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It says he will replace Beltre at 3B.

 

Doesn't LA scout anybody? Jose was a fish out of water at 3B. He's got good tools for there but never caught on to what you should do on a certain ball in a certain situation. It was a great relief when Crede came up, at least he knew whether to throw home or across.

 

I like Jose and was sorry to see him go, I rated him higher at SS than most, but I never expected somebody to stick him at 3B.

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With the rumors of a 4th team added to the whole RJ trade, I wouldn't be surprised if it dealt with Vazquez and Navarro going to the White Sox, and Konerko and Garland going to the Dodgers.  The 4th team is a rumor, the White Sox involvement is purely my theory.

We aren't trading Konerko.

 

It was either Lee or Paulie and they shipped out Carlos.

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With the rumors of a 4th team added to the whole RJ trade, I wouldn't be surprised if it dealt with Vazquez and Navarro going to the White Sox, and Konerko and Garland going to the Dodgers.  The 4th team is a rumor, the White Sox involvement is purely my theory.

Our offense is suspect enough, the last thing we need to do right now is trade our leading hr/rbi guy.

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Good luck to Jose. I always liked him. He was no Royce Clayton, that is for sure.

You are right IMO, third base is not a good option for

him. He was horrific there.

 

I hope we do not trade Paulie or Garland.

I think that would be stupid, but that's just my opin.

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In 125 games last year, Valentin hit .216 with 30 home runs and 70 RBIs. That's a bit of a drop-off from Beltre's numbers of .334, 48 and 121.

 

That is the funniest thing I have read in a long time :lolhitting

 

What happened to loyalty? Valentin was a hustler, good to children, always said nice things about the organization. Damn greedy owners. I hope players don't start acting like owners and just worry about money and winning.

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In terms of difficulty to play defensively

C>SS>CF>2B>3B>RF>LF>1B

 

In theory, Jose should be all right heading right on the little chart is much easier than moving left. I've seen 2B and 3B reversed in the past before, but they're essentially the same defensive difficulty, just different skill sets.

 

Jose should be fine. The more reps he gets, the better he'll be.

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In terms of difficulty to play defensively

C>SS>CF>2B>3B>RF>LF>1B

 

In theory, Jose should be all right heading right on the little chart is much easier than moving left.  I've seen 2B and 3B reversed in the past before, but they're essentially the same defensive difficulty, just different skill sets.

 

Jose should be fine.  The more reps he gets, the better he'll be.

I was thinking he was getting a little slow on the DP pivot so going to 3rd should be helpful. His arm strength is solid and he's resonably quick. My guess is a dozen E-5 early in the season, then he should settle down and do ok.

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Lay off smoking all of that crack, please.

 

That mexican pornstar couldn't have been gone soon enough! laugh.gif

 

Well you can have your view and i can have mine. thats fine, but there is no need to accuse me of something just because i wish we kept him

 

You're certainly the minority on that. In fact, you are the only one who would say such a thing.

 

yea, i am in the minority, but what are you gona do, i liked his attitude, the way he played. but it was time to move on. when we play LA and he comes to bat i will give him a standing ovation, then i will be hoping he will strike out for the benefit of the sox.

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I'll miss Jose and appreciate what a good job he did for the team at SS. You guys want Caruso back?

 

As for 3B

 

Not going by stats on this, just from watching him play I knew there were at least 2 people who didn't want him to play 3B -him and me.

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Well you can have your view and i can have mine. thats fine, but there is no need to accuse me of something just because i wish we kept him

Sense of humor my friend, you'll learn you have to have one around here fairly quickly.

 

I respect your views on Jose.

 

Welcome aboard.

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