twballgame9 {l Wrote}:P&S are the Cards going to try and play that butcher at short or replace Freese at 3B? At SS he's an historically bad defender, at 3B he is just terrible.
hansen {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:P&S are the Cards going to try and play that butcher at short or replace Freese at 3B? At SS he's an historically bad defender, at 3B he is just terrible.
They traded Freese for the Angels CF who supposedly is strong defensively.
these signings/trades will lead to these changes:
CF borjos over jay (better defensively, hitting is a toss-up)
SS peralta over kozma (hitting not defense)
2B wong over carpenter (defense not hitting)
3B carpenter over freese (hitting and defense unless freese has a huge 2014 at the plate)
RF craig over beltran (i am biased toward beltran)
some definite question marks in the lineup.
oh, and I've heard the opposite about Peralta... serviceable at SS but more than adequate at 3B.
flyingelvii {l Wrote}:The numbers say he was a historically bad defender but has become a solid one over the last three years. Defensive stats are notoriously fickle so I'm not sure how much faith I out in them but it appears he's gotten at least marginally better since his Cleveland days per scouting reports and UZR.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:flyingelvii {l Wrote}:The numbers say he was a historically bad defender but has become a solid one over the last three years. Defensive stats are notoriously fickle so I'm not sure how much faith I out in them but it appears he's gotten at least marginally better since his Cleveland days per scouting reports and UZR.
His numbers were really bad and he had a couple of outlier seasons - one in which he was so good at SS that they traded for his replacement and moved him to LF. And it wasn't because of his bat.
That was the worst infield in baseball history, and it wasn't just because of the fat tubs of goo at the corners.
flyingelvii {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:flyingelvii {l Wrote}:The numbers say he was a historically bad defender but has become a solid one over the last three years. Defensive stats are notoriously fickle so I'm not sure how much faith I out in them but it appears he's gotten at least marginally better since his Cleveland days per scouting reports and UZR.
His numbers were really bad and he had a couple of outlier seasons - one in which he was so good at SS that they traded for his replacement and moved him to LF. And it wasn't because of his bat.
That was the worst infield in baseball history, and it wasn't just because of the fat tubs of goo at the corners.
In which he was suspended 50 games in the regular season and the SS referenced just happens to be the best fielding SS not named Andrelton Simmons. There's certainly an argument to be made, you're just not making it.
claver2010 {l Wrote}:ellsbury a $20+ MM player, what a world
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I am not sure what the hell the Yankees were thinking or what team drove up the price. It most certainly was not the Red Sox, who at this point are either going to put Bradley out there or are going to make a run at Kemp (hearing this is all about how much money).
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Red Sox get the power arm in their pen in Mujica.
Upgrade catcher? Check
Add power arm with control that keeps the ball down? Check
Remaining:
Add outfielder
Sign Napoli
hansen {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Red Sox get the power arm in their pen in Mujica.
Upgrade catcher? Check
Add power arm with control that keeps the ball down? Check
Remaining:
Add outfielder
Sign Napoli
I was NOT sad to see him leave St. Louis.
claver2010 {l Wrote}:Eh eventually you have to pull the trigger.
I prefer 4 for Granderson than 4 for Cruz.
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