Aki's hurt again
He's going to be out 5 days because he got hit in the eye with a ball last night. He tried to make an over the shoulder catch, he missed and it bounced back up and hit him in the eye.
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That sucks
by Patrick L. Kennedy on Jun 3, 2007 1:19 PM EDT 0 recs
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Tools wise, Delmon is blessed beyond Upton or Crawford, but it remains to be seen what he'll make of it. His swing is incredibly loopy right now, it's a wonder anyway throws him a pitch below the belt. Either way, I'd take Crawford first, then Upton, then Shields, then Delmon, then Kaz, then Iwamura. Yes, I think Shields is that good, and yes, he will get better. Anyway, food for thought. I just don't think you can make a blanket statement, based on a body of work that measures effectively 6 weeks, that Aki is this team's best player.
by Florida Son on Jun 3, 2007 4:43 PM EDT 0 recs
We just disagree
To be fair, the comment was made in jest and I really didn't think it through to much. I would agree that Crawford is the team's best player, however really it is a toss-up between Iwamura and Shields at No. 2 for me, with Shields probably getting the edge because he has been comparably dominant for a full season. Delmon Young at the moment is not a good hitter at all, he has no plate discipline and won't even be close to Iwamura until he either develops some or compensates for it with exceptional ability in other areas offensively. His defense, as mentioned before, is superior. His arm certainly is. But the overall package isn't there yet.
B.J. Upton isn't in it for me, not even close. His defensive ability is far inferior, and Iwamura is a better hitter right now despite Upton's torrid start. Though Upton has shown improvement with his K rates as of late, they still are a major black mark overall on his ability to sustain offensive production. I take Iwamura over him in both areas.
Kazmir is tough to gauge. I think Kazmir is, on rate performance, the best player on the team hands down. However he doesn't sustain it long enough to be better than Iwamura at this point. He has been unable on many occasions to proceed deep into ballgames, and he has a penchant for control issues. Despite that last factor, he is still better on rate performance than Iwamura, but his inconsistency in sustaining those impressive rates when he pitches knocks him below Iwamura for me.
For the record, of the six players that you listed, I would rank them as follows:
Crawford
Shields
Iwamura
Kazmir
Upton
Young
by Patrick L. Kennedy on
Jun 4, 2007 3:56 AM EDT
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Oh, and by the way
by Patrick L. Kennedy on
Jun 4, 2007 3:57 AM EDT
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Re: Oh, and by the way
by RayFanNY on
Jun 4, 2007 9:00 PM EDT
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The difference between insanity and genius........
by Patrick L. Kennedy on
Jun 5, 2007 3:15 AM EDT
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Re: That Sucks
by ccfan on
Jun 5, 2007 10:47 AM EDT
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Re: Aki's hurt again
by Jhattenburg on Jun 3, 2007 9:52 PM EDT 0 recs
Aki is better than Wiggy
by Jacob Larsen on
Jun 4, 2007 12:53 AM EDT
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Re: Aki is better than Wiggy
Aki has a long track record with the Japanese league. There are some fairly reliable statistical correlations to go on when projecting MLB equivalents, so it isn't like there is 0 track record. One thing which translates perfectly however is fielding ability. He's a multi time gold glove winner in Japan, and unless the gloves respond differently over here I'd say we have a fine sample size to work off of.
by RayFanNY on
Jun 4, 2007 1:19 AM EDT
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Re: Aki's hurt again
Your argument also lost credibility because you compared wiggy to Iwamura. Wiggy had a fluke season which wasn;t even fantastic by any means. He just mad a bad team a tad better.
by Elgrandeplatano on
Jun 4, 2007 8:14 AM EDT
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