"I veto the Adam Dunn idea. I know he's young, and hits 300 HRs a season, but he also had nearly 200 k's in 04, and something like 165 in 05. Do we want to take on that gamble? If someoen can teach the kid some control at the plate, and stop trying to mash every pitch that comes at him out, then ok, yeah, let's grab him."
Players that try to mash every pitch that comes at them don't walk 114 times in a season.
"Torii Hunter is an interesting replacement possibility here.. i'm not sure of his salary (too lazy to look it up), but he's a few years younger than damon, and better fielding."
He's 30, makes 8 million a year, and his season ended by snapping his leg in half in Fenway. We'll see if he can come back from that.
that's fair although - i know comparing him to bellhorn isn't the most accurate assessment one can make, and i'm using bellhorns 2004 stats, not his 2005, which were obviously dismal (thank god mfy picked him up) - but just allow me that for a minute. Adam Dunn 2004 - 108BB, 195 ks, .266BA, .388OBP. Mark Bellhorn 2004 - 88BB, 177ks, .264BA, .373OBP. speaking STRICTLY in terms of these numbers, we know full well that Bellhorn was a pretty big hinderance. (no needto make the point that he wasn't smashing hrs on his other abs - i know) All I'm saying is, is this something the sox want to take on? Maybe it is. True i'd rather have k's than gidp... I don't know. I accept the 114 walks, its not good to harp on one specific statistic... but 195k's is a ridiculous number. I'll take it on my fantasy team - maybe not on my real team. Something needs to be fixed there. And though theres no statistical evidence to this (maybe there is, i'm too lazy to look it up), its my opinion that k's are major detriments to rallies. Go ahead. prove
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sosh had all these posts about "well we came back from 3-0 last year we can do it this year." unfortunately, that was the FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THAT EVER HAPPENED. why would we have any reason to believe it would have to the same team the very next year? ask me again in 100 years. Not to be a dick, but...we were only down 2-0 to the ChiSox. A bunch of teams have come back from 2-0 to win a series. See: 1999 Red Sox, 2003 Red Sox, the Yankees when Giambi didn't slide, et al
but 195k's is a ridiculous number. I'll take it on my fantasy team Yeah, and you wonder why your fantasy team sucks.
I think everything you've written is pretty well thought out and makes sense, but I need to see your pitching section before I really comment.
let's be ridiculoushereandgone18October 24 2005, 21:27:39 UTC
Ok, I have to weigh in on this. Here's my absolutely ridiculous, absurd, will-never-happen-but-is-worth-considering-anyway idea. The Red Sox' center fielder in 2005 should be.... drumroll please.... Nomar Garciaparra
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Also, Matt, I'm not sure it's fair to say that Hunter "snapped his leg in half" this season. He had a fracture in his left ankle. According to the MLB.com account:
"Hunter had an MRI and CT scan on Monday and will see a foot specialist in the next few days. The tests revealed a dent-like fracture, but nothing was chipped off. More important, Hunter will not need reconstructive surgery because no tendons or ligaments were torn -- as originally feared." (8/1/2005)
There was talk of him playing at the end of the 2005 season, so there's not much reason to think he won't be playing in 2006. Should the Twins/his new team be wary? Of course. But is he still a good CF option? For sure.
Haha...I never heard the updated report on his injury. I saw it happened and figured he was cooked for a while.
He's a decent CF option, but he's vastly overrated as a player. Besides, how can he rob any home runs in Fenway? I bet you could get Nomar for more production with less cost and greater fan interest.
I like the Nomar idea, but a couple things slow me down on embracing it:
- Appearently he wasn't a clubhouse guy. The Sox like to keep it loose and Nomar doesn't fit with that. It's possible that this will change as guys like Millar are given the boot and cardboard cutouts like Renteria take their place.
- It'll never, ever, ever, not in a million years happen.
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"I veto the Adam Dunn idea. I know he's young, and hits 300 HRs a season, but he also had nearly 200 k's in 04, and something like 165 in 05. Do we want to take on that gamble? If someoen can teach the kid some control at the plate, and stop trying to mash every pitch that comes at him out, then ok, yeah, let's grab him."
Players that try to mash every pitch that comes at them don't walk 114 times in a season.
"Torii Hunter is an interesting replacement possibility here.. i'm not sure of his salary (too lazy to look it up), but he's a few years younger than damon, and better fielding."
He's 30, makes 8 million a year, and his season ended by snapping his leg in half in Fenway. We'll see if he can come back from that.
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Not to be a dick, but...we were only down 2-0 to the ChiSox. A bunch of teams have come back from 2-0 to win a series. See: 1999 Red Sox, 2003 Red Sox, the Yankees when Giambi didn't slide, et al
but 195k's is a ridiculous number. I'll take it on my fantasy team
Yeah, and you wonder why your fantasy team sucks.
I think everything you've written is pretty well thought out and makes sense, but I need to see your pitching section before I really comment.
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"Hunter had an MRI and CT scan on Monday and will see a foot specialist in the next few days. The tests revealed a dent-like fracture, but nothing was chipped off. More important, Hunter will not need reconstructive surgery because no tendons or ligaments were torn -- as originally feared." (8/1/2005)
There was talk of him playing at the end of the 2005 season, so there's not much reason to think he won't be playing in 2006. Should the Twins/his new team be wary? Of course. But is he still a good CF option? For sure.
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He's a decent CF option, but he's vastly overrated as a player. Besides, how can he rob any home runs in Fenway? I bet you could get Nomar for more production with less cost and greater fan interest.
I like the Nomar idea, but a couple things slow me down on embracing it:
- Appearently he wasn't a clubhouse guy. The Sox like to keep it loose and Nomar doesn't fit with that. It's possible that this will change as guys like Millar are given the boot and cardboard cutouts like Renteria take their place.
- It'll never, ever, ever, not in a million years happen.
Otherwise, I like it.
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