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According to BP, the Cardinals lead the NL in percentage of plate appearances by players performing below replacement level.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6216

The league median is 19 percent of plate appearances.

The Cardinals have done this 55.5 percent of the time.

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What is most disturbing about this statistic?
The Cardinals lead the NL in this statistic.
7 votes
The Cardinals have allowed negative-VORP players to take more than HALF of their plate appearances.
4 votes
The Cardinals have allowed negative-VORP players to take plate appearances at nearly triple the median rate for NL teams.
1 votes
That list of negative-VORP Cardinal players includes Edmonds, Rolen, and all three middle infielders.
16 votes

28 votes | Poll has closed

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terrifying post
we will miss you Josh Hancock JH32

by kyle man on May 11, 2007 3:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow
What a telling stat to show exactly how awful those guys have been performing.  

Kyle Man, just put a post in the diaries about your boy Marquis.  And yes, he does still suck.  Just wait a few starts...

by Mrthe2th on May 11, 2007 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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