Comments on: Playoff roster management http://bjhess.com/blog/2006/10/05/951/ Barry Hess, speaking in tongues. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: bjhess http://bjhess.com/blog/2006/10/05/951/#comment-4422 bjhess Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:29:30 +0000 http://bjhess.com/bjhessblog/?p=951#comment-4422 Maybe if Nevin would have gotten more playing time he'd still be hitting like he was in July and August before we traded for him? His post-All-Star-break performance would place him as the fifth best hitter on the Twins roster after Mauer, Morneau, Cuddyer, and Hunter in terms of OPS. That's including his fairly icky September. (I'd put White ahead of him, too, given his torrid last couple months.) Incidentally, Tyner is the 9th best hitter on the Twins roster in terms of OPS if you exclude Rabe, Casilla, Stewart, and Tiffee. Right above Tony Batista. Well, 10th if you include Nevin. And Rondell is below him due to his first half. Nevin took three more walks in the month he has been with the Twins than Hunter has since the All-Star break. Four more than Rondell White. You read that right. Personally I think Minnesota fans generally just don't support a player unless he has been with the team for most of the year. That is unless the player pulls some miraculous play out of his ass, ala Shannon Stewart in 2003, in which case we we push for signing the player to a too-large extended contract. Although it is true, he hasn't really performed when he has been in the lineup, so it is hard to defend him. Maybe if Nevin would have gotten more playing time he’d still be hitting like he was in July and August before we traded for him? His post-All-Star-break performance would place him as the fifth best hitter on the Twins roster after Mauer, Morneau, Cuddyer, and Hunter in terms of OPS. That’s including his fairly icky September. (I’d put White ahead of him, too, given his torrid last couple months.)

Incidentally, Tyner is the 9th best hitter on the Twins roster in terms of OPS if you exclude Rabe, Casilla, Stewart, and Tiffee. Right above Tony Batista. Well, 10th if you include Nevin. And Rondell is below him due to his first half.

Nevin took three more walks in the month he has been with the Twins than Hunter has since the All-Star break. Four more than Rondell White. You read that right.

Personally I think Minnesota fans generally just don’t support a player unless he has been with the team for most of the year. That is unless the player pulls some miraculous play out of his ass, ala Shannon Stewart in 2003, in which case we we push for signing the player to a too-large extended contract.

Although it is true, he hasn’t really performed when he has been in the lineup, so it is hard to defend him.

]]> By: MEG http://bjhess.com/blog/2006/10/05/951/#comment-4421 MEG Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:26:16 +0000 http://bjhess.com/bjhessblog/?p=951#comment-4421 I saw this comment at AG a lot the past two days, but the thing that irritated me the most about the two games was all the swinging at first pitches. And I have yet to see Nevin swing at a ball that wasn't in the dirt. I saw this comment at AG a lot the past two days, but the thing that irritated me the most about the two games was all the swinging at first pitches. And I have yet to see Nevin swing at a ball that wasn’t in the dirt.

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