09-02-2009, 03:23 PM
<!--quoteo(post=61278:date=Sep 2 2009, 03:04 PM:name=Giff)-->QUOTE (Giff @ Sep 2 2009, 03:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=61276:date=Sep 2 2009, 01:59 PM:name=PcB)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PcB @ Sep 2 2009, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Amazing catch by Blanco. I want him at short in '10. Theriot wouldn't be able to make that catch if he rubbed a lamp and got 3 wishes.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I <i>love</i> Blanco's glove, but no way I want him starting for this team next year. When offense is the problem, you can't afford to have him playing every day.
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See, that's the thing Giff. I think defense up the middle is just as important as quality hitting. I would gladly sacrifice 50 points in average for the difference in Theriot and Blanco. And we'd be moving Theriot to 2B, so we'd really be replacing Blanco's bat with what we've had at 2B this year.
But I'd rather have someone that is great at SS and has some prowess at the plate. The problem is that those guys are expensive and we don't have very much cash to spend due to our future commitments.
I <i>love</i> Blanco's glove, but no way I want him starting for this team next year. When offense is the problem, you can't afford to have him playing every day.
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See, that's the thing Giff. I think defense up the middle is just as important as quality hitting. I would gladly sacrifice 50 points in average for the difference in Theriot and Blanco. And we'd be moving Theriot to 2B, so we'd really be replacing Blanco's bat with what we've had at 2B this year.
But I'd rather have someone that is great at SS and has some prowess at the plate. The problem is that those guys are expensive and we don't have very much cash to spend due to our future commitments.