tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post6602741893990304932..comments2023-10-17T10:45:07.796-04:00Comments on FJB: Another Kennedy Comes to WashingtonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-23514901102473034072010-02-07T20:30:18.410-05:002010-02-07T20:30:18.410-05:00OK--so let the record show that Mr. Anonymous comm...OK--so let the record show that Mr. Anonymous commenter on the FJB blog doesn't believe global warming exists.<br /><br />Can we talk about baseball now?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-55251447780938904172010-02-07T19:56:50.585-05:002010-02-07T19:56:50.585-05:00No - I was referring to ClimateGate, the politiciz...No - I was referring to ClimateGate, the politicized IPCC, and more holes in the AGW arguments coming out every day in the European media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-37499336707382842892010-02-07T15:16:15.295-05:002010-02-07T15:16:15.295-05:00So you're moving from the now-discredited glob...<i>So you're moving from the now-discredited global warming crisis to the fake health-care crisis?</i> <br /><br />Discredited how? By a couple snowstorms? Don't make me do the sample size lecture again. It is so very tedious.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-52608397190662698662010-02-07T13:05:46.542-05:002010-02-07T13:05:46.542-05:00@Rich - Duensing was the Twins compensation pick f...@Rich - Duensing was the Twins compensation pick for the Nationals signing Guzman<br /><br />(and Daniel Carte was the Rockies pick for the Castilla signing)Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14755603473119975849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-81849810251688070122010-02-07T12:52:41.527-05:002010-02-07T12:52:41.527-05:00So you're moving from the now-discredited glob...So you're moving from the now-discredited global warming crisis to the fake health-care crisis?<br /><br />Seriously, the cheap Lerners should have shelled out a couple million more for Hudson. Besides being more entertaining to watch play, Hudson is at least a team guy. Kennedy was cut by the Cardinals because they couldn't find any takers. He whined about LaRussa not giving him playing time. If he's not playing well and is on the bench, look for problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-90304637309421085132010-02-07T11:58:13.541-05:002010-02-07T11:58:13.541-05:00Steven,
I always check out your links and I was w...Steven,<br /><br />I always check out your links and I was wondering why you linked to Brian Duensing at Baseball musings... Is there a rumor about him? or am I over analyzing?<br /><br />Thanks!Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427393694071630237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-16136999772900452602010-02-07T09:21:01.988-05:002010-02-07T09:21:01.988-05:00Yep, long-term that's the idea--Espinosa and D...Yep, long-term that's the idea--Espinosa and Desmond up the middle. We'll see. Probably would be the other way around though--Desmond at SS.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-22616853264281283682010-02-07T09:03:50.020-05:002010-02-07T09:03:50.020-05:00I'm actually happy with the value signing of A...I'm actually happy with the value signing of Adam Kennedy. Maybe not as good as O-Dog but surely it's not a 3+ million dollar gap.<br /><br />I wonder if Ian Desmond can play or be groomed for 2B. It would seem that the position change would lower his throwing errors and open a slot for Espinosa at SS in 2011.<br /><br />Given the youth and range of those two players, nightly appearances on Web Gems could become the norm.von_bluffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-75946604624136923112010-02-07T00:51:06.805-05:002010-02-07T00:51:06.805-05:00Love the move and more proof that we have a functi...Love the move and more proof that we have a functional organization. Hopefully they were frugal with 2B because they have competition in that position now. Give me a starting pitcher so that the Balesters of the world can be competing for bullpen slots and not starting slots and i'll be a ok with our progress to 70+ winsSouldrummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685083065199966573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-67358091942199046572010-02-06T23:13:36.499-05:002010-02-06T23:13:36.499-05:00If Desmond could be a Willie Harris-type player, I...If Desmond could be a Willie Harris-type player, I'd be absolutely thrilled. If Harris started in LF last year getting about 600 PA, he'd have been worth 3.8 WAR. No joke.<br />~6.5 batting runs, 19.3 fielding runs, 20 replacement, -7.5 positional = 38.3 RAR<br /><br />Harris is terribly underrated. He'd have been better than Adam Dunn and Josh Willingham <i>COMBINED</i>!!!<br /><br />I rue the day the Mariners snag Harris from us for nothing. We have a fantastic player right under our noses, but no one on the Nationals is intelligent enough to realize it.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902355704452340677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-42592269973832555302010-02-06T18:38:29.589-05:002010-02-06T18:38:29.589-05:00LOVE the move and I agree with you on almost every...LOVE the move and I agree with you on almost everything Steven. <br /><br />I don't agree with you that "Kennedy hasn't been an above-average second baseman since he left Orange County." I think you're completely skimming over 2008 where he registered a 9.7 RngR and 21.8 UZR/150 with St. Louis. While this was only over 635 innings, it falls in line with his numbers in '03, '04 and '05. His poor defensive numbers in '09 look completely off from his historic ones. These can be easily explained by OAK asking him to spend a majority of his time at a position he had never played (3B). His discomfort at the position is further evidenced by his batting splits last year. .300/.367/.468 as 2B. .283/.338/.378 as 3B.<br /><br />Your statement knocking Kennedy's lack of defense since leaving Orange County (2005) is even more incomplete or inaccurate when you consider that it is Hudson and not Kennedy who has failed to produce a UZR/150 above 0.5 since 2005.<br /><br />One point you didn't make was that Kennedy fits even better than ODawg bc his splits are so drastic. In '09 he hit .307/.364/.438 against RHP. Over the last 3 years he's hit .281/.335/.389 vs. RHP and .230/.285/.301 vs. LHP. Hopefully, Desmond is playing SS full-time somewhere next year and if he is, one of our primary backups at 2B will be Alberto Gonzalez. The General favors LHP to the tune of .397/.429/.603 Last year and .337/.380/.480 Last 3 years.<br /><br />Screams platoon and a pretty good one.Mr. Mustachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289732934601585172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-2242788276749376032010-02-06T14:22:09.687-05:002010-02-06T14:22:09.687-05:00I think Kennedy is a perfect low-cost, low-risk si...I think Kennedy is a perfect low-cost, low-risk signing. The best you can say about him is "he doesn't suck", which is not bad. His best case scenario is last year, is worst case scenario is a .250/.320/.530 line, which would be fine.Dan!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06963123744953903167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-73440118489690908492010-02-06T12:10:15.182-05:002010-02-06T12:10:15.182-05:00You're right. My bad, and it's an importan...You're right. My bad, and it's an important point. Corrected in the post.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-63816934686859693582010-02-06T12:09:02.245-05:002010-02-06T12:09:02.245-05:00Hudson was a Type A but was not tendered a contrac...Hudson was a Type A but was not tendered a contract so he does NOT cost Twins (or Nats) a draft pick......sorry for the nit pick.JayBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11448827055342357809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-50468594025678519902010-02-06T11:58:01.682-05:002010-02-06T11:58:01.682-05:00I like it. Great point about the value of the sign...I like it. Great point about the value of the signing.<br />It's not like our 2B would be the difference between a sub-.500 year and a playoff run.Rob Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049610714885872963noreply@blogger.com