Firstbase poll . . . could it be Lowell?
by wcovington on Jan 4, 2010 8:28 PM PST
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PrintMostly I'm sick of hearing Adam LaRoche mentioned because (a) he's not very good; (b) he's left handed and (c) he wants waaay too much money. So I thought I'd poll The Faithful. Who do you prefer?
And before voting here's a thought: what do you think of acquiring Mike Lowell for one year at 1B? (Boston throws in a lot of cash -- they've already been rumored to have been willing to toss in $9M of Lowell's $12M 2010 contract in the failed Texas trade). I know he's slow and hasn't played much first, but he can hit, and when healthy has a good glove. He'll be ready by spring training. The Red Sox need to unload him now that they have Beltre.
You won't see Pablo at first in my poll because I think he should stay at third until a better third baseman is signed. Moving him would be a last resort. And you won't see Dan Uggla in the poll either because I don't think the Giants have the guts to pull the trigger (or the Marlins are asking for too much). Uggla is actually my first choice to play first, even if doesn't want to.
And if your choice is "Other," tell us who and why.
So . . .
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOWELLL…..NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You actually come up with worse ideas than Sabean, if that is possible. It is a miracle that someone pays you to write about baseball.
By azcat34 on January 4, 2010 11:11 PM
:)
Lethargy
It has me
That was a really, really good comment.
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 4, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
Gotta love how he writes a paragraph about why Jacobs is horrible, then tries to turn the whole the around with “BUT HE HITS DINGERZ!” Jacobs pretty much hits the entire checklist of “bad player”: low BA, low OBP, bad defense, no speed. Only the power is attractive, but if you’re that seduced by SLG you need therapy.
or just try out steroids
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by monta.da.boss on Jan 4, 2010 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
I tried to find a way to think Jacobs might be good
but then I got angry thinking he could take AB’s away from Pill in Fresno (assuming he got a MiWIST) and I don’t really even like pill
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 4, 2010 8:49 PM PST reply actions
Horshack would warn Sabean though
That kid had a heart of gold.
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by otis29 on Jan 4, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
oh yes then
but i doubt it
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by monta.da.boss on Jan 4, 2010 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
Starting at first base on Opening Day for your San Francisco Giants….
XAAAVIER NAAAAAAAAAADY!
Lethargy
It has me
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by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
With limited funds and not much competition for Nady, I’m starting to think this could happen, a Nady/Ishi platoon thingy. Coupled with a PODS signing.
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by cain1rstballothof on Jan 4, 2010 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
I said "flagged"
stop it already
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
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by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2010 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
He's never been horrible with the glove
UZR/150 in his last 3 full seasons:
2006: -5.4
2007: 1.1
2008: -3.4
(Career: -3.9)
I’d rather LaRoche but, if not, a one year deal to Delgado wouldn’t be the end of the world.
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by j14 on Jan 4, 2010 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
I’d rather Delgado as he’ll likely only be on a 1 year deal and there are several 1B available next year that are much better than LaRoche.
Thing A
Where is the bumper crop of 1Bs?
Unless I’m missing something, Carlos Pena is the only attractive free agent who doesn’t have an option year. LaRoche is better than Overbay and Konerko, and Lee’s getting way up there in age. Don’t get me wrong, Pena’s quite good, but he’ll be entering his age 33 season, and agreeing to the 4 year deal he’d likely demand would mean that we’re stuck with Sandoval’s glove at 3B long-term.
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well there’s also Aramis Ramirez, and Lee may be getting old but he continues to produce. Right now I’d take the 2011 version of any of them over LaRoche without thinking twice.
Thing A
I'd take 2 years of LaRoche starting now over them a year from now.
And I’m not even a big LaRoche booster.
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by cain1rstballothof on Jan 4, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
Well, wilriv went with Delgado so your non-commenting lurkers are striking once again.
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 4, 2010 9:50 PM PST up reply actions
Could it not be Lowell?
I’d prefer that.
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by groug on Jan 4, 2010 9:33 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Carlos Delgado
His bat would fit in nicely, His views are suited for SF. And the hermano can still rake.
If these are the options
Russell Branyan on a 1 year deal with a PA option year. Low risk, moderate upside.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
And we have Garko for insurance
OHWAIT
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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bagging on Branyan, but in the vast wasteland of what’s left for the Giants to sign he doesn’t look so bad anymore.
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by natteringnabob on Jan 4, 2010 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
Branyan Wants 2 min
He already declined a 1 year offer from Seattle, don’t think he’d come here when he could just stay there for a 1 year deal.
