Not 30 seconds into this Hot Stove League radio show, we hear about some caller or "fan" who suggests this scenario.....
Get ready to laugh really really hard!!!
Ok you ready?
This anonymous person believes that the Florida Marlins should trade Hanley Ramirez AND Dan Uggla IN ORDER TO START ROBERT ANDINO AND CHRIS COGHLAN!!!!!!!
Hanley Ramirez career stats:
.308/.379/.527 with 79 HR and an OPS+ of 135
Dan Uggla career stats:
.262/.341/.490 with 90 HR and an OPS+ of 115
Robert Andino career stats:
.201/.250/.299 with 2 HR and an OPS+ of 45
Minor League? .258/.311/.368
Chris Coghlan minor league stats:
.293/.396/.429 with 19 HRs in 3 seasons
Now I understand that these two players might play better defense. But a much better idea would be to move Dan Uggla to third base, put Coghlan at 2nd and keep Hanley at short. Seriously, does anyone think that Ramirez's defense (which has vastly improved from his rookie season) is still bad enough that he needs to be replaced with the horrible hitting Robert Andino. Really? Trade probably THE BEST PLAYER IN BASEBALL AT THIS MOMENT FOR A YOUNGER VERSION OF ALEX GONZALEZ!
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Back In Action
Now that I don't have Fire Joe Morgan to read all the time, and I miss baseball, I'm gonna give blogging bout baseball another shot. Plus I got an e-mail the other day reminding myself I have this blog, so visit http://www.peterrobertcasey.com and thank him if you like the crap I write. It's not like I'm even trying to be controversial, I just like baseball ALOT.
As for today's most hyperbolic quote of the day I found this paragraph on the Hot Stove Blog for mlb.com regarding Peavy trade talks with Atlanta, which earlier had included Yunel Escobar, the Braves SS.
'A month ago the Braves were willing to provide the Padres with a package highlighted by Escobar. But because they used Brent Lillibridge to acquire Javier Vazquez last week, they no longer are willing to entertain thoughts of dealing Escobar, who one veteran Braves player considers, "the best shortstop in the National League."'
Really? Yunel Escobar is better than Jimmy Rollins, Jose Reyes, Stephen Drew, Rafael Furcal (when healthy) AND Troy Tulowitzki???? And none of those is even as good as the Marlins own SS Hanley Ramirez. I really wonde rwho that veteran Braves player is. For the Florida Marlins sake, I hope he becomes an assistant to the GM for the Braves when he retires.
As for today's most hyperbolic quote of the day I found this paragraph on the Hot Stove Blog for mlb.com regarding Peavy trade talks with Atlanta, which earlier had included Yunel Escobar, the Braves SS.
'A month ago the Braves were willing to provide the Padres with a package highlighted by Escobar. But because they used Brent Lillibridge to acquire Javier Vazquez last week, they no longer are willing to entertain thoughts of dealing Escobar, who one veteran Braves player considers, "the best shortstop in the National League."'
Really? Yunel Escobar is better than Jimmy Rollins, Jose Reyes, Stephen Drew, Rafael Furcal (when healthy) AND Troy Tulowitzki???? And none of those is even as good as the Marlins own SS Hanley Ramirez. I really wonde rwho that veteran Braves player is. For the Florida Marlins sake, I hope he becomes an assistant to the GM for the Braves when he retires.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle - Our NL East Boys
Jose Reyes and Jimmy Rollins are the overvalued SS this year. No, cut that. EVERY YEAR!!!
Look at the 162 game career averages for these two and my boy Hanley:
OBP/SLG/XBH/RCperG
Jose Reyes: .33o/.426/58/5.3
Jimmy Rollins: .331/.441/68/5.4
Hanley Ramirez: .386/.562/81/7.2
Now tell me how the heck Rollins deserves the 2007 MVP when he basically was a whole lot worse last year than Hanley Ramirez, let alone Matt Holliday. Yeah, I'm still frickin pissed!!!
Now, why does this matter? For one, it is much more likely for a player to be able to steal a base or score a run if they are ACTUALLY getting on base. It is also more likely for a player to accumulate more RBI if they are hitting more than just singles. I can't tell you what their batting averages are going to end up, but that is why sabermetrics is so important and why BA is such a horrible stat to base projections on.
Look at the 162 game career averages for these two and my boy Hanley:
OBP/SLG/XBH/RCperG
Jose Reyes: .33o/.426/58/5.3
Jimmy Rollins: .331/.441/68/5.4
Hanley Ramirez: .386/.562/81/7.2
Now tell me how the heck Rollins deserves the 2007 MVP when he basically was a whole lot worse last year than Hanley Ramirez, let alone Matt Holliday. Yeah, I'm still frickin pissed!!!
Now, why does this matter? For one, it is much more likely for a player to be able to steal a base or score a run if they are ACTUALLY getting on base. It is also more likely for a player to accumulate more RBI if they are hitting more than just singles. I can't tell you what their batting averages are going to end up, but that is why sabermetrics is so important and why BA is such a horrible stat to base projections on.
And with the 1st pick overall: Matt Lindstrom
Ok, not really. But that's how lost I am right now until I figure out where the heck I draft. 1st? 5th? 12th? If I pick first, it's A-Rod. But if I pick 2nd, should I really pick Hanley? I'm a huge Marlins fan, but I think he just might be overvalued. Do I care? Yeah, cause it's the difference between my sorry ass having a Philly as my stud in Utley, or going high with a Marlins on a pretty crappy team, according to ESPN. Marlins are probably a lot better than the "experts" give them credit for.
Lindstrom is gonna get me a bunch of holds, plus he's a Marlin, plus he's a Mormon, and he is next in line to be closer if Gregg struggles or gets hurt. Let's see, I'd take him in round... 19, missionary age, why not? Upside and everything. and he's a Marlin. and a Mormon. and he throws 100mph. triple bonus! :)
seriously, I could be drafting a Philly first in Utley. What it takes to win a fantasy league is killing me, and there isn't even money involved. At least I'm not taking a Yankee other than A-Rod. Jeter is the most overrated player of this decade. He sucks!!!! He, NOT A-ROD, is more a reason for the Yankee failures than any one else in their line up. Oh, and of course, the Yankee pitching has been crap for a long while.
More food for thought, though Id rather eat some on my college budget. I'm hungry. Chips, soda, and... class. LATER!
Lindstrom is gonna get me a bunch of holds, plus he's a Marlin, plus he's a Mormon, and he is next in line to be closer if Gregg struggles or gets hurt. Let's see, I'd take him in round... 19, missionary age, why not? Upside and everything. and he's a Marlin. and a Mormon. and he throws 100mph. triple bonus! :)
seriously, I could be drafting a Philly first in Utley. What it takes to win a fantasy league is killing me, and there isn't even money involved. At least I'm not taking a Yankee other than A-Rod. Jeter is the most overrated player of this decade. He sucks!!!! He, NOT A-ROD, is more a reason for the Yankee failures than any one else in their line up. Oh, and of course, the Yankee pitching has been crap for a long while.
More food for thought, though Id rather eat some on my college budget. I'm hungry. Chips, soda, and... class. LATER!
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