Comments on: …. Failed approach

By: Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:49:51 +0000

Sports Illustrated…

I couldn’t understand some parts of this article, but it sounds interesting…

By: grega

grega — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:57:24 +0000

Yeah I agree. It seems to me that it comes down to one thing for A-Rod. Is he really that sick of New York offset by how realistic a World Series ring is over the next two years? If so he’ll leave. A contender will have to pay 30 mil per and a semi contender 35.

By: John

John — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:27:51 +0000

Well, not to sound too smarty-pants, but no one is paying A-Rod $40 million a season. No way.

By: grega

grega — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:54:10 +0000

Guarenteed he’s coming back. He’s got 2902 hits as of today. By the end of the season he’ll be around 2950. Magowan has made it obvious that he’ll pay what Barry asks for. Be prepared for Bonds next year with almost the same contract as this year.

A-Rod is not coming to SF. Boras made it clear that the bidding was going to start at 30 mil per year. Other teams will make a push and the price will range around 35-37 mil per year. Which means it’ll take 45-47 mil per year to play here because NOBODY wants to play in San Francisco. That’s why we’re paying Zito 126 mil. It was so far over everyone elses price he had to take it. But make no mistake it had to be that far above every other teams price because he didn’t want to play here either.

The only hope is the Giants offer every player on the roster for trade except Cain and Lincecum and hope they can get back a couple bags of Fritos for most of them and play the Fresno squad plus Bonds next year. That way he gets 3000 before mid-season then agrees to go on the DL for the rest of the year instead of trotting out on the field with a bunch of losers.

By: Jim Adams

Jim Adams — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:03:52 +0000

Barry Bonds signing up to play another year in this lineup is like Paul McCartney coming out of retirement to join the Spice Girls reunion tour. You’ve go to love your job an awful lot to do it under those conditions…

By: DonK

DonK — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:33:36 +0000

One other problem is that Barry is playing too much – he shouldn’t be playing more than 4 times a week (5 if there are days off). but he’s on pace for a lot more than that.

But you’re right: The problem is the rest of the lineup. There’s no other player even close to being above average, and several that are playing at or below replacement level — and unless we can foist off some vets on a contender or are willing to trade a young pitcher, that’s not going to change.

From 199-2004, Sabean surrounded Bonds with a usable supporting cast (and, in cases like Jeff Kent, much better than usable). Now? Pure drek.

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:21:02 +0000

Barry Bonds deserves at least 60% of the payroll

– The Mariners lose A-Rod, Griffey, and Randy – win 116 games.
– The A’s lose Giambi – win more games the following year.

Not a high paid star among either remaining roster.
Of course, this requires a GM that can evaluate and procure young talent and an owner not addicted to anything except fielding a winning team.

That’s what the paying fans deserve.

By: Steven

Steven — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:20:05 +0000

I don’t see every game either … that’s one reason why the data is useful. If Barry is making a lot of outs on pitches he used to ignore, why has his percent of swinging strikes stayed the same? Why has the percent of pitches swung at stayed the same? Doesn’t jibe with the idea that he’s making outs on pitches he used to ignore. And since his hitting this season so far is better than it was a year ago, it’s hard to see the harm in whatever approach he’s taking. He’s even making fewer outs per plate appearance.

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:11:47 +0000

“the season he signed”… that is, 1993.

By: CJ

CJ — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:10:54 +0000

And another thing, I knew when Barry signed that this season he wouldn’t be as good or as healthy as he was in the season he signed. Might have been a good idea to have developed at least one hitter from the minor leagues in the meantime.