Got cut off, he might do an option, but I wouldn’t want that lurking out there next year when he goes back to his sucking ways and then chime in on it.
Why would he come to SF when he already has a one year on the table with Seattle? Plus, his agent wants him in Seattle as well, just trying to milk them. LHH in ATT Park makes it hard to lure them away from where they had success.
Career .234BA. He’s basically been another Uribe type (at times) but we already have one of those after today ;)
Troy Glaus had nothing to bargain with playing in 14 games last year, Beltre turned down a 2 year deal from the A’s to sign with the Sox for the market/contender. Branyan on the other hand had a monster year for what it was HR wise, and has alot more to work with.
I think he would just be a block from looking at other viable, cheaper, younger, or even in house options.
Other: Pablo Sandoval. Schierholtz and Bowker should be in RF and LF, and there’s little that can be done about SS, 2B, and CF, or the fact that DeRosa is getting a starting gig. I’m scared of DeRosa’s defense at first (though there is the SSS problem), and just about the last thing in the world I want is for Pablo to move off third, but the last thing in the world I want is him catching.
I can’t think of any reasons why DeRosa couldn’t handle first.
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 4, 2010 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
If he were really that bad at first, he’d probably be even worse at third. However, given the far larger sample sizes he has at 2B and 3B, where he has career UZR/150 of -7.5 and -6.5, respectively, the most reasonable assumption is that he would be close to average at first.
DeRosa is likely to be worse than Pablo at third. His career UZR at 3B is about -6, a little worse than Pablo’s, and he’s quite a bit older than he was the last time he played much third base. If DeRosa plays the infield (which is a bad idea), he should be at first.
You could go...
Sanchez, 3B
DeRosa, 2B
Sandoval, 1B
and keep Schierholtz and Bowker as starters in the OF. Just another example of Sabean’s brilliance in keeping so much flexibility in the lineup. /end sarcasm
I don't know why you'd do that
DeRosa is a terrible second baseman. Most likely the best arrangement defensively is to put DeRosa at first.
lol FLEXIBLE
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by natteringnabob on Jan 5, 2010 8:27 AM PST up reply actions
Anyone else find it interesting that the first sentence of the post is “LaRoche Suckzzzz” and yet is the clear leader in votes.
Also, at the moment Lowell is in a tie for 6th place in the poll…tied with Brett Pill and “other”. Not exacly a ringing endorsement.
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I voted Ishikawa, maybe because I’m crazy.
But looking at his home/road splits, they’re a little bizarre. Hits nothing on the road, hits like crazy at home. What is this attributed to? It doesn’t seem like a stretch that his road numbers should improve over the course of a full season in 2010, though I think we can also assume he’s not going to remain a .349/.400/.535/.935 guy at home either. So is .260/.330/.390 about what we can expect out of TI?
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
I hope not
A .720 OPS is absolutely horrific for a first baseman, even one with Trashy’s glove.
there was a report that TI had a pre-game routine with a certain device,/machine. This device/machine was too large to carry on the road.
well they aren’t carrying Bengie on the road this year so maybe there will be room?
Thing A
by sam23 on Jan 4, 2010 11:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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by SimpleJaquez on Jan 5, 2010 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
I’m fairly certain it was just random and the splits won’t be so nuts next year.
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If he were given another chance, I’d expect his road numbers to improve more than his home numbers decline. New ballparks, hotels, more travel, etc. could be a distraction that he’s still getting used to.
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Those home numbers are pretty off-the-charts good, though. I’d expect he’d come down quite a bit, but I’d like to think in the range of .300/.350/.470 could happen (home numbers, I mean).
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
Those road numbers are likely 100% fluke too. So the question remains, do you think that his 2009 percentages are about what you could expect from a full season of Ishikawa?
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
I wouldn’t worry about the splits, just grab the largest sample size you can. He’s got a career line of .265/.330/.402, so we have to assume that that’s basically the hitter he is. He’s young enough to improve, but not young enough that you can automatically assume that he will. I think he’ll show a little more power, as he did in the minors in 2008, and some contact improvement is possible too.
He does seem to be vulnerable to lefties, so that would drive down his numbers somewhat, but in the real world he would obviously be platooned with DeRosa or Guzman or someone.
I would be fine with either Lowell or Lyle Overbay (who should probably be in the poll). Both would be easily acquirable and would be off the books after next season, which would leave us some extra money to go after one of Carlos Pena, Jayson Werth, or Aramis Ramirez next offseason.
