Comments on: Alcides Escobar, 2010 Fantasy Sleeper

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:32:29 +0000

@Old Reino: Gotta play the cards you're dealt, right?

By: Old Reino

Old Reino — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:05:24 +0000

@Grey
Good call on Macha stealing more this year:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20091208&content_id=7777826&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil&partnerId=rss_mil

Hope that link works, if not executive summary:
With loss of hardy/cameron power and 5 base stealing threats the brewers will be far more active on the basepaths next year.

By: Old Reino

Old Reino — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:25:23 +0000

@BrewersFan
Rickie Weeks may start leadoff- but I doubt he stays there all season- of the 4 or so leadoff options none of them look pretty:
R Weeks: . 351 OBP
A Escobar: .338 OBP
C. Hart: .326 OBP
C Gomez: . 292 OBP
(all career numbers- not ‘09)
Given how streaky these guys are/ injury prone Weeks is I could see them being shuffled around a bit. Definately agree on the steals though, all 4 are capable of or have already had 20-25 steal years.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:05:19 +0000

@AL KOHOLIC: You can go through the 2010 keepers section, there's a small blurb about him somewhere, but I haven't post the full post about him yet. @Cheese: What's wrong with calling him Elvis Andrus from last year?

By: Cheese

Cheese — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:08:26 +0000

Would you call him a poor mans Ryan Theriot?

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:27:40 +0000

@Grey: sorry if i ask about past post,if i am then direct me to the appropriate post,have you ever tried to help raise (my 1st and only)grandson,rebiuld a finished basement and try to enjoy a drink or 3,it`s getting rough out here

By: BrewersFan

BrewersFan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:51:16 +0000

@Old Reino: Escobar/Gomez aren’t very good at getting on base (I don’t think Gomez even knows where firstbase is). Weeks will be batting leadoff again next year.

Also, I hope someone forces Macha to press the running game in 2010. Escobar/Gomez are blazin’, and people wouldn’t know it because Milwaukee hasn’t heard of the stolen-base yet, but Braun is very good on the bases if they would send him more (kind of hurts to bat in-front of Fielder). Weeks/Hart can run too.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:44:45 +0000

@big o: I am super jealous you got to see that game!

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:39:51 +0000

@AL KOHOLIC: Great upside on CarGo, 20/20, potential future star. He'll have a post dedicated to him soon. @big o: Neither are better than Victorino. Ibanez gives no steals and he hit his career high homers at the age of 37. I wouldn't expect a repeat. Hunter's better.

By: AL KOHOLIC

AL KOHOLIC — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:36:42 +0000

@big o: i like hunter,25 hr 100-100 and 20 sb`s while hitting 280 min, 300 tops,he will go 2 rnds later than ibanez basically for 10-15 less rbi ,5 less hr but 15-20 more sb if healthy,BUT grey doesnt like him and that scares me