Replacing Ryan Vogelsong
Anyone want to change their vote in yesterday’s poll?
Voggy’s WAR for the year is -0.6 so doesn’t that technically mean he’d be super easy to replace? Just pull something off the scrap heap in Frez-NO and we’re good to go? Well, it’s probably not as easy as WAR would have you believe.
Anyway, here are the stats from the starters in Frez-NO:
Underwhelming. Heston and Kickham have potential but they clearly aren’t harnessing it in Fresno yet and the other 3 guys suck.
And now for a look at Double A:
Fitzgerald is having a nice year and I like the K-totals but he’s from the 2008 draft and he’s probably just hoping to one day be AAA roster filler material.
Not that they’d go there, but here is what’s going on in SanHo:
There are a few other pitchers who had a start here or there but basically, this is it.
Unless we want to see The Chad Gaudin Show– it’s one of those *alternative ending* movies that I don’t recommend any of us watch….
Here are the free agent pitchers listed by mlbtraderumors.com:
I think Pavano is still in intensive care following his spleen surgery and Jamie Moyer might have passed on due to natural causes….
Brad Penny anyone? I might roll with that just to get a look at how fat he’s gotten…..
Maybe a trade? Does Sabean have the Astros phone number? Bud Norris?
The thing to remember is that Voggy is our #5. On almost all teams, the #5 is expected to suck. In fact, no where but within the SF fan base is there more deliberate discussion, panty-bunching and hand wringing about the state of our #5 pitcher—Zito a few years ago, Lincecum last year and Voggy this year.
Another thought: this isn’t about filling a 6 week gap. Voggy has been terrible this year and the fact that he breaks his hand during his single good start of the year is a sign pointing to this just not being his year. The flip side is that a lot of people thought he had a tired arm from the extended 2012 season and then the WBC. So maybe the break (pun intended) will be good for him.
But just in case, I’m preparing myself to tolerate what almost every other team in the league has to put up with every 5th start:
pain.
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One of the best wins…
this game proves it: Colorado is a better team than the lowly Nationals
Thanks for showing up here, Pawlie… score… win… 🙂
And on “Jeremy Affeldt Night” here at the Flap, he gets the win.
and Cain _doesn’t_get the loss
🙂
Two things. First, there have been a number of times when as soon as you hear the sound of one of Sandoval’s hits…just the *sound*..you know it’s out of there.
Second, I know Posey’s the Golden Boy but why is he the clean-up instead of batting 3rd. Historically, shouldn’t Sandoval be clean-up?
There’s a philosophy that a power hitter who hits for high average should bat third, a la Willie Mays.
Seemed to work for Willie. Of course later on, having Stretch following you in the order was kinda helpful…
PawlieKokonuts said, on May 21, 2013 at 9:08 pm
You just know we can win this.
BASEBALL IS AWESOME!!!
truedat
TF, I agree about Harper. He definitely had the yips on Blanco’s ball. The Dodger Stadium wall was on his mind, even though he wasn’t all that close to the wall on that play.
All that brickwork behind him was on his mind, too.
I think we agree a lot, actually. Yeah, he seemed to play it like he was right at the wall. I haven’t seen the replay again but the ball might have been real close to bouncing in the stands for a ground rule double and Torres can’t score unless the umps rule that he would have anyway. And that’s not a call you see often.
Good night, Z.
Scuts with a 19 game hitstreak, Blanco with the CLUTCH 2 out 2 strike triple tier, and then Pablo with the munch crunch in the 10th to end it. Well played game all around, this squad knows how to play at home, that’s for sure…
Well, with that shitty start, Scooter has no chance for 324 hits now 😉
Good night to you too, Snarkk..
Yep, Scutaro down to about 258 hits now if he continues at current course and speed.
He made some nice D plays tonite, too. Give him a day off every now and again, and I’m hoping he lasts the season without a DL visit…
Go to bathroom at 0226 hours. Open laptop. Go to ESPN. YIKES! Holy mackerel! Hot diggity dawg. Now see if sleep is possible. Whew!
Pablo’s munch crunch walk off was estimated at 464′. Longest of his career at ATT.
As Kuip said, he “got both cheeks” into it….
I was sitting above homeplate, in view box. Even from that distance, the look on Bryce Harper’s face was peculiar as he watched Blanco’s triple scream over him. Also, next inning, the view of Pablo’s blast was perfect. What a great win.
You picked a hell of a game to attend Xoot!