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by cain1rstballothof on Jan 4, 2010 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, I almost added Overbay to the list but it was getting long . . .
. . .and why would the Blue Jays give him up for what we have?
Don't believe everything you think.
Because it frees up 1B for Adam Lind, which would thereby open up DH for Brett Wallace. He’s also getting 7 mil (I think) next year. That’s a little much for a player they don’t need. Also, since he’s only under contract for one more year, he doesn’t have too much value. We probably wouldn’t need to give them much, if anything. They’ve allegedly been trying to dump his salary.
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I think Lind would DH and Wallace would be 1B
But if we could trick them into eating some of Overbay’s salary…ever wish JP Ricciardi was still a GM?
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Prefer the cheap home grown prospect
My choice is Travis Ishikawa. The guy plays near Gold Glove defense at 1B. He is very affordable. He hits well over .300 at home but struggles on the road. Three out of four is reason for hope.
TI also has a pattern of struggling for a year when he is moved up a level and then figures it out and raises his game the next year. My wish for the 2010 Giants is for our new batting coach to help Travis figure it out on the road. It’s the same ball, the same pitchers and the same distance between the mound and home plate. The problem is in his head not his abilities.
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TI also has a pattern of struggling for a year when he is moved up a level and then figures it out and raises his game the next year.
He didn’t struggle in 2008…. ok, well he did, but not by his standards.
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You can’t just seperate his hitting performance into home and road. You have to look at this all around hitting performance (which is mediocre). Also, his swing looks pretty long to me.
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When splits are as severe as his were, there’s got to be more to it than just overall numbers, I’d think.
I'm thinking but nothing's happening.
I’m telling you guys that he used some certain pitching machine device where the tennis balls had numbers on them and he would attempt to read the number on the ball. This device was at Mays Field so TI was rip roaring to go on home games.
This device/machine did not attend road trips so TI was not as prepared for away games. Not sure where I heard this report but quite possibly it was Vin Scully.
Not sure where I heard this report but quite possibly it was Vin Scully.
So then you probably heard it at least 53 times.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 5, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
I heard the same thing. Maybe you even heard it from me. I actually was looking for some link about it today (for like the 18th time). Maybe I pulled it out of jcb9’s ass. The machine helped him focus more on the ball prior to the game. It was too heavy to take on the road.
"If anybody deserves credit for this year’s turnaround it’s these two people, Brian and Bruce," Neukom said. "The encouraging thing is we think we’re back to playing baseball the way it ought to be played."
Seen that done with colored dots on golf balls, but never with numbers. Seems pretty difficult.
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 5, 2010 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, that machine was the reason for his black eye half way through the season. Evan Longoria uses one too, without any crazy splits.
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John Bowker. Please?
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i may be in the minority on this one (to be honest, I can’t really get a read on how people feel about him) but I’m a fan of Schierholtz. I think RF defense is huge for us, especially when the RF gets extra responsibilities like he does 81 games a year in The Big Phone. Probably one of the toughest, if not the toughest park for RFs in the league.
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Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."
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by natteringnabob on Jan 5, 2010 8:33 AM PST up reply actions
As a standalone, your program would loop. You need an IF/ELSE/THEN statement.
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by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 5, 2010 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
moebius strip
just like the parade of 1B we’ve enjoyed lo these many years.
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by VidaWantsYourCar on Jan 5, 2010 8:17 AM PST reply actions
AL guys often do great coming to the NL. That means Lowell or Overbay maybe
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Is there any evidence to support this AL-NL theory or just guessing?
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by AngelWillSaveUs on Jan 5, 2010 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
MGL looked at it over at the Book blog
I don’t have the link right now though..
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
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GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
Whomever Sabean signs this off-season will make a good platoon partner with Ryan Gark-ohh... nevermind...
LaRoche
(a) he’s not very good;
Yes he is. He has a career OPS+116 and has an adequate glove at 1B. He’s not great, but he’s a pretty good player.
(b) he’s left handed
So? Sanchez, Rowand, Renteria, Uribe, Posey and DeRosa are all RHH, we could use a LHH to balance out the line-up.
and © he wants waaay too much money
So did Beltre and how’d that end up for him? It’s not about what they want, it’s about what someone’s willing to pay him. If he could be had on a reasonable deal, he is the best option left.
