September 23, 200421 yr In his 20+ at bats, Wilson Valdez looks like he can handle Major League pitching and has made some good plays with the glove. I know it might be too early to judge him, but maybe he'll be a nice utility guy for us next year. Thoughts?
September 23, 200421 yr Yeah hopefully he will have a utility role and not a starting role. I hope KW doesn't settle for valdez and not try to get a established SS.
September 23, 200421 yr In his 20+ at bats, Wilson Valdez looks like he can handle Major League pitching and has made some good plays with the glove. I know it might be too early to judge him, but maybe he'll be a nice utility guy for us next year. Thoughts? I could see him as a utility guy. He doesn't seem to be afraid to hit, and he has good range, and a good throwing motion.
September 23, 200421 yr I wouldn't mind Valdez at short, Uribe at third, and Crede traded to some team who still thinks he's going to be somebody.
September 23, 200421 yr Crede sucks. He had a terrible year, and I hope we have Valdez or even Koskie play for us next year.
September 23, 200421 yr And don't forget the best thing about Valdez: THE PRICE IS RIGHT!!!!!!!!! You can be sure he'll be in the mix next season.
September 23, 200421 yr Out of curiousity... Would you rather have Dransfeldt or Valdez and why? Easy. Valdez. Better speed, more upside, stronger arm, more range.
September 23, 200421 yr holy s***. dransfeldt is a POS who never put up minor league numbers remotely resembing valdez'.
September 23, 200421 yr holy s***. dransfeldt is a POS who never put up minor league numbers remotely resembing valdez'. LOL true, but Dransfeldt is the White Sox master of the slap hit to right field. I'd still take Valdez though.
September 23, 200421 yr Why is it too early? He hit the ball in the minors and we bring him up and hes hitting it in the Majors.. I like him
September 23, 200421 yr Well I think it's obvious that Juan is going to be a starter so we are going to need a new super sub type player. Valdez can be huge off the bench in my opinion, he just needs a shot.
September 24, 200421 yr Yes, it's too early to judge Valdez. It is too early. He mad an error in the 1st inning on Thursday and the Royals got an unearned run out of it. I think we should trade him since that is the knock on Jose V. Jose has 27 homers and Valdez has singles and one double. Defensively I just haven't seen anything.
September 24, 200421 yr It's too early because he has 20 something at bats in the majors. If they judged Willie Mays on his first 20 at bats, he'd have been released. Robin Ventura also. Can Valdez help us next year? Possibly. But it's still too early to know if he'd be an asset or a flop.
September 24, 200421 yr As a utility guy he has shown so far that he can do that. However, I want to see him play every 3 or 4 games and then see how he performs. That's likely what he'll be doing next season and I think that being able to hit under those circumstances would prove he can be a utility man. The factor that Jose can be replaced by Uribe and Harris along with the factor of not having to pay him means that he shouldn't be here next year. Valdez being a capable utility man would make it all the better.
September 25, 200421 yr i wouldnt mind seeing a year of as a depth chart 3bUribe/Crede SS Valdez/Uribe 2b Harris/Valdez/Uribe 1b PK RF FA/rowand CF rowand/fa LF lee C burke/davis DH thomas/everet(not by choice 1 Top tier Fa pitcher(long term depending on age) 2 Buhrle 3 Garcia 4 contreas 5 Garland i think that would be the best way to spend our available money to be honest that would give us the best fielding infield we have had in years along with the fastest, with (lenty of growing pains i know) but then think of the next year when we have everyone else listed with more experience
September 25, 200421 yr Valdez will not have a better year than Crede next season. Not a chance. Valdez is too punch and judy to out produce Crede for a full season.
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