LDF Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 ricky henderson is still available and may come cheap, it will make a great cf'er and leadoff hitter. any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wsc425 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 He'd be better than the crap we have in CF. Sign him for 1.00. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggio202 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 ricky henderson is still available and may come cheap, it will make a great cf'er and leadoff hitter. any thoughts? rickey is a real peckerhead though...plus at his age i have shades of '01 harold baines running through my head...if we dont feel rowand is the answer cant we find a better option then this dickhead??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wsc425 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 1. Dunston, Shawon OF SF --- --- --- 2. Gant, Ron OF SD --- --- --- 5. Knoblauch, Chuck OF KC --- --- --- 6. Lankford, Ray OF SD --- --- --- 8. Lofton, Kenny OF SF --- --- --- 11. Sanders, Reggie OF SF --- --- --- Sanders would be sweet. Especially his power...woah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kj1832 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 The only one of the bunch that is a true centerfielder is Lofton and I don't think we want him back. Sanders would be nice, but I think he only plays LF & RF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Sanders doesn't play CF. Plus, he's made of balsa wood, so you'd have to plan on your backup CF playing at least 60 games a year anyways. Â I keep getting this feeling about Knoblauch. Ex .350 hitter, 3X? World Series winner and Gold-Glover goes to NY, gets in a rut, and is driven into the depths of hell by NY fans and media, then goes to KC. He sleepwalks through a year on a AA team (still talkin 'bout KC) and becomes an afterthought. Couldn't this guy very easily have one great season left in him? Is everyone THAT convinced that Jimenez is your answer at 2B/leadoff hitter? Since Rogers told us no, and there aren't any FA pitchers left worth spending a dime on, might it not be worth giving him a shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kj1832 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Interesting thought he was a good lead off hitter at one time and we defintely need a leadoff hitter. However he was a pretty bad 2nd for the Yanks the last 2 years he played the position. He still might be worth a chance. He could play a little 2B,OF,DH, pinch hit and pinch run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggio202 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Interesting thought he was a good lead off hitter at one time and we defintely need a leadoff hitter. However he was a pretty bad 2nd for the Yanks the last 2 years he played the position. He still might be worth a chance. He could play a little 2B,OF,DH, pinch hit and pinch run. i wouldnt mind knoblauch but never as a 2nd baseman...it would be too risky with his past throwing problems....but knoublauch was always considered the ultimate ballplayer's ballplayer...a great team guy that would do anything to win...his leadership could serve our clubhouse well...i just dont know where we would play him...he turned into a hell of a LF....but i dont think he could play CF..atleast not better than rowand...interesting thought..would look good on bench next to daubach...then we could dump rios who im really not a fan of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fainter Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Ricky could not play a major league Centerfield in his best days. Carlos Lee would be better, I'm serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kj1832 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 I agree Ricky has never been a good or even decent outfielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_SSAC Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Hmm.. get a vet instead of a young guy... what are we, the cubs? Â I seem to have more faith in Rowand than most do. Â And yes, I do realize the irony of someone saying that when he would have prefered Rodgers instead of Rauch, so don't mention it. Â - Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fainter Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Knoblauch????????????? Are you f***ing crazy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxplosion Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 ricky henderson is still available and may come cheap, it will make a great cf'er and leadoff hitter. any thoughts? What is Rickey now? Like 45? Geez that guy is old... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Out of all those guys, if the Sox actually needed another outfielder, I'd take Dunston. i think he's a really good veteran that can play any of the outfield positions, although I don't think he'd be too pretty out there in center. Â Either way, the Sox aren't going to sign another outfielder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Knoblauch????????????? Are you f***ing crazy? Sure, why not? At worst, you get a backup who can play 2B, or any of the outfield positions, run the bases, bunt(the Sox have had the worst bunting in either league since 1937, I will not argue about this), and has a lot of playoff experience. Plus he comes real cheap.  At best, he hits .320, you get an experienced guy at the top of the order, and he plays a decent 2B.  I'm not saying I'm sold on the fact that he has anything left, just think it's worth the risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Knobby is definately a solid veteran, but he's weak defensively anywhere you play him. I like the fact that he's a good base runner so I'd be willing to invite him to spring training as a special assistant or something, but I'll take Willie Harris who can play really good defense coming off the bench and is a pretty good bunter and base-stealer himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wong & Owens Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Knobby is definately a solid veteran, but he's weak defensively anywhere you play him. He won a Gold Glove at 2B in 1997, or 1996. Â NY killed him, and nobody gave him a chance to redeem himself. KC never used him at 2B, did they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Knobby is definately a solid veteran, but he's weak defensively anywhere you play him. He won a Gold Glove at 2B in 1997, or 1996. Â NY killed him, and nobody gave him a chance to redeem himself. KC never used him at 2B, did they? Nope and thats because he no longer can control his arm. I also think he struggled to hit .220 in Kansas City, but I could be wrong. I know he started off the season struggling to hit his weight. Â 6 or 7 years ago is a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 You think Kenny Lofton cooled of after May last year? Knob Gobbler is not any good and neither is anybody on that list. I've been calling Rowand horses*** for a while now, but what is he our #8 or 9 hitter, who gives a crap if he isn't that good, so long as he can play average defence(and I believe he can because he gets a jump and hustles to balls other don't) that's all we need. CF isn't really a hole, if it's our #9 hitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox247 Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Henderson is way too old, and knoblauch should b DH, but we got big hurt, so forget that...comon can we just stick with rowand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Henderson is way too old, and knoblauch should b DH, but we got big hurt, so forget that...comon can we just stick with rowand? Why yes we can. Well, we'll stick with him until Borchard is ready. Once that happens, then we can talk about whether Rowand or Lee goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 my goodness what does everyone have against rowand already.. the freakin season hasnt even started yet and you all pulling him out of cf already........lay off the kid and see what he does come spring training... he will be ok.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 As a starter Rowand has been good. He looked good before Lofton came over and then he looked good again last last season. I really got a good feeling on Rowand. If he improves his walk ratio, he'll really be good. I think he will draw more walks this year. He seems to really be learning the strike zone, although I don't have stats to back that up, just what I've noticed from watching him. I see him lay off a lot more stuff now then he used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotsoxchick1 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 gotta tell ya when i saw knobbys name tossed around here all i could think of was watch out fans....lol....sorry but i do not even consider him an option here........ill stick with rowand and wait till joeyb is ready to pop up......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 gotta tell ya when i saw knobbys name tossed around here all i could think of was watch out fans....lol....sorry but i do not even consider him an option here........ill stick with rowand and wait till joeyb is ready to pop up......... Finally - someone who gets it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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