Bowa Barrier

From Wiki Gonzalez

The Bowa Barrier is named for former player, Phillies manager, and current BTF regular Larry Bowa. It was first proposed in this thread (http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/newsstand/newsblog_discussion/futility_infielder_ill_tell_you_about_the_damn_yankees/) as an OBP-based alternative to the Mendoza Line. For a player to break the Bowa Barrier, he must receive a significant amount of playing time, yet maintain an OBP at or below .300. Bonus points are awarded if the player has a decent batting average to cover up this flaw. It is named for Larry Bowa because of his career line (http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bowala01.shtml) of .260/.300/.320. It is generally agreed that .300 is about the lowest OBP a player can have and still be a useful contributor.

Current players at or near the Bowa Barrier include:

• Doug Glanville
• Neifi Perez
• Alex Gonzalez (http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gonzaal02.shtml)
• Pedro Feliz (http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/felizpe01.shtml)
• "Super" Joe McEwing (http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcewijo01.shtml)
• Enrique Wilson (http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wilsoen01.shtml)
• F-Troop