Arlington Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Most important thing about Mickey Stanley playing short is that he never bumped Northrup out of the game, his counterpart in center. Northrup had a heck of a series. I remember having a Tom Tresh card that showed his positions as SS-OF. Being a Yankee I could care less and never looked into that. 1 Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted March 23 Posted March 23 2 hours ago, casimir said: Mickey Stanley’s 1968 World Series is a great story, He had all of 68 innings at SS that season before taking the slot in the championship. Maybe he didn’t hit all that well in the series, but he was easily the better batting option over Oyler. You know the joke "O-for-September". It was literally true for Oyler. He also went O-for-August too. In fact, his last hit that season was July 13th. O for 36 after that. He was the 3rd player the Seattle Pilots drafted in the Expansion Draft in 1969. Wonder why they failed, LOL. Nothing against him personally. He did *improve* to .165 for the Pilots. Quote
monkeytargets39 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Apparently we’ve signed Manuel Margot for outfield depth and he’s expected to be rostered for opening day. Please come back soon MattyV Quote
Tigermojo Posted March 23 Posted March 23 17 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said: Apparently we’ve signed Manuel Margot for outfield depth and he’s expected to be rostered for opening day. Please come back soon MattyV Blah Quote
Tiger337 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Does mean that Jones doesn't make the team? Or is Perez the odd man out? Quote
Graterol Posted March 23 Posted March 23 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Does mean that Jones doesn't make the team? Or is Perez the odd man out? I would hope Perez doesn’t and both Malloy and Tork are on team. Don’t think we should overreact to spring stats, but Perez has a 300 ops and doesn’t have a great track record in minors. Would make sense to roll with Margot until Vierling or Meadows is back. Edited March 23 by Graterol Quote
monkeytargets39 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Does mean that Jones doesn't make the team? Or is Perez the odd man out? I’m assuming Wenceel, but Malloy and Tork get kind of redundant and add nothing defensively—so perhaps Malloy. i could see Malloy starting in Toledo until Vierling is healthy and then us releasing Margot and swapping Perez for Malloy at that point unless Wenceel is off to a fast start. That way we aren’t crippling ourselves defensively in the outfield. Edited March 23 by monkeytargets39 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 19 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Does mean that Jones doesn't make the team? Or is Perez the odd man out? Jones' bat has gotten pretty cold as the pitching got better - I'd guess he's out. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 that play may just have taken Malloy out of the running. Quote
oblong Posted March 23 Posted March 23 One thing about Mickey Stanley I learned is that this wasn’t something out of the blue that was down before the WS. That’s how it was presented to me all these years. Like Mayo Smith woke up and came up with the solution. They planned it down the stretch. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: Does mean that Jones doesn't make the team? Or is Perez the odd man out? Perez is going to finish the day today 3/28 and zero XBH. That was probably enough desperation to sign Margot. At the rate it's going, CF is going to be Javy's job to lose.....🤣 Edited March 23 by gehringer_2 Quote
Graterol Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Assuming Perez goes down, wonder what the lineup against righties would look like. Margot presumably starts in cf against lefties, maybe you sneak Malloy in one corner and tork as DH (RIP outfield defense). Against RHP you would have carp in a corner, maybe tork still DHs, and do they roll with Greene in cf? Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted March 23 Posted March 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, Tiger337 said: Does mean that Jones doesn't make the team? Or is Perez the odd man out? Since Jones isn't on the roster, I'd have to give the edge to Perez. I know his Spring was awful, but we have all talked about how sometimes Spring doesn't mean anything. I would also give Perez a nod over Malloy because Perez can play Center. Who gets lopped off the 40-man? Kreidler? Edited March 23 by Motor City Sonics Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted March 23 Posted March 23 To me Tork has to make the team. They asked him to re-focus himself and he's done it this Spring. It might not translate, but what else can you ask of him? Can he hit 30 HR in a year? Yes, because he already has. Maybe staying away in the offseason cleared his head. To give up on him now would be ridiculous. Maybe putting Keith and Malloy at first base lit a fire under Tork's arse. The fact that they signed Margot to a one-year contract makes me believe that Meadows is not coming back for quite some time and that Perez will be the one on the Tony Packos Express once Vierling returns. The fact that Margot can play all 3 OF positions will be a big advantage for Dr. Frankenstein Hinch. 1 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 4 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: I'd have to give the edge to Perez In a perfect world Wenceel should have even more advantage since he can field on the IF, if he could throw there he'd be another ideal utility guy, but apparently they don't even want to know if he's ever gotten over his yips throwing to 1b. Quote
monkeytargets39 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 43 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: Since Jones isn't on the roster, I'd have to give the edge to Perez. I know his Spring was awful, but we have all talked about how sometimes Spring doesn't mean anything. I would also give Perez a nod over Malloy because Perez can play Center. Who gets lopped off the 40-man? Kreidler? Meadows to the 60 day? Quote
1776 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 4 hours ago, monkeytargets39 said: Apparently we’ve signed Manuel Margot for outfield depth and he’s expected to be rostered for opening day. Please come back soon MattyV A cry for help. Quote
Tenacious D Posted March 23 Posted March 23 (edited) Margot is absolutely needed. Keeps Riley in LF and provides very good defense. Nice stopgap. Edited March 23 by Tenacious D 1 Quote
Tiger337 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 2 hours ago, monkeytargets39 said: Meadows to the 60 day? I think it's to soon for that. I'm waiing for Edman to come here and tell us they don't need drop anyone due to some kind of technicality. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 3 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said: To me Tork has to make the team. They asked him to re-focus himself and he's done it this Spring. It might not translate, but what else can you ask of him? Can he hit 30 HR in a year? Yes, because he already has. Maybe staying away in the offseason cleared his head. To give up on him now would be ridiculous. Maybe putting Keith and Malloy at first base lit a fire under Tork's arse. The fact that they signed Margot to a one-year contract makes me believe that Meadows is not coming back for quite some time and that Perez will be the one on the Tony Packos Express once Vierling returns. The fact that Margot can play all 3 OF positions will be a big advantage for Dr. Frankenstein Hinch. Tork is finally showing signs of being the hitter they want him to be - you have to ride that for now and see how it plays out. If by the time Meadows comes back he's back to being bad Tork, there's your roster spot, even if it is on the wrong side. Quote
Edman85 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 2 hours ago, monkeytargets39 said: Meadows to the 60 day? Probably Madden Quote
monkeytargets39 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 1 minute ago, Edman85 said: Probably Madden They haven’t moved Cobb to the DL yet either from what I’m seeing Quote
Edman85 Posted March 23 Posted March 23 18 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said: They haven’t moved Cobb to the DL yet either from what I’m seeing Cobb is throwing; Madden isn't. Madden is by far the furthest away from returning; he's the next 60-Day guy. None of the others are guaranteed to be out til May 26. Quote
Tigermojo Posted March 23 Posted March 23 (edited) $1.3 million for Margot according to the AP news. Edited March 23 by Tigermojo Quote
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