Comments on: Break Up the Baysox: Week 12 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/break-up-the-baysox-week-12/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/break-up-the-baysox-week-12/comment-page-1/#comment-30317 dan the man Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:21:23 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=4177#comment-30317 It sure seems that the rest of our legit power-hitting prospects just aren't very good defensively. We always hear about these kids with great bats like Snyder, Rowell, etc who play infield and can't make the plays. Hopefully that's just how it's all unfolded. Obviously it looks like Turner and some other non-power guys can field a little bit. But this, as I was saying in the other post, is why I'm not really sold on trading Huff. Do we really want Snyder up here next year scuffling to both hit and play defense? I say the kid has to really dominate and show a lot more defensive improvement before he should get a shot. It sure seems that the rest of our legit power-hitting prospects just aren’t very good defensively. We always hear about these kids with great bats like Snyder, Rowell, etc who play infield and can’t make the plays. Hopefully that’s just how it’s all unfolded. Obviously it looks like Turner and some other non-power guys can field a little bit. But this, as I was saying in the other post, is why I’m not really sold on trading Huff. Do we really want Snyder up here next year scuffling to both hit and play defense? I say the kid has to really dominate and show a lot more defensive improvement before he should get a shot.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/break-up-the-baysox-week-12/comment-page-1/#comment-30315 Andrew Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:29:46 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=4177#comment-30315 <a href='#comment-30313' rel="nofollow">@dan the man</a> - Jordan did pick Rowell and it is very easy to argue with that pick. You don't draft based on need, and by taking Rowell, we missed out on a ton of players such as: Tim Lincecum, Max Scherzer, Travis Snider, Ian Kennedy, Daniel Bard, Chris Coghlan, and Joba Chamberlain (who we whiffed on twice, since he was taken after Pedro Beato...ouch). But that, as they say, is 20/20 hindsight, and Rowell was regarded as a very, very good high school bat. These things just don't work out sometimes. But he's very young and still has years to prove his worth. He's not a bust yet. @dan the man – Jordan did pick Rowell and it is very easy to argue with that pick. You don’t draft based on need, and by taking Rowell, we missed out on a ton of players such as:

Tim Lincecum, Max Scherzer, Travis Snider, Ian Kennedy, Daniel Bard, Chris Coghlan, and Joba Chamberlain (who we whiffed on twice, since he was taken after Pedro Beato…ouch).

But that, as they say, is 20/20 hindsight, and Rowell was regarded as a very, very good high school bat. These things just don’t work out sometimes. But he’s very young and still has years to prove his worth. He’s not a bust yet.

]]> By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/break-up-the-baysox-week-12/comment-page-1/#comment-30313 dan the man Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:29:22 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=4177#comment-30313 Was Rowell a Jordan pick? It's hard to argue with that pick (well maybe not that hard), seeing as they did have a need at 3B and had basically 0 position prospects at the time. But I'm calling bust. Looking for improvement from that AAA trio you mentioned... Snyder, Patton, Arrieta. Was Rowell a Jordan pick? It’s hard to argue with that pick (well maybe not that hard), seeing as they did have a need at 3B and had basically 0 position prospects at the time. But I’m calling bust.

Looking for improvement from that AAA trio you mentioned… Snyder, Patton, Arrieta.

]]> By: Larry http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2009/break-up-the-baysox-week-12/comment-page-1/#comment-30309 Larry Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:00:10 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=4177#comment-30309 I saw the Keys win at home on Saturday night. Billy Rowell looked lost at the plate and is now hitting around .230. It can't be easy being that guy. Hard to believe Keys had Bergesen in '08, Berken and Hernandez in '07. I saw the Keys win at home on Saturday night. Billy Rowell looked lost at the plate and is now hitting around .230. It can’t be easy being that guy. Hard to believe Keys had Bergesen in ’08, Berken and Hernandez in ’07.

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