Comments on: Random Midweek Musings

By: Masticore317

Masticore317 — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:47:06 +0000

Funny. Khalil is the new Kevin Elster.

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By: BigKTfan

BigKTfan — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:23:20 +0000

If Rosenthal is correct, unless Piazza desperately wants to catch again (or stay in the NL for less money), looks like it's Bard and Bowen. Don't see the Pads going any higher than 6 mil. per year (and that might have been the top figure including incentives).

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By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:58:58 +0000

And according to Ken Rosenthal, Piazza has been offered one year, 7 million by an AL team, most likely the A’s.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6214654

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By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:58:10 +0000

Agreed on the triple. Having him and Gonzalez on the bases at the same time was poetry in motion.

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By: BigKTfan

BigKTfan — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:42:51 +0000

He is old and crumbling, but I think Gonzalez might accept a 1-year deal from the Pads. He wants to play here, and no one seems to be in a hurry to give him 2 years. Let him start 90 games like Piazza did. Just an IBM (idea besides Manny). The doubles number should translate well to Petco.

And speaking of Piazza, can’t the Pads bring him back for 1-year at 6 mil.? The Bard-Bowen combo might not work out as well as it did last year. Piazza catches 75 games, Bard 75, and Bowen 15. Piazza spells Adrian at first once in a blue moon and is a potent bat off the bench in late innings to go with Branyan. He still has tremendous power, calls a good game, and the running/throwing didn’t hurt the Pads as much as one might have expected. I’d pay just to watch him hit another triple.

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By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:31:17 +0000

Luis Gonzalez is old and deteriorating fast, and he played in one of the best hitters parks in the majors last year. His OPS+ was only 97, below average. He looks like another hitter we'll have to let some other team overpay for, unless he can be signed cheaply for one year.

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By: BigKTfan

BigKTfan — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:23:36 +0000

How about KT offering the BoSox Cla for Manny and 25 mil.? I hear they need a closer.

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By: BigKTfan

BigKTfan — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:22:09 +0000

What has happened to Luis Gonzalez? 50 doubles last year. Branyan, Sledge, Gonzalez, Kouz — that doesn’t sound so bad. May get us 30 Hrs out of LF. Overall, with what we’d have to give up in players, defense and clubhouse sanity, I’d say it is preferable to Manny. We can always do something at the break if we are desperate. Leaves us money for Maddux as our number 4 guy, too. I could live with a 2-yr. deal for Maddux as our final big acquisition this offseason (not including Tony Graffanino, of course!).

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By: BigKTfan

BigKTfan — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:12:42 +0000

re 21: I agree that Khalil hasn’t been much more than average yet . His blonde locks and the occasional spectacular play lend to the hype, surely. A bargaining chip for a middle of the order hitter sounds reasonable. SS are at a premium this year, both good and bad for the Pads.

I still think with a little more help from Rettemund Khalil can be an above average hitter who gives you 35-40 2B, 20 HRs in a healthy season. For a fairly consistent shortstop with decent range, that’s not a bad thing to have around while he’s still cheap.

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By: Coronado Mike

Coronado Mike — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:53:08 +0000

I guess my biggest gripe is how so many Padres fans talk about how great he is and what a great defender he is when the reality is that he is average (at best) with the glove and his hitting is mediocre. My ultimate point is that he is replaceable and if he can be used as a bargaining chip to get a RH, middle of the order hitter, we can't hesitate.

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