Comments on: Arizona’s Mistake http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/arizonas-mistake/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:18:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: heyyoo http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/arizonas-mistake/#comment-95686 heyyoo Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:09:08 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=1808#comment-95686 "the Diamondbacks reportedly offered him about $3 million. They made a huge, potentially division-costing mistake and Johnson still looms on the open market, an insane bargain just looking for a savvy shopper." A lot of things went wrong for that team. Not signing Johnson wasn't one of them. “the Diamondbacks reportedly offered him about $3 million. They made a huge, potentially division-costing mistake and Johnson still looms on the open market, an insane bargain just looking for a savvy shopper.”

A lot of things went wrong for that team. Not signing Johnson wasn’t one of them.

]]> By: Drew http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/arizonas-mistake/#comment-56981 Drew Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:55:17 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=1808#comment-56981 RJ was one of the best NL pitchers last year. For an NL team not to promptly take advantage of the D'backs idiocy is, well, more idiocy. RJ was one of the best NL pitchers last year. For an NL team not to promptly take advantage of the D’backs idiocy is, well, more idiocy.

]]> By: ML http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/arizonas-mistake/#comment-56923 ML Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:02:47 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=1808#comment-56923 I think it makes sense for the M's. All the fans are nostalgic to bring Griffey back but if they want nostalgia and baseball value Randy would be perfect. Dump Wasburn for a bag of balls and take randy. They could have the following rotation: 1. Felix Hernandez 2. Erik Bedard 3. Brandon Morrow 4. Randy Johnson 5. Carlos Silva Other than Silva all those guys are solid or have the potential to be league average or better. Put Batista in the pen. A one year deal for Randy at 10 million or so should be a fine stop gap and allow lower level pitching prospects like Aumont, Pineda, Juan Ramirez, etc. to develop for another year. I think it makes sense for the M’s. All the fans are nostalgic to bring Griffey back but if they want nostalgia and baseball value Randy would be perfect. Dump Wasburn for a bag of balls and take randy.

They could have the following rotation:

1. Felix Hernandez
2. Erik Bedard
3. Brandon Morrow
4. Randy Johnson
5. Carlos Silva

Other than Silva all those guys are solid or have the potential to be league average or better. Put Batista in the pen. A one year deal for Randy at 10 million or so should be a fine stop gap and allow lower level pitching prospects like Aumont, Pineda, Juan Ramirez, etc. to develop for another year.

]]> By: David Foy http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/arizonas-mistake/#comment-56871 David Foy Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:00:18 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=1808#comment-56871 Mets please do this, it makes so much sense for them i want to slap Omar for not already making the move. Give him a 1 year and 10million dollar deal. It will be cheaper than Lowe or Perez and won't handicap you in the future if the deal goes sour. Mets please do this, it makes so much sense for them i want to slap Omar for not already making the move. Give him a 1 year and 10million dollar deal. It will be cheaper than Lowe or Perez and won’t handicap you in the future if the deal goes sour.

]]> By: Greg Foley http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/arizonas-mistake/#comment-56868 Greg Foley Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:39:59 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=1808#comment-56868 Jamie Moyer has been more reliably available than RJ, averaging over 200 innings pitched per year all the way back o 2001. RJ had only 240 over the last two years. Jamie Moyer has been more reliably available than RJ, averaging over 200 innings pitched per year all the way back o 2001. RJ had only 240 over the last two years.

]]> By: Benne http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/arizonas-mistake/#comment-56862 Benne Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:30:27 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=1808#comment-56862 If the M's rotation wasn't such a logjam at the moment, I'd gladly hop on the "Bring Back Randy!" bandwagon. If the M’s rotation wasn’t such a logjam at the moment, I’d gladly hop on the “Bring Back Randy!” bandwagon.

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