Balta1701 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 QUOTE (scenario @ May 6, 2009 -> 11:29 AM) Player A = Jacoby Ellsbury Player B = Ryan Sweeney Just thought it was relevant given some of the angst about not using our 2005 1st round pick on Ellsbury. You sort of left out Ellsbury's best asset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 QUOTE (scenario @ May 6, 2009 -> 01:29 PM) Just thought it was relevant given some of the angst about not using our 2005 1st round pick on Ellsbury. One of them is also a prodigious, high percentage base stealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) Another good comparison (or two) for Broadway would be Slowey/Guerrier/Sonnanstine. And the Garza pick after Broadway (as well as the McCulloch bust) led to drafting Poreda...which was kind of the philosophy in the earlier part of the decade when they had all those arms like Kip Wells, Myette, Barcello, Stumm, Brian West, Danny Wright, Purvis, etc. Also, the realization that while they probably weren't going to take a Porcello, they could now draft lower and use their increased revenues to get a Jordan Danks (of course, part of that signing was due to his brother) and also using it for Viciedo. Floyd wouldn't last long with the Twins. That organization is ALL about first pitch strikes, from the day they're drafted. Of course, they have a higher team ERA than the White Sox, but that's more on Liriano/Baker than the back the rotation. Edited May 6, 2009 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (fathom @ May 6, 2009 -> 07:20 AM) Thornton should always start his innings when he comes in. He seems to flourish in that role, as it gives him a little more room for error. I'm a huge fan of his, and think he'll be our closer next year. However, it seems like he's completely abandoned even thinking of throwing anything but a fastball, and it's reflected in how righties are hitting him very hard so far. These are the leaders for 2006 in games entered with runners on. Neal Cotts- Games entered with runners on- 41- Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 30% Mike Myers- Games entered with runners on- 41- Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 23% Andrew Sisco- Games entered with runners on- 40 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 43% Matt Capps- Games entered with runners on- 39 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 35% Shawn Camp- Games entered with runners on- 37 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 31% Brian Shouse- Games entered with runners on- 37 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 27% Scott Proctor- Games entered with runners on- 36 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 27% George Sherrill- Games entered with runners on- 36 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 24% Matt Thornton- Games entered with runners on- 35 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 27% Dennys Reyes- Games entered with runners on- 35 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 13% The league average was 33%. These are the leaders for 2007 in games entered with runners on. Brian Shouse- Games entered with runners on- 45 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 23% Mike Myers- Games entered with runners on- 43 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 39% George Sherrill- Games entered with runners on- 42 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 23% Boone Logan- Games entered with runners on- 42 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 28% Jimmy Gobble- Games entered with runners on- 39 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 31% Matt Thornton- Games entered with runners on- 38 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 32% Sean Green- Games entered with runners on- 38 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 31% Joe Beimel- Games entered with runners on- 37 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 18% Scott Downs- Games entered with runners on- 37 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 26% Casey Janssen- Games entered with runners on- 36 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 29% The league average was 32%. These are the leaders for 2008 in games entered with runners on. Pedro Feliciano- Games entered with runners on- 44 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 28% Dennys Reyes- Games entered with runners on- 40 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 29% J.C. Romero- Games entered with runners on- 38 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 28% Brian Shouse- Games entered with runners on- 38 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 33% Matt Thornton- Games entered with runners on- 36 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 38% Joe Beimel- Games entered with runners on- 35 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 33% Joe Smith- Games entered with runners on- 34 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 17% Jesse Carlson- Games entered with runners on- 32 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 18% Russ Springer- Games entered with runners on- 31 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 22% Jack Taschner- Games entered with runners on- 31 - Inherited Runners Scored Percentage - 33% The league average was 32%. Edited May 6, 2009 by qwerty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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