I find it very hard to accept a .600 OPS from anyone. That's a gaping hole in your lineup. There's also no evidence that he's ready for that kind of offensive explosion. A .391 OPS in Boston, with one good month lifting him all the way to a .624 in Pawtucket (following his .554 at Pawtucket in 2011). What about the very real possibility that he turns in a sub-.500 OPS and is literally the worst hitter in the majors? Yes, it's fun to watch him make a few great defensive plays, but you don't think his ending rally after rally (with the lucky No. 8 hitter drawing 100 intentional walks), will grind on you? A poor man's Rey Ordonez?
So, no, I would not be satisfied just giving the job to Iglesias and moving on. Steve O On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected] > wrote: > My thinking. Agreed that if Inglesias can get to .600 OPS we'll be OK. > > > On Wednesday, October 24, 2012, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good point on Iglesias > > I guess this trade made our decision for his future in the majors > guaranteed for starting in 2013. Perhaps that decision was already made, > therefore Aviles wasn't going to get much playtime, and an easy decision to > trade. > > > > Sent from Larry's mobile device > > On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yeah for sure.... I guess if it were me, I'd give the job to Iglesias > and focus on other areas. I know he isn't going to hit a ton but > > with our pitching (assuming a slight improvement) we will need good > defense up the middle, and with Iglesias/Pedroia/Ellsbury, > > we would certainly have that. It's not like Aviles was crushing the ball > anyways, so if Iglesias can hit .225 - .240, it's only a drop-off > > of a few points. > > Dan D > > Central NJ USA > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Larry Rupp <[email protected]> > > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 8:41 AM > > Subject: Re: Looks like Toronto folks are a bit put ouwt > > > > And honestly played better than I anticipated at the position. He's no > all star caliber SS - but we have fewer of them atm anyways. With so many > holes to fill, this would have been nice to have someone as a known in the > position that we already know could fit the role for a year while we fill > other holes. > > Just seems to me that we don't have much of a team. So many holes to > fill... > > > > Sent from Larry's mobile device > > On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:28 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Well, I don't agree that Aviles had no significant impact on our team. > He WAS the starting shortstop. > > Dan D > > Central NJ USA > > ________________________________ > > From: Ray Daniel Salemi < > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > -- > Author of CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD MOTHER and other mystery short stories. > > Visit Ray Daniel on Amazon > <http://www.amazon.com/Ray-Daniel/e/B005OIX4MO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
