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Series #2- Kansas City @ Cleveland. Tribe home opening series.

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Indians have had a OF problem for a very long time. Brantley and Sizemore are the most notable players that come to mind. Our organization fails in that department.

Gamel starting and playing CF, Tito needs drug tested and we wonder why we are trending down...
 
Carlos Santana K'd about 15% in the minors and walked about the same. He has managed the same at the MLB level...walking as often as he Ks.

He also is a switch hitter, without discernable splits.

Jones in his MiLB career so far walks about the same as Santana, but Ks at double the rate. He also has huge splits.

Jones is a lot closer to Zimmer than Santana.

When will fans stop falling in love with every prospective windmill that comes along?
 
CATS44 said:
Carlos Santana K'd about 15% in the minors and walked about the same. He has managed the same at the MLB level...walking as often as he Ks.

He also is a switch hitter, without discernable splits.

Jones in his MiLB career so far walks about the same as Santana, but Ks at double the rate. He also has huge splits.

Jones is a lot closer to Zimmer than Santana.

When will fans stop falling in love with every prospective windmill that comes along?
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Uh oh.. We kinda agree...

Nolan Jones's shortcomings will be catching up to him in a big way this season. Defensively he is challenged and like you said somewhat K prone with eyebrow raising splits.

That said he certainly can hit and work some counts, but he is no longer our #1 prospect IMO. Still top 3, but may tumble.
 
CDAV45 said:
The good news is it won't just be Cleveland that no longer sweeps the floor with them. They beat the Twins yesterday in 10 innings. They can hit. Everything else other than that is suspect at best.

Captain Obvious was saying this well before the season started. I was also the one that caught all kinds of shit because I mentioned that KC might be competing with Cleveland for 3rd place.
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They can hit? Have you looked at their lineup? Their best hitter may be the 33 old catcher they signed.
 
I'm in agreement with just about everybody about Gamel.

If the CF debate is about using Amed instead of Johnson long enough to see how Amed does, I'm all in.

But if its about using Gamel as a platoon bat vs RHers in center vs Johnson...that makes zero sense....zero.

Gamel is too slow to play center, and his career OBP vs RHers is .707. Meanwhile, Johnson has foot speed, a big arm, and has crushed RHers in the minors. He can't be worse than Gamel and has a high likelihood of being much better the very first day he plays.

It can't be about service time, because Johnson is already almost 26 yrs old. Who cares about him becoming a FA when he is 32? Heck, who cares about him hitting arby at age 29?
 
Geesh.

Naquin hit another homer on the first pitch of the game for the Reds.
 
Something you never see...

Bieber showing some emotion on the mound. He is obviously not happy with himself.
 
Jakob Junis is the Adam Plutko of the Royals.
 
CDAV45 said:
I was also the one that caught all kinds of shit because I mentioned that KC might be competing with Cleveland for 3rd place.
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That's because they won't. And using weasel words like "might" isn't fooling anyone either. It allows you to be right whichever way it goes.
 
Anyone having issues with Fox Sports Go while trying to watch game? Keeps freezing on me
 
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