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    Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Thought I'd share this piece from John Erardi.

    http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2...ough-decisions

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    "Its never as simple as just the K's"

    That phrase should be stickied and automatically pop-up every time anyone posts. Cutting the K's is great, but if it comes at the expense of cutting some walks and extra base hits, its not worth it.
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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    The link's no good dude. Don't have a clue what the problem is.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Quote Originally Posted by Redsfan320 View Post
    The link's no good dude. Don't have a clue what the problem is.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Erardi's done better. Claiming that a platoon of Lewis and Gomes is a downgrade because Gomes hits lefties better than Lewis hits righties is plain dumb.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Quote Originally Posted by lollipopcurve View Post
    Erardi's done better. Claiming that a platoon of Lewis and Gomes is a downgrade because Gomes hits lefties better than Lewis hits righties is plain dumb.
    That part threw me a little as well. I read it a couple of times thinking maybe I was missing something.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Wow. I've grown to expect a lot better from Eradi. That didn't even sound like him.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    I thought the defense thing about Lewis was pretty interesting.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Quote Originally Posted by lollipopcurve View Post
    Erardi's done better. Claiming that a platoon of Lewis and Gomes is a downgrade because Gomes hits lefties better than Lewis hits righties is plain dumb.
    His point is that Gomes hits lefties at a higher clip than Lewis hits righties. So Gomes, who he already stated is popular and that Baker hates platoons, is going to have far better numbers than Lewis, which would then justify Gomes playing all the time (logic being Baker can say Gomes is hitting .320, Lewis is hitting .270, ergo Gomes needs more at bats).

    In short, Gomes demolishing lefties in strict platoon while dwarfing Lewis' numbers versus righties could lead Baker back to Gomes full time, especially because as Erardi mentions there are twice as many at bats available for the left-handed portion of strict platoon.
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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Quote Originally Posted by Puffy View Post
    His point is that Gomes hits lefties at a higher clip than Lewis hits righties. So Gomes, who he already stated is popular and that Baker hates platoons, is going to have far better numbers than Lewis, which would then justify Gomes playing all the time (logic being Baker can say Gomes is hitting .320, Lewis is hitting .270, ergo Gomes needs more at bats).

    In short, Gomes demolishing lefties in strict platoon while dwarfing Lewis' numbers versus righties could lead Baker back to Gomes full time, especially because as Erardi mentions there are twice as many at bats available for the left-handed portion of strict platoon.
    I sincerely hope that Baker doesn't think that way. But I do see your point.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Quote Originally Posted by edabbs44 View Post
    I thought the defense thing about Lewis was pretty interesting.
    Yea me too. Does anyone know what he is saying is true about Lewis? If it is then LF will be an adventure defensively again this season.
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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    As excited as I was having a highish OBP guy to leadoff and play left, I keep reverting back to the fact that Fred Lewis was non-tendered.

    I don't think he's going to end up being an RZ fan favorite.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    I find it frustrating that he lumped in Lewis with Gomes defensively. There's being a mediocre defender. There's being a poor defender. And there's having no business out there at all.

    Lewis is mediocre. Gomes is one of the worst defensive LF in baseball. It's not an insignificant difference.
    Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Quote Originally Posted by cumberlandreds View Post
    Yea me too. Does anyone know what he is saying is true about Lewis? If it is then LF will be an adventure defensively again this season.
    I remember watching Lewis play LF some on TV when he was with the Giants. He is fast, but he takes some very interesting routes at times too. He's way better defensively than Gomes but he'll never be confused for a Gold Glover.

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    Re: Dusty Baker will face some tough decisions in 2011

    Quote Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine View Post
    I remember watching Lewis play LF some on TV when he was with the Giants. He is fast, but he takes some very interesting routes at times too. He's way better defensively than Gomes but he'll never be confused for a Gold Glover.
    So he's an upgrade over Gomes defensively. And he hits RHP better than Gomes. Not sure why this would be all that difficult, at least to start the year anyway. Give Gomes some starts against RHP on occasion so he's not sitting for extended periods waiting for a LH starter.


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