Two quick observations about Jim Edmonds and Tadahito Iguchi:
- Mike Cameron looked lost in center field last April.
- Marcus Giles hit .327/.376/.459 that same month.
What we’re seeing from Edmonds and Iguchi right now may not mean much in August in September. In other words, we still don’t know what we’ve got…
Damn you and your reason! Baseball is all about snap judgments!
Seriously though, I’m really liking Iguchi. He’s got a better (more stable) track record than NOG and I really like his approach at the plate and in the field.
As for Edmonds, color me un-impressed. I don’t expect anything out of the guy offensively, but I at least thought he’d be able to catch a few fly balls.
Well it might be nice for Iguchi to mix in a walk every once in a while, I doubt he continues to hit .333 all year when his lifetime average is .277.
It does look like they should get a .280/.320/.420 year out of Iguchi, with good defense at 2B that’s workable, but nothing that we’re going to remember after watching Antonelli for a couple of years.
I hope Edmonds is just getting adjusted to the big league’s again, showing some sort of power/patience would be nice though