August 31, 200718 yr What's the 3rd (position) player you guys would chose to help build around? Hammer, Hermida or Uggla?
August 31, 200718 yr As far as I'm concerned it's... Hermida, Hammer, Hanley, Cabs, Uggla that's the core 5 on offense
August 31, 200718 yr yeah but if you had to chose 3 of em. Hanley, Cabs, Hermida only because Hammer is much older though
August 31, 200718 yr Yeah you'll definitely build around the young guys, even though Hammer is a solid hitter and who knows, come time might even hit 30 hrs.
August 31, 200718 yr the lineup for the next few years hopefully should be hanley, hermida, and miggy 1,2,3.
August 31, 200718 yr yeah but if you had to chose 3 of em. Hanley, Cabs, Hermida only because Hammer is much older though Agreed, Id have a hard sad time not including Hammer though but I suppose ya gotta go with you young'n
August 31, 200718 yr I think a Cabrera trade will ultimately be inevitable, sadly. For me the basis of the top of the lineup will be (from 2009 onwards or so), 1) Leadoff Guy (TBA) 2) Hanley 3) Hermida 4) Willingham With a number of players hitting arbitration around the same time I don't think we'll be keeping everyone (even with a cabs trade), and Uggla would be the guy i'd move. We'd probably be able to get a lot more for Uggla than his obp deserves, due to his standout slugging at the position. Willingham is a nice player, but as a LF his numbers are only really middle of the road. A middle of the road LF with an affordable salary is a nice value for a club with our payroll though. In other words, Willingham is a lot more valuable to us than he is most other clubs, so we're better off keeping him. Of course if some young players come through and push him out of the lineup, then that'll work too
August 31, 200718 yr I think a Cabrera trade will ultimately be inevitable, sadly. For me the basis of the top of the lineup will be (from 2009 onwards or so), 1) Leadoff Guy (TBA) 2) Hanley 3) Hermida 4) Willingham With a number of players hitting arbitration around the same time I don't think we'll be keeping everyone (even with a cabs trade), and Uggla would be the guy i'd move. We'd probably be able to get a lot more for Uggla than his obp deserves, due to his standout slugging at the position. Willingham is a nice player, but as a LF his numbers are only really middle of the road. A middle of the road LF with an affordable salary is a nice value for a club with our payroll though. In other words, Willingham is a lot more valuable to us than he is most other clubs, so we're better off keeping him. Of course if some young players come through and push him out of the lineup, then that'll work too Willingham is 8th in the majors in OPS for a LF and 18th overall he would be valuable to any team in baseball
September 1, 200718 yr Willingham is 8th in the majors in OPS for a LF and 18th overall he would be valuable to any team in baseball I really need to check the numbers more often if he keeps up the second half he is having then yep middle of road is a bit of an insult. I like Willingham a lot and the point of post was that he was the guy we should keep, I guess I'd just got him lodged in my head as a middle of the pack LF ops wise.
September 1, 200718 yr Cabrera, Hermida, Ramirez Not even close, these are the teams best 3 position players, both near and long term. Uggla and Willingham are valuable, but are not going to be perrenial all-stars
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