June 4, 200422 yr What to do? It is getting ridiculous out there. I seriously think Conine should be in RF, regardless of his arm. Not only the errors, but he is not getting the jumps to get to the balls. The kid looks lost and heartless out there and it is getting to his Offense. Conine playing RF is not going to break him, I rather try and play Nunez at RF and Cabs on LF if Conine doesn't want to make the switch.
June 4, 200422 yr I was going to post something about this. Cabrera is AWFUL in RF folks, he has no business being out there, and I agree that it appears that his defensive struggles are beginning to affect him at the plate, which is a major problem. I have no idea what the solution is, but Cabrera in RF simply isn't going to work for this whole season.
June 4, 200422 yr i wrote about 2 months ago that Mcabs should be moved and i got death threats and give the guy some time he's young i bet by june he's going to be a great RF...well its 2 months later and he's still stinking up the place and i do beleive its starting to affect him at the plate,not alot cause he still gets his share of hits but i think he would be doing alot better at the plate if he were moved to were he wont have to be worrying about his defence when he's playing offence...
June 4, 200422 yr It's not that he's awful defensively, he's making bad decisions (i.e. diving for balls that he should just play on a bounce) , he's still 21 years old, and it's better that he learn from his mistakes now than in October.
June 4, 200422 yr He's made up for it with some plays Conine couldn't have made if his life depended on it.
June 4, 200422 yr I dont think anyone realizes how awfully slow Conine is. Although, Cabrera looks like a 21(22?) year old out there 9ner might be even worse.
June 4, 200422 yr Author I dont think anyone realizes how awfully slow Conine is. Although, Cabrera looks like a 21(22?) year old out there 9ner might be even worse. I honestly don't know for sure, only personal observation during the games and TV. Conine seems to run faster than Cabs, and he seems to be a very good defensive player on his current position. If Lenny was able to get us by for a game, why not put Niner there for a couple of games?
June 4, 200422 yr I dont think anyone realizes how awfully slow Conine is. Although, Cabrera looks like a 21(22?) year old out there 9ner might be even worse. I honestly don't know for sure, only personal observation during the games and TV. Conine seems to run faster than Cabs, and he seems to be a very good defensive player on his current position. If Lenny was able to get us by for a game, why not put Niner there for a couple of games? i agree with the part that niner is quicker than cabs...also niner knows how to play OF so he would make up for speed by knowing the angles to the ball better..
June 4, 200422 yr I agree in part. He does run decent routes for his age and that makes up somewhat for his lack of range. However, our flyball heavy staff hurts from having Cabs and 9ner in the OF.
June 4, 200422 yr Author I dont think anyone realizes how awfully slow Conine is.? Although, Cabrera looks like a 21(22?) year old out there 9ner might be even worse. I honestly don't know for sure, only personal observation during the games and TV. Conine seems to run faster than Cabs, and he seems to be a very good defensive player on his current position. If Lenny was able to get us by for a game, why not put Niner there for a couple of games? i agree with the part that niner is quicker than cabs...also niner knows how to play OF so he would make up for speed by knowing the angles to the ball better.. just brainstorming here, can Cabs be a better LF since he was used to play 3B and knows better the ball movement on that side of the field?
June 4, 200422 yr It helps that PPS has one of the easiest LF in baseball to patrol. Cabs is only in RF because of that cannon arm.
June 4, 200422 yr I dont think anyone realizes how awfully slow Conine is.? Although, Cabrera looks like a 21(22?) year old out there 9ner might be even worse. I honestly don't know for sure, only personal observation during the games and TV. Conine seems to run faster than Cabs, and he seems to be a very good defensive player on his current position. If Lenny was able to get us by for a game, why not put Niner there for a couple of games? i agree with the part that niner is quicker than cabs...also niner knows how to play OF so he would make up for speed by knowing the angles to the ball better.. just brainstorming here, can Cabs be a better LF since he was used to play 3B and knows better the ball movement on that side of the field? CAN he be? He is. The ball comes off the bat completely different in RF than LF, and as a result he gets bad jumps and reads. He was a great left fielder last season.
