Comments on: It’s Not Quite Rebuilding

By: Slurve

Slurve — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:03:55 +0000

If Strasburg is available we should take him indeed unless Mr. boras says otherwise and he won’t sign with anybody which is very unlikely… I think Strasburg will end up as a Padre, Ackley with the Nats and we end up with Green. Washington might take Strasburg because they loss Crow and might feel pressured into taking the number 1 talent in the draft especially if Bowden wants to keep his job, Padres will get the pressure to sign a local kid thats good, if they don’t draft him I say alright if they do I’ll be depressed but if we pass on him with no explanation why there will be some rioting.

By: Dustin Shires

Dustin Shires — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:41:25 +0000

Pitchers of Strasburg’s caliber are just as valuable, if not far more, than an every day player. Look at it this way, they get 4 or 5 at bats, or opportunities, to affect a game, whereas a pitcher gets 25+ opportunities to affect a game. A week of at bats equals 1 good start. This is a super crude way to look at it, but a pitcher who can get past the 6th and 7th innings carries just as much value, if not more than the every day player…

By: Slurve

Slurve — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:32:13 +0000

I rather have an high impact player play on the field everyday and field and hit rather than a person that goes every 5 Strasburg would be lovely don’t get me wrong but I’m saying if we don’t get him and end up with Green it’s not exactly a loss either.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:02:10 +0000

If the young pitchers we have now continue to develop into solid starters, it wouldn’t be all bad if we didn’t get strasburg. OF course if he’s on the board, it’s a no-brainer that we pick him.
I would be happy with Strasburg, but I would also be happy with Grant Green because I really don’t like Yuni and would love to see a different man at SS in the future.

By: Jon Shields

Jon Shields — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:07:51 +0000

^If Strasburg is the only name you care about, the 2009 draft could be a depressing affair for you. There is no guarentee we'll get him, and there are some great players in the first few picks that Seattle would be lucky to land (such as Grant Green, my latest man-crush. Perhaps it's the alliteration).

By: Dustin Shires

Dustin Shires — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:19:45 +0000

If Strasburg is still on the board with the Mariners are picking, and we skip him, I’ll quit watching the Mariners. I will stick by that. Strasburg is the only name we should care about…

By: Slurve

Slurve — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:41:08 +0000

I would like Moore more if he was a left handed bat but he isn’t… I still believe Clement has the best potential to be one our best left handed bat we have.

By: Slurve

Slurve — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:12:42 +0000

I’m think that Green could be a 20-20 or even 30-30 guy.

By: Slurve

Slurve — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:07:04 +0000

Someone like Green our INF might be nice.

By: Rob T.

Rob T. — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:56:51 +0000

This is a scouting report on Green from Baseball Prospectus when he was a freshman.

“Seniority often rules in the Cape Cod League, and when the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox got commitments from both Gordon Beckham and Grant Green for this summer, they knew Beckham would spend most of the summer at shortstop. It was one of Beckham’s final chances to prove he could stay at the position in the long-term, while Green would have many more chances to re-affirm the belief that he was a shortstop. In just 15 games at the position it was clear that while Green is large for the middle infield, he should likely remain a shortstop in professional baseball. As such, Green’s offensive potential means so much more, as his developing power is a large asset at the position. Green shows potential for all five tools, and if he can cut down on his strikeout numbers in his final two seasons, he should be the highest Trojan drafted since Mark Prior.”

Here what BP said after his sophomore year:

“Underclassmen to Watch: In the same week that Troy Tulowitzki signed a six-year contract, it’s probably fitting to talk about Grant Green. USC’s other sophomore phenom (beyond the already-mentioned Stock behind the plate), Green had a great freshman season with the Trojans, hitting .316/.388/.491. Like Tulo, he’s a big shortstop who offers both good range and a good throwing arm. Their best basis for comparison is their power, especially in light of the power that Tulo also didn’t show in the home run column until after his freshman season. Expect Green to turn more of those 24 doubles and triples into home runs in each of the next two seasons, and then expect him to get some consideration as the first overall selection in the 2009 draft.”

Here’s a good article about him:

http://capecodbaseball.org/Weekly/Week2008/ThisWeek/thisweek_Awards_ProProspect.htm

By: Jon Shields

Jon Shields — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:39:41 +0000

^If we can’t get Strasburg, I’m hoping Pedro Alvarez finds himself back in the draft (still possible). If not him, I’m hoping to get the SS out of USC Grant Green.

I’m told he’ll stick at SS (unlike Jose Lopez and Matt Tuiasosopo and Jharmidy DeJesus and Mario Martinez etc etc) and has been compared to guys like Tulowitzki and Longoria.

By: Slurve

Slurve — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:31:37 +0000

Hmm 3-4 draft picks who would we spend them on? Strasburg will be on the top of most people list unless the devil- I mean Boras says otherwise. would it kill the M's to sign a INF... But if we took Strasburg or Aaron Crow I'm not complaining either... If we can pull it together we have a decent chance my hopes by 2010 is LF-Balentien/Saunders Cf-Saunders/Halman RF-Ichiro! SS-Truinfel 2B-Valbuena/Lopez 3b-Tui _ 1B-Raben C-Clement/Moore/Johnson Rotation there seems to be a lot of them down there with promise so I'm gonna wait on them. But by 2010 unless an act of stupidy happens Batista and Washy will be out of the picture maybe Putz too...