Official 2007 Oakland A's Thread - Page 20

Green & Gold Heart · 05-03-2007, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mikev

Meh. Not really. What's more valuable to you, an above average outfielder (which Denorfia projects to be) or a decent middle reliever?

Is he really above average? All's I know is he won't play until '08 and we have enough injured guys already. And I was also hoping McBeth would replace Witasick sometime soon.

Qwerty75 · 05-04-2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Green & Gold Heart

Is he really above average? All's I know is he won't play until '08 and we have enough injured guys already. And I was also hoping McBeth would replace Witasick sometime soon.

I saw his PECOTA forecast posted on another message board, and the OPS was in the high 700s. So he would be above average if he could play a decent defensive CF, about average on the corners.

mikev · 05-04-2007, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Green & Gold Heart

Is he really above average? All's I know is he won't play until '08 and we have enough injured guys already. And I was also hoping McBeth would replace Witasick sometime soon.

That's the thing. It's a lot easier to find a reliever to take Witasick's place (I can think of at least 4 guys in the A's organization right now not including McBeth) than it is to find a good defensive outfielder capable of a .750-.800 OPS

mirrf · 05-05-2007, 02:11 AM

The Charles Thomas era is over. If he didn't join the club with all of these injuries, he would never.

mikev · 05-05-2007, 02:54 AM

JD Closser used to be a decent Rockies prospect.

Really, getting a player with a glove and a pulse in exchange for Thomas is cool, since the dude was waived like 3 times and never claimed.

Oh, and Swisher 3 run bomb to win the game

Faroo6 · 05-06-2007, 06:10 PM

Yeah, nice to see Swisher getting hot (that ball went a looooooooong way). Cust went yard today and the A's got a 2 out, 2 strike base hit from Melhuse to score a couple runs also. Nice game keep it rollin.

mikev · 05-07-2007, 01:49 AM

Just saw the highlight on the a's website.

By god Swisher LAUNCHED that ball.

Astros33Resurrected · 05-07-2007, 04:07 AM

Jack Cust is the man

mikev · 05-07-2007, 10:49 AM

Jack Cust > Ross Gload.

Yeah, I said it.

mirrf · 05-07-2007, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mikev

Jack Cust > Ross Gload.

Yeah, I said it.

I was wondering why Billy didn't try to get Durazo back, but Cust's off-field HR yesterday was very sweet.

Faroo6 · 05-07-2007, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mikev

Just saw the highlight on the a's website.

By god Swisher LAUNCHED that ball.

He almost hit himself.

mirrf · 05-09-2007, 02:07 AM

Thats a second win in as many games. Nothin' like playing the Royals when you need a victory.

Kendall update: OPS < .400

What is the lowest OPS for a complete year?

Green & Gold Heart · 05-09-2007, 07:43 AM

I remember the A's getting stymied by Jorge de la Rosa last year so it's good to see them do what they should do against him.

note - I still can't watch MLB.tv or even watch highlights online because I'm at a hotel with crappy internet that makes it impossible to stream video online. I haven't watched an A's game since Dallas Braden's debut against Baltimore.

Hopefully back to normal by the 21st!

Joshv02 · 05-09-2007, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mirrf

Thats a second win in as many games. Nothin' like playing the Royals when you need a victory.

Kendall update: OPS < .400

What is the lowest OPS for a complete year?

OPS+....

8.

Faroo6 · 05-09-2007, 01:48 PM

Gaudin was dealing last night. Good to see him bounce back and go 8 strong innnings.

mirrf · 05-09-2007, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshv02

OPS+....

8.

Wha?

OBP: .212
+
SLG: .173
=
OPS: .385

.385 < .400

johnnyshaka · 05-09-2007, 05:10 PM

OPS+ is a seperate stat.

mirrf · 05-09-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

OPS+ is a seperate stat.

Ah, Whoops. 8 is his actual OPS+? I didn't think it went down that low.

mirrf · 05-10-2007, 03:32 PM

Looks like the A's bats decided to show up today. Johnson has been hot, even Chavez got a homer today. Lets see if we can put a couple games like this in a row.

Snelling had to leave the game due to an ankle/knee injury, lets hope we can avoid another player on the DL. -Buck was unavailable due to his wrists.

Cust reminds me a lot of Matt Stairs, does anyone else see that?

johnnyshaka · 05-10-2007, 03:43 PM

Great to see the hit parade and a solid outing by JK thus far...but it is the Royals after all...mind you, we're both fielding AAAA teams at the moment.

Ugh...just what we need, another injured OF and we better not see Cust out there...yikes!!!

I'm guessing we'll be pleading with MLB to allow us to use a couple of undrafted kids for a couple of weeks to tide us over until the draft so we can field a healthy starting OF!!! LOL!!!

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mikev Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,014	Just saw the highlight on the a's website. By god Swisher LAUNCHED that ball. __________________ Global Unified Baseball Association - Vice Commish and Oakland Oaks GM

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johnnyshaka All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 680	OPS+ is a seperate stat. __________________

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johnnyshaka All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 680	Great to see the hit parade and a solid outing by JK thus far...but it is the Royals after all...mind you, we're both fielding AAAA teams at the moment. Ugh...just what we need, another injured OF and we better not see Cust out there...yikes!!! I'm guessing we'll be pleading with MLB to allow us to use a couple of undrafted kids for a couple of weeks to tide us over until the draft so we can field a healthy starting OF!!! LOL!!! __________________ Last edited by johnnyshaka; 05-10-2007 at 03:59 PM.

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Astros33Resurrected Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lufkin, TX Posts: 2,213	Jack Cust is the man

05-09-2007, 07:43 AM	#393
Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	I remember the A's getting stymied by Jorge de la Rosa last year so it's good to see them do what they should do against him. note - I still can't watch MLB.tv or even watch highlights online because I'm at a hotel with crappy internet that makes it impossible to stream video online. I haven't watched an A's game since Dallas Braden's debut against Baltimore. Hopefully back to normal by the 21st!