Comments on: OBG08: Wolf, Prior, and Others

Comments on: OBG08: Wolf, Prior, and Others http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html Blogging the San Diego Padres baseball club. Established 1997. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tom Waits http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148161 Tom Waits Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:35:09 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148161 37: You're more confident in Wolf's health than I am, and despite any positive news about Hensley's shoulder, that was serious damage. For the 4th and 5th starter spots, Germano's the only in-house candidate who was both healthy and reasonably effective last year. Seconded on LeBlanc. Even Rusch would seem to be a better option than Estes.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-148161">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 37: You’re more confident in Wolf’s health than I am, and despite any positive news about Hensley’s shoulder, that was serious damage. For the 4th and 5th starter spots, Germano’s the only in-house candidate who was both healthy and reasonably effective last year.

Seconded on LeBlanc. Even Rusch would seem to be a better option than Estes.

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]]> By: Mark Ase http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148154 Mark Ase Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:06:24 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148154 Well to start the year at least they only need 1 starter to fill the #5 spot.....either Germano or Hensley should be ok and if not I hope they look to someone like LeBlanc rather then Estes.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-148154">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Well to start the year at least they only need 1 starter to fill the #5 spot…..either Germano or Hensley should be ok and if not I hope they look to someone like LeBlanc rather then Estes.

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]]> By: JP http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148148 JP Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:43:49 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148148 I probably should be worried about the bottom of the rotation, for some reason I have faith that one of the scrub starters they have auditioning for the role will somehow pan out.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-148148">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I probably should be worried about the bottom of the rotation, for some reason I have faith that one of the scrub starters they have auditioning for the role will somehow pan out.

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]]> By: Geoff Young http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148145 Geoff Young Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:33:30 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148145 #31: Nice. I was waiting for someone to mention that.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-148145">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> #31: Nice. I was waiting for someone to mention that.

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]]> By: Tom Waits http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148134 Tom Waits Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:14:47 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148134 33: I agree, we don't have two 27 year old corner outfielders coming off 280/365/500 seasons. Lofton and Gonzalez aren't those players either. They're proven, sure. But what they're proven to be isn't that valuable now that Father Time has caught them. I'm a lot more worried about Wolf and Prior, who have thrown 440 innings combined the last 3 seasons, and the note in today's paper than Shawn Estes enters spring training as a legit candidate for the 5th role. Estes needs a telescope to see the last time he was any good. Don't get me wrong. Headley's contact rate worries me, nobody should be counting on Shrek to reproduce his 2007 heroics, Giles is creaky, and Edmonds scares the poop out of me. But I don't see Lofton or Gonzalez doing much to fix those problems. Lofton would be the better fit, since he might hold his own in CF, but he's also been starting even as an old man. Why would he sign here knowing he's the 2nd option in CF and competing with two youngsters for playing time in the corners?<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-148134">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 33: I agree, we don’t have two 27 year old corner outfielders coming off 280/365/500 seasons. Lofton and Gonzalez aren’t those players either. They’re proven, sure. But what they’re proven to be isn’t that valuable now that Father Time has caught them.

I’m a lot more worried about Wolf and Prior, who have thrown 440 innings combined the last 3 seasons, and the note in today’s paper than Shawn Estes enters spring training as a legit candidate for the 5th role. Estes needs a telescope to see the last time he was any good.

Don’t get me wrong. Headley’s contact rate worries me, nobody should be counting on Shrek to reproduce his 2007 heroics, Giles is creaky, and Edmonds scares the poop out of me. But I don’t see Lofton or Gonzalez doing much to fix those problems. Lofton would be the better fit, since he might hold his own in CF, but he’s also been starting even as an old man. Why would he sign here knowing he’s the 2nd option in CF and competing with two youngsters for playing time in the corners?

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]]> By: JP http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148129 JP Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:47:07 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148129 #30 We may not "lacK" corner outfielders, but I hardly think that the corner outfield situation is plum. 36 year old Brian Giles is coming off of major knee surgery and Scott Hairston and Chase Headley are largely unproven.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-148129">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> #30 We may not “lacK” corner outfielders, but I hardly think that the corner outfield situation is plum. 36 year old Brian Giles is coming off of major knee surgery and Scott Hairston and Chase Headley are largely unproven.

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]]> By: Masticore317 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148079 Masticore317 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:39:14 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148079 Wolf 155 IP, 4.45 ERA 120 K Prior 85 IP, 4.15 ERA 60 K Germano 45 IP, 4.80 ERA 20 K Hensley 75 IP 3.90 ERA 40 K<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-148079">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Wolf 155 IP, 4.45 ERA 120 K
Prior 85 IP, 4.15 ERA 60 K
Germano 45 IP, 4.80 ERA 20 K
Hensley 75 IP 3.90 ERA 40 K

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]]> By: Ben B. http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148053 Ben B. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:01:27 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-148053 If nothing else, signing Clark means he'll stop hitting all those home runs against Chris Young.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-148053">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> If nothing else, signing Clark means he’ll stop hitting all those home runs against Chris Young.

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]]> By: Tom Waits http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-147972 Tom Waits Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:07:41 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-147972 27: Somewhat echoing Mark, I think the disagreement is over the gap itself. I don't see how the team lacks corner OF. The bigger depth problems are at the 4/5 slots and in CF, not that we're signing anybody to fit there, either. All those PH at-bats that went to Blum last year go to Clark this year. That's potentially huge. We only need a DH for 6 games, but those arel 6 games against 2 of the best teams in the game, CLE and NYY. 28: I'll take the under.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-147972">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> 27: Somewhat echoing Mark, I think the disagreement is over the gap itself. I don’t see how the team lacks corner OF. The bigger depth problems are at the 4/5 slots and in CF, not that we’re signing anybody to fit there, either.

All those PH at-bats that went to Blum last year go to Clark this year. That’s potentially huge. We only need a DH for 6 games, but those arel 6 games against 2 of the best teams in the game, CLE and NYY.

28: I’ll take the under.

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]]> By: JP http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-147964 JP Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:27:40 +0000 http://ducksnorts.com/blog/2008/02/obg08-wolf-prior-and-others.html#comment-147964 True, they now do indeed have a legit. pinch hitter on the roster but I just feel that it might have been better if an acquired pinch hitter could at least be an option for some starts in the outfield as well. Of course Headley works out then all of my concerns are out the window.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-147964">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> True, they now do indeed have a legit. pinch hitter on the roster but I just feel that it might have been better if an acquired pinch hitter could at least be an option for some starts in the outfield as well. Of course Headley works out then all of my concerns are out the window.

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