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Scarecrow · 10-31-2008, 01:22 PM

I am one of the few Royal fans that likes this trade. And here is why (stealing from someone else on another board):

"Jacobs power numbers stack up against nearly every other hitter in the Majors. He homered every 14.9 at bats in 2008, which ranked 10th in the Majors and third behind preeminent sluggers Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols among first basemen. Jacobs played half his games at Dolphin Stadium, which is 345 down the right field line and 385 to the alley and plays extremely tough for left-handed power hitters, as evidenced by the Marlins home run record for a left-handed batter standing at 33 by Carlos Delgado. Jacobs fell just 1 shy of that last season with only 477 at bats.

Just a note here, Jacobs posted a .378 on-base percentage in July this past season and a solid .335 pct. from July on."

10-31-2008, 01:22 PM	#32
Scarecrow College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Flatlands of America	I am one of the few Royal fans that likes this trade. And here is why (stealing from someone else on another board): "Jacobs power numbers stack up against nearly every other hitter in the Majors. He homered every 14.9 at bats in 2008, which ranked 10th in the Majors and third behind preeminent sluggers Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols among first basemen. Jacobs played half his games at Dolphin Stadium, which is 345 down the right field line and 385 to the alley and plays extremely tough for left-handed power hitters, as evidenced by the Marlins home run record for a left-handed batter standing at 33 by Carlos Delgado. Jacobs fell just 1 shy of that last season with only 477 at bats. Just a note here, Jacobs posted a .378 on-base percentage in July this past season and a solid .335 pct. from July on." __________________ Post Count: Eleventy Billion - so deal with it!