Comments on: Roster moves a flurry http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/roster-moves-a-flurry/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:20:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: fpslackers http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/roster-moves-a-flurry/#comment-1674 fpslackers Tue, 29 May 2007 22:21:34 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/roster-moves-a-flurry/#comment-1674 Hey mateodh! Decided to wander away from the official site forum some? (You might be a little more familiar with me as cardsfan) I agree with you, though. Hamilton, Buckman, or Craig all should have been promoted before Shorey. Shorey is having a decent year but he certainly isn't dominating the competition and isn't displaying the power he did last year. I think he would be overmatched at Palm Beach at this point, much less Springfield. Mather is a much better prospect if he plays in the outfield and those other three all play first base. Hey mateodh! Decided to wander away from the official site forum some? (You might be a little more familiar with me as cardsfan)

I agree with you, though. Hamilton, Buckman, or Craig all should have been promoted before Shorey. Shorey is having a decent year but he certainly isn’t dominating the competition and isn’t displaying the power he did last year. I think he would be overmatched at Palm Beach at this point, much less Springfield. Mather is a much better prospect if he plays in the outfield and those other three all play first base.

]]> By: mateodh http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/roster-moves-a-flurry/#comment-1673 mateodh Tue, 29 May 2007 22:06:46 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/roster-moves-a-flurry/#comment-1673 I think a better idea might have been to promote Buckman or Hamilton to Double-A and start using Mather in the OF more exclusively. No complaints, though, maybe messing with Buck right now is a bad idea, and Shorey is one of those make-or-break guys to me, like Stavinoha but without the same success. Shame about Cody, he's one of my favorite prospects. Also, the Swing site says that Pham will be moving to the OF. I know he didn't look good defensively last year but has that continued to this point? I hope it's not true, we just don't have the kind of depth up the middle for him not to get more of a shot, and no one's really holding down the fort in QC. I think a better idea might have been to promote Buckman or Hamilton to Double-A and start using Mather in the OF more exclusively. No complaints, though, maybe messing with Buck right now is a bad idea, and Shorey is one of those make-or-break guys to me, like Stavinoha but without the same success.

Shame about Cody, he’s one of my favorite prospects. Also, the Swing site says that Pham will be moving to the OF. I know he didn’t look good defensively last year but has that continued to this point? I hope it’s not true, we just don’t have the kind of depth up the middle for him not to get more of a shot, and no one’s really holding down the fort in QC.

]]> By: whiteyball http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/roster-moves-a-flurry/#comment-1668 whiteyball Tue, 29 May 2007 19:46:31 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/05/29/roster-moves-a-flurry/#comment-1668 Erik, I saw the Swing play on Sunday night and I am kind of surprised with Shorey's promotion. He seems like a kid who has a good idea of what he wants to do at the plate. But his defense looks to be quite a bit behind his offense. Rapoport is a high energy player that I could see as a fifth outfielder type. I have to say I am quite disappointed I did not get to see Pham, I really believe he could be a very good player. Here is an entry I did on him a little while back: http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/2007/01/30/tommy-pham/ As usual, great update. Dustin http://whiteyball.wordpress.com Erik,
I saw the Swing play on Sunday night and I am kind of surprised with Shorey’s promotion. He seems like a kid who has a good idea of what he wants to do at the plate. But his defense looks to be quite a bit behind his offense. Rapoport is a high energy player that I could see as a fifth outfielder type. I have to say I am quite disappointed I did not get to see Pham, I really believe he could be a very good player. Here is an entry I did on him a little while back:
http://whiteyball.wordpress.com/2007/01/30/tommy-pham/
As usual, great update.

Dustin
http://whiteyball.wordpress.com

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