Adopt A Giant 2010
by WalrusMan on Feb 24, 2010 9:06 PM PST
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PrintIt's coming around to that time of year again, and with the return of Spring Training I suppose we can start this up again. In this thread, I want to get a read from people who had Giants last year if they want to keep them or not. So, if you want to keep your Giant, please reply in this thread.
I'll give people through the end of the week to figure out if they want t keep their Giants and I'll make an untouchable draftees list. Then we can start going through the draft process, hopefully getting through it all before the season starts. Sunday morning I think I'll have time to put together the draft order, and then we can start drafting.
Last draft board after the jump, please reply to this FanPost if you want to keep them.
Ehire Adrianza - obsessivegiantscompulsive
Jeremy Affeldt - Giant among Angels
Tim Alderson - Natto
Eliezer Alfonzo - tk
Michael Ambort - AngelWillSaveUs
Rich Aurilia - wjackalope
Laurence M. Baer - ResDog
Scott Barnes - boonitez
Brian Sabean's Laptop - xanthan
Bruce Bochy - cheno
Brian Bocock - capnk
Brock Bond - greg8370
Barry Bonds - Sabertooth
John Bowker - rightcenterfielder
Wilbur Buchardo - gianator
Madison Bumgarner - multiphasic
Sue Burns - igotnothing
Emmanuel Burriss - BaronVonCurrentEvents
Matt Cain - jponry
Brandon Crawford - Azmanz
Matt Downs - nvsfg
Wendell Fairley - WTF
David B. Flemming - Larson2042
Jesse Foppert - AndYourBirdCanSing
Darren Ford - monta101
Kevin Frandsen - WalrusMan
Conor Gillaspie - chilibean_3
Jesus Guzman - Goofus
Billy Hayes - delorean
Alex Hinshaw - The Enchanter
Steve Holm - UnleashTheGore
Bob Howry - CB30
Travis Ishikawa - kennv & Andy from DC
Jason Jarvis - j14
Waldis Joaquin - GiantFan
Randy Johnson - Speedforthewin
Shane Jordan - Little Napolean
Shun Kakazu - Zetsuboushita
Roger Kieschnick - Takimoto
Aaron King - baetown415
Krazy Krab - timmeh
Mike Krukow - TimLincecumIsGod
Tim Lincecum - sharksrog (by popular demand)
Fred Lewis - jcb9
Mike Loree - say hey nation
Lou Seal - can of corn
Noah Lowry - Cookyman
Daryl Maday - rhys
Joe Martinez - cornball
Eddy Martinez-Esteve - malarky
Osiris Matos - neurofarm
Willie Mays - merkin
Scott McClain - Useful_Idiot
Dallas McPherson - The Thrill
Brandon Medders - SloIsLonelyForTheOrange
Jon Miller - Norm Median
Justin Miller - stealth snail
Bengie Molina - fwoty oz
Thomas Neal - nostocksjustbonds
Bill Neukom - Gabafnerhagen
Kyle Nicholson - gore51
Nick Noonan - Giant Fan in Singapore
Ramon Ortiz - giants9107
Greg Papa - Grant
Francisco Peguero - haverecords
Juan Carlos Perez - marcello
Les Plack - Headhunter Rollins
Buster Posey - GiantsFanInExile
Kevin Pucetas - Sammy Danger
Edgar Renteria - rxmeister
Rafael Rodriguez - BrianBokake
Ryan Rohlinger - Scottsdale
Sergio Romo - Lyle
Aaron Rowand - lincypoo i wuv u
Hector Sanchez - tedfordfan
Jonathan Sanchez - Aadik
Pablo Sandoval - bondslegend
Nate Schierholtz - PacBellBoozer
Sharlon Schoop - Viliphied
Henry Sosa - raisingcain
Clayton Tanner - walkoff baltimore chop
Andres Torres - victor frankenstein
Merkin Valdez - rotorueter
Eugenio Velez - The Gene Hackman
Angel Villalona - thehavenot
Jackson Williams - Tchli
Brian Wilson - hairball
Sundrendy Windster - EliminateMe
Randy Winn - oldjacket
Barry Zito - MonkeyChow
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I’ll put Kevin Frandsen up for grabs in the draft. Sorry kid.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
Kevin Frandsen, come back!
