09-30-2009, 03:42 PM
<!--quoteo(post=64810:date=Sep 30 2009, 01:15 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Sep 30 2009, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=64806:date=Sep 30 2009, 01:51 PM:name=jeffy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeffy @ Sep 30 2009, 01:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=64789:date=Sep 30 2009, 12:47 PM:name=MW4)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MW4 @ Sep 30 2009, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Harden on a whole for a 2-3-4 starter, did what he was supposed to do.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->I'm pretty sure when we got him last year we were expecting him to be more than that though. That's what I mean when I say he's been a let down. Yeah, he's done alright, but he really didn't live up to the expectations. His pitched some good games this year, but there have been plenty of others where he couldn't find the strike zone, his changeup sucked, etc.
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I've been a <!--coloro:#0000FF--><!--/coloro-->Harden<!--colorc-->
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Great talent, even supremely great talent (and Harden has it) isn't enough.
BTW, Rube, I hope you're wrong about <!--coloro:#4B0082--><!--/coloro-->Soto<!--colorc-->
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Like I said in another post, if his contract this winter does not include an iron-clad "weight clause," then someone in the front office has dropped the ball.
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He doesn't really have a contract though, just the standard auto-renew one for pre-arbitration guys, I'm not sure how a weight clause would protect us, if he is out of shape send him to the minors and pay him 50K a year.
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I've been a <!--coloro:#0000FF--><!--/coloro-->Harden<!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc--> supporter, but I'm starting to wonder if it's worth signing him again. His entire career has been a succession of letdowns. As many here will no doubt agree with, there's a big difference between having great talent, and playing winning baseball (and being a valuable member of the ballclub). And I guess, in a totally different way, this also describes Bradley.
Great talent, even supremely great talent (and Harden has it) isn't enough.
BTW, Rube, I hope you're wrong about <!--coloro:#4B0082--><!--/coloro-->Soto<!--colorc-->
<!--/colorc-->. But I have a sneaking suspicion you may not be.
Like I said in another post, if his contract this winter does not include an iron-clad "weight clause," then someone in the front office has dropped the ball.
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He doesn't really have a contract though, just the standard auto-renew one for pre-arbitration guys, I'm not sure how a weight clause would protect us, if he is out of shape send him to the minors and pay him 50K a year.