June 4, 200422 yr Cabs has made a few diving catches, but for the most part is making mistakes. Just yesterday took a bad angle on a ground ball that he missed....ultimately turning a single into a triple as he let the ball go by. A few days back he held the ball allowing the runner to advance to third, the game before that didn't make it to a ball to the warning track behind him. I agree he looks lost out there........a good part of the problem being a lack of hustle. He isn't running out grounders in the infield, and that cost him a couple of infield hits the past week. Perhaps he is just unhappy with the RF assignment, and it is reflecting in his overall play.
June 4, 200422 yr I dont think anyone realizes how awfully slow Conine is.? Although, Cabrera looks like a 21(22?) year old out there 9ner might be even worse. I honestly don't know for sure, only personal observation during the games and TV. Conine seems to run faster than Cabs, and he seems to be a very good defensive player on his current position. If Lenny was able to get us by for a game, why not put Niner there for a couple of games? i agree with the part that niner is quicker than cabs...also niner knows how to play OF so he would make up for speed by knowing the angles to the ball better.. just brainstorming here, can Cabs be a better LF since he was used to play 3B and knows better the ball movement on that side of the field? CAN he be? He is. The ball comes off the bat completely different in RF than LF, and as a result he gets bad jumps and reads. He was a great left fielder last season. i agree with 100% cabs was great in LF mainly because he is use to playing on that side of the field...i say if were gonna keep this guy long term wish i hope to god we can sign this guy to like a 10 year contract but more likely a 5....move him to left so he can be happy and hit like 30 to 35 hr's
June 4, 200422 yr move him to left so he can be happy and hit like 30 to 35 hr's He must be happy already, considering he'll probably hit in that range of homers this season.
June 4, 200422 yr move him to left so he can be happy and hit like 30 to 35 hr's He must be happy already, considering he'll probably hit in that range of homers this season. IMO if we keep him in RF he ont hit more than 25...
June 4, 200422 yr move him to left so he can be happy and hit like 30 to 35 hr's He must be happy already, considering he'll probably hit in that range of homers this season. IMO if we keep him in RF he ont hit more than 25... IMO, where he fields has no effect on his offense. And I'm sure Miguel will vouch for me on that one. Miguel will hit 30 home runs. This I guarentee.
June 4, 200422 yr move him to left so he can be happy and hit like 30 to 35 hr's He must be happy already, considering he'll probably hit in that range of homers this season. IMO if we keep him in RF he ont hit more than 25... IMO, where he fields has no effect on his offense. And I'm sure Miguel will vouch for me on that one. Miguel will hit 30 home runs. This I guarentee. really going out on a limb there ehy?
June 4, 200422 yr You need him in the lineup so what can one do? Cal Ripken said it takes 3/4 of a season to get used to a new position. I mean we are stuck with Cabs there. All we can hope is that the coaches help him with the adjusting and improves drastically with his play in the field
June 4, 200422 yr move him to left so he can be happy and hit like 30 to 35 hr's He must be happy already, considering he'll probably hit in that range of homers this season. IMO if we keep him in RF he ont hit more than 25... IMO, where he fields has no effect on his offense. And I'm sure Miguel will vouch for me on that one. Miguel will hit 30 home runs. This I guarentee. i hope your right
June 4, 200422 yr The ball Cabrera misplayed was UGLY. As an OF, I was taught to circle the ball when it's rolling on the ground. Cabs made a b-line for it, and ran right past it. You've got to get a good angle to snap it up.
June 4, 200422 yr For those of you defending Cabrera's defense, please don't, we all know he's been awful for the most part in right field, and it's no use sugar coating it. Is Conine slow? Yes, but speed is an overrated thing in the OF. You guys have Pierre in center, who can cover A TON of ground, and Conine is good at defensive positioning as well as taking good routes to the ball, which will make up for some of his speed. The only problem I see with switching Conine and Cabrera in Left and Right is Conine's arm, but we won't figure out how that will work out unless Jack gives it a try....
June 4, 200422 yr Miguel will hit 30 home runs. This I guarentee. Really sticking your head out into the fire with that prediction aren't ya kid? :plain
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