05-21-2009, 03:55 PM
<!--quoteo(post=39181:date=May 21 2009, 03:53 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ May 21 2009, 03:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39180:date=May 21 2009, 01:45 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ May 21 2009, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39179:date=May 21 2009, 03:41 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ May 21 2009, 03:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39080:date=May 21 2009, 09:03 AM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ May 21 2009, 09:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39079:date=May 21 2009, 10:59 AM:name=sleepyhead)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sleepyhead @ May 21 2009, 10:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=39077:date=May 21 2009, 09:57 AM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ May 21 2009, 09:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The Hoff, Fox, Soto and Shark for Gonzalez. I'd do that in a second. Lee can be a backup for all I care. If we traded him to SD we'd have to pay his entire salary anyway.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Soto? I don't think I'd go there, but everything else yes.
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For Gonzalez, I'd trade Soto in a second. If we ended up with A. Gonz I have a feeling we'd be losing Vitters. So maybe Vitters, Shark, Hoff and Fox.
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There's no way in hell you get rid of an All-Star 26-year-old catcher who can hit, catch, and manage a pitching staff like he can. It's the most difficult position in baseball to find an all-around player like Soto. We'd been looking for one for years.
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I assume you aren't including this season or all the ones prior to 2007. I'm not convinced that this Soto is the the player of 07 and 08. Plus, don't we have a top performing catcher in AAA, maybe it's AA?
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He's had one bad month. He's hitting in May like he did last year.
And I highly doubt we have a catcher in the minors ready to replace him. People incredibly undervalue how important he is to our team. Even when he's not hitting, he handles the pitching staff very well and is our manager out on the field. He's probably the last guy I'd trade on this team.
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Just to be clear, are you saying you would not trade Soto for Gonzalez?
Soto? I don't think I'd go there, but everything else yes.
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For Gonzalez, I'd trade Soto in a second. If we ended up with A. Gonz I have a feeling we'd be losing Vitters. So maybe Vitters, Shark, Hoff and Fox.
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There's no way in hell you get rid of an All-Star 26-year-old catcher who can hit, catch, and manage a pitching staff like he can. It's the most difficult position in baseball to find an all-around player like Soto. We'd been looking for one for years.
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I assume you aren't including this season or all the ones prior to 2007. I'm not convinced that this Soto is the the player of 07 and 08. Plus, don't we have a top performing catcher in AAA, maybe it's AA?
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He's had one bad month. He's hitting in May like he did last year.
And I highly doubt we have a catcher in the minors ready to replace him. People incredibly undervalue how important he is to our team. Even when he's not hitting, he handles the pitching staff very well and is our manager out on the field. He's probably the last guy I'd trade on this team.
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Just to be clear, are you saying you would not trade Soto for Gonzalez?