Comments on: Patiently Aggressive Behavior

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:33:03 +0000

That is curious Khalil is rated so low. I felt after last season his fielding had been HUGELY overrated, but I didn't think he was bad either. Still it did seem as if his range was noticeably less in 05. I kept waiting and waiting for one of those spectacular diving plays, but the ball just kept going by him. Fielding stats are coming along, but still have a ways to go so it's likely Khalil is more toward the middle of the pack than the bottom, imo.

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:16:51 +0000

Dex has some interesting notes over at GasLampBall about Moores and the Petco $ ...

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By: anthony

anthony — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:48:02 +0000

Interesting article at MLB.com on “Oddball Stats”.
http://tinyurl.com/m9y7t

I think the oddest is John Dewan’s Fielding Bible has Khalil Greene as the worst defensive shortstop in the National League. I realize his defense is probably overrated due to his sometimes spectacular plays but watching him every night I never got the feeling he was a bad shortstop.

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:23:30 +0000

NickG - thanks for the link to BBNB … here’s a comment from him that I think will interest this group … in a discussion about players whose role has changed as a result of performance in spring training …

The Mets’ Right Field Situation: Here’s one I’m already fairly sure I was wrong about. I fully expected Victor Diaz to emerge as the regular right fielder with Xavier Nady only posing a threat to win the fourth or fifth outfielder’s job. My newest projections will reflect that Nady is about to or has already won the starting spot here and he’s good enough to keep it. I’m not necessarily forecasting the next coming of Babe Ruth but if he somehow ends up with 550 at bats or so (which is still more than I will forecast now), Nady could challenge the 20 home run mark. Diaz can and may be sent back to the minors so this has played out differently than I expected going into spring training.

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By: Nick G.

Nick G. — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:09:03 +0000

By the way, don’t know if anyone knows about this site, but it’s always interesting. A lot of fantasy related projections there, but the guy is pretty informed, and his analysis is usually pretty good.

http://www.baseballnotebook.com/

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By: Nick G.

Nick G. — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:57:03 +0000

LM — Haven’t seen him pitch in the spring. Going off the stats. I know he’s gotten some mixed reviews, but on the whole, it appears that he’s exceeded expectations. I’ve seen him pitch well in the past (with TB) and I know he’s got a pretty nice upside.

Basically, I spend most of my time in late March (besides the obvious work, family commitments, etc) searching for reasons to be excited about the upcoming Padres season.
So here is what I’m excited about so far (I’m leaving out the obvious stuff like Peavy, or Kahlil the Highlight Reel):
1. Barfield — this kid is going to be very good. If nothing else, you have to love the work ethic.
2. Piazza — I don’t care how old he is. I’m pumped to see him in a Pads uniform.
3. Brazelton — It would be great if this is another one of Towers’ scrap-heap success stories.
4. Chris Young — If his spring ERA was less than a billion, he would probably be #2.
5. Chan Ho — I hesitate to even put him on here. It sounds like he’s put some issues behind him, and he’s ready to go. According to the NC Times (maybe it was the U-T) he’s throwing a nasty slider he abandoned a few years ago.

The thing that I’m most excited about, though is that no team in the division stands out, and the Pads have a decent chance to win it again.

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 02:06:13 +0000

NickG … i’ll answer my question … here’s a quote from that azcentral article … “Brazelton, 25, has a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings in camp with 14 strikeouts and four walks.” … ya, that’s pretty good But, like I’ve said … I saw 3 of the those K’s that took ~24 pitches … which isn’t sustainable.

I’m a believer in the power & value of a good change-up … it will server Brazelton well!

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By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:08:12 +0000

LM, here is the article that talks about Brazelton’s change-up:

http://www.azcentral.com/sport.....l0323.html

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 01:04:39 +0000

I s’pose today’s outing by Chan Ho wasn’t aweful … http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/bo.....=260323125 … 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 Ks …

But NO OFFENSE! 2 hits! Eh, no Giles, Khalil, Klesko, etc in the lineup … OK, not to worry

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By: LynchMob

LynchMob — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 00:49:20 +0000

GY - your tinyurl isn’t working for me … can you give us the full URL?

Yahoo league’ers … “league #2″ is not drafting until NEXT Friday, March 31st @ 7pm …

NickG - what’s your definition of “great spring”? I saw him pitch about 2 weeks ago and he threw A LOT of pitches in a few IPs … ie. didn’t look that good to me … obvious, both our observations are “small sample size” … mine being the smaller … if he can pitch well enough to make 30 starts and keep his ERA under 5, I think that will exceed expectations … mine, for now, anyway. In other words, I don’t expect him to hold onto the #5 spot in the rotation … I’m hopeful, but not expectant … I’m also hopefull that Stauffer will earn another shot in the Padres’ rotation …

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