Julio Lugo hits for a career .277/.340/.402. Last year, he hit .303/.373/.498 before being asked to man the entire diamond for the Dodgers in limited time, where he hit .219/.278/.267. In 2005, he hit .295/.362/.403.
In the last three years, he has shown a propensity for doubles - 41 in 2004, 36 in 2005, and had 17 in 73 games for the Devil Rays in 2006. The number is low because in 73 games, he hammered 12 home-runs as opposed to six in 158 games in 2005.
He will get himself on base at an above average rate, so I like that - even if he's not a stud in that department.
Looking at his overall production, his EqA is .270: good for 15th among all shortstops. Alex Gonzalez checks in with a well below average .245.
Lugo's Value Over Replacement Player (VORP) is 31.3 - good enough for 5th among shortstops. Alex Gonzalez barely registers with 3.2.
"He is very contagious," Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "In the dugout prior to the game, this guy is the kind of guy that runs up and down the dugout, slaps everybody, high-five, has a special handshake for everybody, plays with enthusiasm always. "He's very contagious. He's a leader. He's a leader in the sense that he sets a good example. [The Devil Rays] just missed his presence on a daily basis."
Next up: Lugo's defense.
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