02-25-2009, 05:41 PM
Another thing: if 2 players are considered equal with the bat, and one is an OK-fielding 3rd baseman, and the other is a good-fielding <i>catcher</i>...
like I said, the right pick was obvious <b>at the time</b>.
And considering that Weiters got almost twice the bonus as Vitters, you'd have to say it was obvious to most baseball guys too.
I think sometimes that Wilken tries to overthink it. The Colvin pick sounds like somebody trying to hit a 500ft homer, when a nice, safe bunt single woulda won the game.
And instead, we got a strike-out.
like I said, the right pick was obvious <b>at the time</b>.
And considering that Weiters got almost twice the bonus as Vitters, you'd have to say it was obvious to most baseball guys too.
I think sometimes that Wilken tries to overthink it. The Colvin pick sounds like somebody trying to hit a 500ft homer, when a nice, safe bunt single woulda won the game.
And instead, we got a strike-out.
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