2009-10 Offseason Discussion

#27
#27
UTLCA said:
Aside from blowing how many saves?
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They did have issues closing from time to time, but they were still about league average for blown saves despite a couple of middle inning guys coughing up leads regularly early in the year. They blew 21 while the league leader was at 12, so I don't think it was really a glaring issue the way it has been a few times in the past. They definitely weren't running Mariano Rivera out there . . . but they also weren't subjecting themselves to Farnsworth, Reitsma, Wickman Kolb etc.
 
#28
#28
Then maybe it was blowing saves at the worst possible times (ie in the last 2 months) but it was certainly disheartening to see when Hanson would throw 7 great innings and then Soriano would give up a huge HR
 
#29
#29
UTLCA said:
Then maybe it was blowing saves at the worst possible times (ie in the last 2 months) but it was certainly disheartening to see when Hanson would throw 7 great innings and then Soriano would give up a huge HR
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I know what you mean. It still blows my mind that Mike Gonzalez finished the year with an ERA under 3.00
 
#32
#32
Yea greinke deserved it. I was kinda hoping hernandez would win it though. I would have been happy with either.
 
#33
#33
NL Manager of the Year: Rockies MGR Jim Tracy

UPDATE: The end result is the brass gave him a three year contract that runs through 2012.
 
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#34
#34
Scioscia wins for the AL.

I don't think he did such an outstanding job this year. I'm not too keen on the mancrush everyone has on him either. I mean how hard has it been to win the AL West recently?
 
#35
#35
UTLCA said:
Scioscia wins for the AL.

I don't think he did such an outstanding job this year. I'm not too keen on the mancrush everyone has on him either. I mean how hard has it been to win the AL West recently?
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Thanks for the reporting.:good!:

I heard that it was the way he led his team through adversity, especially during the early part of the season where that young pitcher died in a car accident.
 
#36
#36
Lincecum wins NL Cy over Carpenter. Wainwright had the most first place votes and finished third.
 
#37
#37
I still cringe thinking about Adam Wainwright getting traded for JD Drew.
 
#39
#39
tidwell said:
Lincecum wins NL Cy over Carpenter. Wainwright had the most first place votes and finished third.
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Thanks for the reporting.:good!:

If Carpenter did not get hurt this season, it probably would have been a different story.
 
#43
#43
Who thinks the Braves will go after Jermaine Dye, someone who they breaded at the farms.
 
#44
#44
robvols said:
Who thinks the Braves will go after Jermaine Dye, someone who they breaded at the farms.
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I don't think they go that route. He's a little too old to be the bat the Braves rely on.
 
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#48
#48
robvols said:
Talking about Dye, there is an article discussing about him playing 1st base to extend his career.
Dye open to shifting to first base | MLB.com: News
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That would make even less sense to me since the Braves have Freddy Freeman supposedly waiting in the wings for 2011. Maybe the Braves could bring him in at a low enough price tag for it to make sense, but to me he looks like Garrett Anderson with a little more pop and lower Avg.
 
#49
#49
Well, looks like Omar Vizquel still has a little in him so he decides to play for the White Sox.
 
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