Just adds to bench and depth. Walt hasn't made a splash but if they have to go to AAA for help this year there are going to be better choices than they had last year. Same with the bench - it's looking a bit better.
Just adds to bench and depth. Walt hasn't made a splash but if they have to go to AAA for help this year there are going to be better choices than they had last year. Same with the bench - it's looking a bit better.
99% of all numbers only tell 33% of the story so when looking at the numbers remember that numbers is plural...
I'm with you, but this is hopefully just a minor league depth signing. That or insurance in case the BP market heats up again. Yankees still need a 2B.Originally Posted by RED VAN HOT
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bigredmechanism (01-28-2014),Chip R (01-27-2014)
Jack Hanahan is on notice! Let the wild sadness rumble begin for back-up CI.
Last edited by membengal; 01-27-2014 at 02:25 PM.
What does he do differently than what Hannahan?
Maybe the plan is Phillips to shortstop if there's an injury!
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.
William Arthur Ward
I get it.
Reds need a backup shortstop but Nelson really isn't a shortstop.
Reds need offense for the bench but Nelson hasn't hit well in a few years.
Makes perfect sense, LOL.
Sorry, Red Van Hot already made these points, I now see. Good post RVH.
Last edited by Kc61; 01-27-2014 at 02:20 PM.
membengal (01-27-2014),Wonderful Monds (01-27-2014)
The Yankees signed Brian Roberts. Not saying this means they don't need a second baseman though. Just saying.
Huh? Huh-uh. Oh yeah, uh-huh.
Lifetime OPS against LHP is .729. Schumaker lifetime OPS against RHP is .752. Platoon? Phillips going somewhere?
23 posts and no jokes about 2 year contracts? Really? Folks are slipping.
Tom Servo (01-27-2014)
"Meh."
"Go ahead and print the World Series tickets."
"I'm fine with this so long as he reports to spring training in the best shape of his life."
Or perhaps a tweet from C. Trent -- "Nelson career OPS .712, BP last season .706."
*BaseClogger* (01-27-2014),757690 (01-27-2014),bigredmechanism (01-28-2014)
Nelson did play short primarily through AA and a few games in AAA the last few years, including 40 in 2011 and 52 in 2010. Walt may think he's a capable backup SS.
It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.
Heck of an endorsement for a SS. AA and 2011.
A backup shortstop. He played there for years.
It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.
That's what I'm hoping. He won't out-walk Votto, but he does seem to have a decent bat, if not a lot of pop.
If he can play a competent SS, I'm all for him to be on the 25-man.
Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement. --- Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
Oh man, he's asking for it from BP.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
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