Offensive Stats Through April 22nd

Starters:

Name/Batting Average/OBP/OPS
Marco Scutaro/.262/.410/.935
Aaron Hill/.370/.397/.1028
Alex Rios/.246/.303/.636
Vernon Wells/.258/.333/.742
Adam Lind/.349/.414/.970
Scott Rolen/.291/.355/.791
Lyle Overbay/.333/.467/.1.078
Rod Barajas/.233/.261/.703
Travis Snider/.286/.342/.1.028

Bench

Jose Baustista/.344/.417/.854
Kevin Millar/.321/.367/.902
Jon Macdonald/.333/.333/.667
Michael Barrett/.167/.211/.544
Raul Chavez/.333/.333/.667

My Thoughts

- Well it is easy to see who has been hot and who hasn't
- I am in love with Overbay's number right now. I was not expecting this sort of start from him. Not playing him against lefties is such a great idea. Good job Cito
- Aaron Hill is a monster right now, and Lind continues to bash
- Bautista and Millar have been excellent coming off the bench. I understand that not playing Snider full time in not the "sexy" choice among our younger fans, but it is clearly the right thing to do
- The one great thing I notice about these stats is that we all know that Rios and Wells WILL get better...

*I included OPS because it is the best stat to prove production

.950plus = elite among baseball
.800 - .949 = All-Star season
.675 - .799 = good depending on position
.600 - .674 = acceptable for shortstops/second basemen and catchers
Below .599 - poor