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06-18-2013, 03:55 PM | #6017 |
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Just keep winning 2 out of 3 and we will be fine.
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06-18-2013, 04:53 PM | #6018 |
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Yeah, he's fine as a utility guy/pinch running specialist. But he is not good enough to play every day on a real offense.
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06-18-2013, 04:58 PM | #6019 | |
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06-19-2013, 07:04 AM | #6020 |
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In his career Elliot Johnson has 583 ABs which is about a single season's worth. In those ABs he has 19 2B, 5 3B, 12 HR, 58 RBI, 34 SB, and a .228 BA.
On a team that values defense and has a need for good baserunning, especially from that position, would we not be content to get a season of that from our second baseman? Heck look at all that power! Johnson needs to start getting everday playing time if we aren't going to be making a move for significant upgrade. Those are pretty decent numbers that we could certainly live with from a throw in player. If one good thing can come from last night it would be Getz riding the pine on a much more regular basis after butchering his last AB. |
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06-19-2013, 07:36 AM | #6021 | |
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06-19-2013, 07:51 AM | #6022 |
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06-19-2013, 08:00 AM | #6023 |
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I figured... while we're talking about 'good things' that last night can create, why not talk about the best 'good thing' possible?
Dayton Moore's biggest failing, by far, as a GM is his complete and blind loyalty to shitty players like Getz, Francoeur, Davies, Hochevar, Ramirez, Colon, etc. GMs are going to make mistakes. That's fine. The problem is compounding the mistake by continuing to roster the mistake well past the point of obvious failure.
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06-19-2013, 08:01 AM | #6024 |
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06-19-2013, 08:08 AM | #6025 | |
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06-19-2013, 08:28 AM | #6026 | |
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06-19-2013, 08:31 AM | #6027 |
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Talking about getting rid of losers is all well and good, but it's not gonna happen. This team crappy players that "try hard".
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06-19-2013, 11:39 AM | #6028 |
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All decent numbers except for that .228 BA. Also, you forgot to mention the .283 OBP and 176 strikeouts. A guy who hits fewer than 40 HR per year should not be striking out 176 times.
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06-19-2013, 12:19 PM | #6029 |
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I agree. Given our options, unless we actually make a significant move to improve, for the forseeable future Johnson has to play more than Getz.
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06-19-2013, 12:21 PM | #6030 |
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I haven't looked at the numbers, but generally a player like this has steep splits that favor one side, which means you cannot just say "give him a full season and he'll hit like this" because it would really be much worse.
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