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Lefty,
I wonder how the Giants regard Guzman? Have you heard anything? IMO if they think he is a legit prospect they need to let him develop in the minors until they are ready to hand him an everyday role on the big league squad. If they think he will never be more than a role player, they should bring him up ASAP to hit off of the bench. I don't know enough about him except that at age 24 one would think he is in the former category. I would hate to see the Giants bring him up and for him to just rot on the pine since his glove reportedly needs so much additional work. If he is indeed a solid prospect I think they need to either bring him up for a fair sample size (120 PAs) and a start nearly everyday or leave him down. I would hate to see the Giants give up on Ishikawa already. He hit some nice line-drives yesterday but struck out in that crucial 1st inning AB. Still if the game was on the line right now I think I would rather have Ishikawa at the plate than Rowand [although that is sort of like getting to choose between getting hit in the stomach or the crotch]. I like the DH idea in Seattle, but only if it doesn't lead to something that would circumvent his development. McPherson would seem to be a good option for a long-term bench role since he is probably past the prospect stage now... too bad he is hurt.
Lefty,
The gun last night showed a couple of Wilson fastballs at 90 & 91 MPH, well below his normal mid to upper 90's heat. I hope this is just a case of a tired arm rather than something more serious. I'll be looking closely at his next couple of outings.
Guzman is a tough call, I wish there were a good stat that would give a good indication how bad he is on defense. I've always felt that firstbase was an underappreciated position for defense. How many runs will Jesus give away due to his shoddy defense? Also, do we really want both corner infield positions manned by players that have minimal experience at each spot?
The highlights on ESPN showed 97mph in the 9th??? Also followed along live on Gamecast which showed 97, 98??
I think the gun was funky last night - those fastballs that were rated at 90 and 91 didn't look or sound much different from the pitches clocket at 96-98.
Lefty: whatever happened to Bochy/Rags' resolve that the pitchers would throw strikes or be gone? Cain, Sanchez and the Unit all look like they are "throwing" with AK 47's out there.
I think it applied more to relief pitchers.
I don't know lefty, one bong hit never seems to be enough for me but I would recommend that Wilson try to wait until after the game before lightin up. What would be the problem with moving Burriss over to SS and bringing Frandson up for a few weeks? Sure it might mess with Burriss a little and god knows we don't want to do anything to snap him out of the tear he is on this month but he may eventually be the starting SS so why not get him some work over there?
I don't see a place for Aurelia on this team right now and would be much happier watching Guzman swing and miss at balls in the dirt then Aurelia. The only reason Aurelia is still on the team is because he is the only backup 1st baseman but with Guzman up, he can backup Ishikaka or vice versa and we can use Uribe as a pinch hitter off the bench against lefties.
Anything that can inject some excitement into this offense I am all for and anything that helps weed out older useless vets is a plus. It is almost a curse that the giants are above .500 right now because if they were 10 games under these moves would be going on already.
I have to think that Guzman at 1B has to be a long term proposition, not one where you bring him up now: that would smack of desperation, in my opinion.
Consider this: the A's needed help at 1B clearly because they signed Giambi and pushed Barton back to AAA. Given their low budget, one would think that they must have considered Guzman strongly for 1B before allowing him to join the Giants, who they really love to show up, any chance they get, and one would presume, would not give up anyone they think can help the Giants especially if that prospect could help the A's as well. Heck, they even had the DH option there too, if they really thought he could hit in the majors, all he was asking for was an invite to spring training, if I remember right.
And based on their experience with him, they felt it was better to let him go and look for an expensive (relatively to Guzman) vet to play 1B and that he wasn't THAT good enough to keep around as a DH in a couple of years (Cust could always be traded once he reaches arbitration).
About Guzman's MLE, I would note that it is not much different than Ishikawa's MLE last season while Ishikawa gives good D to boot. If Guzman was totally dominating, that's one thing, but he's not doing any better than Ishikawa was last season, and Ishikawa did it in more ABs.
Plus, Ishikawa just started hitting again, and people who decry playing Aurilia, asking why Ishikawa don't get more AB, want to bring up someone to take more AB from Travis?
Brutal losses, BTW, but it's hard to win when one player becomes a total hitting machine like Wright has. You just have to dip your hat off to him and lick your wounds. The silver lining is that the Mets rotation, while not the best, wasn't that bad either, plus the Giants beat up on Santana also.
Sometimes in life, it's like it was in Wizard of Oz, where the Wizard just gives them the acknowledgment that they were skilled, that gets people to realize their skills. Hopefully this game against Santana is that type of confidence builder for the lineup, particularly Rowand and Ishikawa. Getting hits of one of the best pitchers, particularly a lefty, has to give some boost.