Scott Hairston

[milladrive]

I've recently heard that the Mets have made an offer to Scott Hairston. I believe it's approximately ten dollars an hour with food paid for on road trips.

Okay, I'm exaggerating. But frankly, I think the Mets should give Hairston a real offer to chew on. With him in the outfield and in the lineup, there'd be a good chance the Mets won't finish last. He wants to play every day, and I have no problem with him in left while hitting 30+ homers. I also think signing him won't break the bank.

Thoughts?

P.S. Remember, Scott played more games in the Mets 2012 outfield than any other outfielder, despite not playing the majoirty of any of the three positions.

[filihok]

I've recently heard that the Mets have made an offer to Scott Hairston. I believe it's approximately ten dollars an hour with food paid for on road trips.

Okay, I'm exaggerating. But frankly, I think the Mets should give Hairston a real offer to chew on. With him in the outfield and in the lineup, there'd be a good chance the Mets won't finish last. He wants to play every day, and I have no problem with him in left while hitting 30+ homers. I also think signing him won't break the bank.

Thoughts?

I think 30 home runs is a bit optimistic

[Paulypal]

Hairston would be a someone to keep. Right now Wright, Ike, and Hairston can be 25+ homer power sources. He is not someone to build a team around but right now he is the type of player the Mets can keep.

[Strawman]

Hairston would be a someone to keep. Right now Wright, Ike, and Hairston can be 25+ homer power sources. He is not someone to build a team around but right now he is the type of player the Mets can keep.

He's strictly a platoon player though - a good one, but half a full bat.

[Paulypal]

He's strictly a platoon player though - a good one, but half a full bat.

On a good team yes, but......

[milladrive]

I think 30 home runs is a bit optimistic

Okay, 25+.

He's strictly a platoon player though - a good one, but half a full bat.

On a good team yes, but......

I don't know about that "half a bat" stuff, and I surely wouldn't use the word "strictly." I think he's the kind of player who, if given the opportunity, can hit both lefties and righties. ...or would we rather have a "switch hitter" named Torres play every day? I'd MUCH rather have a Hairston in the lineup every day from one side of the plate than five Torreses from both.

[Ben Grimm]

Career-wise, Hairston fares much better against LHPs. He's not an embarassment against RHPs, but he's not all that good either. Unfortunately, LHPs only come up around 30% of the time, so either he's on the bad side of a platoon or he's playing against a weakness due to cost. If he's relatively cheap - meaning paid like a guy who'll start 60 or so games, then it's a decent deal. But pay him as an everyday starter ($2-3M per) and it simply doesn't make sense to me.

[Brooklyn]

I agree they should sign him. He is not a starting outfielder for a contending team, but he is better than anyone else they could pencil in the outfield right now.

[filihok]

Okay, 25+.

I'll still take the under.

His career high is 20

I don't know about that "half a bat" stuff, and I surely wouldn't use the word "strictly." I think he's the kind of player who, if given the opportunity, can hit both lefties and righties.

Career vs L: 850 PA, 7% BB, 17% K, .325 OBP, .500 SLG, 19% better than a league average hitter
Career vs R: 1347 PA, 7% BB, 24% K, .288 OBP, .416 SLG, 14% worse than a league average hitter

[VIBaseball]

Earl Weaver would have loved Hairston.

[Ben Grimm]

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

#mets balked at scott hairston's $8M/2-yr request. #yankees not involved. Saw hairston saturday and he seemed upbeat tho.

Yikes. If true, good non-move by the Mess.

[milladrive]

Career-wise, Hairston fares much better against LHPs. He's not an embarassment against RHPs, but he's not all that good either. Unfortunately, LHPs only come up around 30% of the time, so either he's on the bad side of a platoon or he's playing against a weakness due to cost. If he's relatively cheap - meaning paid like a guy who'll start 60 or so games, then it's a decent deal. But pay him as an everyday starter ($2-3M per) and it simply doesn't make sense to me.

But last season, he had 398 PAs in 134 games. Way more than 60.

I'll still take the under.

His career high is 20

Granted. And last season may have indeed been a career year for him. I still say, though, that if he had more than 398 PAs, he'd've had more than 20. Play him every day, give him 500 PAs, and, statistically at least, he's capable of the 25.

Jon Heyman @JonHeymanCBS

#mets balked at scott hairston's $8M/2-yr request. #yankees not involved. Saw hairston saturday and he seemed upbeat tho.

Yikes. If true, good non-move by the Mess.

Welp, this thread is moot. lol

[filihok]

But last season, he had 398 PAs in 134 games. Way more than 60.



Granted. And last season may have indeed been a career year for him. I still say, though, that if he had more than 398 PAs, he'd've had more than 20. Play him every day, give him 500 PAs, and, statistically at least, he's capable of the 25.

Let's see, given his career averages vs lefties and righties, assuming 700 PA's with 30% coming against lefties
Hairston would hit 27 home runs and have total offense 4% below the major league average. Couple that with average to below average defense, and you have a guy who's a below average regular player.

[Ben Grimm]

But last season, he had 398 PAs in 134 games. Way more than 60.

What I meant by the 60 games is that it would be the limit more or less to maximize his "potential". He played 134 because there were no better options. Ideally, he starts 50-80 games max in a platoon along with a player who rakes RHPs.

[Strawman]

Scott Hairston. This is Scott Hairston we're talking about here.

I mean he's better than Don Hahn....