What I Would Do With the Roster

by Davenport Deserved It on Nov 15, 2009 5:31 PM PST Comment 48 comments

Hey guys I’m new to this site, so be gentle on my first post.

I know last year was a total drag with the first 100 loss season in franchise history, but I think that we have a lot of the pieces to be contenders right away. No joke. Here’s how we get back to the playoffs:

Trade Brenly for Dan Pasqua -- Brenly had a good season, but he's over 30 now and he's one of the few players with any trade value. Pasqua doesn't have a place in New York, so they'd likely part with him.
End the David Green experiment. Sorry, but it's just not going to work. The Giants need a big bat until Will Clark is ready in a few years. Solution: Mike Aldrete, Jim Gott, and Mark Grant for Bob Horner.
Trade Dave LaPoint, Chris Brown, Jose Uribe, Phil Ouellette, Randy Bockus, and Dan Gladden to Baltimore for Cal Ripken and Floyd Rayford. The Orioles need pitching, and Uribe helps make up for the loss of Ripken. Obviously, we have to part with Chris Brown, who is probably the closest thing this team has to a cornerstone of the franchise, but Rayford helps minimize the loss.
Start Ron Roenicke. See if his OBP is for real.
Trade Chili Davis and Vida Blue for Ron Oester and Gary Redus

My lineup:

CF - Ron Roenicke

2B - Ron Oester

1B - Bob Horner

SS - Cal Ripken

3B - Floyd Rayford

LF - Dan Pasqua

RF - Gary Redus

C - Alex Trevino

SP - Kelly Downs

SP - Mike Krukow

SP - Atlee Hammaker

SP - Roger Mason

SP - Bill Laskey

RP - Scott Garrelts

RP - Mark Davis

RP - Greg Minton

RP - Jeff Robinson

RP - Mike Jeffcoat

What do you guys think?

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This will never work!

There is no place for Bocock!

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 15, 2009 5:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

But if we trade Uribe, what will we chant when the shortstop drives a runner in?

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by cornball on Nov 15, 2009 5:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Money down the stretch, nerds!

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 15, 2009 6:07 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

KRUKOW 4 SESIL FELDER!!!!

Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...

by rotorueter on Nov 15, 2009 5:58 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Third starter at best.

by The Double Deuce on Nov 15, 2009 6:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Fielder is okay, but the Blue Jay who I really covet is Willie Upshaw. .275 hitter last year, 30 home run potential, veteran. Maybe we could do Krukow and one of our young stud catchers, Matt Nokes or Alex Trevino, for Upshaw AND Fielder. Fielder is young and although he doesn’t look athletic, I hear he played some outfield at UNLV and anecdotal reports about his outfield defense are very positive.

Just imagine the lineup:

1) Danny Gladden CF
2) Manny Trillo 2B (.270 hitter just a couple years ago, due for a rebound)
3) Cecil Fielder RF
4) Willie Upshaw 1B
5) Chris Brown 3B
6) Joel Youngblood LF (I believe his .270 comeback season was for real, even with 4 HRs – hitting sixth here he’ll get plenty of RBIs even without power, since he’s so clutch)
7) Johnnie LeMaster SS (former #6 overall draft pick, my pick for a breakthrough year in 1986 – from what I hear he’s not in Cleveland’s future plans, so we could really buy low on him and bring him back to Candlestick where he belongs)
8) Matt Nokes or Alex Trevino (whoever we don’t trade) C

I believe this could be one of the best lineups in the division.

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by jcb9 on Nov 15, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Fielder will never be able to hit major league pitching!

Officially disinterested in any outfielders from the state of Mississippi.

by Lyle on Nov 16, 2009 6:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This made me laugh

Its funny because fuck the dodgers

by kvdp12 on Nov 15, 2009 7:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

For a Murray-type hitter.

"It's too late now."

by ResDog on Nov 16, 2009 6:10 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

I like this

Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all

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GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!

by baetown415 on Nov 15, 2009 6:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I believe we really need to pursue the very best young players in the game. While Will Clark might be okay down the line, he is less than a season removed from college ball and has not yet reached the “magic level” of 200 minor league games, so he can’t possibly be ready.

Instead, we should use him as trade bait for an established Major Leaguer who is still young and improving. For this, we have to look to the Chicago Cubs and their young, stud shortstop, Sean Dunston. Dunston was the #1 overall pick in 1982 – which means he’s one pick better than Will Clark, AND he has more experience. Just looking at Shawon Dunston’s rookie season may not look too impressive – .260 batting average with 4 Home Runs and 11 Steals. However, look at his second half: .287 with 3 Home Runs and 6 Steals! Clearly, in the first half he lacked seasoning and grit (hit .194), but in the second half he turned it around and figured it out, an from here on out he’s only going to get better! If he can continue to improve at the same rate, in his first full season with the Giants, he should hit .378 with 45 Home Runs and 25 steals – imagine that!!!!

