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Re: Worls Series
This should be a very high scoring series. 2 high powered offenses in 2 undersized ballparks.
Here's how I see things:
Offense: a SLIGHT edge to the Phillies because they not only hurt you with power (like we all know the Yankees can), but they also can beat yo on the...
This team's biggest problem is offense... I really like Endy, but he isn't exactly going to tear the cover off the ball.
As for 3B if Beltre comes back problem solved. If not the orginization really like Tui and he looks ready for the big leagues.
SS is a position we need to look at closely...
Offensively Guti should only improve. Lopez didn't hit nearly as well as he's capable of hitting and still put up 95 RBI.Beltre had an extremely poor year offensively due to injury. Our catchers sucked, and we never had a good a very good bat in LF.
I hope Beltre comes back, but I have a...
Over-achieved based on what? Our run differential? I personally don't think that's the end all be all of say we over-achieved or not, but to some people I guess that's a valid stat. And I'm not saying it's completely invalid, just not the end all be all of telling how good a team "should have...
The only way he's going to become a better hitter is by facing MLB pitching. I think Mike Carp has the make up of a very good major league hitter. He'll be a better hitter than Johnson too.. He just needs a chance. And I don't know why he didn't get more playing time when Branyan was out at the...
For the 2009 season:
UZR
Nick Johson: (-5.3)
Mike Carp: .3
Although that was in extremely limited playing time for Carp so this might be a better gauge:
UZR/150
Nick Johnson: (-4.6)
Mike Carp: 3.8
Well if you want him to draft for depth trading away picks isn't the way to do that. I know I sound like I'm defending the guy... Truth is I'm not sure if I want him to go or not... I'm (like I said before) playing devil's advocate.
Who are these "MLB ready prospects" you speak of? Josh Wilson? Tui? I like Tui, but he'd be a disaster at SS... That's why he moved to 3B. And Josh Wilson will be a very good utility guy, but he's not an everyday starter. Triunfel lost an entire season this year otherwise he might be MLB ready.
Why the hell would we platoon Branyan after what he did last season? I know he's "injury prone," but if we DH him that should help. I say start Carp at 1B. I think he's got a really high ceiling offensively and his defense is just as good, if not better, than Branyan's (who's defense surprised...
Well being that we'd all kill Ruekell for trading away draft picks I think it's probably good he didn't make any moves at the deadline. And if you're not making trades how's any GM supposed to make any noise after the draft? Pretty much after that it's just a bunch of little siginings such as...
So you want to replace him with the dude that drafted Jeramy Stevens? :roll:
It's one of those tough situations where you look at the body of work (like you just did) and see a not so impressive track record. But you always hear the cliche' that the NFL is a league of "what have you done...
Well Locklear went down in week 2 with an injury they said would keep him out 4-6 weeks. This is week 7 and our next game is week 8. That would be 6 weeks for Locklear.
Actually if anything I think we got bigger on defense this year... Colin Cole is one of the biggest dudes on defense, Cory Redding is a big DE or a small DT... Havent been paying too much attention to where he's been playing, and Ken Lucas is pretty big for a CB especially compared to the other...
To be fair we've been hit really hard at one position... There's not a team out there with a capable 4th string LT. And constant shuffling on the O-line makes it really tough, the best O-lines are the ones that have been together for a while. I guarantee 2 of our first 4 picks are offensive...