Comments on: Who else is on first? http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/ A fan's Philadelphia Phillies blog Wed, 22 May 2013 03:11:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/#comment-69961 egrissom Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:06:37 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=5821#comment-69961 If Howard is out a long time, longer than expected, and Thome can’t play first, I think the Phils are going to have some problems at the position. Cause no matter who is the best choice to put at first against a righty, it sure looks to me like the Phils don’t have a good option there against right-handed pitching.

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/#comment-69911 DaMannse Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:28:00 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=5821#comment-69911 Well, one thing is likely; whoever plays first will get more time at first than anyone really wants them to have. The orthopedic docs I know keep telling me that an achilles injury takes a year to come back from. If so, then we may get to try out lots of guys.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/#comment-69868 egrissom Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:59:51 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=5821#comment-69868 I don’t think there’s much of a question that Victorino is much better defensively at center than Mayberry would be. I really can’t imagine a scenario where Mayberry was the full-time CF without an injury to Victorino. Even if the Phils don’t bring Victorino back, they won’t have an opening in center field until next year when Mayberry will be 29. I don’t think that’s a realistic time to start your career as an everyday CF.

Bigger issue for Mayberry, though, is whether what he did in 2010 & 2011 with the Phils is real or an illusion. Again, I sure hope I’m wrong, but my guess is he’ll get a lot of time early in the season in 2012, hit for a lot of power but with a low (sub .320) on-base percentage that makes him hard to play everyday or regularly against righties.

]]> By: Greg http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/#comment-69865 Greg Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:58:46 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=5821#comment-69865 I think we look a lot different. Mayberry doesn’t really have the speed to play center. He’s athletic enough to play there in a pinch or a week or two at a time, but to expect 150+ games from him in CF would probably weaken the defense overall.

I think the Phillies best hope is to get Vic on another three year contract after this season.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/#comment-69854 egrissom Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:04:55 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=5821#comment-69854 I really think it’s hard to know what to expect from Mayberry offensively. So far he’s been a lot better than I expected. If what he did in 2011 is a sign of things to come, he’s could be great. I would expect that he will continue to hit for real power, but I’m not sure that he’s going to get on base enough, against righties especially, to be a good every day player.

I think he’s going to get a lot of chances early in the year in 2012, so we get to see a lot of him soon.

]]> By: Jim http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/#comment-69851 Jim Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:51:20 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=5821#comment-69851 Let’s assume Victorino’s trend continues, and Brown actually learns how to play this year. How do we look with Mayberry in center?

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/#comment-69796 DaMannse Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:14:52 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=5821#comment-69796 Honestly, I am frustrated by the Nix signing (and by the off season so far). If he is the guy for left field – even on a platoon system – then we are in real trouble. He is a mediocre player at best. Is he really someone a team who wants to win the Series signs? Either it was a purely bad signing, or they have no faith at all in Brown’s being a major league player and they were desperate. If Dom Brown is who they keep saying he is, Nix makes no sense at all to me.

Mayberry has earned a real spot. Not a platoon spot, but a real honest-to-God spot. None of the other guys they have available (which is Amaro’s BIGGEST off season failure so far) are even close to showing the ability he has. And yeah, that includes Dom Brown.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/#comment-69788 egrissom Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:08:34 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=5821#comment-69788 It will be interesting to see who is better against right-handed pitching this year between Mayberry and Nix. For Nix’s sake, it had better be Nix given that he is left-handed and Mayberry is right-handed. I think it’s a lot easier to guess what Nix might do against righties in 2012 than Mayberry. I think it’s also hard to know whether Brown will be better than both of them. It doesn’t have to happen in 2012, but if he’s not a whole lot better than at least Nix in the long run his career is in some trouble.

]]> By: DaMannse http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/02/13/who-else-is-on-first/#comment-69783 DaMannse Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:42:30 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=5821#comment-69783 In a Brown, Nix and Mayberry triumverate, it’s reeaally hard for me to see Mayberry on the bench with the other two guys playing. Brown/Nix is a toss-up as far as I am concerned, except that Nix is better in the field. Between the two, I think I would sit Nix and play Brown (gulp) – at least before the 8th inning – just because we need to see if Brown can actually play major league ball.

Trade Brown or play him. Nix has to sit until we decide. Mayberry plays. He has earned it, unlike either one of the other two.

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