Comments on: Dave’s Offseason Plan, v.2007

By: jimmylauderdale

jimmylauderdale — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:28:12 +0000

Huff only had 15 HR last year. I’d rather the team look at starting pitching. Zack Greinke is a player who would be worth an inquiry.

By: swershow

swershow — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:25:22 +0000

Howabout Aubrey Huff? He shouldnt cost anything in prospects really, and hes a lefty power bat who apparently can still slug a bit.

By: horatiosanzserif

horatiosanzserif — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:03:41 +0000

Just wanted to add that Ray Durham has played all of 1 inning in his professional career at a position other than 2B (CF for Giants in 2005). As a lifelong White Sox fan, I’ve seen him as a defensive liability for quite some time, and I have severe doubts he’s anything close to a “supersub” of McLemore quality.

Obviously, he’s better than Sexson, however.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:33:26 +0000

#127: hahaha, well never mind then. I must’ve been too mesmorized by Rocktober to realize that.

By: joser

joser — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:29:02 +0000

Bavasi has said he won’t put two rookies in the outfield, and with Guillen apparently walking and Jones the heir apparent, there’s one rookie there already.

Wlad is better in the field than Raul, certainly. But Raul is the face of the franchise at the moment, which is part of the reason Dave was trying to find a place for him by trading Sexson.

By: cellphonesdead

cellphonesdead — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:16:32 +0000

just wondering….we should consider putting Wlad in the OF? Ibanez is aging and idk about wlad’’s fielding, but almost anything is better than Rauuul’s. It would add youth to our lineup, but questions. So to answer the doubts in the lineup I suggest signing/trading for a proven 2B (eg Iguchi, maybe Giles). That would then open trade options with ibanez, such as the previously rumored Nate Robertson trade.

and is Bavasi gonna do something legit…like signing an A-class free agent? or is he gonna just be a lame duck–yet again?

By: Grizz

Grizz — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:37:22 +0000

Campillo and his 85 MPH fastball were released.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:59:49 +0000

Also too, what ever happened to Kam Mickolo and Jorge Campillo??? I would think both of them would have a decent chance to make the team next year in middle and long relief.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:58:14 +0000

You really think we would take Geoff Jenkins over Kosuke Fukudome, Dave? Interesting.

By: Dave in Palo Alto

Dave in Palo Alto — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:55:41 +0000

Nice to see all the Ray Durham love here because, hey, love makes the world go round.

But having watched him a lot, Durham is a guy hovering near, or falling over, the Joey Cora cliff. Ray had an OPS of .503 (no typo) after the AS break. Compared to Durham, Sexson DID have a second half surge. You can look at Durham’s low BABIP, but really, he’s lost a lot of power, which I have to attribute to a loss of A LOT of batspeed because he’s very small for an MLB ballplayer and can’t rely on your basic (mass) *(velocity) for power. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Durham out of baseball mid-season next summer.

Even seen solely as a mechanism for giving Sexson the door, it’s not a great move to pick up Durham.