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Everything posted by a700hitter

  1. a700hitter
    Young isn't exactly putting good swings on LHP.
  2. a700hitter
    He sucks.
  3. a700hitter
    What about earmuffs and mittens?
  4. a700hitter
    He's the one player in the lineup who is being paid exclusively to hit LHP.
  5. a700hitter
    Assumption, projection and speculation.
  6. a700hitter
    If Young keeps giving us nothing, I would still consider giving Craig a shot when he comes off the DL. He swung the bat pretty good this spring.
  7. a700hitter
    Young with another shot tonight.
  8. a700hitter
    His velocity has been gone for a few seasons. He knows how to pitch.
  9. a700hitter
    He has logged 35 innings with the Nats since the end of last year. His numbers will be there at the end of the year like they are every year.
  10. a700hitter
    We know that he can't hit RHP. We got him primarily to take ABs against LHP. If he keeps taking ohfers against lefties, we should move in a different direction. I'd give Allen Craig a shot.
  11. a700hitter
    Sparky Lyle for Danny Cater.
  12. a700hitter
    It is easy to cut bait on your predecessor's mistakes. Let's see how much rope he gives Young.
  13. a700hitter
    The guy is still good and I think it is delusional to believe that a name could have been drawn from a hat that would have put up the numbers that he has in the last couple of seasons. The other advantage with Papelbon, and it can't be overstated is that you know what you have with him year in and year out. Names out of a hat don't provide that.
  14. a700hitter
    If Young isn't getting it done, he is hurting us.
  15. a700hitter
    You guys are ridiculous. Papelbon can still pitch. His results will be there at the end of the season. Kimbrel also has 2 Blown Saves. I don't think he is toast either. I spent years hoping that Rivera was toast when he would have early season blown saves with diminished velocity. You need to give it a rest unless you want this Dead Horse topic to resurface each time he saves a game -- which will be quite often.
  16. a700hitter
    I agree that we can't put all the blame on him, but he is on the roster primarily as a platoon player who plays against LHP. These are the guys that he is going to see, and he has done nothing thus far. He needs to start producing against these guys. Otherwise, there is no need to have him on the roster.
  17. a700hitter
    Young is a beast against LHP. What is our record in Young starts now? This one can't be blamed on Buch. Oh of course the refrain will come that Quintana was dominant and no one could hit him. Young is supposed to hit these lefties, and if he did, their performances wouldn't look so dominant.
  18. a700hitter
    This is supposed to be Young's bread and butter.
  19. a700hitter
    A Chris Young game... ehh.
  20. a700hitter
    Shaw.
  21. a700hitter
    Clay vs. Price is a weak argument. There is no comparison between the 2. Price's stats may be ugly right now, but he has 5 months to turn it around. Clay has 2 months before he says good bye for the season.
  22. a700hitter
    Yaz was great on D too, which is absent from Ortiz game. As an offensive force, Ortiz is second only to Teddy Ballgame -- and only by a hair.
  23. a700hitter
    Beheading? That's a little dramatic. Losing your #2 pitcher half way through the year is a big blow to a team. We are going to disagree on this, but I think it is very disruptive to a pitching staff and taxes the bullpen physically. It is also very difficult to replace that kind of production during the season. Even if you are able to acquire a suitable replacement, the process usually takes some time - 2 weeks maybe a month. In that amount of time, damage can be done to the bullpen. Certainly, they could have gone in another direction before the season started rather than have to scramble in season to find a replacement.
  24. a700hitter
    He will pobably right himself as the weather warms up, but then he will have a tough time picking up wins, because the game will always be perplexing.
  25. a700hitter
    It might have been a no-brainer in terms statistical value, but not in terms of team building strategy. He is a half year pitcher that always leaves a hole in your rotation around the All Star break. That is very disruptive to the rotation and it affects the entire pitching staff. The strategy was misguided regardless of his $ value. It may have been a no-brainer topickup the option, but keeping him was not a no-brainer. I would have picked up the "valuable option" and traded him to get some value in return.
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