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McBain
Re: Fences and market
Sun May 13, 2012 09:19
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Yeah, so much of Joyner and Grace's value came from the defense. And while neither was ever fast, Alonso takes the base-clogging thing to an extreme. Both also had several seasons of positive K/BB rates, and even though Alonso looks capable of controlling the strikeouts, I don't see him doing it less than he walks.

One non-scientific thing about Alonso -- just visually, even knowing his minor league record and his age, he looks like he should hit for more power than he has. That was true of Burroughs, too, but still, it gives me some hope.

BTW, CD, I've gotten two spams from your (at least one of your) email addresses. Nothing pornographic, "make millions" type of things. Time to change the old password and confound the hackers.

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  • More Petco fencesjst25, Sat May 12 00:59
    http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7920906/chase-headley-san-diego-padres-denies-scuffle-petco-park-dimensions "Headley said he and his teammates try to make every effort to refrain from talking about ... more
    • Re: More Petco fencesWahoo willy, Sat May 12 21:09
      Totally agree about rizzo. Couple follow up questions.... 1) how much do you think you need to move the fences to get the park to play neutral? Moderate pitchers park? 2) isnt their more value in... more
      • Fences and marketlongdistancefriar, Sat May 12 22:00
        Generally I would think that it is easier and cheaper to not have to worry about spending on pitching Han hitting. However, there might be a tipping point that it becomes so difficult to attract... more
        • Well put on AlonsoChase, Sun May 13 03:05
          There is a reason this guy has been a top-100 prospect each of the past four years. From BA (33, 73, 45, 35) - he can really hit. It takes a special kind of hitter to have any chance in hell of... more
        • Re: Fences and marketWahoo Willy, Sun May 13 01:52
          If they're able to draft and develop hitters, I'd expect they should be able to keep them. That's a lot of why the Rizzo trade was just so terrible. Headley's value's going to be suppressed on the FA ... more
          • Re: Fences and marketjst25, Thu May 24 17:24
            You also could have thrown out one of my personal faves, John Olerud. He is the quintessential slick-fielding, marginal-power 1B for me. My biggest concern with Petco is that I think it inhibits the... more
            • Re: Fences and marketWahoo Willy, Thu May 24 17:53
              So, what would you do to the park to neutralize it? Still curious about that. Completely agree that there remains a huge knowledge gap with the effects on parks on hitting. On the surface, I think... more
              • Re: Fences and marketjst25, Sat May 26 13:48
                It is easy to romanticize the 2-1 Petco special, I think. At least I know I have. When you had Jake Peavy going against Roy Oswalt, both at the top of their game, a 2-1 outcome might indicate that... more
                • forget Drew StubbsChase, Sun May 27 20:27
                  Compare Venable wRC+'s to Adam Jones, particularly prior to Jones 2012 monster start: Venable '09 - 110 '10 - 107 '11 - 107 '12 - 124 Home - .223/.301/.371 Away - .281/.347/.455 Jones '09 - 103 '10 - ... more
              • Soccer Sells Well in the USAMark, Fri May 25 15:13
                I didn't mind the 2-1 games either. Realistically, I don't know what they're going to be able to do to get the park to neutral. Moving the fences in further is going to be more prohibitive for 2B and ... more
                • Re: Soccer Sells Well in the USAChase, Fri May 25 16:05
                  That's a good idea about making the infield faster, particularly since the Padres have the highest GB/FB ratio in the league. Surprisingly they lead the league in both doubles & walks, after placing... more
                  • To Be ClearMark, Fri May 25 16:08
                    I'm talking Arizona in the middle of March fast. Like, really, really fast. I want the other teams complaining about it the same we can complain about Petco currently. Then you get all fly ball... more
          • Re: Fences and market — McBain, Sun May 13 09:19
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