tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post4409099883512982402..comments2024-02-17T04:00:25.925-06:00Comments on The Platoon Advantage: The Prince Fielder LogjamThe Common Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994070642805307798noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-48861820666581799842012-01-30T13:51:59.065-06:002012-01-30T13:51:59.065-06:00I don't think it says Cabrera is no worse than...I don't think it says Cabrera is no worse than Larry Jones, that seems directed at the Thome/ Bonilla options. It looks like the others are just list of bad third sackers. As an avid watcher of the Tigers and Cubs, I can say that he has to be better than Ramirez. Growing up watching Steve Sax and Pedro Guerrero play in the same infield on really good teams, I think defense is overrated anyways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-69412512450472168542012-01-30T11:51:12.280-06:002012-01-30T11:51:12.280-06:00I'm mostly amused by the flat-out assertion th...I'm mostly amused by the flat-out assertion that Miguel Cabrera in 2012 is no worse than Chipper Jones. I don't think even the Tigers know for sure whether that's true.Jason Wojciechowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935366214824790506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-74509395466165145592012-01-27T14:20:55.698-06:002012-01-27T14:20:55.698-06:00Oops, TCM transposed a couple of the years. So Re...Oops, TCM transposed a couple of the years. So Reynolds' teams do not quite have a downward trend line in their overall win totals with him on the roster. He went from the 65 win D-backs in 2010 to the 69 win Orioles in 2011. Big jump. Still, they are not benefitting from his play much, especially his defense.The Common Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994070642805307798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-27896904779819339002012-01-27T14:13:38.301-06:002012-01-27T14:13:38.301-06:00Are you serious? Pujols hasn't played more th...Are you serious? Pujols hasn't played more than 7 games at 3B since he was 22 years old. We'd be having an entirely different conversation if the Angels were going to move Albert across the diamond. McGwire started 5 games at 3B for the A's in 1987 (and the team finished .500), when he was 23 years old, and never played it again. Thome never played 3B again after his age 25 season. Cabrera is going to be 29 this year. So no, no winning team has trotted out those guys at 3B after they've been forced to play four consecutive seasons at 1B. Teams did win with Bonilla at 3B, and he was abysmal defensively. That is true.<br /><br />The other guys you're talking about: Ramirez has never been good defensively. Jones has actually been an average defensive 3B over the course of his career, and Reynolds' teams have gotten progressively worse every season he's been in the league (seriously, it's weird). The point is, those guys can play 3B, but they aren't doing their teams any favors over there (with the possible exception of Chipper). <br /><br />But again, all of this is pointless. Jason's not saying the Tigers aren't going to win this year. He's saying that there's a long-term risk and logjam associated with what is unlikely to be a productive transition.The Common Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994070642805307798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-12151430049015679072012-01-27T13:53:00.036-06:002012-01-27T13:53:00.036-06:00Cabrera is no worse then winning teams that have r...Cabrera is no worse then winning teams that have rolled out Pujols, Thome, Bonilla & McGwire at 3b. If Aramis, Reynolds & Chipper can play there he can too. He has played the position before and without the abysmal Carlos Guillen covering first a marginal( sometimes even good) throw across should be handled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-709977594389866472012-01-27T12:29:46.940-06:002012-01-27T12:29:46.940-06:00Jason's not advocating for that option, Anon. ...Jason's not advocating for that option, Anon. He's just laying out the options the Tigers will face next year. Did you actually follow the article? (Answer: No, you didn't.)The Common Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994070642805307798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-76517366789883008182012-01-27T12:20:23.307-06:002012-01-27T12:20:23.307-06:00Avila won't be traded and Martinez will not ca...Avila won't be traded and Martinez will not catch again in Detroit. Do you actually follow the team?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-59215366772571621122012-01-25T14:08:54.968-06:002012-01-25T14:08:54.968-06:00All good points made here. The best point of cours...All good points made here. The best point of course is that all those logs can sure hit.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-39275065539454246262012-01-25T13:35:30.029-06:002012-01-25T13:35:30.029-06:00Yeah, the great thing will be when he starts the f...Yeah, the great thing will be when he starts the first N games at third base in 2012, thus gaining 3B eligibility in a lot of leagues for 2012 <b>and</b> 2013. All while still probably playing DH for 80% of those combined years because he only reaches 15 balls in those N games and makes errors on six of them.Jason Wojciechowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935366214824790506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-40640894616058966252012-01-25T12:25:17.611-06:002012-01-25T12:25:17.611-06:00Call me selfish, but I'd love to see Cabrera g...Call me selfish, but I'd love to see Cabrera get 3B eligibility in my keeper roto league.<br /><br />Seems hard to believe he can stick at 3B. If I were the Tigers, I'd view Martinez as largely a sunk cost at this point. You say they'd be trading him at the bottom of his value, but that value seems unlikely to climb back up much.Jason Lukeharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519510722372181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5064547517730087223.post-82349656387858406072012-01-25T11:56:08.144-06:002012-01-25T11:56:08.144-06:00"Add up the WARs" lololol"Add up the WARs" lolololAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com