OFers potentially available at deadline

[Fro]

The more pressing hole is at SS/2B (depending on where Lou plays Theriot).

 

We've got enough people who can play OF for it to be workable.

[BDWeav71]

Torii Hunter is a right-handed Jock with better defense. No.

 

depends on your definition of "better", I guess -- I'd say Jacque's actually been the better CF this year despite 2 errors to Hunter's 0

 

 

I'd respectively disagree. Jones is solid in the field, and so is Hunter. I agree that Hunter is overrated as a fielder, but he is an upgrade over Jones because of his slightly better throwing arm.

 

Either way, I wouldn't want Torii on our team. I'm holding out hope that the Yankees make a move for him and overpay him after this season.

[Jehrico]

the difference between Gordon and Guzman is that Gordon has a good minor league career and great comparables. Lots of players that eventually became amazing struggled out of the gate. Gordon had a 1015 OPS in AA last year and is a polished college hitter. Guzman is a mediocre minor leaguer. They are not comparable.

 

I was making the point that people are making the judgement on Guzman that he will be an awful major leaguer based on his major league numbers, which pertain to only 29 games.

 

actually, it's his limited major league numbers and his expansive mediocre minor league career.

Expansive mediocre minor league career? Never followed him much, did you? He was a stud until he had injury problems, and didn't pitch much for a few years. Predictably, after not hardly pitching for over two years, he was rusty, and his 2006 wasn't anything to brag about. He's been showing the form that made him a top prospect before he had injury problems. The "expansive mediocre minor league career" you speak of was only mediocre for a year or so after coming off of injuries.

 

How did you follow the thread to this point and think that he was talking about Angel Guzman?

I had a few tabs open with different threads, and I guess I got lost on that one. :oops:

[seanimal]

Torii Hunter is a right-handed Jock with better defense. No.

 

depends on your definition of "better", I guess -- I'd say Jacque's actually been the better CF this year despite 2 errors to Hunter's 0

 

 

I'd respectively disagree. Jones is solid in the field, and so is Hunter. I agree that Hunter is overrated as a fielder, but he is an upgrade over Jones because of his slightly better throwing arm.

 

Either way, I wouldn't want Torii on our team. I'm holding out hope that the Yankees make a move for him and overpay him after this season.

 

+1

[Soriano12]

Torii Hunter is a right-handed Jock with better defense. No.

 

depends on your definition of "better", I guess -- I'd say Jacque's actually been the better CF this year despite 2 errors to Hunter's 0

 

LOL..Jones cannot hold Hunter's jock(no pun intended) defensively.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

yay for uninformed opinions!

[Soriano12]

More like a fact...Jones is not, and never was, even close to being on the same level as Hunter.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

re-check your "facts" -- Torii Hunter is about as overrated defensively as they come

[Soriano12]

He may be overrated on defense, but that doesn't mean JJ is a better defender. Jones was below average on defense in RF last season, and now is easily one of the worst defensive CF's in all of baseball.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

no, he's actually not -- again, re-check your "facts"