tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post4362975350525621724..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: Pre-Game PotpourriUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-68914077660832883732009-06-06T23:03:47.013-04:002009-06-06T23:03:47.013-04:00And more to come, Will, more to come.And more to come, Will, more to come.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-68060185088378857962009-06-06T20:19:20.940-04:002009-06-06T20:19:20.940-04:00People can quote sabremetrics all they want. McLo...People can quote sabremetrics all they want. McLouth had ONE---repeat, ONE---error all last season! Which means that even if he didn't get to as many balls as some "better" center fielders did, he caught all but one of the ones he did get to. That means he is extremely sure-handed and at least somewhat fundamentally sound. He also has a reasonable throwing arm, as evidenced by the number of outfield assists he has thus far in 2009. <br /><br />What's not to like about this guy, again? Ummmmm.....<br /><br />And who cares even if he IS a supposedly below-average CF (which I don't buy for a minute, but let's run with it). Okay. Surely he's an OUTSTANDING defensive corner outfielder who won't kill you in center. He can play all three outfield spots, and that's even more to his credit. Again, we traded this guy....because.....???<br /><br />As for Moss, I'll give him half a mulligan because he did suffer a serious knee injury, and obviously that's not his fault, the more so because it's evidently at least partly the result of some sort of congenital condition. But he certainly doesn't look anything like a starting corner outfielder, and he can't steal bases, and he can't play defense, and he's not a real power hitter even when healthy, and Nate is all those things, so....<br /><br />Why did we do this deal, again? Please, remind me, I'm confused. <br /><br />And if the front office is, as you say, trying to retroactively cover their rear ends, they're not fooling me and they're not fooling most of the few remaining Pirates fans. Wrong trade, wrong time, pure and simple.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com