Comments on: 2008 Rivals All-American Team http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2008/02/12/2008-rivals-all-american-team/ The Ultimate Source for College Baseball News and Notes Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Brian Foley http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2008/02/12/2008-rivals-all-american-team/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Brian Foley Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:01:42 +0000 http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2008/02/12/2008-rivals-all-american-team/#comment-744 I love Dykstra...I will give him a second look this season. I love Dykstra…I will give him a second look this season.

]]> By: WakeFan http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2008/02/12/2008-rivals-all-american-team/comment-page-1/#comment-740 WakeFan Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:12:58 +0000 http://thecollegebaseballblog.com/2008/02/12/2008-rivals-all-american-team/#comment-740 >>> Miami slugger Yonder Alonso beat out Justin Smoak for the first base position <<<< I may be a bit biased, but I believe I have an argument against both Alonso and Smoak. Allan Dykstra has better overall career stats than both... and then when you compare ACC Game stats (no easy games in ACC) Dykstra's career stats overshadow Alonso... Dykstra has a better OBP ,than both Alonso and Smoak and Alvarez. Only Alvarez has a better SLG%. Looking at some of the top players... Dykstra actually hits HRs more often (one every 12.45 AB's) than the top players on the 1st team. But the real thing to consider is Dykstra's protection vs the others. Alonso has Raben behind him and Weeks in front. Smoak has Darnell, Alavarez has the whole Vandy team.... Prior to Willy Fox cutting his leg and missing almost a month of the season, Dykstra was hitting .375 Slg .817 OBP .537 and had 12 HRs 50% more than anyone else in the ACC. He was on the leader board of almost every offensive category. Afterwards, he was completely pitched around... ALL college Games Player 06&07 PA AB AVG 2B 3B HR AB/HR SLG% OPS BB HBP SO OB% Pedro Alvarez, 613 512 .359 36 4 40 12.80 .680 1.140 97 1 129 .460 Allan Dykstra 566 411 .316 32 1 33 12.45 .640 1.119 108 33 65 .479 Justin Smoak 610 504 .310 34 0 39 12.92 .609 1.027 94 5 79 .418 Yonder Alonso 577 454 .333 31 1 28 16.21 .590 1.034 96 9 68 .444 ACC Games Career Player 06&07 AVG 2B HR AB/HR TB SLG% OPS BB HBP OB% Allan Dykstra .304 16 13 15.69 119 .583 1.050 51 18 .466 Yonder Alonso .274 14 12 18.25 110 .502 0.895 45 3 .393 >>> Miami slugger Yonder Alonso beat out Justin Smoak for the first base position <<<<

I may be a bit biased, but I believe I have an argument against both Alonso and Smoak. Allan Dykstra has better overall career stats than both… and then when you compare ACC Game stats (no easy games in ACC) Dykstra’s career stats overshadow Alonso…

Dykstra has a better OBP ,than both Alonso and Smoak and Alvarez. Only Alvarez has a better SLG%. Looking at some of the top players… Dykstra actually hits HRs more often (one every 12.45 AB’s) than the top players on the 1st team.

But the real thing to consider is Dykstra’s protection vs the others. Alonso has Raben behind him and Weeks in front. Smoak has Darnell, Alavarez has the whole Vandy team…. Prior to Willy Fox cutting his leg and missing almost a month of the season, Dykstra was hitting .375 Slg .817 OBP .537 and had 12 HRs 50% more than anyone else in the ACC. He was on the leader board of almost every offensive category. Afterwards, he was completely pitched around…

ALL college Games
Player 06&07 PA AB AVG 2B 3B HR AB/HR SLG% OPS BB HBP SO OB%
Pedro Alvarez, 613 512 .359 36 4 40 12.80 .680 1.140 97 1 129 .460
Allan Dykstra 566 411 .316 32 1 33 12.45 .640 1.119 108 33 65 .479
Justin Smoak 610 504 .310 34 0 39 12.92 .609 1.027 94 5 79 .418
Yonder Alonso 577 454 .333 31 1 28 16.21 .590 1.034 96 9 68 .444

ACC Games Career
Player 06&07 AVG 2B HR AB/HR TB SLG% OPS BB HBP OB%
Allan Dykstra .304 16 13 15.69 119 .583 1.050 51 18 .466
Yonder Alonso .274 14 12 18.25 110 .502 0.895 45 3 .393

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