For those of you wondering who exactly Adam Everett is, he’s the weak-hitting, slick-fielding shortstop formerly of the Astros and currently with the Tigers. And now that Detroit is on the brink of going back to the playoffs, Astros beat writer Richard Justice shared this gem with everyone:
Adam Everett: Astros’ Missing Piece?
↵↵Good thing the Astros got rid of Adam Everett. Now they can win. Wait, what’s that? Adam is going to playoffs, and Astros aren’t? Well dang.
↵↵On the scale of certified nuttiness, this is a whole new ballgame; this makes Jon Heyman look like a cogent, well-reasoned thinker. Let’s consider the facts.
↵Fact: Adam Everett is not very good at hitting baseballs with his bat. Unfortunately for him, this is an important part of being a good baseball player. Consider the evidence: this past year Everett had a .238/.288/.324 line (BA/OBP/SLG). This is best described as putrid.
↵But let’s get nerdier and delve even deeper into Everett’s offensive ineptitude. Imagine an average Triple-A player. How much better would Everett have been than him with the bat? (this is what VORP measures). Everett would make his team nearly 7 runs worse over the course of the season. He has the worst VORP on the Tigers. This is no good.
↵Ah, but VORP doesn’t take into account defense, and Everett makes grown men like Justice cry with the beauty of his fielding. What about an uber-nerdy stat that uses math - ha! - that gauges defense and batting? Fine, then how about WARP? By this measure, Everett is again the worst player on the Tigers, and has cost his team over half a win. Again, this is no good.
↵This is all a rather long-winded way of saying what should be apparent to everyone: Adam Everett is bad at baseball, and he is neither the reason the Astros missed the playoffs nor why the Tigers will keep playing in October.
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