Comments on: An Appeal for Action

By: G-Man

G-Man — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:24:40 +0000

Playing Vidro every day is insane when Broussard is sitting on your bench. Leaving AJ in AAA is a little more defensible, but perhaps bringing him up would be a better excuse for benching Turbo.

The Vidro mess is all about CYA, IMHO. McLaren isn’t going to rock the boat and make Bavasi look like an idiot for getting Vidro. I would have been inclined to think that Hargrove was sold on the veteranness of Turbo over AJ, but wasn’t Broussard experienced enough for him?

I begin to wonder if Ben is in a long-term doghouse of some sort. Sure, he had a lousy two months when they brought him in last year, but that was a lousy reason to kick him to the curb this winter and break the bank for a minimal improvement in Vidro. Then they couldn’t trade BB for an arm like they wanted to.

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:21:16 +0000

Acutally, I did some QND (quick and dirty) research, which I might have even posted in a comment thread here, on this a while back. 70% of the playoff clubs from the AL in the last few years used the rotating rest plan you describe. So, yeah, youâ€™re right, you donâ€™t need a full-time DH. If you have David Ortiz or Edgar Martinez, go ahead. If you donâ€™t, you really donâ€™t need to go out and sign or trade for full-time DH.

Especially if said DH hits like a middle infielder.

By: JMHawkins

JMHawkins — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:28:31 +0000

When Bavasi traded for Vidro, there is one other point I donâ€™t remember being raised: a team does not have to have a DH-only player on the roster to be successful. It is entirely workable to have different players DH, giving various regulars some rest thereby.

Acutally, I did some QND (quick and dirty) research, which I might have even posted in a comment thread here, on this a while back. 70% of the playoff clubs from the AL in the last few years used the rotating rest plan you describe. So, yeah, you’re right, you don’t need a full-time DH. If you have David Ortiz or Edgar Martinez, go ahead. If you don’t, you really don’t need to go out and sign or trade for full-time DH.

By: Greg08

Greg08 — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:21:56 +0000

finally the Mariners got the Julio Mateo twin out of their bullpen (Jason Davis)

By: _David_

_David_ — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:29:39 +0000

Griffey ties Frank Robinson.

By: davepaisley

davepaisley — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:21:25 +0000

I think it’s interesting how the mainstream media is now picking up ideas from blogs and trumpeting them as their own (Baker excepted). They’re about two months behind, though. Now Hargrove, he might have actually figured it out by the end of the season.

Meanwhile, Black Bart Colon’s getting his clock cleaned by the Yankees…

By: Paul B

Paul B — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:58:42 +0000

Did everyone see that Geoff Baker is drinking the AJ Kool-Aid.

Although he does mention strikeouts, as if they were worse than other outs.

I do admit that they can be a predictor of whether a hitter is overmatched, but somehow I don’t expect AJ to be overmatched in the majors, at least not for long.

By: smac

smac — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:31:43 +0000

So Dave, along the lines of action. My question is about Wlad in right, Ibanez/ Guillen platooning at DH. Do your stats/ scouting make you think that would also be an upgrade?

By: _David_

_David_ — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:27:27 +0000

I know Bavasi has stated (rightfully) that he isn’t influenced by public opinion, but this is a somewhat unusual level of media opinion. I wonder if the whole “hotseat” thing makes any difference.

By: carcinogen

carcinogen — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:55:35 +0000

Did everyone see that Geoff Baker is drinking the AJ Kool-Aid.