Jon Daniels with a "state of the team" talk
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 23, 2009 8:50 PM CDT
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PrintT.R. Sullivan has a piece up this evening, where Jon Daniels gives a sort of "state of the Rangers" overview of where things stand and how he feels about things...
The one name that jumped out at me was Jake Brigham, who was pretty highly regarded after the 2007 season, missed all of the year because of Tommy John surgery, and is apparently impressing with his breaking ball this spring...
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what a beast
“I could care less about Spring Training numbers and very little whether a guy is hitting .200 or .800,” Daniels said. “That doesn’t change our evaluation. What we’re looking for is improvement, aptitude, the work that’s put in and conditioning…”
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
"AMMIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABHH!!!"
same page
A lot of comments in there that I like. However, are Daniels, Wash, Rudy and Nolan on the same page?
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Not with Jones it seems like
Sounds like JD has the level head on this one.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
Yep
And it’s kind of concerning to see that JD’s the one with the level head and still can’t do anything to stave off a disaster because Nolan is apparently taking Rudy’s word on Jones.
She was a grand old lady...
I'd rather they NOT be on the same page
I want checks and balances. It’s tough when it SEEMS that the hitting coach and pitching coach outweigh the manager, and the GM is undercut/overcut so often, but I like the committee approach. And I believe that if Jones deserves to spend significant time on this team, there’s a reason for it, whether that be a trade in the works for Cat and maybe another for Byrd as well, or that Jones is flat-out believed to be able to help this team win now, without sacrificing our younger players.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 24, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
for all those that were certain that Andrus wouldn't be starting on opening day
Having second thoughts yet?
Doctor please. Some more of these.
no
I think Andrus will start and end the season as the Rangers SS. But I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a break in between.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
I think once the commitment is made
then you pretty much have to stick it out. If it gets so bad that they send him down, then it was a faulty decision to turn things over to him in the first place.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
Yep
If Andrus gets sent down to the minors it will be a major disappointment.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
for everybody involved
Andrus might as well be ruined at that point. I doubt we start with him and send him down…unless he’s hitting .088 for 2 months and committing errors left and right
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 24, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
He'll likely spend his All-Star Break in Frisco
And if they option him on the off day (Jul 2) then He can spend 2 weeks on the farm before the 2nd half starts. Isn’t that’s all that’s required to save the year? He’d miss the July 4th home series and a west coast road trip at a convenient time to showcase Vizquel or Arias for a potential trade. O reven more built around the trade deadline would be to option him July 6 to Frisco and then call him back up the 20th for the Boston series.
If he is holding his own
There is no reason to send him to the minors. He might not understand how service time works but you can bet your ass his agent does.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
Nope
I always thought he would be the Opening Day starter
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
Same here.
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
by Kinslerhomer on Mar 23, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not that I thought he wouldn't... I just hoped he wouldn't.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I love you, Marcus Lemon.
"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555, throwing one of his patented sandy-vagina'd hissy fits.
by thedirkatron on Mar 24, 2009 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree that it is a poor decision
I was just referring to a couple of specific back and forths from several weeks ago where I said that JD had made it pretty clear that Andrus was going to be the starting SS unless he shit the bed in ST.
Several people objected, saying JD was just too smart for that and they were just certain that Elvis would start out in AAA. I probably would have forgotten about the whole thing, but hightowersmith told me I was retarded, so it kinda sticks in my mind.
Doctor please. Some more of these.
hah.
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 24, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I remember disputing your JD painting himself into a corner argument
And I think Vizquel’s presence contradicts that.
But I certainly never thought your take was tardish.
I guess that would stick out in my mind, too.
Longhorn usually does that to me every couple of weeks or so, and yah, I tend to remember it.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
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by Brian Thomas on Mar 24, 2009 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions
More confirmation that Rupe is out of options there
I wonder if it comes down to Rupe vs. Nippert what would happen… Rupe hasn’t looked good his last few times out.
