Posted February 5, 200619 yr What are we going to do with Wes Helms? I really like what he did in Milwauke but how could he be good here. Helms is an everyday type of player. Or a player like Brian Banks that got many ABs. With Cabrere in third, he won't see a lot of action there. And with Mike Jacobs at first, he wont see a lot of action there. I think he should be converted to left field.
February 5, 200619 yr Or a player like Brian Banks that got many ABs. Brian banks got 177 ABs with us in 2 seasons. I doubt they'll convert him to left field, at that point we might as well just see what Aguila and Reed have got, or leave it open for Willingham should the catching deal fall through. When he does start, he'll probably start against lefties most of the time, mostly at first base, as has been published by a variety of sources.
February 5, 200619 yr wes helms is a good part time player that can play both corners in the infield.
February 5, 200619 yr Has anyone at least considered that if Helms hits the snot out of ball in S.T. that he may play third everyday and Cabs moves back to left? I don't think its as far-fetched to believe that this could happen. Not a long term solution but as was said in another topic; the team has to field the best players it can even though we may not be very competitive.
February 5, 200619 yr I think Wes Helms will provide protection against a young player flopping. If Jacobs, Willingham or even Aguila can't handle a starting position I think Helms steps in. I'm against starting him at 3B, but it might become necessary if no one steps up in LF. I know everyone here wants Cabrera to play 3B, but if no one steps up there....I think Cabrera might still be the LF. If everything goes as planned he probably is the #1 pinch-hitter. He can also play 1B if Jacobs flops or platoon with him if he has trouble with lefties.
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead.
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move so that Wes Helms plays his natural position. While I agree with you...anything's possible with this organization.
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms?
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? A-Rod moved for another superstar and a chance to win a WS. This move woul be merely to have someone who hits a little better than Aguila.
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? Derek Jeter is just little better than Wes Helms. Let Cabrera have third base so he can worry about winning the batting title instead of what position he's going to play.
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? EH, wrong. Ripken is best SS of alltime. Don't make that mistake again.
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? Albert Pujols.. Was a 3B then was moved to LF and now is playin 1B
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? EH, wrong. Ripken is best SS of alltime. Don't make that mistake again. Thats disputable but thats for another time and place.
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? EH, wrong. Ripken is best SS of alltime. Don't make that mistake again. You are high.
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? EH, wrong. Ripken is best SS of alltime. Don't make that mistake again. Tell that to Honus Wagner.
February 5, 200619 yr Why the original poster would suggest Helms is an everyday player is beyond me. He's only been an everyday player for one year of his major league career. In all other years, he split time with another player. He's had much experience coming in off the bench and taking days off. Last year, he posted the best batting average, on base percentage and slugging percentage platooning at thirdbase with Russell Branyan. That seems to suggest that he's well suited to be Jacobs' platoon partner at first base. I think the guy was a good pickup. I think it will not be a straight platoon. Helms will likely see time at a number of the corner spots of the field, including leftfield. Also, why would Cabrera move back to LF? He's terrible there. Three years later and he's still rated as the worst leftfielder in the National League by most metrics. Just as important, he's our superstar. He wants to play the infield. We need him in the infield. We can maximize his value best at thirdbase. We can train Helms or find some other talented hitter to play leftfield.
February 5, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? EH, wrong. Ripken is best SS of alltime. Don't make that mistake again. Now here's a guy who knows what he's talking about. :thumbup
February 5, 200619 yr Helms will be in the game versus many LHP I think...and certainly our RH bat off the bench.
February 6, 200619 yr Also, why would Cabrera move back to LF? He's terrible there. Three years later and he's still rated as the worst leftfielder in the National League by most metrics. Just as important, he's our superstar. He wants to play the infield. We need him in the infield. We can maximize his value best at thirdbase. We can train Helms or find some other talented hitter to play leftfield. Sums it up. He's made it pretty clear he wants to play 3B.
February 6, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? EH, wrong. Ripken is best SS of alltime. Don't make that mistake again. How Ripken is the best SS of all time by any measurement besides how many consecutive games he played is beyond me. Overrated, overrated, overrated.
February 6, 200619 yr Wes Helms will be a reserve, and will start whenever miggy or Jacobs rests, PERIOD.
February 6, 200619 yr No. Miggy will be playing third base. That's his position and he'll never move again. He's our superstar. You don't ask your superstar to move from his natural position so that Wes Helms plays there instead. Superstars change positions.......Alex Rodriguez is the best short-stop of all-time and he's playing third base. So you would rather play Chris Aguila in left........even if he's hitting a weak .220 over Wes Helms? EH, wrong. Ripken is best SS of alltime. Don't make that mistake again. How Ripken is the best SS of all time by any measurement besides how many consecutive games he played is beyond me. Overrated, overrated, overrated. I think Ripken was a very good player that deserves to be in the Hall-of-Fame......but.....to say he's better than Alex Rodriguez is ridiculous. A-Rod is one of the best players of all-time, and certainly the best SS of all-time. I know someone mentioned Honus Wagner, but that's when players didn't have acceptable mitts and pitchers went all nine. Today mitts look like big baskets and pitching is specialized making it much tougher.
February 6, 200619 yr Cal Ripken Jr. .276 AVG., .787 OPS A-Rod .307 AVG, .962 OPS Jeter .314 AVG, .847 OPS M.Young .297 AVG., .792 OPS Tejada .280 AVG., .815 OPS Garciaparra .320 AVG., .911 OPS Those are all career numbers.
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