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Post by DemDog »

Lunchbox acquired by Mets



From the Rangers for cash and most likely very little of it.  He is better than Jaso and brings a good meal the game everyday!   ;)
PMike
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Post by PMike »

I'm not a fan of Granderson. He has 18 HRs, but he is only hitting .230. I think if they just gave the OF spot to Osuna, he'd do just fine. Granderson isn't that much of an improvement over what they already have on the roster.



I know its fun to say that the Pirates only have 2 OFers and then make jokes about how inept they are. However, they are all about position flexibility. Frazier, after a bad start this year in the OF, looks solid there. Osuna has looked sufficient there. We all know S-Rod can play there. The reality is they have more than enough OFers.



If there are other people out there to acquire that are better than those players, I'm all for it. Granderson isn't that player for me.
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Post by IABucFan »

The thing that I don't get in all of this is that in my mind, Diaz is the best catcher on this team...not just better than Stewart, but better than Cervelli. Diaz shouldn't just be starting tonight; he should be starting every night. I think he's not only our best defensive catcher, and he is by a country mile, he's also our best offensive catcher, especially with Cervelli banged up.
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Post by notes34 »

7C614547492C0 wrote: I'm not a fan of Granderson.  He has 18 HRs, but he is only hitting .230.  I think if they just gave the OF spot to Osuna, he'd do just fine.  Granderson isn't that much of an improvement over what they already have on the roster.



I know its fun to say that the Pirates only have 2 OFers and then make jokes about how inept they are.  However, they are all about position flexibility.  Frazier, after a bad start this year in the OF, looks solid there.  Osuna has looked sufficient there.  We all know S-Rod can play there.  The reality is they have more than enough OFers.



If there are other people out there to acquire that are better than those players, I'm all for it.  Granderson isn't that player for me.
No you are wrong. Granderson is an upgrade. Only hitting .230 but has an .OPS of .813. He gets on base at a decent clip and hits for more power than anything we can trot out to RF including Polanco. He is also a real MLB OF. Of course we won't make a move for him we will carry an extra catcher to take Polanco's spot and play Joggin Jaso out there. I like Osuna's bat but his play in the OF offsets anything he can bring to the plate. There is no justifiable reason not to go get an OFer.
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Post by dmetz »

29283322347473470 wrote: I'm not a fan of Granderson.  He has 18 HRs, but he is only hitting .230.  I think if they just gave the OF spot to Osuna, he'd do just fine.  Granderson isn't that much of an improvement over what they already have on the roster.



I know its fun to say that the Pirates only have 2 OFers and then make jokes about how inept they are.  However, they are all about position flexibility.  Frazier, after a bad start this year in the OF, looks solid there.  Osuna has looked sufficient there.  We all know S-Rod can play there.  The reality is they have more than enough OFers.



If there are other people out there to acquire that are better than those players, I'm all for it.  Granderson isn't that player for me.
No you are wrong. Granderson is an upgrade. Only hitting .230 but has an .OPS of .813. He gets on base at a decent clip and hits for more power than anything we can trot out to RF including Polanco. He is also a real MLB OF. Of course we won't make a move for him we will carry an extra catcher to take Polanco's spot and play Joggin Jaso out there. I like Osuna's bat but his play in the OF offsets anything he can bring to the plate. There is no justifiable reason not to go get an OFer.


Slugging and HRs don't count.  Neither does playing a decent OF. 30 points of batting average makes the difference



Unless its Jay Bruce.  Then it doesn't matter because we don't need him when .255 Polanco is on the squad.



Unwinnable argument.  The answer is always "don't add".  Regardless of the player or situation
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Post by RichD »

Should give Luplow another chance . He went back down to AAA and has been on fire.
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Post by rucker59@gmail.com »

5B525A4B453F0 wrote: I'm not a fan of Granderson.  He has 18 HRs, but he is only hitting .230.  I think if they just gave the OF spot to Osuna, he'd do just fine.  Granderson isn't that much of an improvement over what they already have on the roster.



I know its fun to say that the Pirates only have 2 OFers and then make jokes about how inept they are.  However, they are all about position flexibility.  Frazier, after a bad start this year in the OF, looks solid there.  Osuna has looked sufficient there.  We all know S-Rod can play there.  The reality is they have more than enough OFers.



