Comments on: Second Half Suggestions

By: mwick243

mwick243 — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:29:01 +0000

I know the Kazmir suggestion was a bit out there, that’s why I said “outside chance.” But I figured, of all the decently promising youngsters in the league, Kazmir has been struggling more than most.

This may be another crazy suggestion, but let’s say, even though they are apparently close to a deal, the M’s were to willing to part with Ichiro.
How about a deal with Boston for Crisp, Hansen, and either Lester or Buchholz?

By: John in L.A.

John in L.A. — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:46:55 +0000

384 – why are those things mutually exclusive?

By: kidlondon

kidlondon — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:01:05 +0000

It may seem like there’d be a lot of pressure on Jones, but there really isn’t any easing into the bigs in my opinion. Besides, he doesn’t have to live up to our expectations to be an improvement: I agree with what Dave has already said that he can bat .230 and it won’t hurt, and an athletic chimpanzee could outfield Raul.

Plain and simple, we can tell Adam to go out there and just have a good time playing ball and he’ll still improve our chances in the second half.

By: Chris Miller

Chris Miller — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:14 +0000

I got it, I got it, Victor Zambrano just got released. Maybe we can pick him up with the hopes of trading him to Tampa Bay for Kazmir ….

By: thepull

thepull — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:56:52 +0000

Kazmir? I hope that was some kind of huge joke, or maybe you are high?

By: mwick243

mwick243 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:44:45 +0000

Also, does anyone think that maybe Adam Jones will not be able to live up to these ’savior’ expectations? I understand that he has improved in the minors since last season, but isn’t this a little too much pressure to be placing on the best prospect in the organization?

What is more important: Adding Jones to be a factor in this year’s playoff push… or easing Jones into the Bigs to ensure a very productive 5+ years out of him?

By: mwick243

mwick243 — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:41:04 +0000

Glaus was just an idea that came up… I think you are correct though, that the current situation does not call for bringing in a slugger who could only be counted on realistically to DH.

Who would the Mariners have to give up from their system to get Kyle Lohse?

Also, I havent been able to find any “on-the-block” news from the Devil Rays, but I was wondering if there was maybe an outside chance at landing Scott Kazmir. I know he has a lot of promise, but do you think that Tampa would be willing to give him up for a combination of a vet (Vidro or Ibanez) and a decent prospect?

By: LoydKristmis

LoydKristmis — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:35:42 +0000

“…I think you can probably add 5-10 errors to the M’s if another scorekeeper was making the calls…”

I think you can say that about the effect of any scorekeeper on the home team.

By: Chris Miller

Chris Miller — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:29:24 +0000

#379, I don’t think I could have put that any better. It’s kind of like people looking for the next Randy Johnson. Being “6′9″, lefthanded, and throwing heat doesn’t automagically turn you into one of the best 5-10 pitchers in history.

Physical comps are only useful in addition to statistical comps, and alone is not predictive of a players stats. Being fast doesnt automatically make you a good defender. Being a good athelete doesn’t make you doesn’t automatically make you a good ball player. Heck, you can have no stuff (speed + movement) and still be one of the better pitchers around, and have all the stuff in the world and still suck.

Also there’s more to defense than catching throws a few inches outside of what another player would. Defense is speed, positioning, routes, arm, fielding ability (ability to catch the balls thrown at you), and footwork, and I’m sure somthing I’ve missed. The best bet is too look at all the various (good) PBP defensive metrics like ZR and UZR and PMR over about a 3 year span to gauge defense, and if you do that it’s obvious Sexson and Ibanez are two of the worst defenders allowed to play in the field every day.

By: jake squid

jake squid — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:18:47 +0000

A large wingspan alone doesn’t automatically make you a good first baseman…

Yes, indeed. Remember what a great first baseman Dave Kingman was?