Comments on: 2008 Trade Value Post (Sorta)

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:24:28 +0000

By the way, those of you who are following this series, up through #36 are posted on Fangraphs now.

Dave, if you’re watching this comment thread still:

I was surprised to see Volquez not end up higher on the list; is it mostly the questions about his command that keep him from being higher up?

By: Milendriel

Milendriel — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:51:25 +0000

Winner!

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:45:48 +0000

As for whoâ€™s #1, itâ€™s really obvious.

Bloomquist, duh!

By: Sports on a Schtick

Sports on a Schtick — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:36:34 +0000

Felix is a lock for the list. ~~Morrow and Ichiro might make it.~~ Whoops I just read Dave’s comment.

As for who’s #1, it’s really obvious.

By: BaltimoreDave

BaltimoreDave — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:56:37 +0000

Jeff,

I’m also a huge Hamilton fan, but he’s stretched in center. So if his future is as a corner outfielder – albeit a pretty good one, as you mentioned – that’s how a potential trade partner will see him. And like Braun, moving down the defensive spectrum hurts his value, awesome bat or not.

I still don’t see him as a top 10. Probably in the teens, though, and all these great responses made me realize that my flip response that he shouldn’t make the list the more incorrect.

By: Mike Snow

Mike Snow — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:51:39 +0000

I found a UZR at the All-Star break last year that has Hamilton at -21 in center field. I didn't see an end-of-year number off-hand, but Hamilton only played a month after the break last year anyway. Sorry about the bad news on the Mariners defense, G-Man. I thought we'd gone over the highlights from that list a little bit already. UZR doesn't much care for Ichiro in center either.

By: G-Man

G-Man — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:20:28 +0000

Mike Snow, why did you have to go and give us that link in #49? Naturally, I wnet through it and noted the Mariners on the lists – and I don’t mean tghe “Best” lists.

I knew that our LF and 1B were lousy, but to find out that we have easily the worst keystone combo in MLB by UZR, and the second worst team UZR this season, that’s more than ever a USSM reader can stomach.

You just love to kick a fan when he’s down, don’t you?

By: MattThompson

MattThompson — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:05:44 +0000

Where might Morrow fit on this list (if at all) were the Mariners to convert him to a starter over the balance of this year (either in Seattle or Tacoma)?

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:37:55 +0000

Yeah, I guess I need to watch more games. I would’ve personally pegged him for about what the FSR has him at for last year; right around average overall, with questionable instincts and hands but a really good arm.

By: Logger

Logger — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:28:11 +0000

Hamilton’s defense (or lack thereof) is rather surprising. It looks as if he moves fairly well out in the field.