Swisher's in an awful slump, but he's far from the worst. He still gets on base regularly and has some power. Plus he's a good relief pitcher.
Posted by VDesai:
Swisher's in an awful slump, but he's far from the worst. He still gets on base regularly and has some power. Plus he's a good relief pitcher.
Yeah, seriously. Once you stop looking at batting average, his overall production for the season is very solid. If you look at his on-base and slugging % combination (OPS), his production this season has been much better than Jeter's of this or last season. No doubt he is in a recent slump though. Players hit slumps. It happens.
[Edited by - bonn1997 on 05-20-2009 1:33 PM]
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
btw, is nick swisher the worst everyday player in the AL (non catcher)?
Believe it or not, I've heard rumblings that the Tigers are possibly looking into cutting Magglio Ordonez because of his contract...
well the redsox did put manny on waivers a few years ago...
i definitely am in favor of letting nady and matsui walk. if damon wants to sign a 2 yr deal with a team option on the 2nd yr, i'd let him come back and be a DH/4th OF, no way i sign him any longer.
Posted by BigSm00th:
i definitely am in favor of letting nady and matsui walk. if damon wants to sign a 2 yr deal with a team option on the 2nd yr, i'd let him come back and be a DH/4th OF, no way i sign him any longer.
That's a ton of offense you're gonna have to replace though. Or you'll have to be willing to tolerate probably about 1 less run per game than this season.
A ton? By letting Matsui, who isn't doing that much and Nady (Done nothing) go? I think they are quite replaceable.
the lineup does have some long term question marks. hopefully we can sign some younger players or some of our guys develop...
quick question:
who would be the top 5 players you would start a baseball team with?
[Edited by - djsunyc on 05-20-2009 1:48 PM]
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
btw, is nick swisher the worst everyday player in the AL (non catcher)?
Believe it or not, I've heard rumblings that the Tigers are possibly looking into cutting Magglio Ordonez because of his contract...
well the redsox did put manny on waivers a few years ago...
nah, don't get it twisted.. they want to straight out cut him so they dont have to worry about paying his salary anymore.
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
btw, is nick swisher the worst everyday player in the AL (non catcher)?
Believe it or not, I've heard rumblings that the Tigers are possibly looking into cutting Magglio Ordonez because of his contract...
well the redsox did put manny on waivers a few years ago...
nah, don't get it twisted.. they want to straight out cut him so they dont have to worry about paying his salary anymore.
you can't do that in baseball.
Posted by djsunyc:
quick question:
who would be the top 5 players you would start a baseball team with?
[Edited by - djsunyc on 05-20-2009 1:48 PM]
here you go:
1. david wright
2. hanley ramirez
3. arod or pujols (sorry couldnt decide)
4. johan santana
5. evan longoria
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
btw, is nick swisher the worst everyday player in the AL (non catcher)?
Believe it or not, I've heard rumblings that the Tigers are possibly looking into cutting Magglio Ordonez because of his contract...
well the redsox did put manny on waivers a few years ago...
nah, don't get it twisted.. they want to straight out cut him so they dont have to worry about paying his salary anymore.
you can't do that in baseball.
Well the goal is that they'd release him and then another team would pick him up. You don't have to waive him.
the same way the Tigers released Sheffield.
[Edited by - nyk4ever on 05-20-2009 2:12 PM]
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
btw, is nick swisher the worst everyday player in the AL (non catcher)?
Believe it or not, I've heard rumblings that the Tigers are possibly looking into cutting Magglio Ordonez because of his contract...
well the redsox did put manny on waivers a few years ago...
nah, don't get it twisted.. they want to straight out cut him so they dont have to worry about paying his salary anymore.
you can't do that in baseball.
Well the goal is that they'd release him and then another team would pick him up. You don't have to waive him.
i thought any player released as to through 2 days of waivers first to see if anybody picks him (and the contract) up. then if he clears, the team can DFA him.
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by djsunyc:
quick question:
who would be the top 5 players you would start a baseball team with?
here you go:
1. david wright
2. hanley ramirez
3. arod or pujols (sorry couldnt decide)
4. johan santana
5. evan longoria
two 3rd basemen? you stupid...
btw, apparently arod's tastes have improved as he's a-bombin' kate hudson now...
[Edited by - djsunyc on 05-20-2009 2:13 PM]
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by djsunyc:
quick question:
who would be the top 5 players you would start a baseball team with?
here you go:
1. david wright
2. hanley ramirez
3. arod or pujols (sorry couldnt decide)
4. johan santana
5. evan longoria
two 3rd basemen? you stupid...
one can play dh. didnt necessarily go by position, went with best players to start a team with....douche. would your fav five look like this?
jb cox
jarred ball
gavin dickey
jj putz
randy johnson
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by djsunyc:
btw, is nick swisher the worst everyday player in the AL (non catcher)?
Believe it or not, I've heard rumblings that the Tigers are possibly looking into cutting Magglio Ordonez because of his contract...
well the redsox did put manny on waivers a few years ago...
nah, don't get it twisted.. they want to straight out cut him so they dont have to worry about paying his salary anymore.
you can't do that in baseball.
Well the goal is that they'd release him and then another team would pick him up. You don't have to waive him.
i thought any player released as to through 2 days of waivers first to see if anybody picks him (and the contract) up. then if he clears, the team can DFA him.
Sorry DJ.. yeah you do. I don't think he'll have any suitors at his gigantic salary, which is why he'll pass through then a team can sign him for the Vet minimum.
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by djsunyc:
quick question:
who would be the top 5 players you would start a baseball team with?
here you go:
1. david wright
2. hanley ramirez
3. arod or pujols (sorry couldnt decide)
4. johan santana
5. evan longoria
two 3rd basemen? you stupid...
one can play dh. didnt necessarily go by position, went with best players to start a team with....douche. would your fav five look like this?
jb cox
jarred ball
gavin dickey
jj putz
randy johnson
having david wright as a top 5 player to build a team with is just idiotic...and what if it was an NL team. no dh there. it's almost like a woman made that post.
[Edited by - djsunyc on 05-20-2009 3:06 PM]
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by djsunyc:
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by djsunyc:
quick question:
who would be the top 5 players you would start a baseball team with?
here you go:
1. david wright
2. hanley ramirez
3. arod or pujols (sorry couldnt decide)
4. johan santana
5. evan longoria
two 3rd basemen? you stupid...
one can play dh. didnt necessarily go by position, went with best players to start a team with....douche. would your fav five look like this?
jb cox
jarred ball
gavin dickey
jj putz
randy johnson
having david wright as a top 5 player to build a team with is just idiotic...and what if it was an NL team. no dh there. it's almost like a woman made that post.
[Edited by - djsunyc on 05-20-2009 3:06 PM]
y u gotta bring up old s*it?
Posted by Allanfan20:
A ton? By letting Matsui, who isn't doing that much and Nady (Done nothing) go? I think they are quite replaceable.
Matsui's got an .850 OPS. That's almost 100 points above the league average. Note also that the comment was regarding Damon and Matsui. Nady was not in the discussion.
I think you're underrating pitching, DJ, assuming the goal is to go deep in the playoffs and win WSs.
If we're talking long-term, then
Johan
CC
F-Rod (huge steal by the Mets)
Pujols
David Wright
If you're talking about winning right now (rather than long-term), Roy Halladay has to be on th elist. You could take anyone other than Johan off and replace them with Halladay in that case.
[Edited by - bonn1997 on 05-20-2009 5:18 PM]
