Comments on: Madritsch gone http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/ Seattle Mariners blog and general baseball discussion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:59:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: LB http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75207 LB Tue, 25 Oct 2005 06:33:27 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75207 #72: Which brings up the next question: when, if ever, do you guys project Michael Garciaparra finding his way into a big league ballgame? #72: Which brings up the next question: when, if ever, do you guys project Michael Garciaparra finding his way into a big league ballgame?

]]> By: msb http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75107 msb Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:46:04 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75107 Investigative journalist Dave Mahler plans to find out the REAL reason Madritsch wasn't protected. Apparently, he feels there must be some deep, dark secret other than clearing space on the 40 man. Investigative journalist Dave Mahler plans to find out the REAL reason Madritsch wasn’t protected. Apparently, he feels there must be some deep, dark secret other than clearing space on the 40 man.

]]> By: JMB http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75098 JMB Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:58:22 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75098 <i>Is there any reason to protect Michael Garciaparra?</i> I wouldn't. And I don't see a club carrying him on the 25-man roster all season, either. Is there any reason to protect Michael Garciaparra?

I wouldn’t. And I don’t see a club carrying him on the 25-man roster all season, either.

]]> By: bookbook http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75081 bookbook Mon, 24 Oct 2005 04:42:05 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75081 Is there any reason to protect Michael Garciaparra? Is there any reason to protect Michael Garciaparra?

]]> By: Paul B http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75068 Paul B Sun, 23 Oct 2005 23:41:29 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75068 Position players are not the same as pitchers. I would agree that a 30 year old rookie position player, even if he has a good rookie season, is very unlikely to have much of a career. However, pitchers develop at different speeds. Some get their control late (RJ), or figure out how to pitch late (Moyer). Others get hurt and then come back as a totally different pitcher (Tanana). It's perfectly believable that a pitcher could have a good career in his 30's when he wasn't in the majors in his 20's. Especially one that has shown he can get major league hitters out. The only question would be his health. Great gamble for KC to take. I was only a kid when the Twins released Luis Tiant when he got hurt, after a season when he had gone 7-3 for them. He was then signed and released by the Braves. He then went on to have a pretty fair (!) career in Boston. Position players are not the same as pitchers. I would agree that a 30 year old rookie position player, even if he has a good rookie season, is very unlikely to have much of a career.

However, pitchers develop at different speeds. Some get their control late (RJ), or figure out how to pitch late (Moyer). Others get hurt and then come back as a totally different pitcher (Tanana).

It’s perfectly believable that a pitcher could have a good career in his 30′s when he wasn’t in the majors in his 20′s. Especially one that has shown he can get major league hitters out. The only question would be his health. Great gamble for KC to take.

I was only a kid when the Twins released Luis Tiant when he got hurt, after a season when he had gone 7-3 for them. He was then signed and released by the Braves. He then went on to have a pretty fair (!) career in Boston.

]]> By: LB http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75067 LB Sun, 23 Oct 2005 23:33:54 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75067 #68: If I am counting correctly, Michael Garciappara will need a spot on the 40 man roster this year to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. #68: If I am counting correctly, Michael Garciappara will need a spot on the 40 man roster this year to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

]]> By: G-Man http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75051 G-Man Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:11:02 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75051 I think it would be easier to understand the pressure to free up spots on the 40-man if we looked at the demand for those slots. Which minor-leaguers need to be put on the 40-man to avoid possibly losing them this winter? How many spots are best left open to pickup someone from the waiver wire, free agency or elsewhere? AS for Kida over Bobby, I would bet that Maseo doesn't end up on that roster. Sometimes a player is let go early in order to give him a chance elsewhere, so perhaps that's in the equation. I think it would be easier to understand the pressure to free up spots on the 40-man if we looked at the demand for those slots. Which minor-leaguers need to be put on the 40-man to avoid possibly losing them this winter? How many spots are best left open to pickup someone from the waiver wire, free agency or elsewhere?

AS for Kida over Bobby, I would bet that Maseo doesn’t end up on that roster. Sometimes a player is let go early in order to give him a chance elsewhere, so perhaps that’s in the equation.

]]> By: ray http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75026 ray Sun, 23 Oct 2005 03:15:31 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75026 Sorry, that should be "impersonal" not "personal" Sorry, that should be “impersonal” not “personal”

]]> By: ray http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75024 ray Sun, 23 Oct 2005 03:13:43 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75024 I really hope bobby comes back to bite the FO. I know some have said it's nothing to make a big deal of but doing what Bavasi did via the media stinks of cold personal corporations. And I haven't read anything by the good doctor (Yokum?) that suggets Bobby will never pitch well again. This (and still keeping Kida) really puts Bavasi on my Kusai Mierda List. Go get'em Bobby! I really hope bobby comes back to bite the FO. I know some have said it’s nothing to make a big deal of but doing what Bavasi did via the media stinks of cold personal corporations. And I haven’t read anything by the good doctor (Yokum?) that suggets Bobby will never pitch well again. This (and still keeping Kida) really puts Bavasi on my Kusai Mierda List.

Go get’em Bobby!

]]> By: jbabious http://www.ussmariner.com/2005/10/21/madritsch-gone/comment-page-2/#comment-75015 jbabious Sat, 22 Oct 2005 23:18:16 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=3070#comment-75015 i wish the best for bobby. i had big hopes for him. i wish the best for bobby. i had big hopes for him.

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