Just like Salty, there were too many that should have but didn't see this one coming ...
"After starting on Opening Day, Ryan Doumit appears poised to start over Ronny Paulino against the majority of right-handed pitchers. Manager John Russell isn't calling it a platoon, but rather a "tandem." /// RW
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Originally posted by KJ Duke:
Just like Salty, there were too many that should have but didn't see this one coming ...
"After starting on Opening Day, Ryan Doumit appears poised to start over Ronny Paulino against the majority of right-handed pitchers. Manager John Russell isn't calling it a platoon, but rather a "tandem." /// RW See the J.R. Towles thread as well. Someone said that Ausmus is Oswalt's personal catcher, so he started opening day. My guess is that Towles catches 3 games, Ausmus catches 2. 60% PT is simply not enough to justify a 12th round pick.
Give me Suzuki and Navarro in the 20th round instead -- at least you're getting 80% PT.
Just like Salty, there were too many that should have but didn't see this one coming ...
"After starting on Opening Day, Ryan Doumit appears poised to start over Ronny Paulino against the majority of right-handed pitchers. Manager John Russell isn't calling it a platoon, but rather a "tandem." /// RW See the J.R. Towles thread as well. Someone said that Ausmus is Oswalt's personal catcher, so he started opening day. My guess is that Towles catches 3 games, Ausmus catches 2. 60% PT is simply not enough to justify a 12th round pick.
Give me Suzuki and Navarro in the 20th round instead -- at least you're getting 80% PT.
Salty Paulino
Originally posted by King of Queens:
quote:Originally posted by KJ Duke:
Just like Salty, there were too many that should have but didn't see this one coming ...
"After starting on Opening Day, Ryan Doumit appears poised to start over Ronny Paulino against the majority of right-handed pitchers. Manager John Russell isn't calling it a platoon, but rather a "tandem." /// RW See the J.R. Towles thread as well. Someone said that Ausmus is Oswalt's personal catcher, so he started opening day. My guess is that Towles catches 3 games, Ausmus catches 2. 60% PT is simply not enough to justify a 12th round pick.
Give me Suzuki and Navarro in the 20th round instead -- at least you're getting 80% PT. [/QUOTE]I've got Towles down for 70-75% of the games, which would make him a solid pick. The big difference between the two situations is that Towles is a hugely better hitter than Ausmus, making him to win more playing time as the season goes on. Paulino on the other hand, is an inferior hitter and PIT prefers Doumit, its mainly just a matter of him proving durable enough.
quote:Originally posted by KJ Duke:
Just like Salty, there were too many that should have but didn't see this one coming ...
"After starting on Opening Day, Ryan Doumit appears poised to start over Ronny Paulino against the majority of right-handed pitchers. Manager John Russell isn't calling it a platoon, but rather a "tandem." /// RW See the J.R. Towles thread as well. Someone said that Ausmus is Oswalt's personal catcher, so he started opening day. My guess is that Towles catches 3 games, Ausmus catches 2. 60% PT is simply not enough to justify a 12th round pick.
Give me Suzuki and Navarro in the 20th round instead -- at least you're getting 80% PT. [/QUOTE]I've got Towles down for 70-75% of the games, which would make him a solid pick. The big difference between the two situations is that Towles is a hugely better hitter than Ausmus, making him to win more playing time as the season goes on. Paulino on the other hand, is an inferior hitter and PIT prefers Doumit, its mainly just a matter of him proving durable enough.