Maybe the Giants undervalued Alderson!

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I was generally a little against the trade but it wasn’t particularly bad & i came to terms with it pretty quickly. As is the way with players, Alderson was over-rated by us before the trade and is becoming under-rated now he’s left. The Giants probably valued him pretty accurately in that they liked him very much, but were willing to trade him if the situation dictated.

Alderson’s perfomance tonight means nothing as it’s just one game and a minor league game at that. It shows that he’s a very talented pitcher but then we all know that anyway. It also didn’t really answer any of the questions marks with him which is that his strikeout rate is low (3 K’s in the 6 innings) and that his stuff may not transfer as effectively to the major league level (which will be unproven until he reaches the majors)

LOL sample size

Freddie Sanchez is the second best hitter on the team and the only Giants’ player last night that could catch the ball. I’m happy with the trade. Let me know when we have a huge hole in our rotation and Alderson is pitching no hitters against major league teams.

That was actually a very good poll, representing a wide array of opinions. Well done!

What was the middle one?

We never should have let Tyler Walker go!

 I never paid enough attention to Alderson to speak knowledgeably about him. But, that doesn’t mean I don’t have a criteria for evaluating how good Alderson will be for the Pirates. Here it is in a nutshell: the Pirates GM appears to be way better than the Giants GM, therefore Giants probably got hosed and Alderson will be a stud ML pitcher.
’nuff said.

Maybe you shouldn’t make judgments based on one game!

I have no idea what that Tyler Walker/ Hanley Ramirez part is doing in your post.

I think people are too focused on the future here, and not enough on the present. The addition of Sanchez gives us a more adequate offense, and could really help the team this season. Alderson is a highly regarded prospect, but for some reason people seem to think that means he is undoubtedly the next big thing even though he always projected to be a back of the rotation starter (and his stock has fallen quite a bit lately).

I hear so much about Joe Nathan and Francisco Liriano, but nobody here ever seems to mention all the highly touted prospects like Vogelsong, Foppert, etc. I know Scott Barnes has been doing well this season, but once he got traded people acted like we just lost Madison Bumgarner. I just hope I’m not going to have to hear this argument over and over again after every single minor league game Alderson starts. Why can’t we just appreciate the fact that we now have a really good second baseman, both defensively and offensively (who I think should be hitting in the 3 spot)?

but the break is sudden and he must be followed.

Bring a jacket , I hear the East Coast gets cold.

LOLburgh is still LOLburgh.

j/k