12-12-2009, 07:58 PM
<!--quoteo(post=71487:date=Dec 12 2009, 04:22 PM:name=savant)-->QUOTE (savant @ Dec 12 2009, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Clapp, you bring up a good point with the everything went wrong last year. Fukudome and Soto had had historically bad luck last year, with Soriano playing on one leg, and all of the time Aramis missed, Fontenot laying an egg, and Badley doing his table setter act. While only Wells and Lee could be considered bright spots . Luck usually has a way of evening itself out from year to year. If we get a real centerfielder we will improve greatly simply by being a better defensive club. Fukudome is one of the best defensive rightfielders in the game, while he was a bit below average in center. I still don't like going into the season with Theriot and Fontenot up the middle, maybe Baker is the real deal but I hate relying on him.
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This guy who has a Sporting News radio show said that he's heard from a Cubs source that we're in serious talks for Jose Lopez. Not sure how much to believe it, but it would make sense for what the Cubs are looking to acquire. He's pretty much a Brandon Phillips... but walks even less.
08 numbers: .297/.322/.443... 17 HR, 89 RBI, 27 BB, 67 K, 41 2B, 6 SB
09 numbers: .272/.303/.463... 25 HR, 96 RBI, 24 BB, 69 K, 42 2B, 3 SB
Hardly ever walks and was 2nd in the league in double plays with 25 last year, which makes sense with blah speed and hitting for so much contact. But 25 homers and 42 doubles... that could be 30 bombs at Wrigley. Just turned 26 last month and has played at least 149 games each of the last 4 years. What worries me is Lou would bat him 2nd or something, as he has just a .303 career obp.
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This guy who has a Sporting News radio show said that he's heard from a Cubs source that we're in serious talks for Jose Lopez. Not sure how much to believe it, but it would make sense for what the Cubs are looking to acquire. He's pretty much a Brandon Phillips... but walks even less.
08 numbers: .297/.322/.443... 17 HR, 89 RBI, 27 BB, 67 K, 41 2B, 6 SB
09 numbers: .272/.303/.463... 25 HR, 96 RBI, 24 BB, 69 K, 42 2B, 3 SB
Hardly ever walks and was 2nd in the league in double plays with 25 last year, which makes sense with blah speed and hitting for so much contact. But 25 homers and 42 doubles... that could be 30 bombs at Wrigley. Just turned 26 last month and has played at least 149 games each of the last 4 years. What worries me is Lou would bat him 2nd or something, as he has just a .303 career obp.
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