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  1. a700hitter
    He's a slower version of Carlos Pena without the slick glove. His inconsistency and his k's would make us crazy. Also, the Mets are sure to want a lot for him. Carlos Pena will surely be available this year on the cheap. I'd rather have him for one year to platoon with Mauro Gomez.
  2. a700hitter
    This is the first good year that he has had in a while, and $22 million is a big price tag. I think it is more likely that they choose not to execise the option. I don't think it is sound business to overpay a player in hopes of getting value in return for prospects that you have already traded. That's throwing good money away after bad money.
  3. a700hitter
    He's an idiot. IDK how he got the genius reputation. The guy's moves are idiotic, but he has been fortunate to have teams with good pitching so they have been competitive. Walking Ciriaco the other night to pitch to Ells was typical of his stupid moves.
  4. a700hitter
    Clubhouses have always been crude places. not for the feint of heart. I remember hearing Phil Rizzuto tell stoties about how Casey Stengel had referred to him as the "Little Dago" and DiMaggio as the "Big Dago." It was no big deal. Of course, they were smart enough not to say those things in interviews or for public consumption, and the press knew that it stayed in the clubhouse. Nothing would have happened in this case either. I am sure that is probably a common insult in the locker room. He had to be disciplined, because the idiot wrote it on his face.
  5. a700hitter
    I don't know if those are the guys that I would try to get, but yes it would be guys like that. I'd shy away from Garza, because I think he is a TJ candidate in waiting. I would see Doubs and Morales battling with Lackey and De LaRosa for the 5th slot. That rotation would be strong and deep.
  6. a700hitter
    Aviles vs. Scutaro AB R H HR RBI SB CS OBP SLG AVG 500 56 125 13 60 14 5 .281 .384 .250 572 74 170 6 61 9 4 .338 .392 .297
  7. a700hitter
    Cherries must view that cutting Melancon as an admission of failure. Sometimes you just need to move on.
  8. a700hitter
    Lester is a fine #3 if he stabilizes. The dropping k number is a problem. If the same trend continues, he could be in for trouble. The fact that his k/BB ratio is holding steady doesn't mean a whole lot to me. The increasing WHIP and hits/9 innings is worrisome, because it is reflective that he doesn't have a consistent out pitch. Ideally, I would like to see Lester competing for the #3 spot instead of just penciling him in as #3, because that would mean that the rotation would be very strong.
  9. a700hitter
    I think that is a huge overstatement. Yes, he needs to be more patient at the plate, but it is hard to make such a claim about a guy who gets the barrel of the bat to the ball as often as Ciriaco does.
  10. a700hitter
    I am not counting on Matt barnes hitting our rotation next season. That would be a real long shot. He'll probably get a couple of innings in ST if he is lucky before he is reassigned. Am I optimistic about Barnes being in the Red Sox rotation some day? He has a couple of more big steps to take before he's ready. What will he be when/if he gets here? He's not a can't miss top of the rotation talent. If he is ultimately a #4 or 5, is that anything to get excited about? I am not saying these Dodger guys will not make it. I am saying that if they make it, it will be gravy. The #1 objective of that trade was to offload payroll. The guys we got in return were probably little more than spare parts for the Dodgers with little future in their organization. The Dodgers are one of the best organizations at pumping up mediocre prospects that never amount to anything. They have a long long history of that.
  11. a700hitter
    I agree. The deal was first and foremost a salary dump. LA was not going to assume that level of salaries and give us top prospects too. If we get anything from any of those guys, I will consider it gravy.
  12. a700hitter
    I hate the Rays, but a big part of me wants to see the Sox tank the 6 remaining games against the Rays so they can pass the Yankees and knock them out of the playoffs.
  13. a700hitter
    Wow!
  14. a700hitter
    The Nats have the best record in baseball. A Washington team will be in the post season for the first time since the 1930's. They have a lot of young studs. Yet they are 8th out of 16 in team attendance, trailing the Phillies, Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants and the last place Rockies. Their fans ain't acting like DC is a large market.
  15. a700hitter
    If you have those other guys starting, I don't think that it would matter much who is in the 5th spot. If De LaRosa comes to camp and wins the final spot in the rotation from Lackey, Doubs and Morlaes, I think that would be a good thing. He'd have to pitch lights out in spring training to beat those guys out. He's not going to be able to pitch like Bard did last spring and win a rotation spot. I know some people think Bard had a good ST. He didn't. He looked like horseshit all spring. Lackey will have the inside track on the last rotation spot, because the team owes him a boatload of money. Doubs will have a strong claim based on his 2012 performance and Morales has shown that he can dominate for stretches too. De LaRosa will have to pitch very well to beat them out. If he can do that, it will be a good thing.
  16. a700hitter
    No one would argue with that.
  17. a700hitter
    Yep, I am thinking if he is our #4 it would mean that we picked up a couple of pretty good starters and that would be a very strong rotation. More likely he'll be a #3 and we'll pick up 1 starter.
  18. a700hitter
    The kid is playing himself right out of prospect status. Ciriaco has acquitted himself well. Plus, in limited appearance he has 14 SBs with 0 CS in 60 games. He'll have a roster spot in 2013 whether or not he is the starting SS. Iglesias? Who knows.
  19. a700hitter
    Reddick hit #29 today. In 14 yrs, J.D. Drew topped 30 HRs once.
  20. a700hitter
    I looked at a split by mistake. His ERA went up by 1/4 of a run and the other stats cited are accurate and not insignificant. My opinions are not unfounded. Stop being a jackass.
  21. a700hitter
    Jenny is definitely a butterface. Heidi was much hotter. Jenny's voice is annoying as hell and Heidi had a pleasing voice with a sexy quality.
  22. a700hitter
    Your analysis is always solid, but your expectations may be just a little high. If he cracks the rotatiion next year, I am hoping that it is in the #5 slot, because I can't see us being a successful team rolling out a staff with Lacky, Doubront, Morales, and De LaRosa. Let the 4 of them battle it out for the 5th spot and the rest are depth options. Maybe he comes to Spring Training and shoots the lights out, but I am not counting on it, and hopefully, the FO is not planning on it.
  23. a700hitter
    Lester's k/9 were down 1.2 per per 9 innings in 2011 (8.5) from 2010 (9.7). That's not insignificant. He has followed that up with another decrease of 1 k per 9 innings (7.5). If you think that is insignificant, Pal, fine, but I did not pull something out of my ass. The team's record was 16-15 in his starts in 2011. That was way down from 20-12 in 2010. The 2011 late and close bullpen was top 3 in the league, so it was not a good sign that Lester was not handing more games to the pen with a chance of winning. His BAbip went down slightly from 2010 (.291) to .287 in 2011, yet his ERA went up from 2.71 to 3.47 -- an increase of 3/4 of a run. These numbers have not been pulled from my ass. They are on his stat sheet. His velocity has been ticking down too. He has been declining for 2 years.
  24. a700hitter
    Okay first off stop with the nastiness. If you want to have a discussion fine. If you want to be a dick, f*** off.
  25. a700hitter
    Rizzo with 2 HRs and 6 RBI. He has 14 dingers in 276 ABs. AGon has 16 HRs in 576 ABs. Thanks Theo.
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