05-27-2010, 02:58 PM
<!--quoteo(post=98617:date=May 27 2010, 01:37 PM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ May 27 2010, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=98606:date=May 27 2010, 01:20 PM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ May 27 2010, 01:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=98602:date=May 27 2010, 01:13 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ May 27 2010, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=98597:date=May 27 2010, 01:02 PM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ May 27 2010, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=98596:date=May 27 2010, 12:56 PM:name=BT)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BT @ May 27 2010, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=98592:date=May 27 2010, 12:30 PM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ May 27 2010, 12:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I don't think anyone knows this for sure, but if it happens that he only needs a day or two more off, why put him on the DL for another week?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
because even when he was healthy, he was awful. he needs to regain his swing. Have him do it at Iowa.
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Lee didn't need to go to Iowa last year. There's plenty of star players across the league that are struggling and I don't think any of their respective teams are talking about sending them down to the minors.
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You don't really think he's been missing these games because of his hand, do you?
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Partly, yes. If he was hitting the cover off the ball there's no way they would sit him with a minor hand injury. However, since he is struggling they figure it doesn't hurt to give him a few days off to rest the hand.
Again, I don't see other teams giving their star players fake injuries because they're struggling.
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Even assuming you are right (and it's hard to find anyone doing as badly compared to his career norms as Aram is right now), is the fact that no one else is doing it really a good reason for the Cubs not to do it?
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No, it's not. That wasn't my point at all. My point is there's a reason guys like Teixera don't get sent to the minors after a .559 OPS in the first month of the season. It's because he can follow it up with an .802 OPS the following month.
I understand that it's been longer than a month for Ramirez, but you have to realize the guy has a long track record of being an awesome ball player and that he'll eventually come out of it. Hell, just recently had a four game stretch where he had a .922 OPS.
I do think he should be lowered in the batting order. I just don't think sending him to the minors would do anything. If sending veteran players to the minors was helpful, I think we would see it done more often.
because even when he was healthy, he was awful. he needs to regain his swing. Have him do it at Iowa.
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Lee didn't need to go to Iowa last year. There's plenty of star players across the league that are struggling and I don't think any of their respective teams are talking about sending them down to the minors.
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You don't really think he's been missing these games because of his hand, do you?
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Partly, yes. If he was hitting the cover off the ball there's no way they would sit him with a minor hand injury. However, since he is struggling they figure it doesn't hurt to give him a few days off to rest the hand.
Again, I don't see other teams giving their star players fake injuries because they're struggling.
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Even assuming you are right (and it's hard to find anyone doing as badly compared to his career norms as Aram is right now), is the fact that no one else is doing it really a good reason for the Cubs not to do it?
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No, it's not. That wasn't my point at all. My point is there's a reason guys like Teixera don't get sent to the minors after a .559 OPS in the first month of the season. It's because he can follow it up with an .802 OPS the following month.
I understand that it's been longer than a month for Ramirez, but you have to realize the guy has a long track record of being an awesome ball player and that he'll eventually come out of it. Hell, just recently had a four game stretch where he had a .922 OPS.
I do think he should be lowered in the batting order. I just don't think sending him to the minors would do anything. If sending veteran players to the minors was helpful, I think we would see it done more often.