julien's baseball blog

Marlins new Ballpark

2012-04-04T04:34:00.001-04:00

I don't give a shit.

Nats dump Lannan to start Detwiler.

2012-04-04T04:26:00.002-04:00

Terrible.

It's not my fault. I'm not trying to be harsh here. You'd think with all the money being spent there would be better decisions made.

Joey Votto gets a whole bunch of money.

2012-04-04T04:04:00.002-04:00

This is a much better deal than the Pujols one.

Matt Cain gets 112.5 million over 5 years.

2012-04-03T01:00:00.001-04:00

There is no way this will be worth it.

Ok explain. Unless a pitcher throws correctly (which at this time 0 Major Leaguers do), every pitch damages the pitcher's arm. It's possible that the Giants get lucky and Cain's arm will last, but it's likely that production declines each year or he gets injured. Spending 20 million dollars on nothing is terrible failure.

The Zito contract produced no lessons.

Joe Terdoslavich

2012-03-28T23:13:00.002-04:00

Needs to develop patience. If so, can be good.

Connor Powers

2012-03-09T18:03:00.001-05:00

Conpow is a good combination of skills to have, but his best skill is his wal.

Universal DH

2012-03-09T17:44:00.001-05:00

I'm for it! :D

Cardinals give Molina 75 million over 5 years.

2012-03-01T16:19:00.001-05:00

Locking up a catcher of high value is a solid play at any time. They're overpaying, but it's the right kind of overpaying.

Jason Varitek got on base and hit home runs.

2012-02-28T07:32:00.004-05:00

Those things are good! :D

Nats throw a bunch of money at Zimmerman!

2012-02-27T03:07:00.001-05:00

Meh.

Ichiro to bat third.

2012-02-21T17:18:00.002-05:00

Doesn't make much difference, but I would bat him leadoff.

I would not play Chone Figgins.

Tigers

2012-02-19T03:20:00.001-05:00

Cabrera is good Fielder is good Avila is ok Peralta is ok Ryan Rayburn can't hit etc.

Is Ichiro losing it?

2012-02-19T03:09:00.001-05:00

No.

Gary Carter

2012-02-18T04:59:00.001-05:00

What people are forgetting in all these memorials is that he was a great, great player. Greater than people realize, because they don't understand value. He was one of the top few catchers ever, which puts him in the upper echelon of players.

Prince Fielder was worth it.

2012-01-25T08:49:00.005-05:00

Yes.

Somebody has to be.

Barry Larkin in the hall is correct.

2012-01-09T22:06:00.001-05:00

Tim Raines would also have been correct. Also Alan Trammell, and Lou Whitaker.

Rollins: 33 million

2011-12-19T05:46:00.002-05:00

Too much.

Rafael Furcal

2011-12-13T00:23:00.002-05:00

A 34-year-old shortstop with injury concerns who can't hit gets 14 million.

MVP

2011-11-23T03:17:00.003-05:00

Prince Fielder was better than Ryan Braun. So was Joey Votto.

Clint Barmes

2011-11-21T19:03:00.001-05:00

Waste of money.

LaRussa v. Washington

2011-10-20T22:21:00.000-04:00

- F. Salas relieved J. Garcia
- D. Descalso at third
- M. Napoli struck out swinging
- D. Murphy hit for C. Gentry
- M. Rzepczynski relieved F. Salas
- Y. Torrealba hit for D. Murphy
- Y. Torrealba struck out swinging

Ownage.

World Series

2011-10-20T22:10:00.000-04:00

Can a pinch-hitter be MVP?

Matt Moore

2011-10-01T08:03:00.002-04:00

Lots of strikeouts in the minors, but also lots of walks.

The strikeouts show obvious talent. A talented young pitcher is a strong weapon in the playoffs, because batters will be more aggressive against someone they haven't seen. Since he is difficult to hit and often misses the zone, this plays right into his hands.

It's quite possible he will have a stellar postseason. Expectations will be high next year. But success will not continue. The walks will catch up to him. He'll make it (barring injury), but it will be difficult.

What happened to the Braves?

2011-09-29T01:24:00.002-04:00

They weren't that good in the first place. A team that starts Michael Bourn and Dan Uggla every day needs a lot of talent to make up for it, and Brian McCann ain't enough.

Martin Prado doesn't hit enough to play outfield, and the starting rotation was beset by injuries. They had the good bullpen, which every good team needs, but that's all they had.

The team's assets remain very strong. Jason Heyward, Freddie Freeman, and all the young pitchers are superstars. If further mistakes are not made, the team will win. But the overwhelming likelihood is that mistakes will be made.

Let's be reasonable. Please.

2011-07-10T09:51:00.003-04:00

So Derek Jeter has 3,000 hits and the next thing that happens of course the next thing that happens is there's a picture of him next to Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, and Lou Gehrig. Where does he rank?

He's not as good as them.