ABORT
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
by stealth snail on Feb 24, 2010 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
I hope I can get him
I want that guy to be my adopted Giant for 2 weeks. In all seriousness I’m a fan of his
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I don’t believe you.
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz
The Kids' CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team's CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
Why would I lie?
What would I gain?
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
chasm
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz
The Kids' CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team's CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
I would gain chasm ?!?
my response was actually supposed to be joking as well-I guess it didn’t come across over the interwebz
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
(i got it)
Extremely proud adoptive parent of Paul E. Stanley, hacker extraordinaire. Rescuing moribund Giants lineups since 2008
Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
I'll allow it.
/winks at the Ticketmaster
He is, you know, the inspiration for my nom de plume.
And yeah, I’ll continue to support VRRROOOOM!
"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry
by victor frankenstein on Feb 25, 2010 1:30 AM PST up reply actions
I’ll keep him. I still kinda believe.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
Ha I forgot I had Justin Miller...
Me and my baby mama had my current son sometime last season, and you ain’t takin’ him away. Post #1000.
Adopted father of the prettiest player in the organization, Nestor Rojas.
I think I “lost” Jesse Foppert somewhere in the woods. I’d like a new kid. (If only it were this simple in real life)
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Feb 24, 2010 9:34 PM PST reply actions
I dropped mine a while ago
It had to do with some legal problems of some kind in a foreign country.
I’ll take a new one.
The baseball Satanist
Affeldt will continue to induce DP's while living under my roof.
Giant Dirtbags: John Bowker, Steve Hammond. MIA List: Todd Jennings, Brian Anderson
Jeremy Affeldt induces DP's
by Giant among Angels on Feb 24, 2010 9:54 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I’m not sure that came out quite right.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
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.
After Alderson was traded (sigh), I switched to Freddy Sanchez. I’ll keep him.
I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
Mr. F! | comics | art | New Nattowear | Unofficial McImage Directory
I want to keep Matt Cain
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"Out, out, Fred Lewis!" - JCTillam Gamerspeare
Who doesn’t?
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 25, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Brian Sabean?
The repetition is awesome. I think I’ll just start copying other people’s posts verbatim.
by EliminateMe on Feb 25, 2010 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
He hasn't traded him for Fielder yet
mainly because Doug Melvin doesn’t have Cecil
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
by Gobroks on Feb 25, 2010 1:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know
But I’m gonna lobby for the first pick!
I think losing one’s adopted Giant to murder charges is a valid reason.
The baseball Satanist
This
You may be unfit to adopt another. McCoven may need to send a representative to investigate if your living conditions are conducive to nurturing a baseball player and don’t just lead them to a life of crime.
Adopted brother of Jason Jarvis. To pass the time during the offseason I decided to try my hand at blogging about photography and music.
I believe the draft order last year was determined by amount of posts.
The Giants Way™"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."
I meant comments.
The Giants Way™"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."
well I better make some erroneous ones
by microwave donut on Feb 25, 2010 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
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Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
My post count pits me low in the draft order, but I have tenure. Doesn’t that count for something? Come on stat heads!
"Just another ahahahaha... laugher."
bok bok bok... BOCOCK!
Gamer.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
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.
Not the Giants way
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I want in
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
future unabombers
wow
The Kids: Lewis, Posey, Sandoval, Bowker, Schierholtz, Frandsen, Ishikawa, Amezaga
Current Team: Rowand, Sanchez, DeRosa, Sandoval, Huff, Molina, Renteria, Schierholtz
The Kids' CHONE WAR projection= 12.7
Current Team's CHONE WAR projection= 12.6
My sig should get me the #1 pick!
"But it only takes five future unabombers to take what should be a 400-comment thread and turn it into a 1,200-comment one full of anger… anger I suspect has more to do with the fact that they can’t land the hot chick rather than the fact that we signed Aubrey Huff instead of gave Garko a chance after dealing away a supposedly valuable prospect for him." -mlb22
Read my Cal blog: http://since59.blogspot.com/ Go Bears!
