Baseball Thread IV

And they sure don't want to trade a good young pitcher (Pelfrey) who could help them in 2007. No need to repeat history, I would think they've learned that lesson.

 

The last thing the Mets need is Alfonso Soriano.
Could they use a second baseman? Sure. But they need one who can catch the ball.
They already have 3 guys who are gonna drive in 100 runs each this year ... Beltran, Delgado, Wright ... they need someone to catch the ball, which Sori doesn't do very well at second base, and they probably need another starting pitcher to hold the fort til Pelfrey gets here.

 

Alex Cora would be perfect for the Mets. He's an excellent glove and a veteran with the right attitude. However, the Red Sox won't let him go because he makes the perfect utility guy.

What about Izturis from the Dodgers once he's healthy? Tony Graffanino from the Royals?

The Nats would be crazy to trade Johnson. He's the real deal (but somewhat injury prone).

Moddy - your comments about Armas could go ditto for Randy Johnson with the Yankees with the difference of at least Armas is "on" his game more often these days. Armas could be the pitcher with the best record and ERA to change teams come the trade deadline. Think about that for a minute.

 

The problem with Armas is that he throws about 30 pitches per inning. He's just not an 'economical' pitcher, so he rarely goes more than 5. With his prior arm problems he doesn't rebound either. When he gets over 100 pitches, watch out for his next start. It's going to be ugly.

 

Get two 35-35 guys into that lineup.

You can never have enough speed in the playoffs.

 

The Mets may do very well to have an outfielder who can play second as well.

 

No, you can never have enough PITCHING in the playoffs. The Red Sox won in 2004, thanks two their two aces, a great bullpen and good defense. Why did they step back in 2005? Pitching slipped and the defense wasn't as great.

And how did the White Sox win their World Series? Pitching and defense, pitching and defense.

 

Speed? Overrated, overrated, overrated.

 

Speed never slumps.

And when the guy with it can hit .300 with 40 HRs for shits and giggles... you have an MVP player.

 

If speed never slumps, why did Podsednik have that miserable start? And A-Rod's an MVP player, but unless the Yankee arms improve between now and October, he still won't have a World Series ring.

 

Well, fro, 40 HRs and a .300 average have a lot more to do with an MVP candidacy than speed.

Yeah, that Vince Coleman stole his way into the Hall of Fame with all that speed, didn't he?

Oh, wait. That's right. Couldn't ever figure out how to steal first base.

All things being equal, sure, I want the guy with speed. But I'm more interested in a guy who can hit, has command of the strike zone, and catch the ball.