If there are other people out there to acquire that are better than those players, I'm all for it.  Granderson isn't that player for me.
No you are wrong. Granderson is an upgrade. Only hitting .230 but has an .OPS of .813. He gets on base at a decent clip and hits for more power than anything we can trot out to RF including Polanco. He is also a real MLB OF. Of course we won't make a move for him we will carry an extra catcher to take Polanco's spot and play Joggin Jaso out there. I like Osuna's bat but his play in the OF offsets anything he can bring to the plate. There is no justifiable reason not to go get an OFer.


Slugging and HRs don't count.  Neither does playing a decent OF. 30 points of batting average makes the difference



Unless its Jay Bruce.  Then it doesn't matter because we don't need him when .255 Polanco is on the squad.



Unwinnable argument.  The answer is always "don't add".  Regardless of the player or situation




No one is joking when they say the Pirates FO is inept; definitely not a joke....



I'm convinced that when the season comes to an end and the Pirates win about 78 games, someone is going to post "see, we made it to the end of the season, we didn't need another OFer".



This whole thing is beyond belief. Neal claims they want to compete now, in a terrible division that won't take a lot to win, and the Pirates make just awful decisions, head scratching decisions. Bizarre.
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Post by Ecbucs »

021F3B3937520 wrote: I'm not a fan of Granderson.  He has 18 HRs, but he is only hitting .230.  I think if they just gave the OF spot to Osuna, he'd do just fine.  Granderson isn't that much of an improvement over what they already have on the roster.



I know its fun to say that the Pirates only have 2 OFers and then make jokes about how inept they are.  However, they are all about position flexibility.  Frazier, after a bad start this year in the OF, looks solid there.  Osuna has looked sufficient there.  We all know S-Rod can play there.  The reality is they have more than enough OFers.



If there are other people out there to acquire that are better than those players, I'm all for it.  Granderson isn't that player for me.
my impression is that Osuna will never be fine in the outfield. His small sample size fielding stats are terrible. I have hope for him at third though.
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Post by Ecbucs »

6E697F77796E29255C7B717D7570327F73711C0 wrote: I'm not a fan of Granderson.  He has 18 HRs, but he is only hitting .230.  I think if they just gave the OF spot to Osuna, he'd do just fine.  Granderson isn't that much of an improvement over what they already have on the roster.



I know its fun to say that the Pirates only have 2 OFers and then make jokes about how inept they are.  However, they are all about position flexibility.  Frazier, after a bad start this year in the OF, looks solid there.  Osuna has looked sufficient there.  We all know S-Rod can play there.  The reality is they have more than enough OFers.



If there are other people out there to acquire that are better than those players, I'm all for it.  Granderson isn't that player for me.
No you are wrong. Granderson is an upgrade. Only hitting .230 but has an .OPS of .813. He gets on base at a decent clip and hits for more power than anything we can trot out to RF including Polanco. He is also a real MLB OF. Of course we won't make a move for him we will carry an extra catcher to take Polanco's spot and play Joggin Jaso out there. I like Osuna's bat but his play in the OF offsets anything he can bring to the plate. There is no justifiable reason not to go get an OFer.


Slugging and HRs don't count.  Neither does playing a decent OF. 30 points of batting average makes the difference



Unless its Jay Bruce.  Then it doesn't matter because we don't need him when .255 Polanco is on the squad.



Unwinnable argument.  The answer is always "don't add".  Regardless of the player or situation




No one is joking when they say the Pirates FO is inept; definitely not a joke....



I'm convinced that when the season comes to an end and the Pirates win about 78 games, someone is going to post "see, we made it to the end of the season, we didn't need another OFer".



This whole thing is beyond belief.  Neal claims they want to compete now, in a terrible division that won't take a lot to win, and the Pirates make just awful decisions, head scratching decisions.  Bizarre.


perhaps the want to compete now is only talk to keep seats filled at the ballpark.
Bobster21

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Post by Bobster21 »

I like Osuna a lot but he runs in the OF like a water buffalo. He has no business out there.
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