Comments on: Tuesday Open Thread (24 Jul 07)

By: JP

JP — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:05:42 +0000

#51@Richard: Where's Branyan at ? The Padre's were wrong to let him go ....

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Pads Fan

Pads Fan — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:02:18 +0000

Your 2008 Opening Day lineup …

CF Giles
LF Headley
1B Gonzo
3B Kouz (splitting Gonzo and Jenkins, two LH’s)
RF Jenkins
SS Greene
C Bard
2B Rodriguez (unless Antonelli goes nuts in ST)
SP Peavy

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Ben B.

Ben B. — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:10:00 +0000

63: Based on those RBI numbers, I would say hitters in front of Branyan need to do a better job getting on base. Batting average just doesn't matter that much, particularly for guys that draw walks and hit for power. Branyan does both. Branyan is a great guy to have on the bench for trailing in the late innings because not making outs and having the power to go deep is so important then. Granted, he's not the guy you want at the plate with a runner on third and one out in a tie ball game.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: SDSUBASEBALL

SDSUBASEBALL — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:55:58 +0000

Dont count Bradley out for next year in LF again or possibly CF. If he stays healthy, he's a quality outfielder

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: JP

JP — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:53:10 +0000

Unfortunately, the case is not closed because the Padres still have Branyan on their roster and probably will throughout the season.Not sure what WARP1 is but a quick study of Branyan’s numbers versus Wes Helm’s number’s makes my exact point . The Padres don’t need yet another Branyan type player on this roster with inflated OPS numbers, but hitting .202.

I will give you this though - Branyan stepped his game up last season (2006) when he joined the Pads–he cut down on his strikeouts and even shortened up his swing and stopped being a 100% guess hitter and was a crucial part of the Padres amazing last quarter of the season….I thought he might actually have a few decent years in San Diego but he has gone back to being Russell Branyan… .200 -.205 hitter with a dozen homeruns or so homeruns in 250-300 at bats and a K every four at bats and has anyone noticed, very few rbi’s for his power. He has a 188 lifetime homeruns and only 293 rbi’s in 1800+ at bats.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Steve C

Steve C — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:50:47 +0000

There is no way the pads wll pay top dollar for a big bat in the offseason. Look for maybe a trade but there is no way they give a player a 5 year high dollar deal.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Paul R

Paul R — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:42:51 +0000

60: Yeah…that’s not terribly inspiring. The only exciting things are the addition of Headley and the possibility of an upgrade in CF. I don’t think that Byrnes is an upgrade over Cameron.

It’d be nice to see this team do what it could in the offseason to get a legitimate star bat. I think that we’re starting to develop the prospect depth to think about a run at a big time hitter.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Steve C

Steve C — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:38:56 +0000

Giles RF
Byrens CF
A-Gon 1B
Kouz 3B
Greene SS
Bard C
Headly LF(Sledge and P-Mac are the other options)
Giles 2B (what other options are out there)

I still see an inconsistant O

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Steve C

Steve C — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:35:40 +0000

Re: 55 CF is an intresting position to fill I really see the Pads going after Rowand, not being able to sign him and falling back on Byrenes. Kouz and Adrian are good hitters but they will not be able to carry this lineup on thier own.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)

By: Paul R

Paul R — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:34:04 +0000

56: According to WARP1, Branyan has been more valuable this season than Helms, despite having half as many at bats. Discussion over.

Current score: 0 (to vote for this comment, please visit the site)