Comments on: Pie In The Face

By: wobatus

wobatus — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:59:47 +0000

Pie has 568 career PA and a wOBA of .303. He’s young and showing some improvement. But that improvement will have to continue for him to get and more importantly keep a starting job. Age 25 season seems big for him. It would be nice to have a starting job heading into his age 26/27 seasons, because if he flops this year he may run out of chances. If he builds on last year he probably has a nice career ahead.

By: Joe R

Joe R — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:53:10 +0000

God dammit, I’m left brained.

By: Wally

Wally — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:07:25 +0000

Its Pi^2/e! I believe…

By: circuitclout

circuitclout — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:24:09 +0000

simple answer is yes. the cubs wasted a roster spot on rule 5 pick david patton which easily could have gone to pie. pie would also likely have been a more useful player to have on the roster than say, micah hoffpauir, who really doesn’t have a position.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:53:03 +0000

It continues to amaze me that teams will bring up prospects only to judge them on their first few hundred plate appearances, if that. If a guy has performed well enough in the minors to merit a call-up and his age and scouting report suggest he’s going to be solid, give him the benefit of the doubt and let him develop over the course of a season.

Whatever your logic for giving a guy an opportunity to begin with likely hasn’t changed because he’s struggled. If a guy is supposed to be a legit talent, give him sufficient opportunity to develop in to it. And if you aren’t ready to commit to him, perhaps you should rethink whether or not you’re ready to promote him.

By: Scott M

Scott M — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:42:07 +0000

Yeah this past year has been rough as a Cub fan. Not just because of missing the playoffs but it seems like the GM is letting the fans and media run things. The last offseason was absolutely brutal and signing Bradley was actually not even close to the worst part. How they ended up with Aaron Heilman after those succession of trades was mindboggling.

And even though Bradley was turning it around the past few months and giving hope to the next couple of years the fans/media just continued to bash him. The Cubs need a new GM, somebody who won’t be swayed to the voice of the publice so easily.

By: Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:37:26 +0000

The point is that Nolan Riemold has to hit the cover off the ball to be valuable with his defensive deficiencies. Pie doesn’t have to have a .900 OPS to be very valuable. Even more to the point is if he ever does hit consistently there’s probably only 5-6 guys in the league who would be able to match his skill set. I’m not sure he’ll ever be consistent, but I like those odds better than Fukadome, Johnson, Bradley, Soriano, Fox, and Fuld that the Cubs are trotting out there instead.

By: Sockmonkey

Sockmonkey — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:20:13 +0000

I’ve enjoyed watching Pie come around, and he seems happy and well-liked on the team. But I think it’s a bit early to say that he’s arrived…he’s posting a .650 OPS in September, and the whole season is just 267 PA.

By: odbsol

odbsol — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:33:40 +0000

You guys are both spot on. Cubs management has no patience for prospects because Cubs media constantly bash them on performance on the field NOW not in 2 years. Everyone wants to win now, this year to get the 100-yr old monkey off the franchise’s back. That’s how they end up essentially trading Pie for Heilman who has been letting inherited runners score all season. You know what, as a Cubs fan, who watched the media and management tear down Cory Patterson I see good for Pie that landed in a much better environment. Ironically enough led by former Cubs executive Andy MacPhail. Jim Hendry should be worried about his job after the moves he’s made the last couple years.

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:59:16 +0000

I really can’t see Jake Fox’s OF defense ever being better than somewhere between “abysmal” and “poor”. Unfortunately he’s a corner infielder on an NL team whose two best players are corner infielders…