Comments on: The Full Nelson Plan

By: TumwaterMike

TumwaterMike — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:24:43 +0000

#27-Bloomquist would still be on the bench but would be available to relieve Lopez or Betancourt. Maybe he could play 2nd on occasion and move Jose to DH.

#26-All I’m saying is that if you release Sexson and Vidro and bring up Diaz and Saunders. You get to see what you have with these two players and it won’t cost you any prospects. If they work out they can be in future plans. If they don’t you can still go out and get players to fill your needs with free agents or trading prospects. The M’s have built up a pretty good farm and I don’t want to see them start giving away players just to try and get good in a hurry. I would rather they build their team like the A’s or Angels, who seem to be able to bring up a prospect every year that does well for them.

By: Gomez

Gomez — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:50:07 +0000

I know it doesn’t involve an MLB regular or any other key player, so it wouldn’t be a big deal, but do the Rangers make a deal with a team in their division involving Nelson?

By: Rain Delay

Rain Delay — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:39:04 +0000

#8: Botts was recently sold to Japan by the Rangers.

By: NBarnes

NBarnes — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:44:47 +0000

This would be way too interesting compared to more ABs sacrificed to the Chaos God of Futility by way of Sexson and Vidro, so it’s unlikely to happen.

But wouldn’t it be great fun?

By: mymrbig

mymrbig — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:26:00 +0000

Unrelated to the full Nelson plan, but [deleted, unrelated to the Full Nelson Plan]

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:42:11 +0000

Nelson’s a real player who has had severe back problems and missed a lot of time due to injuries. He’s 25 – it’s far from unheard of from talented players finding their strides in their mid-20s.

Myrow is totally and utterly useless. I know he’s got a high OBP, but he’s 32 – there’s no upside there whatsoever.

I’m not sure I see you point, Marc, and usually, I do.

By: marc w

marc w — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:27:53 +0000

“As for Myrow/Nelson, a 32-year-old with no power isnâ€™t the kind of player this org needs to give playing time to.”

I’m not sure either is. But Nelson’s been in AA/AAA for years and has struggled, really struggled, to nudge his OPS above .800. He’s not exactly a power hitter himself, and in plate discipline, he’s far and away worse than Myrow.
Nelson’s now got over 610 games in the high minors. Why should we trust this ~60 game sample over that? His K:BB ratio last year was 98:31 – now, it’s 37:42?

Long term, neither of these guys is really in the plans, so I’d be more comfortable going with the extreme OBP guy for the rest of this lost season instead of taking on what looks at first glance to be Milwaukee’s Brian LaHair (right down to the inability to hit lefties). This comes down to how you evaluate his great first half in 2008… are scouts saying that he looks like a changed man up there?

By: Ralph_Malph

Ralph_Malph — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:09:20 +0000

Move Bloomquist back to his more natural postion as a middle infielder

In place of whom? Why would you replace a guy who can hit with a guy who absolutely can’t, and is no better defensively besides?

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:06:36 +0000

Victor Diaz is a DH. He can’t play the field to save his life. He’s not a major league player. Cruz is.

As for Myrow/Nelson, a 32-year-old with no power isn’t the kind of player this org needs to give playing time to. Nelson actually has some potential for a peak in the next few years – Myrow’s useless.

By: smb

smb — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:02:52 +0000

The Full Nelson Plan sounds like something that we’ll know is in the works as soon as we hear Yamuachi’s entrance music.