Willingham

If we had the DH, sure, Dunn would be fine. We don't have the DH, I'd rather not go from a good-almost great defender at first base in Gaby Sanchez [and LoMo ain't bad at first, either] to total crap just because he can swing a bat with power. The team has enough power as it is, just need to be able to get it going. LoMo at just 3 homers, that number is gonna go up, and soon. Hanley has 7, that'll keep going up. I know he hasn't hit one since Pittsburgh was here, but he'll pick it back up. We don't need another power bat, especially another power bat that Ks that much and can't play defense.

 

 

Next season we'll have the DH year round. Players like Dunn and Morneau could fill in there for a bit. Then platoon when in an NL park at 1B with a better defensive 1B (Late game defensive replacements)

Well, if things stay the way they are as far as rules go, we'll only have the DH in 1/4 of our games. Half of our games will be against NL opponents, I'd imagine, and the other half against the AL, half of THOSE will be at home, eliminating the DH.

 

I also have a feeling we'll see some rule changes next year.

 

I wouldn't be surprised to see teams voting on the DH in the NL soon. Or atleast figuring out how to allow the DH in some series. Possibly a DH vs All AL teams in NL parks or something.

I'm sure you're probably more going on Loney's OPS to say he's a "terrible player," but he is a guy that draws walks while not striking out that much, and for his career on the road [almost 1,600 plate appearances], his OPS is .824. That's decent, I'd say.

 

 

I'm saying he's a terrible player because he's a terrible player. He's a poor hitter at a premium offensive position who does not do much to make up for it.

 

You can say his home park hurts him, which would be a fine argument except that Dodgers Stadium is not an extreme pitcher's park, so that argument doesn't work. It doesn't seem to be affecting Andre Ethier, for one.

 

Loney is a mediocre player. He's Gaby Sanchez. Fine if he's making the minimum, but nothing else. That's not the type of guy you should be pointing to for anything.

If Loney walked enough and hit enough doubles, he wouldn't have a career OPS below .800. Since he started playing full time (2008), he's averaged .750 and never went higher than .772 in a single season.

 

A first baseman should be able to guarantee you an .800 season and that's at the lower end of the spectrum.

Willingham

 

 

That's a lot of money on the books and Willingham has had a few seasons now where he's had a great first half and sucked in the second. He's also a poor defender. I'd pass on him.

If we had the DH, sure, Dunn would be fine. We don't have the DH, I'd rather not go from a good-almost great defender at first base in Gaby Sanchez [and LoMo ain't bad at first, either] to total crap just because he can swing a bat with power. The team has enough power as it is, just need to be able to get it going. LoMo at just 3 homers, that number is gonna go up, and soon. Hanley has 7, that'll keep going up. I know he hasn't hit one since Pittsburgh was here, but he'll pick it back up. We don't need another power bat, especially another power bat that Ks that much and can't play defense.

 

 

Next season we'll have the DH year round. Players like Dunn and Morneau could fill in there for a bit. Then platoon when in an NL park at 1B with a better defensive 1B (Late game defensive replacements)

Well, if things stay the way they are as far as rules go, we'll only have the DH in 1/4 of our games. Half of our games will be against NL opponents, I'd imagine, and the other half against the AL, half of THOSE will be at home, eliminating the DH.

 

I also have a feeling we'll see some rule changes next year.

This doesn't sound right to me. I thought for 2013 each team will play a total of 20 interleague games--counting both home and away.

If we had the DH, sure, Dunn would be fine. We don't have the DH, I'd rather not go from a good-almost great defender at first base in Gaby Sanchez [and LoMo ain't bad at first, either] to total crap just because he can swing a bat with power. The team has enough power as it is, just need to be able to get it going. LoMo at just 3 homers, that number is gonna go up, and soon. Hanley has 7, that'll keep going up. I know he hasn't hit one since Pittsburgh was here, but he'll pick it back up. We don't need another power bat, especially another power bat that Ks that much and can't play defense.

 

 

Next season we'll have the DH year round. Players like Dunn and Morneau could fill in there for a bit. Then platoon when in an NL park at 1B with a better defensive 1B (Late game defensive replacements)

Well, if things stay the way they are as far as rules go, we'll only have the DH in 1/4 of our games. Half of our games will be against NL opponents, I'd imagine, and the other half against the AL, half of THOSE will be at home, eliminating the DH.

 

I also have a feeling we'll see some rule changes next year.

This doesn't sound right to me. I thought for 2013 each team will play a total of 20 interleague games--counting both home and away.

Well, I was guessing, really. I have no idea how they're going to do scheduling next year.

 

And it seems I've been beat on this Loney discussion. Ah well.

As long as you didn't say something like "I liked what he showed me in spring training so I have high hopes for him," you are doing fine and making a substantive point even if we disagree.

As long as you didn't say something like "I liked what he showed me in spring training so I have high hopes for him," you are doing fine and making a substantive point even if we disagree.

 

Actually I had high hopes for him cause of a video game.

:| [sarcasms]

To add to one thing.

Since Inter league is going to be year round, there will be a strong chance a Pennant Race will be decided in the final week since a AL team WILL HAVE TO play an NL team.

 

I can really see the AL having the DH follow them into the NL Parks to make sure a Pennant Race isn't decided with a pitcher with a bat in his hand.