 103 RBI, 27 SB
2002 - .267/.368/.447 - 118 OPS+
2003 - .292/.393/.452 - 121 OPS+
2004 - .251/.342/.495 - 113 OPS+
His OPS+ is better than more notable 3B such as Melvin Mora, Scott Brosius, Mike Lowell, Joe Crede, Hank Blalock, and Aramis Ramirez (Aramis is definately a better hitter now, but career wise). His career OPS+ is higher than Ryan Zimmerman's last year, and every talked about how great Zim was in '06.
Baseball Prospectus' FRAA (Fielding Runs Above Average) says he is a very good defensive 3B ( I agree), by giving him a +67 for his career, along with individual seasons of +14, +15, +17, and +11 (they also give him one bad year in '04, when he was in and out of the lineup with injury problems). So far this season, he's at +11.
No poll or anything here, just though I'd give some love to someone who doesn't seem to get any. He's a consistent, hard-working guy, who I wish was still in Minnesota... that's where he belongs IMO. :)
.261/.343/.490 -- nearly slugging .500. 11 HR, 33 RBI.
Here are some of his seasons in Minnesota...
1999 - .310/.387/.468 - 114 OPS+
2000 - .300/.400/.441 - 107 OPS+
2001 - .276/.362/.488 - 121 OPS+ - 26 HR, 103 RBI, 27 SB
2002 - .267/.368/.447 - 118 OPS+
2003 - .292/.393/.452 - 121 OPS+
2004 - .251/.342/.495 - 113 OPS+
His OPS+ is better than more notable 3B such as Melvin Mora, Scott Brosius, Mike Lowell, Joe Crede, Hank Blalock, and Aramis Ramirez (Aramis is definately a better hitter now, but career wise). His career OPS+ is higher than Ryan Zimmerman's last year, and every talked about how great Zim was in '06.
Baseball Prospectus' FRAA (Fielding Runs Above Average) says he is a very good defensive 3B ( I agree), by giving him a +67 for his career, along with individual seasons of +14, +15, +17, and +11 (they also give him one bad year in '04, when he was in and out of the lineup with injury problems). So far this season, he's at +11.
No poll or anything here, just though I'd give some love to someone who doesn't seem to get any. He's a consistent, hard-working guy, who I wish was still in Minnesota... that's where he belongs IMO. :)