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Castellanos playing for Dirks ENTIRE job.

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You're too hung up on Berry's stolen bases, which was all he did last year.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=berryqu01&year=&t=b#month

Aside from his unsustainable BAbip in the first 25 games or so, he was every bit as bad at the plate as Boesch, Kelly, Raburn, Santiago, Worth, etc., and leading the league in clapping won't get him on the team.

He's a low walk/high strikeout guy, and the fact he's a good base stealer is moot if he wont be on base much. Ajax does not steal a lot but is 10x as valuable as Berry.
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Kelly batted .186. Who care's how he got there, I'll take 25 games over a guy that did absolutely nothing.
 
I can't see how our bullpen is a major concern.

The biggest issue is the lack of a designated closer, which has been talked to death, we don't need one.
 
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I can't see how our bullpen is a major concern.

The biggest issue is the lack of a designated closer, which has been talked to death, we don't need one.
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Who do you like in the pen? Coke sucks, Dotel is older than dirt and Benoit gives up a HR in what seems like every other game. I like Al Al but he isn't consistant. BV is also very unproven and Rondon can't find the strike zone.
 
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Who do you like in the pen? Coke sucks, Dotel is older than dirt and Benoit gives up a HR in what seems like every other game. I like Al Al but he isn't consistant. BV is also very unproven and Rondon can't find the strike zone.
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Coke is a lefty specialist and should be used only as such.

Dotels age is irrelevant. Benoit gave up 14 HR's in 73 games, not exactly every other day, while striking out 10.6/9 IP.

Al Al, and BV are pretty capable.

Below, Smyly and somewhat Downs are all proven long/middle/SP lefties.

If Rondon is not ready, we leave him in Toledo, not that big of a deal.

Our main concerns (as I see them) are Catcher position and IF defense. Catcher because if Avila goes down, we're screwed. And IF defense because the errors on the IF always seem to come back to haunt us by starting a rally for the other team.
 
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Coke is a lefty specialist and should be used only as such.

Dotels age is irrelevant. Benoit gave up 14 HR's in 73 games, not exactly every other day, while striking out 10.6/9 IP.

Al Al, and BV are pretty capable.

Below, Smyly and somewhat Downs are all proven long/middle/SP lefties.

If Rondon is not ready, we leave him in Toledo, not that big of a deal.

Our main concerns (as I see them) are Catcher position and IF defense. Catcher because if Avila goes down, we're screwed. And IF defense because the errors on the IF always seem to come back to haunt us by starting a rally for the other team.
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I agree with you on the IF defense. I don't have as much faith in those BP guys as you do. As far as catcher...Avila wasn't very good last year either. He was probably above average but not great. I guess I am not too concerned with the #8 hitter as I am with what I think is a weak BP
 
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Coke is a lefty specialist and should be used only as such.

Dotels age is irrelevant. Benoit gave up 14 HR's in 73 games, not exactly every other day, while striking out 10.6/9 IP.

Al Al, and BV are pretty capable.

Below, Smyly and somewhat Downs are all proven long/middle/SP lefties.

If Rondon is not ready, we leave him in Toledo, not that big of a deal.

Our main concerns (as I see them) are Catcher position and IF defense. Catcher because if Avila goes down, we're screwed. And IF defense because the errors on the IF always seem to come back to haunt us by starting a rally for the other team.
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Maybe JL will understand that. Coke isn't great against LHB but as far as RHP he is complete horrid.
 
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Our main concerns (as I see them) are Catcher position and IF defense. Catcher because if Avila goes down, we're screwed. And IF defense because the errors on the IF always seem to come back to haunt us by starting a rally for the other team.
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im still pissed that we signed pena instead of shoppach. stupid stupid stupid.
 
I wanted Rob Brantly.. Looks like he'll be way better than Avila. Oh well at least we got Sanchez and Infante
 
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You're too hung up on Berry's stolen bases, which was all he did last year.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=berryqu01&year=&t=b#month

Aside from his unsustainable BAbip in the first 25 games or so, he was every bit as bad at the plate as Boesch, Kelly, Raburn, Santiago, Worth, etc., and leading the league in clapping won't get him on the team.

He's a low walk/high strikeout guy, and the fact he's a good base stealer is moot if he wont be on base much. Ajax does not steal a lot but is 10x as valuable as Berry.
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Every bit as bad except those 25 games or so. Do you not understand? What I'm saying is that he did something even if it was minute - why Kelly didn't do a thing. Would you like 25c or 26c?
 
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The same was said about Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and Jacob Turner.

I'm for giving the kid a chance to grow into something special, rather than have him in a platoon role with Dirks (because that's all it would be) and not get the AB's he needs to continue developing.
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His bat is and will be 100x over Dirks. Dirks is nothing special in the OF and with the bat. Castellanos is working on a new position.

Choose between the 2? Not even close, Castellanos all day. He'll get his AB's.

And i like Dirks...
 
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Unless he can play full time and I'm okay with that but as a platoon he should be back at AAA. Young guys need to play everyday.
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Agree, if they try and platoon him right now I'll be convinced they are doing everything in their power to screw him up.
 
Ready smeady. But he won't get a chance to play everyday so it helps if he goes to AAA. Just turned 21 and part time is the wrong way to go.
 
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