Jones withdraws trade request

[Soul]

Hopefully when Lou says "best possible line-up" he means things like, Theroit at 2B, Derosa in RF against Lefties.

 

Because Dusty would spout "best chance to win" and would have Pagan in LF, Bynum at 2B, and Neifi at short.

 

I like what Lou has said so far but I I'm waiting to see what he really does. He is the guy that played A.Gonzalez at 3rd over some pretty good prospects in TB. I don't know what was up with that.

 

It was a team of prospects. You're begrudging him playing one semi-vet at one position?

 

No it wasn't, and yes, it was a terrible decision.

 

Most people don't consider players prospects anymore once they have any major league experience. I don't consider them real vets until they have experienced more success than a couple years on a terminably junky team with no hope for success. The '05 Devil Rays had experience at 1B (Lee), but Nick Green, Carl Crawford, Damon Hollins, Jonny Gomes, Jorge Cantu, as well as a good portion of their rotation (Kazmir, Waechter, Fossum) were players that were less-than-established veterans. I know they don't fit the classic definition of "prospect."

 

AGone was the eldest man in the starting lineup on that team. He was junk, yea it was stupid to play him. That entire ballclub was going nowhere. Playing another prospect wasn't going dig them out of their hole.

[CuseCubFan69]

Hopefully when Lou says "best possible line-up" he means things like, Theroit at 2B, Derosa in RF against Lefties.

 

Because Dusty would spout "best chance to win" and would have Pagan in LF, Bynum at 2B, and Neifi at short.

 

I like what Lou has said so far but I I'm waiting to see what he really does. He is the guy that played A.Gonzalez at 3rd over some pretty good prospects in TB. I don't know what was up with that.

 

It was a team of prospects. You're begrudging him playing one semi-vet at one position?

 

No it wasn't, and yes, it was a terrible decision.

 

Most people don't consider players prospects anymore once they have any major league experience. I don't consider them real vets until they have experienced more success than a couple years on a terminably junky team with no hope for success. The '05 Devil Rays had experience at 1B (Lee), but Nick Green, Carl Crawford, Damon Hollins, Jonny Gomes, Jorge Cantu, as well as a good portion of their rotation (Kazmir, Waechter, Fossum) were players that were less-than-established veterans. I know they don't fit the classic definition of "prospect."

 

AGone was the eldest man in the starting lineup on that team. He was junk, yea it was stupid to play him. That entire ballclub was going nowhere. Playing another prospect wasn't going dig them out of their hole.

 

They were in a hole and playing a vet like Alex is foolish to me. IMO you look to the big picture at that stage and playing Alex should not have been an option at the time. Let me also add that TB was out of it and he played those guys. I'd like to see how he handles it when he has a team in contention. Please make sure you understand Soul that I'm keeping an open mind about Lou and not leaning one way or another until I actually see what he is doing and not just talking about it. Managers can talk about doing this and doing that and changing their ways but when things get a little tough it's my opinion that they go back to what they know and has worked for them in the past.

[BigbadB]

It was a team of prospects. You're begrudging him playing one semi-vet at one position?

 

Here is the list of free agents signed with Tampa for the year in question:

 

Brian Buchanan

Brandon Larson

Josh Phelps

Steve Cox

Alex Gonzalez

Danny Bautista

Shane Halter

Roberto Alomar

Travis Lee

Alex Sanchez

Damon Hollins

Luis Ordaz

Dee Brown

Michael Restovich

Eric Munson

Charles Johnson

 

The point of signing Roberto Alomar? So Lou wouldn't have to play some kid named Jorge Cantu at 2b. Luckily for Jorge, Alomar retired.