Comments on: Season on the blink

By: egrissom

egrissom — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:15:15 +0000

I would not be comfortable with Galvis on the field starting anywhere next year. I agree he’s a defensive replacement until he demonstrates he can hit. That’s going to be a problem for him, cause he can’t.

On the other hand, his UZR/150 at short last year was 77.1. That’s pretty impressive. Sadly just 36 1/3 innings, so I wouldn’t take that to the bank at this point.

I don’t think Rollins is playing anywhere but short any time soon.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:22:56 +0000

I’m rooting for the Orioles this year. It’s probably the kiss of death having me rooting for them, but I’d love to see Big Jim get a ring.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:53:46 +0000

I’d feel better not using Galvis as a starter at all. Late inning defensive replacement only.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:31:20 +0000

Would you feel better with Galvis at SS and Rollins at third?

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:21:14 +0000

Ok. The second paragraph made me laugh out loud. But you wouldn’t take that and be happy with it. Noooooooooo. You had to do that third paragraph. I think I need scotch. A LOT of scotch.

They cannot possibly try that. Not seriously. Not really. Can they?

By: egrissom

egrissom — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:07:19 +0000

I hear age 35 is the best time to pick up a new position.

I give him about the same chance as Utley. Maybe they could be a left/left platoon where one of them plays day games and the other night. Or Utley could start when the other team’s starting pitcher’s last name started with ‘A’ through ‘M’ and Pierre could go when it started with ‘N’ through ‘Z’.

It makes about as much sense to me as starting Galvis at third, which I think they’re going to consider before it’s over.

Help.

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 21:02:54 +0000

Well, then. I don’t suppose he can play third? (Joke, Eric, Joke)

By: DaMannse

DaMannse — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:59:40 +0000

Geezus. Things have deteriorated? I must have taken a nap.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:08:16 +0000

I noticed

By: egrissom

egrissom — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:27:43 +0000

In Pierre’s defense, there were only five players on the team with a better WAR for the season than him (Ruiz, Utley, Rollins, Hamels and Lee). A lot of that has to do with how much he got to play, but he definitely had his best season since 2009.

The WAR thing might say a little more about the Phillies than about Pierre. In 2011, the Phils ended the year with 11 players (five hitters and six pitches) with a WAR of 2.0 or higher. If you’re feeling nostalgic, Victorino led the hitters at 5.2 and the Phillies had three pitchers with a WAR better than six (and two with a WAR better than eight).

So things have deteriorated some (if you hadn’t noticed).