Sports Hochi: Chiba Lotte Marines are looking for a power bat
by Gen on Nov.04, 2011 @ 4:11 pm, under NPB
Sports Hochi is reporting that Chiba Lotte Marines official said the team was looking for a power bat. They figure it could mean Alex Ramirez. Sponichi drops Terrmel Sledge's name.
Both players have pop and have proven track records. The biggest differences: Ramirez is right-handed, is 37-years-old, has no PL experience, and up until this year averaged 144+ games a year since 2005; Sledge is left-handed, is 34-years-old, has PL experience, and has never played in more than 129 games.
Alex Ramirez Career Stats
| Year | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2001 | YAK | 138 | 547 | 510 | 60 | 143 | 23 | 0 | 29 | 253 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 132 | 11 | .280 | .320 | .496 | .819 |
| 2002 | YAK | 139 | 569 | 539 | 65 | 159 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 256 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 146 | 10 | .295 | .325 | .475 | .802 |
| 2003 | YAK | 140 | 614 | 567 | 105 | 189 | 34 | 3 | 40 | 349 | 124 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 104 | 14 | .333 | .373 | .616 | .993 |
| 2004 | YAK | 129 | 557 | 525 | 79 | 160 | 30 | 2 | 31 | 287 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 118 | 22 | .305 | .341 | .547 | .889 |
| 2005 | YAK | 146 | 629 | 596 | 70 | 168 | 19 | 1 | 32 | 285 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 121 | 13 | .282 | .315 | .478 | .794 |
| 2006 | YAK | 146 | 636 | 603 | 79 | 161 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 271 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 104 | 28 | .267 | .289 | .449 | .743 |
| 2007 | YAK | 144 | 628 | 594 | 80 | 204 | 41 | 3 | 29 | 338 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 106 | 14 | .343 | .371 | .569 | .943 |
| 2008 | YOM | 144 | 600 | 548 | 84 | 175 | 28 | 0 | 45 | 338 | 125 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 90 | 20 | .319 | .373 | .617 | .992 |
| 2009 | YOM | 144 | 608 | 577 | 66 | 186 | 35 | 0 | 31 | 314 | 103 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 88 | 12 | .322 | .347 | .544 | .895 |
| 2010 | YOM | 144 | 606 | 566 | 93 | 172 | 28 | 0 | 49 | 347 | 129 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 98 | 14 | .304 | .338 | .613 | .955 |
| 2011 | YOM | 137 | 515 | 477 | 39 | 133 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 216 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 72 | 9 | .279 | .322 | .453 | .778 |
| Totals | 1551 | 6509 | 6102 | 820 | 1850 | 303 | 12 | 359 | 3254 | 1182 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 57 | 282 | 68 | 1179 | 167 | .303 | .338 | .533 | .874 | |
Terrmel Sledge Career Stats
| Year | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | HBP | SO | GIDP | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| 2008 | HAM | 113 | 446 | 395 | 41 | 114 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 187 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 88 | 12 | .289 | .473 | .361 | .838 |
| 2009 | HAM | 117 | 487 | 418 | 53 | 111 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 221 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 6 | 108 | 12 | .266 | .529 | .359 | .892 |
| 2010 | YOK | 129 | 533 | 469 | 57 | 118 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 229 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 136 | 10 | .252 | .488 | .341 | .830 |
| 2011 | YOK | 95 | 373 | 339 | 45 | 88 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 163 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 90 | 5 | .260 | .481 | .316 | .801 |
| Totals | 454 | 1839 | 1621 | 196 | 431 | 90 | 3 | 91 | 800 | 292 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 188 | 17 | 422 | 39 | .266 | .494 | .346 | .842 | |
