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  1. wsnydes
    I said "adequate enough", which is not the same as adequate in my book. Though, clearly he isn't on the team for his offense. Secondly, please re-read the last sentence in my post.
  2. wsnydes
    He's a backup that can play INF and OF. He's good/great at neither but plays them adequately enough and hits like a backup. I agree with your argument if he continues to play every day, but that versatility is why he's on the roster. Would I have rather they sent down a pitcher instead of DFA'ing Arcia, yes. They chose to keep the extra pitcher. Frankly, I'd rather see Santana sitting on the bench rotting than Polanco or another prospect. For the record, this is by no means an attempt to defend the FO. I'm simply pointing out what I perceive to be their reasoning.
  3. wsnydes
    I know this isn't your point, but I'd argue that's exactly what they did. Arcia is better off elsewhere. He'll get a real chance.
  4. wsnydes
    It's as though you were reading my mind. I was willing to give him the chance since I had no choice in the matter anyway, but other than that you took the words right out of my brain. That one move created so many other issues that he'd have to be an MVP in order for it to be worthwhile.
  5. wsnydes
    In my view, he's not confused so much, but he can't hit a major league fastball. Not going to see those in AAA. He's good at punishing the odd hanger. I believe all of his HR's are on off speed stuff. But I'm not really opposed to sending him down, I was merely stating the perceived line of thinking. Vargas is earning another chance.
  6. wsnydes
    Supposedly, the Korean league is similar to AAA. In order to adjust to MLB pitching, he's going to need to face MLB pitching. Sending him down doesn't serve as much of a benefit to him.
  7. wsnydes
    Fair points and I agree completely with your last paragraph. But there are younger players arriving that exhibit more talent than a platoon DH. They shouldn't sacrifice big league PT at this point either. When Sano comes back, he'll likely get trotted back into RF again - which will be a direct result of an older player being entrenched at a position for some absurd reason. I think that scenario reinforces your point better.
  8. wsnydes
    This is basically where I sit as well. I'm fine with DH types, but there isn't room for him there. Since I don't want to ever see him in the field again, that doesn't work. That is compounded with the fact that the Kepler's of the world are going to be better in the long run, IMO. Give me a guy that can field a position and bat with a better all around approach. 25 HR's a year are nice, but not if he's going to hit .210 and strike out 35% of the time. I do think it's best for both parties in this situation.
  9. wsnydes
    My guess is that they don't feel that sending him down would be beneficial. I'm in that camp. To your point, failing isn't an issue for me. It happens. It's failure to recognize or do anything about it, continuing and compounding the failure that is the problem. Admitting mistakes and adjusting accordingly is the difference between crap leadership and competent leadership.
  10. wsnydes
    add to the list: g) not sign a guy who was previously waived by two teams in 3 weeks.
  11. wsnydes
    I was at that game as well. All I could do was shake my head, especially because of the scenario that preceded it. The 5th and 6th innings were just managerial folly. It's become comical with how inefficiently he uses the bullpen. It's no wonder these guys wear down.
  12. wsnydes
    When you're right, you're right.
  13. wsnydes
    Ah, it was me who didn't understand your argument. That makes more sense. Sorry for the confusion. I'm not sure Beresford has any greater future with this team than Santana, but I can at least buy the argument that he deserves more of an opportunity in the Show. At this point, that is what this team should be doing. They need to figure out who is in the long term plans. Arcia obviously wasn't. I'm not overly bent out of shape about that, but I do think how this went down reeks of mismanagement as well.
  14. wsnydes
    I wasn't necessarily trying to say it was. Beresford or the 12 guys on waivers aren't on the 40 man, so that complicates things further (unless they did the smart thing and not claimed Ramirez). If that happens, then you have two guys that can do the same thing on the 40 man. That doesn't make sense either. Fact of the matter is that the Park signing and a long list of other roster mismanagement led to this point. It always goes back to the pieces of this roster puzzle not fitting. I for one don't mind that they chose to move on from him. I do mind how they got here.
  15. wsnydes
    Santana can play semi-competent defense in so many places, that's his value. I just hope that this is a sign that TR is actually actively trying to move some of these veterans and may need a very short term stop gap player. I'm not overly optimistic that is the approach however. That requires too much foresight for this FO.
  16. wsnydes
    I'm far from sold on Arcia. He may prove to go the route of a Valencia and eventually get there. I see him as more of a platoon guy that hits a HR every so often and strikes out most of the rest of the time. His lack of plate discipline is his undoing. That being said, if he cleans that up he could be quite productive. I don't see him going Ortiz on us regardless though. I'm not going to lose sleep over him being gone, but how they even got to this point is just item on the list of reasons this FO is a clown show. That being said, this timing makes little sense. They knew Santana was coming back in a matter of days when they signed Neil Ramirez. They simply could have not signed a guy that was waived by two teams in three weeks and let Chargois get another inning or two. Then when Santana was ready to come back, they send Chargois down. I wouldn't be that bothered with carrying 12 pitchers, Molitor just has to use them more efficiently. But the best answer was to let Santana sit in Rochester for a bit while you worked out a trade for one of the big league position players. Development to win more games later on should be the focus, not necessarily winning games now. I'd be interested to know if TR even tried to trade him first.
  17. wsnydes
    I'm far from sold on Arcia. He may prove to go the route of a Valencia and eventually get there. I see him as more of a platoon guy that hits a HR every so often and strikes out most of the rest of the time. His lack of plate discipline is his undoing. That being said, if he cleans that up he could be quite productive. I don't see him going Ortiz on us regardless though. I'm not going to lose sleep over him being gone, but how they even got to this point is just item on the list of reasons this FO is a clown show. That being said, this timing makes little sense. They knew Santana was coming back in a matter of days when they signed Neil Ramirez. They simply could have not signed a guy that was waived by two teams in three weeks and let Chargois get another inning or two. Then when Santana was ready to come back, they send Chargois down. I wouldn't be that bothered with carrying 12 pitchers, Molitor just has to use them more efficiently. But the best answer was to let Santana sit in Rochester for a bit while you worked out a trade for one of the big league position players. Development to win more games later on should be the focus, not necessarily winning games now.
  18. wsnydes
    I'm getting closer and closer to wanting "lose" to be changed to "play".
  19. wsnydes
    That sounds like semantics.
  20. wsnydes
    Agreed. He's already cleared waivers once and we've seen this show before.
  21. wsnydes
    That's definitely the case. A higher price tag with a larger contract period would likely be the case however. I would think these players would be sought out by two different markets, but it will still likely be a factor.
  22. wsnydes
    I urge you to check out his latest album featuring MC Handel.
  23. wsnydes
    If I could get that for Dozier, I'd do that in a heartbeat too. That's not really a knock on him as much as I think assets that could be used to acquire other assets and allow a guy like Polanco to move up is the direction that this team needs to head in.
  24. wsnydes
    Hopefully the stein has a well sealed lid. Can't be spilling the pain concealer.
  25. wsnydes
    To stay more topical, beer. Lots of beer.
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