tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post256060700441194885..comments2023-10-17T10:45:07.796-04:00Comments on FJB: The Meaning of the Guardado Cut (assuming there is one)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-21530263945396137512010-03-13T13:54:43.271-05:002010-03-13T13:54:43.271-05:00Bringing in Guardado for a tryout was not a bad mo...Bringing in Guardado for a tryout was not a bad move. He had a huge home/road split last year in the hitter's park that the Rangers played in.<br /><br />Home: 5.62 ERA, 1.46 WHIP<br />Road: 2.51 ERA, 1.33 WHIP<br /><br />It was possible that he would have decent success moving to the weaker league in a neutral ballpark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-22945404085909106152010-03-13T12:14:35.425-05:002010-03-13T12:14:35.425-05:00Thank you JayB!
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Looks like I A NOT THE ONLY ...Thank you JayB!<br /><br /><b>WOW</b><br /><br /><i>Looks like I A NOT THE ONLY ONE who likes to bring up the fact that losing Chapman when they should have signed the guy WAS A HUGE blow to Mike Rizzo's plan to jump start this team to respectability rapidly ... even though the cupboard is still very bare as far as the farm system. That was a much worst blow than losing Crow that's for sure. Especially since Rizzo knew what he had in Aroldis Chapman ... ITS HUGE. And I do wish that Boz would remonstrate them for it because they seem to listen to him.</i><br /><br />Still they are learning to be owners ... and we the fans are gong to be stuck with there "learning experiences".pericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-62366657158592460482010-03-13T10:12:44.450-05:002010-03-13T10:12:44.450-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tegwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014621891563545863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-13305246692682213782010-03-13T10:11:52.998-05:002010-03-13T10:11:52.998-05:00You are correct Steven, there is no reason. In fac...You are correct Steven, there is no reason. In fact I cannot think of a good reason that he was invited to spring training? Maybe no one saw him pitch last year?Tegwarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014621891563545863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-45743897630704364692010-03-13T09:14:36.493-05:002010-03-13T09:14:36.493-05:00I think Rizzo while a huge improvement over Jimbo ...I think Rizzo while a huge improvement over Jimbo is proving out why he is not been given a GM job before now and why he was so willing to sit and wait for his only shot with the Lerner led Nats.<br /><br />I think the most important move he had to make over the winter he blew, that is Chapman. He told fans repeatedly over over the Fan Fest weekend that it was his call on the Chapman deal. That he made the evaluation of what to offer and he could have offered more but decided not to go above $25 Million. That he had no regrets and is glad he did not over pay in his view. That is BS and just the type of GM spin that this team has to stop if they want fans to believe this team is going in the right direction. Rizzo knows he blew the Chapman bidding and that $30 Million or $25 Million is that same thing over the life of the contract. <br /><br />All this leads me to say...Rizzo is no better than Jimbo as far as doing what is needed to build a winner.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-17974208851078431932010-03-13T08:23:48.062-05:002010-03-13T08:23:48.062-05:00I second the statements about Boz and Ladson. I ta...I second the statements about Boz and Ladson. I take literally everything they say with a grain of salt. Ladson's the one who keeps pulling for the Nats to keep Desmond around as a utility guy, for crying out loud.<br /><br />I think that Rizzo saw something he didn't like about Guardado and figured that he would give a veteran a chance to catch on somewhere else, rather than wait until it's too late. I trust Rizzo on this one, since he's the one who actually knows how to scout ballplayers. <br /><br />Let's all hope that the rest of the bullpen shapes up so he's not proven wrong on Everyday Eddie.23https://www.blogger.com/profile/11878240373546370338noreply@blogger.com