Anyway, precisely why I’m commenting is just to state to people, if you take something similar to this then you don’t have a free pass to eat pizzas all day long yet still lose weight.

You’ll still need to comply with a healthy eating plan and it will make you lose more. No miraculous pill.

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I just realized that this scouting report might have been written before the 2010 season and I might have been too harsh with my last comment. So I looked up Theriot’s 2009 numbers and it turns out he’s the same player in 2010 that he was in 2009.

2009:
12th in NL in AB with 602
54th in NL in walks with 51
48th in NL in OBP with .343
30th in NL in BA with .284
16th in NL in SB with 21

I’m a Cubs fan and I can tell you that Theriot is TERRIBLE at getting on base. Just look at the stats. .284 avg (ok), .320 OBP (bad-70th in NL). He is the opposite of “constantly drawing walks.” He has only 19 in 388 at bats this season. 118 other players in the NL have more walks than Theriot. And Theriot is 11th in at bats in the NL (388), so he’s had plenty of chances to draw walks, but he simply hasn’t.

Being tied for 13th in SB in the NL with 16 doesn’t exactly make him a big base stealing threat.

You are correct in saying “He has virtually no power at all”. 97 of his 110 hits this season are singles. He has only 10 doubles. How about that .327 slugging? That’s only 7 points higher than his on base percentage. I expect a player in Theriot’s position to at least stretch more singles in doubles. But he clearly has not.

So what exactly is Theriot’s “game”? Basically what you’re getting in Theriot is a singles-only hitter who DOESN’T walk and is above average on the bases. You don’t want him anywhere near the top of your order. He’s a 7 or 8 hitter.

Here’s an understatement: “he doesn’t have the best arm in the world”. Theriot will kill you defensively. There is no zip on his throws at all. None. Zero.

Now, Theriot is a nice guy. He tries hard. He’s scrappy. But he’s simply not good enough to be an every day player. And he’s certainly not good enough to be a #2 hitter. Look at the stats.