She was a grand old lady...
If it comes to those two
Nippert wins. The guy has too good an arm to risk losing over a guy like Rupe. I emailed Evan and he confirmed Rupe is out of options having not been put on the 60 day DL until June of 07.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Agreed
You take Nippert.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
yep you got to go with the Nips...
speaking of Nips…A Rod is in trouble again
http://dailyme.com/story/2009032200002699/
Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you.But once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.
would be the hottest chick he's ever been linked to
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
wait
doesn’t say that he used the same girl, just the same madam.
I bet I can guess what his choice of woman would look like.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
the most muscular one?
Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you.But once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.
Check out the mug on this broad in this photo.
http://guanabee.com/2009/03/madame-kristin-davis-alex-rodriguez-prostitution
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
client # 13 = Pay Rod
Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you.But once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.
Well
If Rupe clears waivers, he can be outrighted. And I think there is a 50/50 shot he clears waivers.
Nippert can become a free agent if he is outrighted.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 23, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Well I guess that would answer that question
I’m a Nippert supporter, so I definitely would rather he make the team.
She was a grand old lady...
Rupe isn't good and never will be good, imo.
It’s time to cut bait.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I love you, Marcus Lemon.
"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555, throwing one of his patented sandy-vagina'd hissy fits.
by thedirkatron on Mar 24, 2009 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Nippert has a big arm
but he can’t throw strikes, ends up with tons of baserunners and his defense goes to sleep.
I hate pitchers like Dustin Nippert.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
Neither of them can throw strikes
So give me the guy with the mid-upper 90s fastball over Rupe
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
If you go to sleep behind a slow pitcher as a defender, then you don't belong in The Show.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I love you, Marcus Lemon.
"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555.
by thedirkatron on Mar 24, 2009 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Unless you have red and blue kneepads...
so that falling to your knees when you nod off doesn’t hurt so much.
If Rupe came to the Rangers from another team
he would get dogcussed all the time. The only thing that saves him is he is homegrown.
Get off my lawn.
Rupe came from the Marlins
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Scratch that
Came from the White Sox
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
I mean recently
he’s been in the farm system for 5 or 6 years. Had he been recently acquired, and hadn’t spent time on our farm, people would throw rocks and garbage at him.
Get off my lawn.
why?
was he THAT horrible?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 24, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Except... he's not.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I love you, Marcus Lemon.
"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555.
by thedirkatron on Mar 24, 2009 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Jones
As is typical around here there is way too much hand wringing going on. The guy hasn’t even made the team yet. All they are doing is keeping him around until the end of spring training. Let’s wait until the bad things actually happen to start worrying about them.
Fire Ron Washington
being a big proponent of the jones signing
i will say that i’ll be pretty upset if he makes the team, given the reports of his defense.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
You'd be upset if he makes the team because of his defense.
Give me a break.
by oc on Mar 23, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
You have like 50 incumbents for three outfield spots, and you're worried about the non-roster invitee's defense.
by oc on Mar 23, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I think what AB is trying to say is
Since we supposedly picked Andruw up mainly for his CF defense, there’s no point himkeeping him since his defense has sucked.
She was a grand old lady...
i thought jones was going to provide really good CF defense
I could live with a 750 OPS (with potential for higher) if that was the case. None of the other incumbents were going to do that.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
jones was much better than him 2 years ago
and was almost as good last year – and there is a lot to suggest byrd’s year in CF was an aberration.
but anyway, that was sort of the point. I thought all this “Jones is in good shape” talk might have meant he could return to his 2007 CF numbers.
given that that is not the case, I don’t want him.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
Jones was nowhere close to being as good as Marlon last year.
- and there is a lot to suggest byrd’s year in CF was an aberration.
By all means…
Byrd has to stick around till we make the playoffs
Just so we could have a angels in the outfield moment.
