Sleepy Harold Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 7 hours ago, caulfield12 said: So we have a veteran 2B (see Hernandez/Harrison) who will soon need to be replaced...a SS that needs to be replaced (Anderson) for someone (Andrus) who no longer has the range he once did, so we can actually play a 2B (Sosa) who should have gotten a lot of run last year in preparation for this moment but was screwed over by LaRussa's veteran preferences. I guess Popeye Rodriguez is next up? Seems they're not going to trust Erick Hernandez...as they view the Sosa/Andrus combo the best short-term solution. Should have just kept Mendick, lol...or followed through with the Burger to 2B fantasy. Erick Hernandez is an 18 year old outfielder in the complex league, did you mean Yolbert Sanchez? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, Sleepy Harold said: Erick Hernandez is an 18 year old outfielder in the complex league, did you mean Yolbert Sanchez? Erik Gonzalez? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, fathom said: Erik Gonzalez? Right... SS who hit very well in ST but not perceived as anything more than AAA roster filler. Got a lot more PT than Yoghurt. Already around 30. Edited April 11, 2023 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kids Can Play Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 22 hours ago, flavum said: Way too early to go there. The A’s let him go because of his contract option. Yes, we can’t have him be another Harrison where he doesn’t show up until June. If he doesn’t look better today, I’d definitely give him a day or two off. We need Ws this week. Too early? How about now after his pathetic 2 errors yesterday? Stat line thru yesterday: .167/.200/.190/.390 All four stat lines are the worst on the team. It's one thing when he couldn't hit, but now he is a liability in the field. We can find others in the minors to come up and have these horrific stat lines and errors. Keep in mind besides his contract option, the A's actually let him go because his hitting production was bad and going downhill quickly. Last year when he hit .271 in 43 games for the Sox, we are now finding out that was probably an aberration. Prior to his last season with the A's before being released, his prior 3 consecutive years were the worst in his 14 years at the time of release. He had a BA of .194, .243, .237 for a 3 year average of .236 and only averaging 318 AB's a year. Prior to those three declining years, when he was actually a decent player, during the prior 11 years he was hitting .275 and averaging 569 AB's per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, The Kids Can Play said: Too early? How about now after his pathetic 2 errors yesterday? Stat line thru yesterday: .167/.200/.190/.390 All four stat lines are the worst on the team. It's one thing when he couldn't hit, but now he is a liability in the field. We can find others in the minors to come up and have these horrific stat lines and errors. Keep in mind besides his contract option, the A's actually let him go because his hitting production was bad and going downhill quickly. Last year when he hit .271 in 43 games for the Sox, we are now finding out that was probably an aberration. Prior to his last season with the A's before being released, his prior 3 consecutive years were the worst in his 14 years at the time of release. He had a BA of .194, .243, .237 for a 3 year average of .236 and only averaging 318 AB's a year. Prior to those three declining years, when he was actually a decent player, during the prior 11 years he was hitting .275 and averaging 569 AB's per year. I only remember him making one error yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts