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Back in November I decided to create a way of ranking players that looks at more than just on-field performance. So, I came up with the Player Watchability Factor (The rotation and other starting position players can be found in January and February archives if you wanna look). Of course this is just one tool you can use in player evaluation, but it will give you an idea of the over-all attractiveness of the team.

Grudzielanek

ON FIELD

1. Defense
   i. Hustle (5) I remember him sliding to first base on a pick off. 9 points.
   ii. Agility (7) Yes, he's quite athletic. Nice arm. 12 points.
   iii. Catcher? (5/0) No. 0 points.
   iv. Awareness (4) His head's in the game. 7 points.
   v. Defensive Stance (6) Quite fine. 11 points.
   vi. Pitching Face (5/0) No. 0 points.
2. Offense
   i. Hustle (5) Yeah. 9 points.
   ii. Batting Stance/Face (6) I'm scared he's going to hurt himself when he swings and misses. 9 points.
   iii. Power & Average (6) Cycle!! 10 points.
   iv. Line Drive v. Fly Ball (3) Oh, let's say 4 points.
   v. Chatty (3) Haven't seen much. 4 points.
   vi. Selflessness (7) Well, he is playing for a contract, but I don't get any Drew vibe from him. 12 points.
3. Dugout/Clubhouse
   i. Press Conferences (4) Pretty direct. 6 points.
   ii. Quotes (4) Eh. 5 points.
   iii. Chatty (4) He was very excited for Molina. 7 points.
   iv. Fights (3) I think he'd be right in there. 5 points.

OFF FIELD

1. Personal Hygiene (8) Every day after he has the night off, he's got different facial hair, but it's never a soul patch. 13 points.
2. Commercials - local (4) No. 0 points.
3. Commercials -– national (5) No. 0 points.
4. Commercials - MLB (5) No. 0 points.
5. Dress (5) Couldn't find anything bad. 8 points.
6. Rumors (3) He's on the short list of Sosa boom box destroyers. Which is awesome. 6 points.
7. Awards (3) All Star. 1 point.

Mark gets 138 points, about what I figured, not a Scotty or Albert, but very nice.

Eckstein

ON FIELD

1. Defense
   i. Hustle (5) It's his claim to fame. That and being tiny. 10 points.
   ii. Agility (7) He jumps and leaps, but sometimes he's a little too short. Nothing you can do about genetics. 12 points.
   iii. Catcher? (5/0) No. 0 points.
   iv. Awareness (4) Has to be. 8 points.
   v. Defensive Stance (6) Nice. 9 points.
   vi. Pitching Face (5/0) No. 0 points.
2. Offense
   i. Hustle (5) See above. 10 points.
   ii. Batting Stance/Face (6) Wiggly, but nothing distracting. 9 points.
   iii. Power & Average (6) Power? No. Average? Good. But he's doing his job seeing pitches. 9 points.
   iv. Line Drive v. Fly Ball (3) Pretty good mix. 4 points.
   v. Chatty (3) Not really. 3 points.
   vi. Selflessness (7) He tries to get on base by hook or by crook. 14 points.
3. Dugout/Clubhouse
   i. Press Conferences (4) Nothing really stands out. 5 points.
   ii. Quotes (4) Much like his hair, a little bland. 5 points.
   iii. Chatty (4) Not terribly that I can tell. 4 points.
   iv. Fights (3) You really think he's going to start something? 1 point.

OFF FIELD

1. Personal Hygiene (8) Here's the thing. His hair is the same color as his skin. He's someone who could benefit from a goatee or something. 12 points.
2. Commercials - local (4) No. 0 points.
3. Commercials -– national (5) No. 0 points.
4. Commercials - MLB (5) No. 0 points.
5. Dress (5) Haven't seen anything terrible. 8 points.
6. Rumors (3) Um...people think he's Jewish and he's not. But that's not really a rumor. 0 points.
7. Awards (3) No. 0 points.

Eckstein has 123 points, which is a little lower than I thought he'd be. I guess if he were a little...spicier...David's score would be higher.

Maybe I'll redo everyone over the All Star break.