I shall keep Burriss.
Supporting San Francisco Dugout since 2005 and Manny Burriss since 2006. Bringing you all your California League and New York-Penn League needs since 2009.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 24, 2010 10:23 PM PST reply actions
Don't have a son as of now
I’d like to participate in the draft though.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
Neal is Real
and I’m keeping him
Neal before Zod!
Official Sponsor of the 1997 San Francisco Giants
by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 24, 2010 10:26 PM PST reply actions
I’m not allowed to adopt in this state.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 25, 2010 12:29 AM PST up reply actions
You’ve been never newed.
Utter frustration and futility.
by Johnny Disaster on Feb 25, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
He is real
You may even get to adopt him. I’m releasing him back to the adoption pool.
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Feb 25, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
I promise to do my due diligence for the draft
Tires will be kicked and physicals will be given by those high school sports medicine students.
Win the inning.
Can I have Eric Surkamp? I’ve always wanted to adopt…
Croix De Candlestick: You'll be a better person for reading
I feel bad hogging Roger Kieschnick since I haven’t been very active on McC the past year. So I’d like to put him back in the draft and get him a good home. I would, however, like to adopt someone new.
It's spelled "C-A-N-Z-A-N-O-S-P-A-R-E-N-T-S-D-O-N-T-B-E-L-I-E-V-E-I-N-H-I-M"
I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.
Addicted to Quack, the home of Tako Tuesdays
I feel the same way about the MadBum.
Except that I’m probably more of an asshole than you. KEEPING HIM.
My son is Madison Bumgarner, the Spacebat of pitching prospects. My other son is a Porsche.
I’ll give up Ambort. I’d also put in an early request for Ed Concepcion since I’m real high on him after I got to see him in the AZL.
Not sure what to do about my screen name at this point...
by AngelWillSaveUs on Feb 24, 2010 11:25 PM PST reply actions
i’m keeping my honkbalspeler
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I’ll keep Rowand. He earned himself another year with that catch against the wall.
go rowand
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 25, 2010 12:18 AM PST reply actions
Not giving up on King yet
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Fraud
I want proof that Brian Sabean OWNS a laptop and/or knows what a “computer” is. Pictures from Josh from Hollywood don’t count.
I want to keep Hector Sanchez and look forward to seeing him in Augusta this year.
Hector Sanchez: Underrated. Fighting body bias since the 2009 off season. I still love you, son, even if you're fat.
by tedfordfan on Feb 25, 2010 11:12 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Hmm… I’m wondering if my adoption of Jorge was one of them Haitian Baptist things — sort of off the books like. Anyway, I’d like to keep him. I’m expecting big things out of Jorge this year.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
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.
Larry & I would like to remind you all about Giants Snuggie Wearable Blanket Night and don’t forget the garlic fries.
The Giants Way™"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."
I’ll hold onto Fred Lewis for now. If he doesn’t make it, and the draft has already come and gone, I’ll just go with a minor leaguer nobody has taken.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
HEARTLESS BASTARD!!!
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
Heartless Bastards – Actually listening to that band right now. Not bad, I love the lead singer’s voice. I saw them in Dallas last year.
The Giants Way™"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."
I keep meaning to check out their album that came out last year. The couple of bits of it I’ve heard sounded good.
"Why not trade Bumgarner for some banger stud?" - sfgiants.com commenter or online porn ad? You be the judge!
Adopted Giant: the probably soon to be ditched but still awesome Fred Lewis
The Mountain – Listening to it now, picked it up at the show. Pretty solid. ‘Hold Your Head High’, ‘Had to Go’ & ‘Sway’ are my favorite tracks. I haven’t listened to any of their other albums yet.
The Giants Way™"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."
Mine neither,
but that don’t make no never mind to me.
I’m teaching Notgardo good English.
Still backing Notgardo, wheresoever he may wander. (Don't forget to wriiiite!)
I take credit for all of Barry Zito’s success last year. None of the failure though.
Plus how could you unadopt this man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up47mW0TpYo
Proud father of Barry Zito. As long as he keeps throwing strikes, that is.
