icephinfan
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Another loss tonight, so much for the roll.:shakeno:
djfresh47 said:Every National League team basically has a free out, which is part of the reason i'm very skeptical of the pitchers there. Brian Anderson has been much better and I expect him to continue to get better. Brandon McCarthy was one of two pitchers who could win when the Indians were making their charge late last season; he's gotta have some work with Don Cooper so he doesn't tip his pitches but he's going to be a top 3 pitcher for some team. Soriano has great power numbers but what does that do to the order? Tad Iguchi was awful in preseason batting out of the 6th hole when Ozzie thought about moving Uribe to the 2 hole. I'd just guess that he would be in the 2 or 6 spot, but if the move was done I think i'd want him leadoff and move Podsednik down. For all the "smart" ball the team used last year they're a station to station team this year and Ozzie has had players come in early for bunting and still they're a station to station team. If that trade is made I think it points more to the team knowing that they've got arms in the rotation that have pitched a ton of innings the last two seasons and Williams does not think they're going to hold up. I hate depleting the whole farm system for a guy I don't think they're going to re-sign.
phunwin said:While your point is well taken, I must say this: I *HATE* when people characterize the '05 Sox as a "smart ball" team. For crying out loud, they led the major leagues in home runs!
Also, while it's true that every NL team has a free out, that free out doesn't come in the outfield (unless you're Tony LaRussa and insist on starting a pair of stiffs at the corner spots). You can afford to have a pitcher hitting .103, but a centerfielder with a 634 OPS is a MAJOR liability. That's bad for a second baseman, let alone an outfielder.
icephinfan said:No news on the Soriano trade, so far.
djfresh47 said:Last year when the team needed to bunt, to hit and run, or sacrifice they could do it. Right now they can't do that as obvious by a runner on 3rd with one out vs the Rangers the other night and Podsednik is called to pinch hit and he whiffs. They've turned more to the Billy Beane philosophy of station to station and waiting for the homerun. Teams can win alot of games like that but I think they're proned to go into offensive slumps. Podsednik I would say is their only real threat to steal a base and he's not very good on the basepaths at all. This stat has probably changed but he was thrown out 12 of 41 times going into the all-star break.
icephinfan said:Man, we need to make some trades for some bats, and maybe another pitcher, trade Vasquez, not a big fan of his at all.:shakeno:
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Ray Finkle said:Apparently Williams said McCarthy won't go in any deal but the rumor is Scott Posdenick might be in the deal now.