Comments on: Bring on the Phillies http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/07/20/bring-on-the-phillies/ A Chicago Cubs Blog and Fan Site Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Terrelle Pryor 2 http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/07/20/bring-on-the-phillies/#comment-15746 Terrelle Pryor 2 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:36:24 +0000 http://viewfromthebleachers.com/?p=3596#comment-15746 I didn't know Ram has one of the worst gloves among 3B. I remember watching him in Pittsburgh, he was very erratic with the glove, but since coming here he has done better than anyone expected. One guy I would like to see on the team is Kim Tae-Kyun. He is a 1B in Korea, he is a beast. I'm surprised he doesn't have a home in MLB to be honest, or at least get a look I didn’t know Ram has one of the worst gloves among 3B. I remember watching him in Pittsburgh, he was very erratic with the glove, but since coming here he has done better than anyone expected. One guy I would like to see on the team is Kim Tae-Kyun. He is a 1B in Korea, he is a beast. I’m surprised he doesn’t have a home in MLB to be honest, or at least get a look

]]> By: dave l http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/07/20/bring-on-the-phillies/#comment-15732 dave l Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:14:14 +0000 http://viewfromthebleachers.com/?p=3596#comment-15732 <blockquote>George Sherrill is available. </blockquote>The O's are going to demand a lot for Sherrill. I like Sherrill, but the problem is that everyone else does do, including the O's. The O's want closer-type value in return for Sherrill. Hart + a Caridad type probably won't get it done. <blockquote>Aramis Ramirez had a lot of errors as a Pirate and now he’s pretty tight at third.</blockquote>By tight, do you mean not very good? Last year he had the 4th most errors among MLB 3b. He was last among qualified 3b in range. When you have a player with bad range, AND makes a lot of errors, you have a bad defensive player. He did have a very good defensive year in 2007, but that really seems like the outlier and not anywhere close to the norm.

George Sherrill is available.

The O’s are going to demand a lot for Sherrill. I like Sherrill, but the problem is that everyone else does do, including the O’s. The O’s want closer-type value in return for Sherrill. Hart + a Caridad type probably won’t get it done.

Aramis Ramirez had a lot of errors as a Pirate and now he’s pretty tight at third.

By tight, do you mean not very good?

Last year he had the 4th most errors among MLB 3b. He was last among qualified 3b in range. When you have a player with bad range, AND makes a lot of errors, you have a bad defensive player.

He did have a very good defensive year in 2007, but that really seems like the outlier and not anywhere close to the norm.

]]> By: Mark Strickler http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/07/20/bring-on-the-phillies/#comment-15730 Mark Strickler Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:06:54 +0000 http://viewfromthebleachers.com/?p=3596#comment-15730 I tend to agree on Hart, it's certainly way too early to give up on this guy but he either needs more minor league time or he could possibly be used as a trade pawn for a lefthanded setup man. Speaking of lefthanders, George Sherrill is available. Hart for Sherrill with somebody like Caridad thrown in would be a no brainer but we still would need a lefty specialist. Perhaps that's where BJ Ryan would fit in but I'm not counting on much out of Ryan. On the minor league prospects the Cubs are certainly signing guys out of South Korea. The best one thusfar appears to be Lee Hak-ju (pronounced EEE hahk-JOO in Korean.) He's listed as a shortstop (11 errors in 27 games) but has an OPS Of .805. I see a switch to LF or 2B in this young man's future but who knows? Aramis Ramirez had a lot of errors as a Pirate and now he's pretty tight at third. Both Lee and Ha Jae-hoon (CF) are 18 so they are real raw prospects at this time; a third Korean player Jung Su-min is a 20 year old pitcher with somewhat mediocre numbers. All three players are with Boise. I tend to agree on Hart, it’s certainly way too early to give up on this guy but he either needs more minor league time or he could possibly be used as a trade pawn for a lefthanded setup man. Speaking of lefthanders, George Sherrill is available. Hart for Sherrill with somebody like Caridad thrown in would be a no brainer but we still would need a lefty specialist. Perhaps that’s where BJ Ryan would fit in but I’m not counting on much out of Ryan.

On the minor league prospects the Cubs are certainly signing guys out of South Korea. The best one thusfar appears to be Lee Hak-ju (pronounced EEE hahk-JOO in Korean.) He’s listed as a shortstop (11 errors in 27 games) but has an OPS Of .805. I see a switch to LF or 2B in this young man’s future but who knows? Aramis Ramirez had a lot of errors as a Pirate and now he’s pretty tight at third. Both Lee and Ha Jae-hoon (CF) are 18 so they are real raw prospects at this time; a third Korean player Jung Su-min is a 20 year old pitcher with somewhat mediocre numbers. All three players are with Boise.

]]> By: Mark http://viewfromthebleachers.com/blog/2009/07/20/bring-on-the-phillies/#comment-15729 Mark Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:05:32 +0000 http://viewfromthebleachers.com/?p=3596#comment-15729 Definitely agree that Soriano is heading toward a hot start and I knew that Dempster has always been better at Wrigley, but was unaware of Lilly's success there until you pointed out. I posted your article today too. Sorry it took me so long, but I was at the beach without internet for the last couple of days - yeah life was tough last week! Thanks for the info Joe. Definitely agree that Soriano is heading toward a hot start and I knew that Dempster has always been better at Wrigley, but was unaware of Lilly’s success there until you pointed out.

I posted your article today too. Sorry it took me so long, but I was at the beach without internet for the last couple of days – yeah life was tough last week! Thanks for the info Joe.

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