James Loney's Long And Winding Road

back towards Replacement Level

James Loney is off to an awful start offensively. What to do with him both in the short and long term is a popular topic. Not much can be done short term as Loney has very little trade value. The best you can do is to sit him against left handed pitchers and start a right handed bat at first base on those days. Long term, a tough decision will have to be made at the end of the 2011 season as to whether or not the Dodgers should tender Loney a contract or give him a raise in arbitration. Luckily for the Dodgers, that bridge does not need to be crossed for a while. Without further ado, here are some stats that James Loney would have to attain in order to bring his batting line back to replacement level for a first-baseman (wOBA - 0.312).

Name	AB	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	BB	Ave	OBP	SLG	OPS	wOBA	Goal
J.Loney	105	22	20	1	0	1	4	0.2095	0.2364	0.2476	0.4840	0.2123	Current hitting line.
MR Walk	105	22	20	1	0	1	31	0.2095	0.3869	0.2476	0.6345	0.3123	27 straight walks.
MR Single	124	41	39	1	0	1	4	0.3306	0.3488	0.3629	0.7117	0.3136	19 straight singles.
MR Double	117	34	20	13	0	1	4	0.2906	0.3115	0.4274	0.7388	0.3134	12 straight doubles.
MR Triple	114	31	20	1	9	1	4	0.2719	0.2941	0.4649	0.7590	0.3142	9 straight triples
MR HR	112	29	20	1	0	8	4	0.2589	0.2821	0.4821	0.7642	0.3162	7 straight homeruns.
Normal	117	34	27	5	0	2	8	0.2906	0.3333	0.3846	0.7179	0.3130	12 for 12 with 7 singles, 4 doubles, 7 HRs and 4 walks.