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Nava's best tool is his small strike zone.
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The guy is just not good. He is a bush leaguer with no major league tools. If you like him, fine, but you are deluding yourselves about his abilities and usefulness at the MLB level, iMO. When he played for us in 2010, I predicted that if we ever saw him at Fenway again, it would be a sign that the team was in a lot of trouble. 2012 spoke volumes about trouble. Having Nava come north as 1 of 25 to start the season indicates to me that this isn't a very strong squad, but that is just my opinion. It's like walking into a restaurant and seeing paper napkins. You know you are not in a 4 star place. Nava is paper napkins and plastic salt and pepper shakers.
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He slugged at .295 with a .659 OPS. Pretty bad numbers.
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Facing major league pitching separates the men from the midgets.
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The pattern was the same in 2010. He started red hot and after once through the league his performance fell off a cliff. He wasn't injured then. The guy has very very limited skill.
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His OBP was .284 in the second half of the season. Hardly, a monster OBP. The pitchers figured him out.
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The pitchers figure him out after one time through the league and he falls to below average at that too. Can his enormous heart and work ethic overcome his puny physical skills? Possibly, but the odds are against it.
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He has a nice story, and it's easy to root for him, but not the type of player that good teams carry on their roster. He is a glorified bush leaguer. He is very very limited in his abilities. He's small with little power, runs like a wounded duck, and has a weak arm. He's got a lot of heart, but otherwise, he's a zero.
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But these guys can also take you deep into the playoffs to the promised land.
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The Mariners drew more than 1 million fans less than the Brewers and they signed King Felix long term. The mariners drew less than the the Pirates which were 15th in NL attendance. The tendency lately has been for teams to resign their aces-- even the small and medium market teams.
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Teams pay their aces to keep them. We are dreaming if we think that we will be able to poach an ace.
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I watched his no-hit game last season. I believe that he set a personal record for number of pitches in that game. I had the feeling as his pitch count mounted that it would cost him down the road, but I didn't think it would be this bad.
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Fred, I agree that Iglesias could crash and burn at the plate, but I would prefer that he get his shot with this team so we know once and for all if he has a future as an MLB starting SS or whether he is just a utility type player. I don't think the prospects for this team are very good, so now is the time to give him his shot. By next year, he will have Bogaerts pushing him, so Iggy's window of opportunity. The season is about to start and I sense that you are getting optimistic about the team's chances so you want to play the guys that give us the best chance of winning. Maybe I am wrong about that. I'd like to see some of the kids get a shot this year. This has a lot of TalkSox people confused because they have convinced themselves that I am anti-prospect. LOL!! I told them that I wasn't anti-prospect, but the circumstances have to be right to hand them jobs without safety nets. This season is one of those times.
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Glass jaw = fragile I hate Jeter, but he would have shook off that glancing blow like a bug bite.
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A well run organization, but what do we know.
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Gomes will lumber in LF at Fenway too.
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It's also ridiculous to be comparing Drew and Beltre under any circumstances. You should admit that too.
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I hope people don't expect too much from Bradley. He is definitely better than our other options, but that is a pretty low bar. He will hit some bumps, but he is talented and he does hustle. I don't think people should expect him to take off like a meteor.
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No fire on my end.
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I only ocassionally view UN's posts -- when I am bored out of my skull. His latest was just pure stupidity.
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Fair enough, but we can only judge them on results. We don't know the behind the scenes stuff.
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Who is laughing about brain injuries?
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Here's where we differ. I don't agree they made the best choices within those constraints. Starting Pitching has been the problem on this team for 2 seasons. They added Dempster to replace Beckett. I don't think they did nearly enough. I know that you think othat our starting depth is 7 or 8 deep, but I disagree. It was our achilles heel last year, and I think it will continue to be a problem this year unless Lester and Buch have incredible seasons.
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Pal, I thought that we were on the same page on this? I am on record about what I would have done. Using your choices above, I would have gone with #2, but I would have done it much differently than has been done. I like what they did in the bullpen, but I would have focused more on building the starting pitching -- the back end of the rotation, because aces were not available. I would have preferred to add two inning eating starters and my first choice would not have been Dempster. I also would have made different choices in the OF. This is another weak spot for the team. I would not have blocked Iggy or Lavs. This was the type of team where I thought they could give them their opportunity.
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@ everyone losing their minds over me saying that Drew has an "egg shell skull." I am not criticizing him for it. He took a glancing shot off the helmet and he has been dizzy for weeks. Some guys get hit flush and play the next day. Drew apparently has a "glass jaw. " Some guys can take a hit. Others can't. Go ahead lose your minds over that fact.
