12-09-2008, 07:30 PM
<!--quoteo(post=3064:date=Dec 9 2008, 03:52 PM:name=Scarey)-->QUOTE (Scarey @ Dec 9 2008, 03:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=3063:date=Dec 9 2008, 04:49 PM:name=Giff)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Giff @ Dec 9 2008, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=3061:date=Dec 9 2008, 03:44 PM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ Dec 9 2008, 03:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=3056:date=Dec 9 2008, 04:37 PM:name=Giff)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Giff @ Dec 9 2008, 04:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->You make a good point, except it's moot because no one on that list except Furcal makes this team any better. And we aren't getting Furcal.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Better than what? Leaving Fontenot at second and Theriot at SS?
Are Punto and Lopez not good defenders?
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I actually worded that poorly...Roberts makes this team infinitely better than any of those SS do, even taking into account the question of defense at short. So I guess as a last resort I wouldn't mind grabbing someone like Punto (I think he's a fairly decent SS, and I thought I read Lopez is probably going back to St. Louis, I might be wrong though), but I definitely would rather have Roberts than any of those guys.
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I just don't think it's possible to get Roberts for a few reasons. If we got Peavy and an outfielder, I don't think Hendry would be able to add anything significant to the payroll. It would be hard to put together a package to get Roberts after all of that, and if we did the cupboard would definitely be empty then.
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I understand that, and I'm not sure it's a realistic thought to get Roberts after those moves. But I got the feeling from your first post that you would rather have one of these shortstops than Roberts if it was everything was equal, and I disagree with that. If that's not what you were saying, then I think we're on the same page here.
Better than what? Leaving Fontenot at second and Theriot at SS?
Are Punto and Lopez not good defenders?
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I actually worded that poorly...Roberts makes this team infinitely better than any of those SS do, even taking into account the question of defense at short. So I guess as a last resort I wouldn't mind grabbing someone like Punto (I think he's a fairly decent SS, and I thought I read Lopez is probably going back to St. Louis, I might be wrong though), but I definitely would rather have Roberts than any of those guys.
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I just don't think it's possible to get Roberts for a few reasons. If we got Peavy and an outfielder, I don't think Hendry would be able to add anything significant to the payroll. It would be hard to put together a package to get Roberts after all of that, and if we did the cupboard would definitely be empty then.
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I understand that, and I'm not sure it's a realistic thought to get Roberts after those moves. But I got the feeling from your first post that you would rather have one of these shortstops than Roberts if it was everything was equal, and I disagree with that. If that's not what you were saying, then I think we're on the same page here.
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