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ayaghmour2 · 02-15-2024, 06:55 PM

Before getting to the super minor trade we made, I have some good news for future me! Four players on my ballot will not be there next year, leaving plenty of room for Dick Walker and plenty of other deserving candidates. I would have felt awful had Walker fallen off, and even though Tom Bird (2nd, 50%) still isn't a Hall-of-Famer, my attention will be shifted fully to campaigning for Dick Walker's Hall-of-Fame case. He deserves to join Al Wheeler (1st, 100%), Jim Lonardo (1st, 87%), and his longtime teammate Jack Cleaves (2nd, 80%). Unfortunately, that means Dick Lyons (2nd, 7%) fell off, as I was the lone vote for him this year. As sad as I am, I knew he'd eventually fall off the ballot, but I'm sure the 49-year-old is satisfied with his #23 framed at Cougars Park. For now he's one of four, joining Hall-of-Famers Calvin Kidd (0 - which I'd never use regardless), former teammate John Dibblee (19), and Jack Long (22).

Our trade once again came with the Kings, as they were looking for a third string catcher and I was ready to move all my catchers up. Since they wanted someone who could hit from the left side of the plate, a switch hitter like Mundy is even better. I sent him and shortstop Willie Watson to the Kings for Joe Marshall, who just took a tumble in the preseason prospect rankings. I could care less about that number, whether it was 232 or 426, as "Muddy" is exactly the type of player I fill my system with. A 6th Rounder in 1948, the 19-year-old is a hardworking shortstop who can play all over the diamond, getting time in center and left as well as second and third. I love the glove and the speed, and despite being overmatched in Class B, Muddy Marshall hit 10 homers in 128 games. A 41 WRC+ made it clear he wasn't ready, and I don't expect him to debut until the Class C season gets underway. What I do expect is a Tip Harrison clone, just with arguably a better glove at short. He's still young, so it's hard to know much, but even at 18 most of the season, he had an impressive 10.7 zone rating and 1.087 efficiency at short. For context, our Buddy Jenkins is highly regarded as a fielder, and the third-year was at 6.8 and 1.047. Shortstop defense isn't an immediate need, but there's going to be a time where Skipper Schneider has to retire, and having a glove like Marshall off the bench who can give you plus defense at short, and at least average everywhere else, can mean the difference in a close game where you needed to steal a run.

02-15-2024, 06:55 PM	#1343
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,140	Trade News! Before getting to the super minor trade we made, I have some good news for future me! Four players on my ballot will not be there next year, leaving plenty of room for Dick Walker and plenty of other deserving candidates. I would have felt awful had Walker fallen off, and even though Tom Bird (2nd, 50%) still isn't a Hall-of-Famer, my attention will be shifted fully to campaigning for Dick Walker's Hall-of-Fame case. He deserves to join Al Wheeler (1st, 100%), Jim Lonardo (1st, 87%), and his longtime teammate Jack Cleaves (2nd, 80%). Unfortunately, that means Dick Lyons (2nd, 7%) fell off, as I was the lone vote for him this year. As sad as I am, I knew he'd eventually fall off the ballot, but I'm sure the 49-year-old is satisfied with his #23 framed at Cougars Park. For now he's one of four, joining Hall-of-Famers Calvin Kidd (0 - which I'd never use regardless), former teammate John Dibblee (19), and Jack Long (22). Our trade once again came with the Kings, as they were looking for a third string catcher and I was ready to move all my catchers up. Since they wanted someone who could hit from the left side of the plate, a switch hitter like Mundy is even better. I sent him and shortstop Willie Watson to the Kings for Joe Marshall, who just took a tumble in the preseason prospect rankings. I could care less about that number, whether it was 232 or 426, as "Muddy" is exactly the type of player I fill my system with. A 6th Rounder in 1948, the 19-year-old is a hardworking shortstop who can play all over the diamond, getting time in center and left as well as second and third. I love the glove and the speed, and despite being overmatched in Class B, Muddy Marshall hit 10 homers in 128 games. A 41 WRC+ made it clear he wasn't ready, and I don't expect him to debut until the Class C season gets underway. What I do expect is a Tip Harrison clone, just with arguably a better glove at short. He's still young, so it's hard to know much, but even at 18 most of the season, he had an impressive 10.7 zone rating and 1.087 efficiency at short. For context, our Buddy Jenkins is highly regarded as a fielder, and the third-year was at 6.8 and 1.047. Shortstop defense isn't an immediate need, but there's going to be a time where Skipper Schneider has to retire, and having a glove like Marshall off the bench who can give you plus defense at short, and at least average everywhere else, can mean the difference in a close game where you needed to steal a run.