Comments on: Hardy to Minnesota

By: TranquilPsychosis

TranquilPsychosis — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:50:26 +0000

At the risk of being chastised, why are Hardyâ€™s LD% and Contact% not more of a concern? It would scare me away from him

Maybe Z was thinking along the same lines. He really does seem to be a rather bright fellow.

By: gsquared

gsquared — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:30:01 +0000

That’s a good point, Steen. To my knowledge, the batted ball classification systems that give us the stats such as LD% are imperfect, but Hardy’s steady drop in both that stat and in Contact% could certainly help explain the level of return the Brewers received. His peripheral trends don’t look promising, and it will be interesting to see whether he can find his groove in the AL.

By: Steen

Steen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:04:50 +0000

At the risk of being chastised, why are Hardy’s LD% and Contact% not more of a concern? It would scare me away from him. If his bat has slowed down, and scouts would definetly notice, wouldn’t that explain th ‘low’ return in the trade?

By: MarinerFan

MarinerFan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:52:09 +0000

I will say that Dave maybe right about his off season plan of possibly getting Danks from the Chi sox. They did just get rid of there second basemen and Dye. So there is a hole at 3rd and right. However, I doubt it will happen because Rios will move in to RF and teahen will slide to third with either alexei or beckham moving to second. Looking forward to December!

By: TranquilPsychosis

TranquilPsychosis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:19:33 +0000

Now I’m probably going to get ripped by a mod {most likely Derek} for missing both end parenthises. Maybe I should take my own advice and re-read the guidelines…

By: TranquilPsychosis

TranquilPsychosis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:05:24 +0000

Nobody here knows whatâ€™s possible and what isnâ€™t. I say again, â€œI would like to keep Jack Wilson and give him a shot this season.â€ However, talking openly about other options on other teams is fair game. Joser, who are you to say what holes need to be filled and what holes do not. A lot of people would say trade Felix Hernandez and get everything you can for him and in doing so save a lot of money. A lot of people would say heâ€™s a 1 in a million pitcher, sign him for 10 years and give him everything including the kitchen sink.

Seriously Wag, you either need to learn what this site is about (the informatoin is freely available here) and follow along. Or, if this doesn't suit your tastes, move along to a fox site or something along those lines. Again, if you can't grasp these few basic things (oh yeah, this) then, honestly, you really have no place commenting here. Now this isn't saying that you are a bad person in any way. It's just what this particular blog is all about. If you can't get with it, then just go. If you can get with it, welcome aboard.

By: DMZ

DMZ — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:52:45 +0000

I was working too.

By: Mike Snow

Mike Snow — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:37:25 +0000

Wheres the moderator for this thread?

Sorry, I don’t know about anyone else but I was booked all afternoon. Anyway, just because one much-bruited trade possibility goes away does not justify fantasizing up new ones with no basis in reality. So that will be all for the random trade suggestions.

By: Wag

Wag — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:07:48 +0000

Nobody here knows what’s possible and what isn’t. I say again, “I would like to keep Jack Wilson and give him a shot this season.”
However, talking openly about other options on other teams is fair game. Joser, who are you to say what holes need to be filled and what holes do not. A lot of people would say trade Felix Hernandez and get everything you can for him and in doing so save a lot of money. A lot of people would say he’s a 1 in a million pitcher, sign him for 10 years and give him everything including the kitchen sink.
You have no idea what it would take to get Jose Reyes. AGAIN, I am not saying we get him or even pursue him. But if Jack Wilson dosen’t pan out and nobody can step up and produce at SS. You have to think outside the box.

By: joser

joser — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:32:25 +0000

Anyone have any idea how Target Field is expected to play out in terms of fly balls?

It’s hard to say without knowing how the prevailing winds go once the stadium superstructure is in place, as New Yankee Stadium has demonstrated. Going strictly by the park dimensions, it looks to be a bit more of a hitter’s park than the old dome: it’s significantly shallower in left and slightly deeper in right, but it won’t have the big baggy wall that the Metrodome had. I’d expect RH pull hitters like Lopez will enjoy it, especially in the middle of summer; beyond that (and the obvious effect of real grass slowing down grounders that would’ve gone through infield gaps), we’ll just have to see.