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Beltre turned down better offers to play for the Sox; I don’t really know why he did that, but he did, so that’s not a great example. You’re right, though, he certainly won’t get a lot, especially after the M’s got Kotchman. Looks like it’s us or the Orioles, and he turned down a 2/17 deal which I think he’ll regret in the coming weeks.
Thinking of 2011-beyond, maybe? I am not sure how much sense this makes, but maybe he goes into the RH batter friendly Fenway and boosts those shiny stats that some GMs love (/looks at Sabes), then signs a 3 year deal.
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 5, 2010 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
he'll regret it
until Sabes comes back with a 2/24 counteroffer.
by Into the Void on Jan 5, 2010 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
How About a Salary Dump?
Roward for Lowell. Straight up.
by GiantFaninDodgerLand on Jan 5, 2010 9:53 AM PST reply actions
Because the Red Sox would not do that.
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by AngelWillSaveUs on Jan 5, 2010 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
Rowand has ZERO trade value
unless it’s for a player with a longer and more expensive contract than him but is just as average a player (Vernon Wells comes to mind). I doubt the Giants will eat his contract anytime soon so get ready for more poopin’ stance until after 2012 in which the world will end anyway.
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Jan 5, 2010 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
"poopin' stance" - I love it!
Will now regularly refer to your moniker!
Don't believe everything you think.
What about the Savior?
Jesus Guzman is better offensively than Ishikawa and while he isn’t a gold glover, the Giants need hitting…I’d prefer Guzman as a bench bat but i’d prefer Guzman to Lowell.
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and while he isn’t a gold glover
This is putting it mildly.
by Lars The Wanderer on Jan 5, 2010 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
But JT Snow could work with him
seriously though, is he that much worse than Bowker?
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Based on the SSS that I saw him in the field, yes he is worse than Bowker at 1B.
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by Giant among Angels on Jan 5, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
it’s not jt’s fault the players he has to work with suck or arnt even first basemen !!
by BillyMaysHere on Jan 5, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
More accurately
JT SNOW’S SCHOOL FOR GUYS WHO WANT TO LOOK SLICK IN THE FIELD BUT ACTUALLY AREN’T THAT GOOD
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Actually
JT SNOW’S [short pause] SCHOOL FOR GUYS [got cut off so forced pause] SCHOOL FOR GUYS WHO WANTS TO FEEL [slight cough] GOOD
Stay away from the broadcast booth JT…
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Jan 5, 2010 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
Comments like this...
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by ThrillisGone22 on Jan 5, 2010 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
Ouch...
Giants Off-Season Rumors: @Buster_ESPN says 1B Adam LaRoche has turned down the Giants’ 2yr $17MM offer. LaRoche has 2 suitors, O’s and Gmen
freaking 8.5 a year and turned us down? What a LaDouche.
Well, it sounds like theres still about a 50% chance we get him
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jan 5, 2010 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
Well he is a douche.
Isn’t he the guy who said something like “If OBP were important they’d put it on the scoreboard”?
Same diff
A couple of former Braves with Frenchie names, amirite?
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by ThrillisGone22 on Jan 5, 2010 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
Ah, that does make more sense. I thought it was weird that a guy with a good OBP would make that argument.
Then again Joe Morgan hates Sabermetrics even though advanced stats tell you that Joe Morgan was the greatest second baseman of all time.
laroche may be smart after all
if he has gotten Sabean to compete with himself to throw more money at LaRoche.
cheering for Adam Witter, who will hit bigleague dingers some day.
Still yelling "Go, Antoan"
I think it’s just the opposite; there aren’t a lot of bidders, and apparently we pulled the offer right after he rejected it, which doesn’t make me think it’ll go higher (we’d obviously keep the lower offer on the table before making a higher one). Sabean may finally have realized that he doesn’t need a 1B with Uribe and DeRosa able to play so many positions.
Laroche doesn't want to play here
And I don’t blame him or care. I was never an Ishikawa believer, but I just don’t think we should sign someone of equal or lesser value. Dude’s only 26 and his first full year wasn’t a failure nor particularly illuminating with regard to his minor league performance. It seems that his home and road splits are both unrealistic so it would be interesting to let him play with wet feet next year and see which one is closer to the truth rather than paying some 3rd tier douche bag to see if he can put his jock on straight. Also, how would TI possibly get more AB’s by playing outfield? Lewbowkerholtz don’t need an Ishi prefix or even a kawa suffix.
Ishilewbowktorreholtzlez
covers the outfield effectively. And much of the alphabet too.
cheering for Adam Witter, who will hit bigleague dingers some day.
Still yelling "Go, Antoan"
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