December 27, 200817 yr Great signing. Willy Taveras is a warrior. He'll hit at least 4 HR in that park. What a production boost!
December 27, 200817 yr Best move Marlins made all offseason he is a decent for average and good leadoff guy. Not really a Marlins fit, but not a bad move by the reds.
December 27, 200817 yr Man are some people mad at this signing. Just going through some of the other boards. Don't know why people hate him so much. He's being killed. It's easy to pick on someone's faults. So he's not a 5 tool player. So. He does have SOME value. Maybe not a good fit for all teams, but he does have something to offer.
December 27, 200817 yr Best move Marlins made all offseason he is a decent for average and good leadoff guy. Not really a Marlins fit, but not a bad move by the reds. No he isn't. No player with a .604 OPS is a good player. He would have been a great addition to our bench. No he wouldn't. Carroll or Raynor could provide what he does for cheaper, and with more hitting potential. Man are some people mad at this signing. Just going through some of the other boards. Don't know why people hate him so much. He's being killed. It's easy to pick on someone's faults. So he's not a 5 tool player. So. He does have SOME value. Maybe not a good fit for all teams, but he does have something to offer. Because he really sucks. His value is him playing for other teams so he isn't creating ungodly amount of outs for your team. And this is why Taveras gets signed
December 28, 200817 yr Best move Marlins made all offseason he is a decent for average and good leadoff guy. Not really a Marlins fit, but not a bad move by the reds. No he isn't. No player with a .604 OPS is a good player. He would have been a great addition to our bench. No he wouldn't. Carroll or Raynor could provide what he does for cheaper, and with more hitting potential. Man are some people mad at this signing. Just going through some of the other boards. Don't know why people hate him so much. He's being killed. It's easy to pick on someone's faults. So he's not a 5 tool player. So. He does have SOME value. Maybe not a good fit for all teams, but he does have something to offer. Because he really sucks. His value is him playing for other teams so he isn't creating ungodly amount of outs for your team. And this is why Taveras gets signed no need to sh*t on the guy. he is a career .283 hitter. Like I said not a great player, but a good player.
December 28, 200817 yr no need to sh*t on the guy. he is a career .283 hitter. Like I said not a great player, but a good player. He's also a career .331 .OBP guy with no power, at all. And his stats are actually deceiving in his favor as well, considering the only semi-good year he had offensively was in 2007, where he inflated his stats a bit getting to play in Coors Field. He's not very good...at all.
December 28, 200817 yr If all you're looking for is a guy to run fast, Willy Taveras is a good signing for you. If you expect him to get himself into a position where his running matters, signing Willy Taveras will disappoint you.
December 29, 200817 yr Ditto. Taveras is overrated as a starter. To sign him as a leadoff man is just wrong. He's more valuable playing off the bench as a defensive replacement and pinch runner.
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