I don't get it, why would life give me lemons?
yeah,
I forgot how bad jones was last year. still, there was reason to believe that a skinny jones might be as good as the 2007 Jones or at least significantly better than the fat jones.
anyway, byrd’s UZR/150’s for CF the last few years (all small samples):
2008:19.8
2007:0.7
2006:4.0
2005: -7.3
2004: -23.1
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
Well if by 'two years ago' he means two completed seasons, then yes the 2006 Andruw Jones was indeed more dangerous than Byrdman.
But then you have to ask, how much of that danger was real and how much of it was ’roids?
sure
you ask that, and you find out in ST.
of course, you don’t really need an answer to how much was steroids, you just need to know that he’s still a step slow
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
he was shitty by his standards
still well above average. and not shitty according to RZR
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
wait
06 Jones wasn’t the greatest fielder
07 Jones was an excellent fielder. If you got 07 fielding and at least a 750 OPS, you’d have to consider that an upgrade.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
Oh I'm sorry
I just assumed you were talking about offense.
I got in the middle of something without reading it all. Apologies.
by brettgardner on Mar 23, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I too thought you were talking overall package.
I still think Marlon should get the centerfield job. If not for the entire season then for a good 100 games or so.
It just makes too much sense to me with Borbon on stand-by, Hamilton needing to be moved, and Byrd looking like a good candidate to bring back prospects via trade or through compensation.
Cruz in left then most of the time?
or Murphy?
"Hang-Dai, Wu...Hang-Fu$&ing-Dai"
by Walter Sobchak on Mar 24, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah
I’m not too thrilled either, given the talk of his defense lapses.
That said, I think pblack is right. I’d wait until he’s even on the team before I’d start hand wringing (a la Broussard).
OTOH, there’s already been so much hand wringing BEFORE he’s on the team, that any more would likely be overkill….
R
Is everyone wanting for the season to just start already?
Or are there people who want to see how everything plays out?
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
I don't think there's too much left to play out, aside from the Jones BS
The position players, bench and rotation all look set. All that’s left is to pick from your options for guys to fill out the ’pen.
She was a grand old lady...
I want the season to start.
But it is sad to see all the day games for the start of the season. I like baseball better at night.
I don't get it, why would life give me lemons?
I love day baseball early in the season
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
No the summer is my busy time of the year
It is hard for me to get off during the summer.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
this wbc game is pretty good
I like watching japan play
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
Marlins' New Stadium Approved
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
Korea got the DP anyway
but the runner at first should have been called out anyway because of the guy’s slide into 2B. He literally dove over to the second baseman as he was sliding and pushed him in the legs. Very blatant.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam
by Brett Perryman on Mar 23, 2009 10:55 PM CDT reply actions
Nice pitch.
I hope korea gets a miracle finish though. No offense to japan but I don’t want them to win 2/2.
the preceding post was a great success.
getting pretty interesting
i want to see darvish pull this out.
see some good makeup from this kid.
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
Nice!
another good slider but his slider’s location just isnt really there right now.
Actually on the replay its not that badly located… just a strike and he was waiting for it.
the preceding post was a great success.
okay, i had to turn the mac back on
this is some awesome baseball…absolutely compelling.
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
"AMMIITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABHH!!!"
ichiro really is awesome
and johjima is equally embarassing
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
That was a real meatball pitch
I mean seriously, wtf …
Give me Sheets or give me Offseason Blues Part III.
by inactive lsb user on Mar 24, 2009 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Darvish
That slider is straight filthy
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Where was that pitch?
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
damn
I thought that 2nd strike slider was a gonna be a fastball up and in.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
By the way
whats up with the mavericks having a 4 day break?
the preceding post was a great success.
yes.
i think they are a couple games up on phoenix for the 8th spot.
of course, thats a 98% elimination to the lakers.
the preceding post was a great success.
I almost want them to play the lakers in the first round.
Just to see if they could pull off a huge upset after sucking so much in the playoffs recently.
Lol.
Same here.
But 10 days later I’ll wish they were in the lottery instead.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
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