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The shortstop for 2018’s Phillies Whiz Kids

By Tal Venada

May 7, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis (13) is doused with Powerade by catcher Cameron Rupp (29) and first baseman Tommy Joseph (19) after his walk-off sacrifice fly during the tenth inning defeated the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies defeated the Nationals, 6-5 in 10 innings. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
May 7, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis (13) is doused with Powerade by catcher Cameron Rupp (29) and first baseman Tommy Joseph (19) after his walk-off sacrifice fly during the tenth inning defeated the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies defeated the Nationals, 6-5 in 10 innings. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports /
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With His Plate Discipline and Fielding, How High Will His Average Need To Be for a Pre-September Call-Up? Photo by Kim Klement – USA TODAY Sports.
With His Plate Discipline and Fielding, How High Will His Average Need To Be for a Pre-September Call-Up? Photo by Kim Klement – USA TODAY Sports. /

The Numerical Bible:

This review is not a sabermetrics article, which means no heavy statistical analysis. But because some readers rely on stats, this is only a reference: no reason to articulate the importance of these numbers.

Stats are through May 22.

According to Fangraphs, here is a plate-discipline comparison between Crawford and Nick Williams.

Plate discipline::

  • BB% for Crawford at 15% and Williams at 3.8%.
  • K% for Crawford at 18.6% and Williams at 29.6%.
Rating K% BB%
Excellent 10.0% 15.0%
Great 12.5% 12.5%
Above Average 16.0% 10.0%
Average 20.0% 8.0%
Below Average 22.0% 7.0%
Poor 25.0% 5.5%
Awful 27.5% 4.0%

Stats are through May 22.

Shortstops:

  • Hamner, 23 in 1950: 157 Gms., 685 PA, a .270 Avg., a .314 OBP, a .380 SLG, a .110 ISO, a .272 BABIP, 11 HR, 82 RBI, a .694 OPS and a 2.3 fWAR.
  • Galvis, 27.5: 43 Gms., 172 PA, a .241 Avg., a .281 OBP, a .405 SLG, a .165 ISO, a .262 BABIP, 4 HR, 24 RBI, a .686 OPS and a 0.4 fWAR.
  • Crawford, 22.5: 39 Triple-A Gms., 167 PA, a .191 Avg., a .313 OBP, a .241 SLG, a .050 ISO, a .239 BABIP, 1 HR, 13 RBI, a .554 OPS and a 0.6 WARP.

Next: Phillies 2nd Baseman for the 2018 Whiz Kids

Catcher:

  • Seminick, 29 in 1950: 130 Gms., 467 PA, a .288 Avg., a .400 OBP, a .524 SLG, a .237 ISO, a .279 BABIP, 24 HR, 68 RBI, a .925 OPS and a 4.7 fWAR.
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