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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Eugenio Suarez Case Comparison To Nolan Arenado For All-Star




The latest fan voting for the All-Star game in Washington on July 17, revealed that Colorado's Nolan Arenado is running away with the vote for third basemen.

The top five are as of June 26:

Nolan Arenado    1,706,923
Kris Bryant          1,060,467
Johan Camargo       642,241
Eugenio Suarez       376,612
Justin Turner           353,693


Arenado deserves the vote he's earned so far.   Bryant and Camargo, however, are the product of over zealous fans in Chicago and Atlanta.

It is Suarez, who is being slighted by the vote.

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Bryant is having an off year hampered by a sore shoulder.  He is hitting .280 with nine home runs and 36 RBI.  Camargo is the wet dream of Braves fans at .243, seven home runs and 31 RBI.

The real battle is between Arenado and Suarez.

The numbers are similar and both players have standing in the top 10 of major offensive categories.  Arenado may have an edge on defense too but Suarez also is above average.  Absent objective measurements.

This is the offensive breakdown with NL rank:


Batting Average  Arenado .328 4th   Suarez .308 7th
Home Runs   Arenado 18 2nd   Suarez 16 tied 5th
Runs Batted In    Arenado 55 3rd   Suarez 58 tied 1st
On Base %    Arenado .403 4th    Suarez .395 tied 5th
Slugging %   Arenado  .595 1st   Suarez ..586 2nd
Runners in scoring position    Arenado .365 7th    Suarez .369 6th

The following categories reflect efficiency.  Arenado has played in 12 more games than Suarez who missed two weeks with a broken hand after he was hit by a pitch.

RBI per at bat    Arenado  5.0 2nd    Suarez 3.9 1st
HR per at bat     Arenado 15.2 4th    Suarez 14.2 2nd

Both players play on home fields that are hitter friendly.

                  avg obp  slug
Arenado  .357/.430/.693 Home
                .276/.325/.493 Away

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Suarez     .289/.370/.570 Home
                .330/.419/.604 Away

Arenado has 12 home runs and 31 RBI at Home
                       6 home runs and 24 RBI Away

Suarez has 8 home runs and 35 RBI at Home
                  8 home runs and 23 RBI Away





Posted by Gary Schatz at 4:23 PM

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