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3-1 on valdez's first career home run.

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Next time you see him punch him in the face for me alright? Thanx.

He has 21 homeruns but i agree he has been good for us. Only thing he needs to improve on is obp.

Most likely gonna get shut out since almighty brian 5.79 era anderson is pitching.

Edinger. :headshake

I would just like schoeny to leave he is about a 9th starter or a 12th man in the pen.

While i agree he is annoying to watch play period he must be doing something right defensively that he is rated that high in two different categories. Doesn't seem like he is doing anything extremely special but i guess he is.

It is also to bad that he goes into stone hands syndrom for periods of time.

Valentin gets to alot of balls almost directly in front of second base or behind second base that alot of other shortstops don't. It may not make sense to you but trust me it makes sense for every position besides 1st pitcher and catcher. EDIT: I am sorry for saying it is a legit stat but it can be helpful for certain positions.

So are you saying that it is mere chance that carl crawford blows every other left fielder away in range factor? Do you think that all the balls hit to him are right at him? Because i think he uses his get instincts and really good speed to get to most balls that others won't.

They were all their together from 1997 to 2003 almost always within the top 4-5 in the batting order.

He was surrounded by them for years and he had one good year. Thrill.

Put it this way range factor is legit since it is how many outs you record in a nine innings game. It may just be a step or two either way but valentin is better than him at that.

His career obp is .316. A two hole hitter needs to be in the .350's.

His defense is not as good as valentin's outside of errors. Valentin blows him away in range factor and zone rating. Offensively they are pretty equal except strikeouts and valentin hits more home runs.

He has a worse career obp. Valentin has better range ffactor and zone rating by alot.

You do understand that cabrera is basically the same player as valentin right?

For someone who knows who is the braves really good 3rd base prospect isn't it marte something? Andy marte maybe?

Yes, because he has excellent range quick release and a cannon for an arm.

All that i know is i always have heard borchard is suppose to be the next big thing. But how the f*** can you be the next big thing when you can hardly handle the minors and striking out at a ridiculous pace. I just hate borchard and compare reed to him because their was no reason why the sox valued borchard over reed whatsoever. I know borchard was never involved in the trade but god i wish he would have been.

Yes he does have 8 wins in 15 starts but in those 15 starts he has an era of 4.78 that is 4th to 5th starter territory. So i would not be too sure that he will not have an era of 4.87 next year. A flyball pitcher in a our stadium does not go well. Also why get cabrera when we basically have the same exact player in uribe for about 4 million a year cheaper?

For one i am not honestly judging his 39 at-bats or whatever and saying that he is gonna be a career .390 hitter now am i? Just better than joe f***ing borchard. Also i never said anything in the second half of your post but since you brought it up the original deal was crede and olivo but kw talked them out of it and offered reed.

If he is batting 8th or ninth i have no problem with him but anything higher than that is bad.

Might as well get them why they are injured or just returning from injury. Doesn't matter if they are 100% healthy when we get them they will get injured or lose velocity for no apparent reason anyway. So why not get a head start?