I think he fits in defensively okay, but the CS's is a concern. One thing with Hillman is he's very precise about how fast his guys are and the delivery times of the guys we're facing. He hasn't been as aggressive as I would like, and maybe the speed additions this off-season will help out.
Yeah. If the idea was to just wait around until moose and hos come up, then Glass wouldn't have increased payroll as much as they have the last couple years. After how badly DM failed this year, I doubt we'll see the payroll go up again.
Yeah. This team doesn't know how to win. There's no doubt about it. But where is the emotion at? The fight?
Yeah. But who's to say those two will work out? You can't just postpone a baseball team being successful until young guys make it to the bigs. You never know if they'll pan out.. (I know you weren't saying otherwise, just adding it)
True, but what young players have we had in the last 3 years that rival that type of talent?
Hey, send me an email at casey@royalsprimacy.com .. I have a question for ya.
We aren't the Rays because we don't have the young studs the Rays have. They stock up on starters/relievers, mix in some power with Pena, have a perennial all-star in Crawford, and have the amazing young guys like Longoria and Upton. Zobrist, Longoria, Upton, Aybar, Isringhausen and Matt Joyce all make under 1 million per year.
Instead, we have an okay rotation, terrible bullpen, mix in power with Guillen and Jacobs (who combine for fewer HR than Pena has by himself), we don't have a perennial all-star, and our young guys don't pan out.
I don't want to trade Soria, he's a good player, and we have him under contract for a long time. But if you look at what we could get for a guy like Soria, when we don't really need him for the next couple years anyway, I think you've got to send him on his way. The reason why you don't trade Butler/Gordon is because both of them are young and are everyday players. You're also not going to get very much for either of them. Butler is still a downgrade at 1B/DH for almost every team at this point. Gordon certainly is.
I'd rate Olivo, Callaspo and Bloomquist higher than that, but not by a lot.
Bannister with only a C? And Hoch is only a C-? I'd have Meche below both of them!
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