tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post8247268398994748183..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: Lineup, Notes, News As Cards Come To TownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-89406398813217169082012-08-27T23:32:11.679-04:002012-08-27T23:32:11.679-04:00Will, these guys are entirely value driven in coll...Will, these guys are entirely value driven in collecting talent with no organizational blueprint other than grab every power arm on the block and number one position players that never advanced much past AAAA. <br /><br />There was a point that was worthwhile, but with the pitching that's coming up, they really should be working a brick and mortar approach instead of throwing it against the wall.<br /><br />Gaby is a shot in the dark, just like McGehee was. But Tony, from what I've heard, is really becoming everything you'd want from a catcher if his stick ever develops. .250+ would be acceptable with the rest of the toolkit he has, and getting there looks like his challenge. I agree that a second go-around should help, but if he's up in mid-summer 2013, it's because the others guys are hurt or had a meltdown.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-72530707176009401352012-08-27T20:27:19.340-04:002012-08-27T20:27:19.340-04:00Interesting news re: Gaby Sanchez. He would certa...Interesting news re: Gaby Sanchez. He would certainly increase his value if he could be even passable with the glove at third. My brother brought up an interesting point that sort-of dovetails with your comment about the front office still being in "collector mode". He was saying that while the Pirates did a nice job of adding two guys with some ceiling in Snider and Sanchez, the problem is that they can't usually get both of them on the field at the same time---because of the presence of Garrett Jones, and you can't really sit him the way he's been playing this season. So, the end result is that you usually have one of these guys on the bench. Thus, you don't usually get the benefit of having both of them upgrading the lineup from where it had been prior to them being acquired. <br /><br /><br />So, there will have to be a decision made about Jones this coing offseason. I think the front office is thinking along these same lines, which is why they have Sanchez taking grounders at third. Gotta find more AB's for him, ya know? WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-46547835605751747792012-08-27T20:22:14.975-04:002012-08-27T20:22:14.975-04:00I am still hopeful where Sanchez is concerned. He...I am still hopeful where Sanchez is concerned. He does have power, and evidently his defensive game is first rate. As long as his surgically repaired shoulder holds up, there's no doubt whatsoever that---right now, as is---he would be light years better than our current catchers when it comes to throwing out basestealers. <br /><br /><br />So, all he really has to be with a bat in his hands is a .240 or .250 hitter in order to be a better than average starting major league catcher. Granted, right now he's not even hitting for that high an average in Triple A, and that is cause for some concern. But given how much time he's missed in the minors due to injury, I'm willing to give him a mulligan for his first year in Triple A. Hopefully he takes it up a notch next year and can hit the ground running in Pittsburgh, say, after the All Star break. WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com