If we keep Clark, well, look at Dunston’s first half, when he hit .194 – that’s your upper limit! Like I said, Clark was a lower pick than Dunston and he has less experience, so there’s no reason to expect he could even do as well as Dunston in the first half, let alone better.

Obviously, the Cubs won’t do Dunston for Clark straight up. But maybe we could sweeten the pot by throwing in some more minor league talent. Some overrated all-glove, no-hit guy like Robby Thompson should get it done.

(Side-note: I really wanted to advocate throwing in Matt Williams, since he could take over for Dunston at short with the Cubs, but he wasn’t drafted until the next season. Curses!)

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by jcb9 on Nov 15, 2009 6:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Was that worth it?

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Nov 15, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

For a young stud player like Shawn Dunston, any price is worth it.

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by jcb9 on Nov 15, 2009 6:33 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Thompson and Clark are ready for the bigs. Start ’em!

And the Pirates drafted Bobby Bonds’ son. Too bad he’s got a weak arm, we need someone to play LF.

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by esseffgeez on Nov 15, 2009 6:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

championship roster!

by sfoakbay on Nov 16, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I have just met you and I love you.

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by Natto on Nov 15, 2009 6:22 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

awesome

by FluLikeSymptoms on Nov 15, 2009 6:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

This was absolutely killer. Welcome.

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by cornball on Nov 15, 2009 7:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

This was like watching an episode of the Twilight Zone

I wanted to adopt, but all the good looking babies were taken

by joeytothelimit on Nov 15, 2009 7:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I became a Giants fan in 85 and a STH in 86. This is the flashback I feel I earned.

Well done DDI.

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by bgunn on Nov 15, 2009 7:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

this is the flashback i didnt need, I ONLY DID ACID 6 TIMES IN HIGH SCHOOL WHY WONT IT STOP HAUNTING ME

Congrats to my soul mate and birth brother Zach Wheeler on being drafted into greatness. Should I just buy my Wheeler jersey now, or wait till my next birthday?

by TexasRanger on Nov 15, 2009 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

.tuoba gniklat er’uoy tahw aedi on evah I

by quincy0191 on Nov 15, 2009 8:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

!!!!SESION DUOL

I have finally accepted the fact that I will never win a McCoven award.

by The Thrill on Nov 15, 2009 9:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

!!!SROPAV

by sfoakbay on Nov 16, 2009 6:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

great post!!! LOVED IT!!!

1987 opening day leadoff hitter...........Will Clark!

by dave mustaine on Nov 15, 2009 10:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

lol

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by Zetsuboushita on Nov 16, 2009 12:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

jcb sockpuppet?

by chilibean_3 on Nov 16, 2009 1:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

If I’d done this, it would’ve been about the 1996 Giants.

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by jcb9 on Nov 16, 2009 7:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Every position would have been Kim Batiste

GROUGTHINK ALERT
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by groug on Nov 16, 2009 10:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Kim Batiste would have been in every position.

Context, people. More context is good. Less context is bad. If you're willing to be reductive, then you're willing to be wrong.

by howtheyscored on Nov 17, 2009 9:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

In every position, Kim Batiste would have been.

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by EliminateMe on Nov 17, 2009 7:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't like this idea

Ripken is not going to stick at short in the long run, and there are big questions about his durability.

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by EliminateMe on Nov 16, 2009 2:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I miss the “Mike Jeffcoat Era” of Giants baseball…

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by NuschlerFace on Nov 16, 2009 4:41 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

O HAI GRANT

by sfoakbay on Nov 16, 2009 6:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

have you guys heard of this barry bonds kid?

by thel33whosnotazn on Nov 17, 2009 12:36 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

He doesn’t have the talent of his dad.

by Natto on Nov 17, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Clearly the Dale to his dad’s Yogi.

"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
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by jcb9 on Nov 17, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No, but I hear this B. Bond kid is nice.

by Missing Barry on Nov 17, 2009 6:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh wait, forgot which thread I was in, my bad.

by Missing Barry on Nov 17, 2009 6:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Bonds spurned the Giants in 1982. I don’t want this bum on my team.

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by SFGuy on Nov 17, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This was like 80% awesome

for it to have been 100%, it would have had to be done in a dot-matrix font.

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by zenbitz on Nov 17, 2009 9:17 AM PST reply actions 0 recs