JimRiceRocks wrote:

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I hear you PasadenaSox - just a quick comment in reaction to Temple's observation about some ugly numbers in the Sea Dogs lineup. maybe it's just cold weather or simply sss. In contemplating this more, although it might be an interesting analysis in general (especially if we can compare numbers from previous years making the leap from non cal league teams to AA), it might be more interesting to consider jumps during the season. I would think to start the season, there should be no lingering effects from playing the previous year in Clear Channel. The greater adjustment, I would think, would be getting used to hitting in the conditions at Clear Channel and then getting the call to Portland and having to adjust to a more neutral park. I have no statistical background to really do this analysis, however.

The previous teams to play in LNC for the D-Backs were in the Southern League for AA....
Tennessee Smokies 2005 & 2006 and Mobile Bay Bears 2007 I think they were in the Texas League before that.

I don't see why Bell hitting .265 in AA last season was a bust. He had the same average as the other OFers that he was playing with and he had just made the jump. And Granadillo did OK last season after his call up. Bates had the most wind help in Lancaster so I was never super jazzed by his numbers. I like players who can hit to left. Just me.