“he acts strange and confused”
ALL THE TIME. In games, with fans, the man is a walking tower of awkward.
JUST A CITY BOY
by shanghaijim on Feb 25, 2010 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
Keeping the next Chast Utley, thanks very much
Noonan. Nooooonan!
by Giant Fan in Singapore on Feb 25, 2010 7:24 AM PST reply actions
Is Felipe Alou technically still a Giant?
I’d like him, and I am sure no one else wants him.
I think there is something to the combination of my handles namesake and the worst Giants Manager of my lifetime, that would make my presence here extra special.
Q: Did you ever make an offer for Vladimir Guerrero?
Sabean: In a word: No. If we had signed Guerrero or [Gary] Sheffield, we would have been without [Long list of replacement level vets]—obviously not being able to field a competitive team, especially from an experience standpoint, given our level of spending.
Special Assistant to the General Manager. Actually, he’s got the same job title as John Barr!
My Bucardois better than yours.
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.
Assistant to the Regional Manager
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Feb 25, 2010 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Im in, Im in.
…and it’s top-secret who Ive got my eye on!
Plotting the ultimate demise of Gore51 (never met him, I dunno he could be swell) so as to adopt Kyle Nicholson.
"I don’t know much about sabre-stats but there’s nothing better than white tea and poptarts first thing in the morning" - tk
by Whiteteaandpoptarts on Feb 25, 2010 8:16 AM PST reply actions
I think we should do a completely new draft just like we did last year, but then again I have Edgar Renteria.
No Edgar, it's not your fault, it's the fault of the idiot that plays you
by rxmeister on Feb 25, 2010 9:05 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Yeah, didn’t we just start fresh last year with no keepers?
"Just another ahahahaha... laugher."
bok bok bok... BOCOCK!
Nope, same thing last year, everyone who already had an adoptee got to choose whether to keep them or reenter the draft.
The repetition is awesome. I think I’ll just start copying other people’s posts verbatim.
by EliminateMe on Feb 25, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I’d like to keep Juan Carlos Perez…just you watch, my patience will be rewarded. His knee was just still hurting last year and THIS year, he’s totally healthy and going to be awesome.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
Assuming Steve Holm is still somewhere in the organization, I’d like to keep him.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Feb 25, 2010 10:16 AM PST reply actions
Not a bellyitcher?
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Feb 25, 2010 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
Aaaauuuugggghhhhhhh. /shoots self, makes alt plans
Plotting the ultimate demise of Gore51 (never met him, I dunno he could be swell) so as to adopt Kyle Nicholson.
"I don’t know much about sabre-stats but there’s nothing better than white tea and poptarts first thing in the morning" - tk
by Whiteteaandpoptarts on Feb 25, 2010 11:20 AM PST reply actions
Since RJ is now retired, I’ll want to draft a new Giant
Proud adoptive daddy for the Big Unit. Thanks for sharing a year of your great career with the Giants and their fans.
by Speedforthewin on Feb 25, 2010 11:30 AM PST reply actions
I'll keep Tommy Joseph
Tommy Joseph is the Dingerzball Wizard
by SoFa King Mike on Feb 25, 2010 11:35 AM PST reply actions
I lost Bocock to the Phillies. Do I get some kind of draft compensation?
"Just another ahahahaha... laugher."
bok bok bok... BOCOCK!
Just the opposite
You should compensate the Phils for taking Bocock off your hands.
The repetition is awesome. I think I’ll just start copying other people’s posts verbatim.
Bocock was touched by a lot of hands this offseason
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
I currently have 2 guys I want to draft
1-Frandsen
A super secret Australian who pitched in the AZL last year
Kevin Frandsen: The best SS on the Giants roster
Hoping for BowkerMania to hit AT&T Park in 2010
SINCE I have adopted BRIAN SABEAN, that means that BRIAN SABEAN’S LAPTOP — and thus, Xanthan – are BOTH under my CONTROL!!
DANCE FOR ME, ROBOT, DANCE!
