01-18-2009, 04:30 PM
<!--quoteo(post=12264:date=Jan 18 2009, 01:21 PM:name=Destined)-->QUOTE (Destined @ Jan 18 2009, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=12261:date=Jan 18 2009, 12:18 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Jan 18 2009, 12:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I wish Pete would post his thoughts about it on here instead of MLBTR.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There's a lot of people not agreeing with Hendry on those comments. I don't get it. Pie and Olsen are practically even. Great numbers in the minors, terrible numbers in the bigs in an overall rather small sample size of big league games. As worst, its an even trade.
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It's because people are delusional about Pie and haven't seen the major holes he has in his game. Just ability wise, he's a great "talent", but so was Corey Patterson. He can't hit an inside fastball, he can't hit a good breaking ball, and he swings at pitches out of the zone. Defensively, he misses the cutoff man all the time and doesn't act like a captain in the outfield. It's possible he fixes some of these things but I wouldn't bet on it. They've been working with him tirelessly and it's made zero difference so far.
There's a lot of people not agreeing with Hendry on those comments. I don't get it. Pie and Olsen are practically even. Great numbers in the minors, terrible numbers in the bigs in an overall rather small sample size of big league games. As worst, its an even trade.
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It's because people are delusional about Pie and haven't seen the major holes he has in his game. Just ability wise, he's a great "talent", but so was Corey Patterson. He can't hit an inside fastball, he can't hit a good breaking ball, and he swings at pitches out of the zone. Defensively, he misses the cutoff man all the time and doesn't act like a captain in the outfield. It's possible he fixes some of these things but I wouldn't bet on it. They've been working with him tirelessly and it's made zero difference so far.
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