Scouting Cards

[joelsabi]

I recently came across these and wanted know if anyone knew about these. Any explanantion of what is being filled out would be appreciated (abbreviation, terminology, etc. ) Thanks in advance.

[JasonL]

looks like cards the SD Padres kept on opposing players.
First one is Jody Davis of the Cubs
Describes how to defend against him as a hitter, for instance all the infield positions were to play him straight away (normal spots), while the CFer should hint a couple steps towards left...the dots are the scatter plot of his hits YTD, most likely...don't expect him to bunt, etc...

at least that's my guess!

[joelsabi]

Originally Posted by JasonL

looks like cards the SD Padres kept on opposing players.
First one is Jody Davis of the Cubs
Describes how to defend against him as a hitter, for instance all the infield positions were to play him straight away (normal spots), while the CFer should hint a couple steps towards left...the dots are the scatter plot of his hits YTD, most likely...don't expect him to bunt, etc...

at least that's my guess!

thanks. what is the right fielder doing if it says "bunch"?

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by joelsabi

thanks. what is the right fielder doing if it says "bunch"?

It means play closer to the right-field line, indicating they think the batter is more of a pull hitter than a guy who hits to the gap, or alley, between center field and right field.

[joelsabi]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

It means play closer to the right-field line, indicating they think the batter is more of a pull hitter than a guy who hits to the gap, or alley, between center field and right field.

Thank.

What does OPP stand for? I think H & R man is hit and run man so does OPP mean opportunity?

[mr2686]

Wow...I've kept stats and scorebooks for a long time and never heard or needed OPP. Here's what I found:
Opp: Opportunities--At bats that put the ball in play but did not result in a hit.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by joelsabi

Thank.

What does OPP stand for? I think H & R man is hit and run man so does OPP mean opportunity?

I don't think so. I'm making an educated guess on this one, but I think it refers to how likely a batter is to take a pitch the other way -- to hit to the opposite field. Usually your best hit-and-run guys are ones who will hit a groundball to the opposite site of the infield (because the shortstop will cover second base on a steal when a left-hander is hitting and the second baseman will cover when a right-hander is hitting, so you want to go the other way to try and hit a grounder through the hole that's created in the defense). So because they've noted that Jody Davis was a hit-and-man, they're saying he will take a pitch the other way.

Again, my educated guess.

Edited to add: For what it's worth, after posting this I texted a friend of mine who manages in the Giants organization. He agreed that it probably means what I thought but wasn't 100 percent sure. You never know, OPP could stand for something that was specific to that team.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by joelsabi

What does OPP stand for? I think H & R man is hit and run man so does OPP mean opportunity?

Thank God you guys figured it out before I got here. That's NOT what Naughty By Nature says OPP stands for!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.P.P._(song)