April 4, 200323 yr Will have a huge year OPS-wise. Probably around 900. Agreed? .900? That's very high -- and considering how infrequently Joe walks (based solely off of last season, so I may be wrong), I don't see that happening. I'll take .800.
April 4, 200323 yr Crede is here for D. If he continues with all the mental screwups he had today he wont be around long enough to worry about his ops. But Id go with clujer in that his ops wont be so high...
April 4, 200323 yr Crede is here for D. If he continues with all the mental screwups he had today he wont be around long enough to worry about his ops. But Id go with clujer in that his ops wont be so high... Well, while I agree that Crede's defense is one of his best attributes and a big reason he's on the team, he's no sloutch offensively. He showed signs of all-star potential in limited games late last season, and so far this season (sure, 3 games in, but...) he's the only Sox player with a good batting average (I think someone mentioned that he's hitting .444, which I would assume is 4 for 9). But you're right, if he turns into Greg Norton, he may find himself back in AAA, but I don't expect that to happen. He could turn out to be a big piece of the 2003 puzzle IMO.
April 4, 200323 yr Author Crede is here for his D. If Borchard was ready now and if Lee and Konerko could consistently hit breaking pitches and work the count, then, yeah, Sox wouldn't need Joe to handle the stick as much this soon. Check that, as a much-hyped franchise type player, he needs to do well REGARDLESS of circumstances. Failure is not an option. Especially not when you can lose both Maggs and Hurt after this season. (After his 5-for-30 start last year where he looked as scared and clueless as Wells at his worst, he 's been hitting in the low 900's OPS-wise even without walks. And I trust he will learn to walk gradually as he gets less and less pitches to hit ala Sweeney, which is who he reminds me of.) If he continues with all the mental screwups he had today he wont be around long enough to worry about his ops Oh, please, look beyond the numbers - with the game on the line he made 3-4 really tough plays, including an alomst DP in the 8th. Yes, he made a mistake of trying to bail Olivo on the pop up not realizing that Olivo had it all the way; Garland didn't help. His other error came AFTER Roayls blew the game wide open. I would say out of ALL Sox players, Crede actually looks the sharpest defensively. Rowand too.
April 4, 200323 yr I totally agree with brando...Crede has looked the best offensively and defensinvely out of all our players. I expect him to be a gold glover in the future...
April 4, 200323 yr after credes bulls*** rookie move today he is lucky to still have a job....... i cant believe he did that little stunt..........wtf was he thinking???? geez us............
April 4, 200323 yr Author after credes bulls*** rookie move today he is lucky to still have a job Granted it was a stupid, stupid play I'll give you that, but would you rather see Graffinator play third for the remainder of the season? Perhaps you have a better cadidate? 4-A Aaron Miles is available and eager...I bet Crede doesn't make this type of brain cramp in the next 3 years. Lay off te kid. (Bash Maggs, Carlos, Paulie, Olivo and Rowand instead. They are more deservant of it so far)
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