tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post560761447844597685..comments2023-10-17T10:45:07.796-04:00Comments on FJB: Time for Desmond to Go DownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-35338749887459336692010-07-06T10:24:16.637-04:002010-07-06T10:24:16.637-04:00The kid is a spaz... watch him at BP, between inni...The kid is a spaz... watch him at BP, between innings, etc. He is always bouncing around, full of energy... lacking focus. I don't think that can be learned in the minors. The plate discipline is disappointing, but aside from their Big 3, the Nats are a bunch of free-swinging fools. Not the best learning environment.Deacon Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827411603052143857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-69547579919772610122010-07-02T10:20:23.989-04:002010-07-02T10:20:23.989-04:00That's what she said.That's what she said.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006284273870018983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-70826766941692018242010-06-30T10:33:39.920-04:002010-06-30T10:33:39.920-04:00@flippin--I wouldn't go that far. There are lo...@flippin--I wouldn't go that far. There are lots of good players who struggle their first time up and have to go back down to collect themselves before sticking for good. I don't think it's anywhere near time to give up on him, I just don't think he's getting any better here in DC. So for development, in hopes that he will still be a good player, the right thing to do is to send him back down. Maybe he'll be like Matt LaPorta, rake at AAA and come right back.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-13890148276708176342010-06-30T10:30:11.541-04:002010-06-30T10:30:11.541-04:00I think this is the end for the Desmond experiment...I think this is the end for the Desmond experiment, I really do. I watched him in spring training in 2005, right after getting drafted out of high school. That's a long time ago. Does not seem as though he has the capacity to "get it." Does it really take 5+ years in the minors to figure it out? Even for a high school middle infielder? I don't want to be right, but how long is too long?flippinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034472948817136396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-84985055992423314402010-06-30T10:15:06.548-04:002010-06-30T10:15:06.548-04:00I agree.I agree.Basilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346481140960787459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-19500547876602588262010-06-29T22:20:36.990-04:002010-06-29T22:20:36.990-04:00I dunno. I think with Morgan you just send him to ...I dunno. I think with Morgan you just send him to the bench. He's not a developing player. He's almost 30. But Desmond needs a month to regroup.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-26937937972502016452010-06-29T19:56:24.634-04:002010-06-29T19:56:24.634-04:00I am expecting "Time for Desmond to Go Down, ...I am expecting "Time for Desmond to Go Down, Part 2: Nyjer Morgan"Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902355704452340677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-41006107184269885552010-06-29T14:15:11.035-04:002010-06-29T14:15:11.035-04:00I'm not saying they should send Desmond down t...I'm not saying they should send Desmond down to send a message or any of that crap. I'm saying that right now he's really regressing in in skill set, especially at the plate, and that it might help his development to step back, face some easier competition, and then come back.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109288910583404941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-70348209271353718852010-06-29T13:58:14.480-04:002010-06-29T13:58:14.480-04:00I am with you and I hope for one of Rizzo's qu...I am with you and I hope for one of Rizzo's quick and decisive moves. Desmond is going to boot the next *important* MLB play, I can feel it and he can too. I am at the end of the Morgan idiocy as well. Picked off first? Throwing to the wrong base and weak hitting spell demotion.flippinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034472948817136396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-73575457937034935312010-06-29T13:26:43.939-04:002010-06-29T13:26:43.939-04:00Even if you tell a kid - go down to AAA and just w...Even if you tell a kid - go down to AAA and just work on it - he's going to want to do well to get back up. That's still pressure. I'd like to see an extended sit at the major league level before the send down. Give him a week on the bench, some time where he's just working on his swing and not trying to hit his way out of the problem, then another lengthy set of starts. I know he's not doing well but for me "we gave him a half-season" is not different enough from "we gave him a couple months", in terms of showing the kid you think he belongs in the majors. <br /><br />(and with the team the way it is they have that "luxury" of working this way)Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738813756060133236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-84407923648584422612010-06-29T11:33:22.681-04:002010-06-29T11:33:22.681-04:00I expected a .245 avg and about 36 errors. I'm...I expected a .245 avg and about 36 errors. I'm fine with that. He needs to develop in the majors. I wouldn't send him down unless he was hitting low .220s and on pace for 50 errors.<br /><br />All the cries to get Guzman off SS and now its time to send Desmond down.THHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00999429817111711817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-72618378271626098842010-06-29T11:30:09.117-04:002010-06-29T11:30:09.117-04:00Completely disagree with this. As you say, the &qu...Completely disagree with this. As you say, <a href="http://metrodcbaseball.blogspot.com/2010/06/stop-it-just-stop-it-right-now.html" rel="nofollow">the "advanced metrics" show that he's still providing defense better than the average NL shortstop</a>, and <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/2010-fielding.shtml#players_standard_fielding_ss" rel="nofollow">the other two options at short are worse with the glove</a> and the bat. What he needs is a lot of one-on-one work with the hitting coach to show more patience at the plate and deal with the breaking stuff. If we keep sending the prospects down to Syracuse when they run into problems, they're never going to show us anything here. We already know they can play at AAA. We need them to play here. <br /><br />Also, comparing Ian to Yuni is just wrong. Yuni only wishes his glove was as good as Desmond's.Wombat-sochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238481769918013615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074246508221440257.post-91745940420109415942010-06-29T10:43:52.791-04:002010-06-29T10:43:52.791-04:00Obviously the league has adjusted to Desmond by th...Obviously the league has adjusted to Desmond by throwing him all off-speed stuff out of the zone and letting him get himself out.<br /><br />I'm not sure if regularly batting 8th accounts for this, but for a young players to be seeing nothing but breaking balls can't be good for his development. If they aren't going to demote him they should try him in the #2 hole and see if he does better when pitchers forced to give him more fastballs.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460478739235992651noreply@blogger.com