tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post4965274235310655440..comments2023-11-02T04:27:49.394-07:00Comments on Diamondhacks: Half EmptyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-29913581784171631802009-07-17T05:49:11.494-07:002009-07-17T05:49:11.494-07:00They didn't give up anything to get Francoeur&...They didn't give up anything to get Francoeur's talent is my main point. I shall mark Aug. 15th in my diary---if I start to keep a diary.PAULhttp://www.paullebowitz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-24007124879371836022009-07-16T22:02:30.386-07:002009-07-16T22:02:30.386-07:00The Webb injury screwed everything up.
Yes and no...<i>The Webb injury screwed everything up.</i><br /><br />Yes and no. You clearly cant just go out and replace Brandon Webb. Not with a limited budget. But you <b>can</b> and must maintain at least one competent 6th starter. Why? Because nobody goes a season with five starters - that's a fantasy Josh Byrnes is paying dearly for. If it wasnt Webb, somebody else could have gone down. You have to better prepared for that than the Diamondbacks were. <br /><br />Francoeur's 25, but he's got 2500 progressively awful plate appearances under his belt - so I'm not real optimistic about him recapturing that early promise.Diamondhackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269618628044919819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-10890725570531361622009-07-16T19:10:13.982-07:002009-07-16T19:10:13.982-07:00Please await my response to these matters - on Aug...Please await my response to these matters - on August 15th. <br /><br />Thank you.Diamondhackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269618628044919819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-48570439043849072832009-07-16T18:46:27.567-07:002009-07-16T18:46:27.567-07:00Are you only allowed to post on the 15th of every ...Are you only allowed to post on the 15th of every month now? With a quick hit and run of the D-backs disappointing season and fade off into the night? <br />The big problem with building around a 1-2 starting rotation punch is when 1 of the 2 gets hurt the first week of the season. The Webb injury screwed everything up.<br />What did you take away from the Ryan Church for Jeff Francoeur deal? The stat zombies can't shut up about how much better a player Church is than Francoeur; I counter with having seen enough of Ryan Church to say that the Mets would've gotten identical production if they'd put Jeremy Reed in every situation that Church was in this entire season. Despite Francoeur's atrocious approach, he's got multiple MVP ability if he's ever reined in (the Mets have said they're gonna watch him for a couple of weeks before making any changes) and he's five years younger.PAULhttp://www.paullebowitz.com/noreply@blogger.com