Brian Sabean strongly encourages you to disregard the drudgery of your employment responsibilities and join him in the consumption of spirituous libations.
I’m keeping Eli
Eli Whiteside : Catching no-no's and hitting grand slams
by BleedBlackNOrange on Feb 25, 2010 4:12 PM PST reply actions
I will not abandon my son...
and I will see him on April 8th here in Reno. 3A lifer utility man though he may be, I hope to see him toe the rubber at some point this year. And after Mole, Renteria, DeRosa, Uribe, and Velez all fall to injury, I hope to see him at the Phone.
Matt Downs MLB , Now with More STATZ goodness !Matt Downs Fangraphs The Juan Uribe of 2011 !
I will keep my Fightin’ Hydrant, Shane Jordan.
Proud supporter of the Fightin' Hydrants.
by Little Napoleon on Feb 25, 2010 8:04 PM PST reply actions
I only took Tyler Graham because of his last name. I would rather have Matt though. But I wold like to enter the draft. Also, we should do an auction draft! We can use FrankenFrancs or something.
GrahamCrakalaka
by GrahamCrakalaka on Feb 25, 2010 10:04 PM PST reply actions
Am I no longer allowed to clothe and feed Dan Runzler?
"Career potential: situational lefty." Situation: Ragnarok, bases loaded, Odin at the plate. You know who's getting the call.
-Adopted Giant: Dan Runzler
Brandon Medders (P, Son):
DFA
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Feb 25, 2010 11:29 PM PST reply actions
I'll keep Tanner.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
by walkoff baltimore chop on Feb 26, 2010 1:09 AM PST reply actions
Someone swoop in on Will Clark
He’s kind of part of the Giants org now, right?
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
I was thinking of joining the draft for this purpose, but figured he’d be drafted pretty high. And Larry Baer is an obvious #1 overall selection.
/taps forehead/
The Giants Way™"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."
I wants to draft myself a Giant too!
I’m eyeing the garlic fries. They never let me down.
by giantsfansince1981 on Feb 26, 2010 10:44 AM PST reply actions
Just want to be included this time...
I was forgotten in the draft, and was finally added to the end where I could draft what was left in Bochy’s toilet at home. Wasn’t much left to pick at that low level.
Do the somewhat regular peons like myself
get a chance to draft someone, on the off chance that there are a few low minors dregs left out there to pick from.
by crazedcrustacean on Feb 26, 2010 12:24 PM PST reply actions
I am keeping my son, Ehire, even if nobody else think much of his 2009 season
People forget that he was only 19 last year in a league where the average pitcher’s age is 21.6 YO, meaning most have 2-3 more years of experience and development on him. And he still had an above average OBP of .333 (league average of .324) with 83% contact rate (or 17% strikeout rate) and a nice 0.64 BB/K ratio. Plus that’s a pitcher’s park in a pitcher’s league (if I remember that right, dang BP took out their park factors in their 2010 book).
And I will maintain my godfather status with Ishikawa, despite his clumsiness.
Adoptive parental unit of Ehire Adrianza.
Godfather of Travis Ishikawa.
"Woo hoo!" - Tim "The Kid" Lincecum
"The objective is that World Series ring" - The Kid
by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Feb 26, 2010 12:49 PM PST reply actions
Really, Martin, Ehire’s in most people’s Top 10 for the organization and most people’s predicted Top 10s for next year. I don’t think he’s quite the social leper around here that you think.
My Bucardo is better than yours.
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.
This man is right
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
Here is what I'm referring to
BA dropped him from 6 to 8th on their list, and that is with Villalona falling off the Top 10 list, Alderson traded, Noonan falling even further. Though, looking through the list now, I can see why, I would agree that the players they have above him are arguably better. So perhaps I was off there.
However, John Sickel only has him 18th, though at least he’s ranked this year, last season he didn’t even have him on the list. Still, I don’t see him as that low.
And Minor League Baseball Analyst had him 13th last season and 14th this season. In particular, I don’t see how Gillaspie could be ranked above Adrianza, I’m not sure I like the ability of the new authors of this book.
