Comments on: Wil Myers Moving to Outfield http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/01/23/wil-myers-moving-to-outfield/ A Kansas City Royals Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Around The League: Vernon Wells, Delino Deshields, Jr., Wil Myers, and Mike Trout | The Golden Sombrero http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/01/23/wil-myers-moving-to-outfield/#comment-4159 Around The League: Vernon Wells, Delino Deshields, Jr., Wil Myers, and Mike Trout | The Golden Sombrero Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:31:07 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=6842#comment-4159 [...] Kansas City Royals announced that they will move their prized catching prospect, Wil Myers, to the outfield.  Regarded as one of the top prospects in all of baseball – and a pre-season candidate for Minor [...] [...] Kansas City Royals announced that they will move their prized catching prospect, Wil Myers, to the outfield.  Regarded as one of the top prospects in all of baseball – and a pre-season candidate for Minor [...]

]]> By: Michael Engel http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/01/23/wil-myers-moving-to-outfield/#comment-4158 Michael Engel Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:04:48 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=6842#comment-4158 Went a little further with other comps at the link below, too... Went a little further with other comps at the link below, too…

]]> By: Wil Myers’s Catching Comps « Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/01/23/wil-myers-moving-to-outfield/#comment-4157 Wil Myers’s Catching Comps « Kings of Kauffman | A Kansas City Royals Blog Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:03:38 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=6842#comment-4157 [...] response to the news that Wil Myers would officially be moved from behind the plate to the outfield this spring, a reader asked if Myers could be another Mike Piazza or if his defense would be much [...] [...] response to the news that Wil Myers would officially be moved from behind the plate to the outfield this spring, a reader asked if Myers could be another Mike Piazza or if his defense would be much [...]

]]> By: Michael Engel http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/01/23/wil-myers-moving-to-outfield/#comment-4156 Michael Engel Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:12:57 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=6842#comment-4156 Well...that's interesting. I think Piazza's bat justified keeping him behind the plate because he was so wildly productive, especially relative to other catchers. I just did a crude, quick comparison of Piazza vs Myers and Miguel Olivo (considered a poor defensive catcher): Games per WP allowed (not all their fault but they can prevent them...to an extent) Piazza: 4.58 Olivo: 3.30 Games per passed ball Piazza: 15.98 Olivo: 10.25 Myers: 3.307 (ewwww) CS% career Piazza: 23% Olivo: 35% Myers: 33% If it counts, Piazza was a -8.3 dWAR player (according to Baseball Reference) for his career. Olivo is 0.2 dWAR for his career. Myers's numbers are based on 86 professional games, so it's a small sample size, and it's also his first shot at playing catcher, so there's a steep learning curve under those circumstances. I think this says a lot about the Royals confidence in Sal Perez as a potential everyday option in the future - he carries a strong defensive reputation and also could develop a decent bat himself in the next couple years. That being said, Myers's bat probably would be enough to justify him as a catcher a la Piazza. Well…that’s interesting.

I think Piazza’s bat justified keeping him behind the plate because he was so wildly productive, especially relative to other catchers.

I just did a crude, quick comparison of Piazza vs Myers and Miguel Olivo (considered a poor defensive catcher):

Games per WP allowed (not all their fault but they can prevent them…to an extent)

Piazza: 4.58
Olivo: 3.30

Games per passed ball

Piazza: 15.98
Olivo: 10.25
Myers: 3.307 (ewwww)

CS% career

Piazza: 23%
Olivo: 35%
Myers: 33%

If it counts, Piazza was a -8.3 dWAR player (according to Baseball Reference) for his career. Olivo is 0.2 dWAR for his career.

Myers’s numbers are based on 86 professional games, so it’s a small sample size, and it’s also his first shot at playing catcher, so there’s a steep learning curve under those circumstances. I think this says a lot about the Royals confidence in Sal Perez as a potential everyday option in the future – he carries a strong defensive reputation and also could develop a decent bat himself in the next couple years.

That being said, Myers’s bat probably would be enough to justify him as a catcher a la Piazza.

]]> By: Eric http://kingsofkauffman.com/2011/01/23/wil-myers-moving-to-outfield/#comment-4151 Eric Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:01:01 +0000 http://kingsofkauffman.com/?p=6842#comment-4151 Could Myers have been another Piazza, or would his defense be much worse? Could Myers have been another Piazza, or would his defense be much worse?

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