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In my opinion, you were pretty unfair to Betancourt. The players we traded for him are worth nothing in our system.
We need a short stop.
He has had 3 full years in thw MLB in the past. (150+ Games 500+ At Bats)
He hit .279, .289, and .289.
Those may not be Derek Jeter numbers, but they can sure as hell help the Royals now. Even at his .250 currently, thats higher than our entire bench and half of our every day lineup. We need somebody.
Posnanski being unfair to Yuni:
Ultimate Zone Rating
2008: -12.6
2009: -8.3
Dewan plus/minus
2007: -10
2008: -19
2009: -13
Base Running Numbers
2008: -20
2009: -11
Walk totals
2006: 17
2007: 15
2008: 17
2009: 10
Stolen bases and caught stealing
2006: 11 and 8
2007: 5 and 4
2008: 4 and 4
2009: 3 and 1
Walks vs. Grounded Into Double Plays from 2007-2009: 42 walks, 42 GIDPs.
Slugging percentages: 2007: .418; 2008: .392; 2009: .330.
Shortstop he best compares to at age 27: Neifi Perez.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
I've been anticipating something from Joe Posnanski, thanks for the link
He’s such an amazing word smith, his little asides in italics are always a gem. Favorite quotes, outside of the entire piece:
…we’re talking legendary, like in three hundred years kids will be sitting around a campfire and singing songs about how bad a shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt was.
…last year ranked 35th among shortstops, this year he’s 33rd, and you might recall there are only 30 teams in baseball.
Execrable.
The one I know is actually happy about this
I mean they had to deal with Tony Pena Junior, who basically hits like the average pitcher. I don’t have to heart to tell him that Betancourt is awful.
Derosa.
by vivaelpujols on Jul 12, 2009 4:12 AM PDT up reply actions
It is worth noting
that Betancourt is still capable of being a lot better, at least, both in the field and at the plate, if he’s willing to take his job seriously and put the work and attention in — I don’t see it happening, given the various failed attempts here to get through to him, but it could; TPJ is never going to learn to hit.
by The Ancient Mariner on Jul 12, 2009 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I posted this in another Yuni thread, but I'll post it here, too.
Rany’s writeup is fantastically angry.
What happened to Rany?
I saw something about Rob Neyer mentioning that the Royals had lost him or something – did they ban him or did he just give up?
by seattlebruin on Jul 11, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He ripped into the team a few weeks ago, and he got whatever "credentials" he had taken away.
He called for the team’s head trainer to be fired, citing a bunch of injuries over the years that probably could have been prevented.
Heh, well after that article, it's safe to say he's close to giving up, too
it’s a shame that the Royal’s wonderful bloggers have been stuck with GMs like Dayton Moore for so long. Oh well – eventually they’ll get their GMZ.
by seattlebruin on Jul 11, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Some links if you're further interested:
http://www.royalsreview.com/2009/7/2/936001/open-post-to-the-royals
then Rany’s:
June 24: Step 1: http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2009/06/release-hounds.html
July 2: Step 2: http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2009/07/banned.html
July 2: Step 3: http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2009/07/back-to-normal.html
Righteous and angry Joe Posnanski is boring.
Posnanski’s at his best (made his name) writing whimsical pieces on the Hall of Fame (not that it hasn’t been done before by other less known bloggers though). The other stuff is actually not so good.
The fact that you used the word whimsical to describe his "best" articles doesn't make a very convincing argument
Derosa.
by vivaelpujols on Jul 12, 2009 4:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Eh, whimsical can be good too
and there are certainly those who only do that well. I don’t think Posnanski’s among them, though.
by The Ancient Mariner on Jul 12, 2009 6:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Imagine if SBN had anti-recs before FB adds a dislike button...
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jul 12, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The asterisk-laden ramblings are what Posnanski does worst, in my opinion.
And caring about the Hall of Fame would be a huge waste of my time. I prefer when he writes about things that matter.
Which is pretty much all of his non-HOF musings posts
of course he’s at his best when discussing something that upsets him, or is completely nonsensical (like infomercials!!)
by seattlebruin on Jul 12, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
If you do not enjoy top-quality, well thought out writing then I can see why you'd dislike Joe Poz
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on Jul 12, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wonder what it says when someone would rather hang out here than read Joe Posnanski
by Jeff Sullivan on Jul 13, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
*I'd* rather hang out here than read Joe Posnanski
but that’s mostly because he writes a lot more about the Royals than he does about the M’s, and I’m not all that interested in the Royals most of the time.
by The Ancient Mariner on Jul 14, 2009 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions
He writes a lot more about baseball and life than he does the Royals
and most people around here are interested in both baseball and life.
by seattlebruin on Jul 14, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
You're doing yourself a disservice
His Snuggie pieces alone are worth checking his blog every day, and the baseball stuff he covers is far more than just the Royals.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
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