So in my mind, when I wrote that, 3 out of the 4 major publications that I follow had him down lower than I thought he should be. So, really, Roger, I don’t agree with your statement that most people had him highly rated, the experts had a wide range of thoughts, with two out of four having him out of the Top 10, and the third, I think, undervaluing him relative to guys above him.
Because, regarding BA, I think one can make the argument that he is still too low. Adrianza has shown good hitting skills as a pro thus far, hence my points above, and I believe that is much more valuable data than scouts thinking a hitter is good. As my study shows, once you get past the first five picks overall, the talent is not so obvious or clear that scouts can discern who is going to be good. And even for the top five overall, teams are wrong more than half the time, even with the #1 pick. Scouts, while necessary, is not the whole answer.
Meanwhile, BA valued Tommy Joseph above Adrianza, which means that he’s got to be some slugger, because most consider him a future 1B, plus he was drafted all the way back in the second round, 55th pick of the draft, and the odds of any pick that far back becoming such a good player/hitter is pretty slim, under 5%. And I just noted how poorly scouts are in evaluating players in the draft.
And as nicely as Kieschnick hit last season, he struck out way too many times to succeed in the majors without some major adjustment. Plus his batting line against LHP was actually much better than his RHP, which suggests that he’s due for a big fall in 2010 unless he can develop much more, because hitter’s numbers against LHP jumps around because of the small sampling effect, but is usually much more stable against RHP because they face so many. And, in any case, a sub-900 OPS in Advanced A is nothing to be ecstatic about. Adrianza has pitchers and zone figured out, what he needs to do is add on weight and muscle so that pitchers can’t overpower his bat. Meanwhile, he is probably good enough to field in the majors already, whereas no matter how good Kieschnick is, AT&T’s RF is a much higher level of difficulty than most RF.
I think I will stand by my statement, for now, unless someone can give good reasons to change my mind.
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by obsessivegiantscompulsive on Mar 17, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm going to keep hold of Nate...
Cuz in just a few more years there’s going to be a Chinese catcher that needs to get trucked and I’ve got the guy for the job!
Ducks stackin' wins like Leggos, toastin Pac-10 like the Eggos, like we're racin' against some preggos, Dan Patrick we enfuego.
I’m wiling to release Rohlinger back into the wild.
Wisconsin: Famous for dairy, Ryan Rohlinger and not much else.
I’d like to keep him. He might make a start or two, and I’ll be over the moon with excitement!
A start for Kevin Pucetas is a start for Not Bumgarner. And don't you want Not Bumgarner in the Giants rotation?
I hereby release Benjamin Jose Molina into the draft pool and assert my intent to re-enter the draft.
Signed,
Fwotyoz
Nobody likes money
BOMBSHELL!
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I actually have Dominguez
And I guess I’ll keep him
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SCIENCE
I’ll hold on to Bowker for another season. After all of the success of last year, there’s still some unfinished business to tend to in 2010.
Bowkermania had second thoughts about running wild over Venezuela.
by rightcenterfielder on Feb 26, 2010 5:45 PM PST reply actions
That makes nine!
McSabey you're losing me
by WhereThere'sAWillieThere'sAMays on Feb 26, 2010 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
hell yeah!
Bowkermania had second thoughts about running wild over Venezuela.
by rightcenterfielder on Feb 26, 2010 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll keep Osiris. HE WILL PROVE THE NAYSAYERS WRONG.
Also, he has a really cool name. Osiris. I like saying it.
Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
I take
shawn dunston?
Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Feb 27, 2010 12:12 AM PST reply actions
as good a time as any to come out of hiding
I shall keep the Say Hey kid
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Say Hey Say Willie, that Giant Kid is Great!
count me in for the draft!
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by theghostofjasonellison on Feb 28, 2010 8:52 AM PST reply actions
said this in the later thread
but for the record I’ll drop Aurilia and re-enter the draft
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
Sorry I missed this thread earlier...
I’d like to keep my boy Barry for another year. It’d be downright unfatherly to abandon him in the midst of his trials.
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I'd love to keep mah boy too
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
Another thanks to roger for letting him go into the pool
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Thanks to roger
I've never been happier to have Crabs
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