May 23, 200322 yr I'm with HSC. If he can't cut it with the O's, what do we need him for. On the surface, this doesn't look like a bad move. But, there has to be some underlying circumstances here.
May 23, 200322 yr I dunno if this was mentioned in the thread.. but at the exact time it was reported he was set free.. he was playing for the O's last night.
May 23, 200322 yr yep see HSC's question - and look at his average - sorry, I see no use for him whatsoever, kind of like Baltimore has But look at what he did last season Vince. If I recall he really hit the ball last year. Also, despite a very low avg he has a .325 obp which tells you if he hits .260 he'd have a .340-.350 obp from a bottom of the lineup hitter. He's a great bunter and has unbelievable range in center. He has more range then the two of our centerfielders combined. I with you Jas, if he can bunt, hit behind runners, and play a good CF defense, he is a HUGE improvement in CF. But I also would like to know why he is being waived. That doesn't make sense.
May 23, 200322 yr You want a guy who was cut by the Orioles, one of the few teams with a worse offense than us? We are desperate.
May 23, 200322 yr You want a guy who was cut by the Orioles, one of the few teams with a worse offense than us? We are desperate. Who on the Sox is better in CF?
May 23, 200322 yr WHY ARE WE ALL CLAMORING ABOUT THIS GUY WHEN HE IS STILL ON THE ORIOLES????????? OMG PEOPLE HE WAS NOT WAIVED HE PLAYED LAST NIGHT
May 23, 200322 yr WHY ARE WE ALL CLAMORING ABOUT THIS GUY WHEN HE IS STILL ON THE ORIOLES????????? OMG PEOPLE HE WAS NOT WAIVED HE PLAYED LAST NIGHT He could have been placed on waivers and still not claimed. There is a span of time that a waiver request takes to process. It isn't a RELEASE, it is a WAIVER REQUEST!+
May 23, 200322 yr Get Jose Guillen now, he will come for nothing. 9 HRs, 26 RBIs, .336 AVG, .366 OBP. Put Maggs in center and Guillen in right.
May 23, 200322 yr Gary Matthews Jr has some talent, but where it is right now is anybody's guess. I say we sign him and send him to AAA and see if he gets on track.
May 23, 200322 yr Author WHY ARE WE ALL CLAMORING ABOUT THIS GUY WHEN HE IS STILL ON THE ORIOLES????????? OMG PEOPLE HE WAS NOT WAIVED HE PLAYED LAST NIGHT According to ESPN Matthews was waived after the game. CWSOX45
May 23, 200322 yr unimpressive stats I look at his stats and he is a weak hitter, the kind that if are all on team we bash but if on another team we think they are God's gift - if he hit 260? He has done that only once. The rest of his years he has hit well under. Why would he suddenly blossum by coming to us? If he had his 2003 stats as a Sox player, the threads saying he should be dumped would be numerous. cw...I thought you out of anyone would know this....but stats are only half the picture. You need to see him before you can judge. I personally think MJ was a great backup catcher....he can handle the bat, work a count, steal a base, get down a bunt, hit sac flys, gets runners over and on top of that, he calls a good game and has a good arm. In a nut shell....he is very fundamentally sound player. He'll just never hit for a good average, unless you consider a .240 average(at most) good. Out of all of those....how many can be put into stat form? I'd say....at most....6 of the 8....and that is even stretching. I counted stealing an occassional base, handling the bat(as in not K'ing), working a count(getting walks), and having a good arm(his CS percentage).....so, that could be 2 of 8 or 3 of 8 as well. If you looked at just stats....you'd say that Mark Johnson is a very, very s***ty catcher. When you watch him....you see a totally different player.....one that would make a very, very good backup catcher. IMO....MJ is a great backup catcher....one of the best in the league. He is a very, very s***ty starting catcher.
May 23, 200322 yr Get Jose Guillen now, he will come for nothing. 9 HRs, 26 RBIs, .336 AVG, .366 OBP. Put Maggs in center and Guillen in right. Guillen was a top prospect way back when (I think with the Pirates). This guy has all the tools, would be a nice pickup. Were gonna see borchard though and I'm excited for that. I hope he's playing today. My theory is all these guys with limited potential aren't doing crap so Borchard should be able to do what they do while developing into a pure stud.
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