Hideki Matsui  
Left Fielder | St. Louis Cardinals

Hitting
In past seasons, Matsui has been a bit of a liability with men on base. I tell you, it's a real trip to watch this kid play. He gives 110% all the time... unfortunately that means he tends to run out of gas as the game wears on. He hangs in well against lefthanders' breaking balls, and some of the pitchers he hits best are the southpaw specialists often brought in to face him. One thing's for sure, Hideki Matsui is a dead-pull hitter. It's hard to explain but Hideki Matsui plays much better on the road then he does at home.

Baserunning & Defense
Matsui isn't a fluid left fielder, but he's not afraid to get dirty and gets the job done. His arm is accurate enough. Matsui isn't a good baserunner. He doesn't get good jumps on steals nor runs sharp routes around the bases.

2010 Outlook
In two full big league seasons, Matsui already has done more than what scouts projected when he came out of college.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2007 ST. L. LF 70 65 37 53 60 50 44 47 42 28 0 AA/AAA 60 50 . 304
2008 ST. L. LF 70 65 36 53 60 50 44 47 42 29 0 Active 64 60 . 301
2009 ST. L. LF 70 65 36 53 60 50 44 47 42 30 1 Active 65 60 . 300
2010 ST. L. LF 69 65 38 53 60 50 44 47 42 30 2 Active 65 60 . 301
Ratings Delta     -1   +2               +1         +1
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.