Josh Willingham
by Hobbes2d on Jun 19, 2009 6:43 PM PDT
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He seems like a name that has gone largely unnoticed or talked about in terms of being someone the Giants should go after.
He has missed some time this year and still already has 9 HR's, his walk rate looks like it would be the best on the team at 14.1 %. He also is better than I expected defensively. He's around league average in LF, and he also would give us a RH stick to put in a lineup primarily filled with LH or SH's. He also can play a little first base and came up as a catcher, so he could be the team's 3rd catcher if need be. He seems to have durability issues, but his power numbers have been slowly increasing over the past 2 years. He would probably be a cheaper buy than Nick Johnson, and I think we'd be able to keep him longer then just this year.
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He’s the sort of guy who has value despite low batting averages. Therefore, the Giants won’t like him.
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Adopted Giant: Fred Lewis, who can still draw a walk.
good call
But I wonder what their asking price would be an unnamed executive was quoted as saying…."One GM thinks the Nationals are demanding too much in return for their players. He says they want “a dollar and a quarter for a dollar.” from mlbtraderumors.com. If we acquire him i say stick him at first lets face it Ishikawa isn’t our future let alone present 1b. Maybe Pucetas and say Culberson get it done watever I’m just guessing but yea I’d be in favor
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I’m not sure what shape he’s in at this point. He virtually hasn’t played in June and most of that time he’s been suffering from some mystery virus, which he came down with right before the Giants came to town. I think he played one series against Cincinnati but then went down again. Whatever it is has supposedly caused him to lose some weight and really sapped his strength. Currently he’s on bereavement leave, but he’s really become the missing man around here. He was just scalding hot before coming down with whatever he came down with, though.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
if we make a move, I want it to be someone who’s a no brainer upgrade over what we have. And when I say upgrade, I mean someone who’s even an upgrade over a hot Ishi, a hot Nate, and a hot Lewis. Someone who may be better and who’s just another name to toss in the mix is a waste of whatever player we deal to get him.
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by rxmeister on Jun 20, 2009 6:25 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Jun 22, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Willingam’s a catcher like Nate Schierholtz is a third baseman.
"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."
speaking of catcher, has anyone else noticed how hot Ronny Paulino has gotten lately? As of now, he’s having a better year than Bengie Molina. Brian Sabean makes a good trade, and can’t even make that rarity last for more than a few hours.
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I'm not really going to worry about this too much
by FairweatherFan on Jun 20, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Although to be honest a guy like Paulino would be the perfect stopgap between letting Molina walk and letting Posey continue his development in the minors for a bit.
A hot August weekday, before a small crowd, when the only thing at stake is the tissue-thin difference between a thing done well and a thing done ill. Insofar as the clutch hitter is not a sportswriter's myth, it is a vulgarity, like a writer who writes only for money.
Posey’s going to be in the bigs next year. That isn’t an opinion of mine, that’s simply the plan.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
All we are saying is Give Ishikawa a chance
We seem to undervalue our own guys, and over value everybody else’s. These guys need some playing time to adjust to the majors. Two years ago, nobody even thought Sandoval was major league material.
I have no problem with Ishikawa playing first, but we have a supreme weakness vs LHP, especially in the OF. Willingham also has 20 HR power.
me too
let Ishikawa play
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by i love sports101 on Jun 21, 2009 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Why would Willingham be cheaper than Johnson?
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