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Bellhorn.
So done.
Or at least, he deserves to be. Will Francona bring him back when he gets healthy? Let's hope not. Graffanino is a class act, a solid fielder and a canny player. I'd hate to see him have to platoon with Beezer and get out of rhythm. NT |
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Re: Bellhorn.
Bellhorn > Cora
Also, over the course of thier carrers, Bellhorn > Graffanino. I do however agree that at this point Graff seems the obvious choice to play 2B going forward. Methinks Cora gets dumped. If for some reason Bellhorn has lost the ability to play baseball at the age of 30, then maybe they just leave him in the minors/DFA him, hes not signed for next year. |
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Re: Bellhorn.
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Also, over the course of thier carrers, Bellhorn > Graffanino. [/ QUOTE ] Career BA / SLG / OPS Graff .264 / .367 / .721 Beezer .238 / .404 / .755 Surprising, those walks (and occasional doubles) really add up. However, Graffanino has played in some pretty punchless lineups compared to Bellhorn, and I think we can expect he'll get more pitches to hit in Boston. We certainly saw that tonight (small sample size, I know). And he's a better all-around defensive player, more versatile, and better on the basepaths. I really like his work ethic. I think it's interesting, when you have a lineup with Graff, Cora, Damon all together, you have one end that can be more aggressive on the basepaths and put pressure on the defense before the big hitters come up. I was excited to see them running the bases so hard tonight. They're not going to give you a lot of outright steals, but they put the ball in play and run aggressively. If we can just keep Edgar from erasing them with his patented 6-4-3. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] You're right, over the long run you crunch the numbers and it's hard to abandon Beezer, especially against righties. But this playoff run is happening in the short run and you hate to screw up a good thing. NT |
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Re: Bellhorn.
WEEI reporting he has been DFA.
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Re: Bellhorn.
Maybe the Yankees will sign him as their backup infielder. Maybe he could teach Cano how to walk.
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Re: Bellhorn.
Who?
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Re: Bellhorn.
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Who? [/ QUOTE ] Who? |
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Re: Bellhorn.
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[ QUOTE ] Who? [/ QUOTE ] Who? [/ QUOTE ] that guy who hit home runs in game 6 and 7 of last years LCS, and was one of the best offensive 2B in all of baseball in 04. |
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Re: Bellhorn.
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Who? [/ QUOTE ] Who? [/ QUOTE ] that guy who hit home runs in game 6 and 7 of last years LCS, and was one of the best offensive 2B in all of baseball in 04. [/ QUOTE ] That's Franconalike thinking. He stayed with the guy too long this year(thank god he got hurt) as he has stayed too long with Millar. He was marginal at best last year and downright awful this year. |
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Re: Bellhorn.
He was marginal at best last year
LMAO! Compared to who? Manny? The guy had a TERRIFIC season last year (for a 2B) Also, I am not saying he shouldn't be DFA'd, so its not Francona like thinking. You acted like the guy was Izzy Alcantara. I for one, will never forget any of the 25, especially one who playd an intricate roll the entire season. Of course he should be DFA'd. Doesnt mean hes Jose Cruz Jr. |
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