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Andy Marte...do I dare say he is ready?

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cmstophe said:
Well, that useless piece of shit Peralta could be benched/traded/thrown in my trunk.
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Agree! Hopefully Peralta is on his way out. I am sick of him doing his best when we need him least.
 
b00bie said:
So you're sick of players performing when the pressure is off, but you'll be all for giving Andy Marte another shot because he's performing well under no pressure in AAA.

Don't you think that is a bit hypocritical?
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Oh gosh; I feel Marte was under lots of pressure in AAA to perform well. When he was sent down the last time by the Indians he went through waivers and NO ONE claimed him at all. He either had to start performing in AAA this year, or run the risk of being out of baseball totally after this year. Now he has not only a chance with the Indians the rest of this year, but if not Cleveland, another team may now want him as well. So yes; I do believe he had pressure even in AAA.

As far as the ML club under Wedge? History shows us what he has been all about for seven years now. He can't motivate kids under pressure. If we keep Wedge yet again, it's like doing the same thing time and time again and expecting a different outcome. It normally doesn't work that way.
 
Amherstcavsfan said:
Honestly, who would want Peralta? I wish we could just release that worthless POS.
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Yes, Jhonny is having a rough year. But, if you look at his career his averages projected over 162 game season are .268 with 20 HR and 80 RBI. He's hardly a POS as you phrased it. I don't think you throw away someone like that. He's done more than Andy Marte ever will at the big league level.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=5527
 
Wulfgar1224 said:
Yes, Jhonny is having a rough year. But, if you look at his career his averages projected over 162 game season are .268 with 20 HR and 80 RBI. He's hardly a POS as you phrased it. I don't think you throw away someone like that. He's done more than Andy Marte ever will at the big league level.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=5527
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Peralta is NOT the future. Period. Hodges and Chisenhall ARE the future.. moreso Chisenhall as this kid is a beast. I feel current players like Peralta and Shoppach are almost useless in working towards the future. I would be astonished if they lasted until next March on this team.

And no; watching Marte in only two starts, I don't think he's going to be any answer either. Something about his hitting and how he goes about things, I cannot get over. He's going to have to step things up or the young players at his positions will get their shot sooner than later.
 
After reading scouting reports, Hodges is just like Peralta...
 
Gunther said:
Agree! Hopefully Peralta is on his way out. I am sick of him doing his best when we need him least.
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The 2007 playoffs are the only time we 'needed' them the most, since our team wasn't any good in 08 and 09, and in the playoffs he was our best hitter.
 
Well, after the callup, Marte has proved AGAIN that he isn't big league caliber. It is pretty obvious that Shapiro and Co. have overreacted to the Phillips fiasco and are giving stiffs like Marte extra looks that they don't deserve.
 
Yea, just dump Marte and please get LaPorta up here, I want to have a reason to actually watch the Indians. Oh, and send down Huff/Sowers and call up Carrasco, I've seen enough of them for a year
 
Wulfgar1224 said:
Well, after the callup, Marte has proved AGAIN that he isn't big league caliber. It is pretty obvious that Shapiro and Co. have overreacted to the Phillips fiasco and are giving stiffs like Marte extra looks that they don't deserve.
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No I applaud them for this, they already tried to get rid of him once but he found his way back like a wounded pup. And he raked in AAA so they HAD to give him one more chance. Now they can let him go and nobody can blame them if he blossoms elsewhere.
 
Yeah, I posted in here a few weeks ago I didn't think Marte had it. Now I know he doesn't. He's like quite a few out there in that they do real well in AAA, but just don't have the "thing" for MLB. I don't believe another team is going to help Marte with it either... could be wrong, but don't think so.

I'm still for getting rid of Shoppach and Peralta now, along with Marte. I also have had quite enough of Sowers. I'm for giving Huff more time.

Does anyone think as I do that Wedge is reading between the lines of what Dolan said the other day? He is acting different these days. The team looks sucky as a whole as well.
 
Yeah Marte's a twat, get rid of him
 
I hope they continue to run Marte out there until the end of the month. The ABs are there until then to give him a chance to find his swing in the bigs. Will it happen? Probably not. I happen to think he is hurt, but that is my own personal and unsubstantiated opinion. LaPorta will be up with the September callups and probably take regular ABs at that time. Until then? Keep shuffling Marte out there and see. It can't hurt, how about that? The season is a wash, and Marte will be on the DFA bubble once the season ends.
 
Not wanting to ruin the humor the thread....

Ready for what, exactly?

  • A new team?

  • A new profession?
  • to watch "Tom Emanski's Mechanics of the Major League Swing II"?
 
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