tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post4468434227680551669..comments2023-09-11T10:35:26.165-04:00Comments on The Flagrant Fan: Trade Deadline Winners and LosersWilliam J. Taskerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-55002653619855462362009-08-01T17:52:47.674-04:002009-08-01T17:52:47.674-04:00I wrote a short poem when I heard the White Sox go...I wrote a short poem when I heard the White Sox got Peavy.<br /><br />I'm experiencing deja vu.<br />At least this time it went through.<br />Like the move, Kenny.<br />Take notes, Hendry.<br /><br />You're right that Peavy won't be as good as he was in San Diego, but he's still a good pitcher. His career ERA at home is 2.83 On the road, it's 3.84. Big difference, yes. But still not bad. Buehrle, Danks, Peavy, and Floyd is a fearsome foursome.<br /><br />Victor Martinez will definitely contribute to the Red Sox. Fantastic move. Not a fan of swapping Kotchman for LaRoche. LaRoche has a hole in his swing, but he's a lot better than Kotchman.<br /><br />Nick Johnson is great for my Fantasy Team. Hanley should get a lot more RBIs now.<br /><br />Ricciardi dropped the ball on Halladay. He was asking for too much and now the Blue Jays will wind up with nothing when Halladay leaves.Josh Borensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418664151302692734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-83464939080284454542009-08-01T11:47:18.499-04:002009-08-01T11:47:18.499-04:00Hey Anon, Thanks for the comment.
Varitek - Caree...Hey Anon, Thanks for the comment.<br /><br />Varitek - Career OPS+ = 100<br />Martinez - Career OPs+ = 118<br /><br />Varitek - Career Stolen Base Percentage Caught = 24%<br />Martinez - Career Stolen Base Percentage Caught = 24%<br /><br />Varitek - Range Factor = 7.86<br />Martinez - Range Factor = 6.96<br /><br />Varitek - RTOT = 3<br />Martinez - RTOT = -1.4<br /><br />Stolen base percentage is a wash. Varitek is better at those ball hit in front of the plate that happen maybe once a week. Martinez is far and away a better offensive player, especially now that he'll have some hitters around him.<br /><br />Respect your opinion, but give me Martinez any day.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-60372269005136383662009-08-01T09:01:34.436-04:002009-08-01T09:01:34.436-04:00"Martinez should catch every day but that won..."Martinez should catch every day but that won't happen because of loyalty (stupid but there it is) to Varitek. Varitek can't hold Martinez's equipment bag."<br /><br />You're kidding with this right? If Martinez was such a great catcher, why didn't he catch every day for the Indians? Any scout, insider, knowledgable fan, etc... will tell you it's because he is not a good defensive catcher! His Caught Stealing percentage is worse than Varitek's! <br /><br />And as for all that power from his bat: he has been in a slump since May! He is batting .193 since May 22nd!<br /><br /><br /><br />It's Martinez who can't hold Varitek's equipment bag!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-77224033204632446752009-08-01T04:29:25.925-04:002009-08-01T04:29:25.925-04:00I'd disagree about the Jays coming out as lose...I'd disagree about the Jays coming out as losers, but you knew that already.<br /><br />I don't think you should focus too much on Encarnacion. I think it's the arms that could make the Rolen deal swing very heavily in the Jays' favour.<br /><br />As for Doc, no complaints over here.Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.com