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May 11, 2007
Abreu In The Field
There's been a lot of talk in the last day about Bobby Abreu's adventures in right field yesterday.
Should we be surprised about Abreu's issues in the field? Back on July 15, 2006, I shared what the Fielding Bible had to say about Abreu, as a defender:
...he is a very conservative defender. He has been accused of having lapses in concentration, fear of diving for balls or running into walls on the warning track, and just not giving a maximum effort in the field. He often gets bad jumps on the ball and in the past has let a lot of balls fall in front of him. Great batter? Yup. Great defender? Nope.
What you're hearing now about Abreu's play in the field is what others have been saying for the last three years (or so). Therefore, get used to it. As long as Bobby Abreu is playing right field for the Yankees, New York is going to have issues with defense in that area.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at May 11, 2007 11:22 AM
Comments
So who's better in RF; Sheffield or Abreu?
Posted by: Raf ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.waswatching.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at May 11, 2007 12:02 PM
at least abreu has a strong arm...although lately he's been launching them off target
Posted by: Corey at May 11, 2007 12:51 PM
Raf -
According the Bible's Plus/Minus rankings for 2005, Abreu was Matt Lawton like in right-field. But, that was still many points better than Gary Sheffield.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at May 11, 2007 01:19 PM
Well I guess this would mean I was right by thinking that it seemed like balls would fall in front of Abreu that I thought were going to get caught....
Posted by: antone at May 11, 2007 03:54 PM
When I see Abreu playing RF, all I can think of is "Jose Canseco." They both look like they're not comfortable in their own skin out there.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at May 11, 2007 04:25 PM
Is Abreu a muscular fat guy or a fat muscular guy?
Posted by: brockdc at May 12, 2007 01:07 AM