At Least Goins and Tejada Aren't Teammates!!
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:36 am
I love/hate this this time of year. I love all the daily updates. Hate that anything done now, only takes consequence months from now.
One thing that is new this year are the messages to fans through writers.
Like this:
'Blue Jays manager John Gibbons indicated last week that Ryan Goins is the favorite to enter spring training as the team's starting second baseman.'
I love these.
It is almost like the Manager or General Manager has to tell his fans, "Hey, he's the best we got! You want me to wish that we had Rickie Weeks or Dan Uggla aloud? That would hurt Goins feelings! I ain't doing that!"
And it's not just one case. Here's another....
'Mets general manager Sandy Alderson indicated that Ruben Tejada is more likely to open the 2014 season as the starting shortstop than he was "two months ago."
That one is classic.
It's almost as if Alderson is apologizing to Mets fans for an upcoming apocalypse at shortstop...
"Hey, I've tried!!!
I know there are 25 shortstops in the minor leagues that are better than Tejada, but I can't get one, just one, from these other tight asses owners!!!"
Managers and General Managers watch politicians and tv shows. They know that sometimes, a preemptive strike is the best course of action. That is, until they actually do make a trade
Then you'll hear this...
In GM or Manager speak-
'"Yes, we felt we were a little weak with the bat at second base. Rickie/Dan will give us a jolt there"
In Real Speak- "You didn't seriously think we were going to start the season with a Darwin Barney who can't field at second base, didya?"
or in GM and Manager speak'....
"We feel that we've upgraded the Mets infield by trading one of our pitching prospects to Oakland for Addison Russell. In this league, we have to give something to get something."
In Real Speak-
"That sombitch Beane wouldn't let go of Russell till we had to give up Syndergaard!
Bastard!
That sombitch has five shortstops in his organization that are better than Tejada!
I had to do something to fill that hole up the middle."
This leads to a question....
Would you trade Noah Syndergaard for Addison Russell?
I would.
At this stage of their careers, I almost always side on the promise of the everyday player over the pitcher. There are just so many things that can go wrong with a pitching prospect. Injury, devastating injury, or it could be pure under performance.
It seemed like only yesterday when Brandon Beachy and Trevor Bauer were going to be ALL THAT.
It's not just them, it's many pitchers.
Although pitching is the most coveted object of GM's attention, it seems a flip of the coin in whether young pitchers ever fulfill their promise.
Prospect-wise, I see Syndergaard and Russell on the same tier. Syndergaard will have a higher price point in slow drafts because his entrance to the Bigs should come sooner than Russell's. Russell may not appear at all this year. As of now, no matter how Russell performs in spring training, there is no way the A's start his clock early.
Syndergaard could turn heads in Spring Training, forcing the Mets hands.
At worst, unless hurt or under performing, he will almost surely make his entrance in June.
I guess it's the question similar to who you would rather start a Major League team, Mike Trout or Clayton Kershaw?
As a baseball owner, General Manager, Manager, or fantasy owner, the answer would be the same for me in picking Trout.
As an owner, he brings in more fans and is more visible.
As A GM, having an ace like Kershaw almost precipitates a huge number two pitcher. That's dollar signs.
As a Manager, putting Trout in the lineup everyday is a thing of beauty.
And as a fantasy owner, Trout covers five categories, Kershaw does finish some games, but never Saves them.
And there you have it, in one post, we went from Ryan Goins and Ruben Tejada to Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw.
One thing that is new this year are the messages to fans through writers.
Like this:
'Blue Jays manager John Gibbons indicated last week that Ryan Goins is the favorite to enter spring training as the team's starting second baseman.'
I love these.
It is almost like the Manager or General Manager has to tell his fans, "Hey, he's the best we got! You want me to wish that we had Rickie Weeks or Dan Uggla aloud? That would hurt Goins feelings! I ain't doing that!"
And it's not just one case. Here's another....
'Mets general manager Sandy Alderson indicated that Ruben Tejada is more likely to open the 2014 season as the starting shortstop than he was "two months ago."
That one is classic.
It's almost as if Alderson is apologizing to Mets fans for an upcoming apocalypse at shortstop...
"Hey, I've tried!!!
I know there are 25 shortstops in the minor leagues that are better than Tejada, but I can't get one, just one, from these other tight asses owners!!!"
Managers and General Managers watch politicians and tv shows. They know that sometimes, a preemptive strike is the best course of action. That is, until they actually do make a trade
Then you'll hear this...
In GM or Manager speak-
'"Yes, we felt we were a little weak with the bat at second base. Rickie/Dan will give us a jolt there"
In Real Speak- "You didn't seriously think we were going to start the season with a Darwin Barney who can't field at second base, didya?"
or in GM and Manager speak'....
"We feel that we've upgraded the Mets infield by trading one of our pitching prospects to Oakland for Addison Russell. In this league, we have to give something to get something."
In Real Speak-
"That sombitch Beane wouldn't let go of Russell till we had to give up Syndergaard!
Bastard!
That sombitch has five shortstops in his organization that are better than Tejada!
I had to do something to fill that hole up the middle."
This leads to a question....
Would you trade Noah Syndergaard for Addison Russell?
I would.
At this stage of their careers, I almost always side on the promise of the everyday player over the pitcher. There are just so many things that can go wrong with a pitching prospect. Injury, devastating injury, or it could be pure under performance.
It seemed like only yesterday when Brandon Beachy and Trevor Bauer were going to be ALL THAT.
It's not just them, it's many pitchers.
Although pitching is the most coveted object of GM's attention, it seems a flip of the coin in whether young pitchers ever fulfill their promise.
Prospect-wise, I see Syndergaard and Russell on the same tier. Syndergaard will have a higher price point in slow drafts because his entrance to the Bigs should come sooner than Russell's. Russell may not appear at all this year. As of now, no matter how Russell performs in spring training, there is no way the A's start his clock early.
Syndergaard could turn heads in Spring Training, forcing the Mets hands.
At worst, unless hurt or under performing, he will almost surely make his entrance in June.
I guess it's the question similar to who you would rather start a Major League team, Mike Trout or Clayton Kershaw?
As a baseball owner, General Manager, Manager, or fantasy owner, the answer would be the same for me in picking Trout.
As an owner, he brings in more fans and is more visible.
As A GM, having an ace like Kershaw almost precipitates a huge number two pitcher. That's dollar signs.
As a Manager, putting Trout in the lineup everyday is a thing of beauty.
And as a fantasy owner, Trout covers five categories, Kershaw does finish some games, but never Saves them.
And there you have it, in one post, we went from Ryan Goins and Ruben Tejada to Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw.