tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post1529675560420315846..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: So, where we at?Tao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-52316930677269361572011-03-15T10:32:01.796-04:002011-03-15T10:32:01.796-04:00Not sure I agree on Lawrie. I haven't confirm...Not sure I agree on Lawrie. I haven't confirmed this, but I read that he's only hitting .250 vs pitchers with MLB experience. Small sample size, no doubt, but doesn't that say maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves a bit? <br /><br />After the arb date sounds good to me...Brettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-68672704858190718162011-03-15T07:09:46.168-04:002011-03-15T07:09:46.168-04:00What's the rush means why start a players serv...What's the rush means why start a players service time when they have never played a game above double A and you already have proven major league players at their positions. <br /><br />Say for a second you bring both Thames and Lawrie up to start the season. Does that mean you would bench Travis Snider so that you could have Lawrie at 3B, Batista in RF and Thames in LF?<br /><br />Not to mention you are going to be benching a guy in Rivera that hit 25 home runs in 2009 and you're paying $5 million for. And for what? To most likely find out that you brought up your prospects too soon?Peter DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-5815385073217708852011-03-15T07:07:29.803-04:002011-03-15T07:07:29.803-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Peter DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-27541105442366135622011-03-14T18:17:30.121-04:002011-03-14T18:17:30.121-04:00Gee, Buck, you really switched horses in mid-strea...Gee, Buck, you really switched horses in mid-stream there. Great sense of humor!<br /><br />(Debated on US or Canadian spelling, but judging from your defensive dumbness, opted for US.)Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912862811538785600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-60850708153072220912011-03-14T14:26:08.975-04:002011-03-14T14:26:08.975-04:00I'm all for Lawrie starting in the minors but ...I'm all for Lawrie starting in the minors but I am hoping he is up mnuch sooner than September. My hope is that we can find a contender to take Rivera and Put Jobau where he belongs , the OF. Thus leavign the keys to third in lawrie's pockets, with no realistic hopes of contetnion, I cant see how this is a bad play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-31784908731481932472011-03-14T09:44:20.531-04:002011-03-14T09:44:20.531-04:00Why even have spring training then, right? And we...Why even have spring training then, right? And we can't read anything into minor league stats either - especially the PCL - so hot starts in AAA won't mean anything either, right? And it doesn't matter how well they field their positions or how advanced their approaches are at the plate. Every player who has yet to crack the MLB needs more time.....<br /><br /><br />See, now I'm in a position where I'm advocating both those guys make the club. I'm not at all (though I'd make more of an argument for Thames > Lowrie).... but it just seems the defacto argument for every young player is "what's the rush? they need more time", regardless of any evidence to the contrary.<br /><br />It's becoem the easy argument, and I don't know how it can be the correct position to take 100% of the time.The Ackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-37408054814418706992011-03-14T07:30:07.155-04:002011-03-14T07:30:07.155-04:00That should have been "should start the seaso...That should have been "should start the season in the minors" in reference to Lawrie and Thames.<br /><br />Also, I predict that if Jesse Litsch and Reyes make the Jays, they will both suckity suck suck. Litsch probably deserves a shot, but that won't change the results, and before we know it Reyes will be gone and Drabek and Rzep will get their shots at the rotation.Peter DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-7995421769952431792011-03-14T07:25:01.268-04:002011-03-14T07:25:01.268-04:00Please stop reading into Spring Training results, ...Please stop reading into Spring Training results, both Thames and Lawrie should not start the season in the minors. What's the rush? Further development is not only a good idea, but probably much needed for both players.<br /><br />Also what is all this hate on for Juan Rivera? Let him play and hopefully he hits close to .300 with 25 home runs. He could either become a nice piece to trade at the deadline or return coveted draft picks when he leaves as a free agent.Peter DeMarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-37532151815404115952011-03-13T17:17:11.772-04:002011-03-13T17:17:11.772-04:00Chad - You've never heard of someone sitting o...Chad - You've never heard of someone sitting on a fastball?<br /><br />They don't know where it's going, they're just ready for it, and sometimes they hit it a mile.<br /><br />Hardly my point, though.Buck16noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-66227306437028425552011-03-13T17:02:01.634-04:002011-03-13T17:02:01.634-04:00I`m sort of thinking the rotation is Romero-Morrow...I`m sort of thinking the rotation is Romero-Morrow-Cecil-Litsch-Drabek with Rzep heading to AAA to be first in line for recall. I think Reyes will join Purcey as the lefties in the pen.Gil Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177204960812280259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-52157291196089607632011-03-13T13:21:06.235-04:002011-03-13T13:21:06.235-04:00You don't demand a fastball, you indicate with...You don't demand a fastball, you indicate with the bat where you want the pitch. Don't you know anything about baseball?!?Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912862811538785600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-86096549015583718222011-03-13T10:36:39.134-04:002011-03-13T10:36:39.134-04:00Bakatron - I'm just going to assume you've...Bakatron - I'm just going to assume you've met Brett Lawrie and are 100% certain his ego is inflated to such great heights that he'll waltz into the batter's box on April 1 and DEMAND he receive a fastball down the middle on every pitch, just because of who he is.<br /><br />C'mon - since when is it illegal for a kid to say he thinks he's good enough to make the big club? He didn't say he expects to make the team, or AA is an idiot if he doesn't make the team, or that he won't put the work in to make the team. He said he thinks he's ready. And he's doing all he can this spring to prove himself right.<br /><br />I just think that's fucking awesome.<br /><br />And Morrow got jacked around between the pen and the rotation - that doesn't make him an enigma, that makes the Mariners fucking stupid for disrupting the growth curve of a high-ceiling pitcher with sickening stuff.<br /><br />I agree with Ack and think Lawrie should start in Vegas, but it has nothing to do with his supposed 'ego'.Buck16noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-84286727696417957322011-03-13T09:40:24.306-04:002011-03-13T09:40:24.306-04:00it's hard to get very invested in who makes th...it's hard to get very invested in who makes the roster out of ST since, as you point out, we know who will be here by the middle of the season.<br /><br />with that in mind, it seems to make sense to play the guys you might want to trade (Litsch, Rzep, Reyes, Rivera) in order to increase their value. This means leaving Drabek and Laurie in the minors until you have cleared roster spots for them. This approach has the advantage of protecting service time as well.MJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655511182506995468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-77508524588612241772011-03-13T01:45:47.261-05:002011-03-13T01:45:47.261-05:00brett lawrie needs his ego inflated even further b...brett lawrie needs his ego inflated even further by being sent to the pcl and then deflated by being sent down once or twice before he's a major league option. i dont want to ruin another prospect because of early exposure to the majors and then having him to trade because he's an enigma (similar to what the mariners did with morrow).bakatronhttp://www.bakatron.comnoreply@blogger.com