Comments on: Bennie and the jets http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/12/10/bennie-and-the-jets/ A fan's Philadelphia Phillies blog Sat, 25 May 2013 19:33:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/12/10/bennie-and-the-jets/#comment-85123 egrissom Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:42:14 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10048#comment-85123 Sounds good to me. I think if the Phils aren’t good again in 2013, the team is going to look a whole lot different in 2014.

]]> By: Drew http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/12/10/bennie-and-the-jets/#comment-85071 Drew Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:51:25 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10048#comment-85071 Question, guys. Next year, Halliday, Utley, and Ruiz are all in the last year of their contracts. If 2013 is the last year for this team, isn’t this the year to go over the cap to make it work?

]]> By: Drew http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/12/10/bennie-and-the-jets/#comment-85066 Drew Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:32:18 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10048#comment-85066 In addition to what we hope for from Revere about defense, I’m hoping Amaro ponies up for a corner out fielder with pop. I also hope Young has a contract year that impresses the heck out of all of us.

The thing I keep hearing about Revere that is worrisome is about his arm. No assists from center field in 2012?

]]> By: Jim http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/12/10/bennie-and-the-jets/#comment-85060 Jim Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:23:59 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10048#comment-85060 I think my pinstripe-colored glasses are taking “outrageously fantastic defensively” as a given and just working on his offense.

]]> By: egrissom http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/12/10/bennie-and-the-jets/#comment-85059 egrissom Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:20:22 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10048#comment-85059 Let’s hope you’re right.

Notably, in his age 26 season, the first year when Bourn was really good, he also didn’t hit for any power. He hit just three home runs for the season, although he did have 12 triples. In the same way, Pierre was really solid in 2003 and 2004 and hit just four home runs in those years combined. So there’s hope.

I still think we should hope he’s just outrageously fantastic defensively, though.

]]> By: Jim http://www.philliesflow.com/2012/12/10/bennie-and-the-jets/#comment-85054 Jim Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:14:19 +0000 http://www.philliesflow.com/?p=10048#comment-85054 Probably I’m just seeing what I want to see, but I see two full seasons of relative mediocrity followed by a breakout year. I think you’re right in that we’re not going to change the kind of player Revere is much, but if he can get his average up a few more points and keep his steal rate up, he’ll be on 2nd on a single much of the time anyway, so it won’t matter too much if it was a double to begin with. Just that you don’t want this guy hitting anywhere with men on base, I would think, so leadoff would be the spot.

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