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I like calling him Pizza Boy.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-20-2006
Outshined_One replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Marco Carrillo has really impressed me so far with his K/BB numbers (currently at 30/7 over 34.2 IP). He'll turn 20 in February, meaning he's on track in terms of his age. Does anyone know much about him stuff-wise? -
The Cardinals' Annoyingly Lovable Midget tried to plow him over on a play at the plate.
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I honestly don't get why people rag so much on OBP. It's such a fundamentally simple concept that does not go against anything traditional in baseball: How good is a hitter at not getting out? Don't you want hitters who make outs less often than everyone else? Isn't that what a hitter is supposed to do? It's not without its flaws, but it's a much better evaluation tool than pretty much any other metric. I don't get the sheer amount of spite and hatred such a simple thing induces in certain people.
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...whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? I believe Bill James (or maybe McCracken, can't remember which) said that Neifi Perez was one of the ten worst offensive players in baseball history.
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They can take care of that themselves. :P
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Eh, in all fairness, Neifi's numbers were considerably skewed by his time in Colorado and Izturis was hurt playing in Dodger Stadium. Neifi's career OPS+ is 65, Izturis' is 69. Neither is something to be especially proud of, but hey.
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Does Dusty just hate Will Ohman? Seriously, he should never ever face a right handed hitter.
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I'm really hesitant with that. Yes, Pie could use some more time in AAA and it'd look bad for Hendry to trade away three good prospects for a one year rental that added up to nothing. When he's locked in, he's a good player to have on the team. At the same time, there are a bunch of CFs who will be FAs and would likely be upgrades over Pierre. Also, since Pierre's so reliant on his batting average to get on base and lacks power, his slumps look really, really ugly. His low BB rates really hurt him during those times. I'm curious to see how he finishes the season and what kind of interest he gets from other teams. If he can be re-signed for a reasonable price, I'd be fine with it.
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It would be hilarious if Detroit did put a claim in for Neifi.
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My word, you're right! :shock:
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Cedeno apparently is letting Neifi's trade get to him. :(
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Nah, he'll trade Donald Veal to the Cardinals for So Taguchi, then sign Taguch to a 2/$12m extension.
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He complained constantly about his lack of playing time in Texas and SD, from all accounts.
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Let's go two more rounds, imo.
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Guy from Japan?? Daisuke Matsuzaka.
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On the plus side, acquiring Izturis seems to have made Neifi expendable. :lol:
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NOW WE DO THE HAPPY DANCE! \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/ \:D/
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may not see a pitch faster than 87 mph. Brenly said 86! :P
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O'Malley vs Moyer...heh. That'll be fun to watch.
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Mateo just isn't looking sharp.
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That's a bad sign.
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Um...what the heck is with Blanco's catcher's gear? Did they recently introduce new ones or something?
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I think I could put a Cardinals jersey on King Tut's corpse and see him hit .300/.350/.400 with 20 HRs in a season.
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Neifi has a lifetime BA of .270 and won a gold glove in 2000. While his best days may be behind him at 33, he still is a very good defensive SS. The Cubs were not suffering defensively prior to this trade; they were actually quite good. It wasn't like the team had a black hole of defensive doom and despair at SS; they actually managed to do pretty well for themselves, even with Derrek Lee missing most of the season. With the outfield the way it's currently set up, this team desperately needs offensive help from the infield. The group of Jock Jones, Juan Pierre, and Matt Murton is not the solution, unfortunately Given the choice between Izturis and the two unnamed prospects Jim Hendry reportedly turned down, I'd prefer the prospects, given Izzy's contract. I am of the mindset that pitching and offense are much more critical to a team's success than defense. 1982 Cardinals Team stats. In the NL, they were second in batting average, first in OBP, and fifth in total runs. Their power was decidedly lacking, but they had a good offense. Also, having five pitchers with an ERA+ of >100 helped quite a bit.
