Yup, that's a good description of the "pro" side of the case (which includes some wishful thinking, like Shoppach becoming a "core" player anywhere except in...
I will post the whole article in case anyone has a problem with the link. Hope that isn't a problem. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5290064 Indians will...
... http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article_perspectives.j ... Yeah, it was Banks. You will probably have to cut and paste the link to your...
... The scariest part of this, of course, is the idea that we're going to see Todd Hollandsworth in left and Casey Blake in right 120 times this year. Andy...
... Amen to that. I'd just as soon let Michaels hit against right-handers: it's not like he's terrible, just not as good as against lefties. Hollandsworth...
BPro had a pretty similar take on this trade. That doesn't come as much of a surprise because they've been Marte's biggest cheerleaders for about 3 years now....
... David, David, David. You must have such a negative outlook on life... ;-) Seriously, I think evidence shows: 1) Shoppach is very likely an improvement...
... the ... still ... I think the big loss in the bullpen is Rhodes, as he provided a good late inning option against lefties. Plus, he bounced back and had a...
... From: Tony Lastoria //I think the big loss in the bullpen is Rhodes, as he provided a good late inning option against lefties. // It's hard to tell what...
... Aaach. His strikeout totals just speak volumes to me. YMMV. ... Yeah, I guess I'm not sure I agree in detail with this, but in broad outline I'm not going...
... will ... Why? Michaels, even though he hits lefties even better than righties, still does well against righties. I don't want to see Hollandsworth get ...
... OBP is way higher. I don't give a rip about Ks. I care about a good or bad outcome at the plate. I'd rather have a K than a DP... OMDV. (Our mileage...
... Last year, Hollandsworth was 655 in 262 AB against RHP; in '04, he was 946 against 'em, in 131 ABs. In '03, 750 in 196 ABs. I wonder which game he's...
... I agree. But a guy who can't consistently touch AAA pitching is not likely to be a solid OBP guy in the bigs. His career number, to date, is 062, I...
... As a point of reference, I am sure Hafner's strikeout totals in the minors (605 in 2343 ABs, for a 3.87 K rate) probably spoke volumes too.;-) I get your...
... Do you really think Michaels would get 40 starts and Hollandsworth 120? I see it the other way around. With Michaels getting all starts vs. lefties and a...
... How did you feel about Jim Thome's strikeout totals? Adam Dunn's? (I'm sorry, I'm not comparing the players, but strikeouts in a vacuum are indicative of...
... Nah, I wasn't so smart back then...(->) Hafner racked up the vast majority of those strikeouts at a much younger age than Shoppach, in his two years of...
... You'd have gotten it right, as far as his MLB record, if you'd quit with a simple "this is not a track record". WAY too limited of a sample. I don't hold...
... I'm not gonna run around all day while folks throw names at me! (->) I don't think I've been looking at "strikeouts in a vacuum"; I've been looking at them...
... I hope that is pure conjecture by an idiot sports columnist, and not based on anything Wedge or Shapiro has said. Has anyone heard anything from any...
... Upon further review, Shoppach's minor-league stats remind me of Branyan, Russell Oles, one each. Which is actually better than I thought (which may tell...
