WhiteSoxFan84
12-14-2004, 01:09 PM
...like we have a BETTER team after this trade? We actually have a leadoff man now. His stats last year were poor last year, but we can put the sophomore slump into play. Taking a look at our new lineup...
1) Posednik - CF
2) Rowand - LF
3) Konerko - 1B
4) Thomas - DH
5) Dye - RF
6) Uribe - SS
7) Crede - 3B
8) Davis - C
9) Harris - 2B
...we still might pick someone up to play 2B. Looking at that lineup, we finally have a leadoff man, a true # 2, a powerful 3, and the rest of the lineup is up for grabs but it looks dependable.
Can you imagine Posednik getting on base and almost everytime stealing 2nd. Rowand connects with a a base-hit into right-center, Posednik comes around to score; or Rowand grounds out to 2nd moving Posednik to 3rd; or Rowand simply bunts Posednik to 3rd. No need for Rowand to sacrifice Posednik from 1st to 2nd because he'll almost always steal it.
All Konerko would have to do is hope for solid contact and get Posednik in. This guy could change our lineup completely. Konerko will need somewhat of a repeat from last year and an increase in his BA and OBP wouldn't hurt.
With Harris batting 9th, if he can hit around .270, him and Posednik hitting back-to-back can be very entertaining.
Thomas and Dye would be very serviceable if they can perform just well enough. For Thomas, that means hitting over .275, smacking around 30 HRs, driving in 100+, keeping his OBP around .400, but most importantly, staying healthy.
Dye will hopefully get his BA around .300, hit between 20-25 HRs, and drive in around 90 RBIs.
If Uribe can repeat last year if not build on it, wonderful.
Crede needs to do a lot more than last year. His clutch hitting can stay, but his batting average and OBP are sad. If he can hit over .260 and keep his OBP over .320 while cutting down on the strikeouts and popflies in keep situations, I'd be happy. But that's a big if.
Big Ben is still a work in-progress and no one knows what he has to offer. The Sox think he's a good hitter while the rest of baseball thinks he's a backup at best. I see potential in him and hope he can hit over .250, hit 7-10 HRs, and drive in over 60. OBP will be the key with this guy.
Another thing this move did was free up close to $5.5 million and there is still a player to be named later that we would acquire from Milwaukee (more than likely a decent prospect and Milwaukee has a few stud spects). With that $5.5 million, KW can now beg and plead for JR to give him an extra $1.5-$2.5 million so that Matt Clement can dawn the black and white.
Lastly, with the acquisition of Luis Vizcaino, I honestly think we have the best bullpen in recent memory (franchise wise). With Shingo closing, Dustin Hermanson, Luis Vizcaino, Damaso Marte, Cliff Politte, Jon Adkins, and probably Neal Cotts filling out the rest of the bullpen, I love this bullpen. I caught some Cub/Brewer games, and everytime Vizcaino came in the game with the lead, Steve Stone made the audience aware that the Cubs were in trouble facing this guy because he is a stopper.
In the end, however, with all these moves taking place, our biggest hole and problem is still there; starting pitching. We have a # 1 (Mark Buehrle/Freddy Garcia) and a # 2 (the other of the first 2), we have a # 4 (Jose Contreras) and we have a # 5 (Jon Garland). We need a # 3. And this is Matt Clement's spot in the rotation. Make it happen KW.
1) Posednik - CF
2) Rowand - LF
3) Konerko - 1B
4) Thomas - DH
5) Dye - RF
6) Uribe - SS
7) Crede - 3B
8) Davis - C
9) Harris - 2B
...we still might pick someone up to play 2B. Looking at that lineup, we finally have a leadoff man, a true # 2, a powerful 3, and the rest of the lineup is up for grabs but it looks dependable.
Can you imagine Posednik getting on base and almost everytime stealing 2nd. Rowand connects with a a base-hit into right-center, Posednik comes around to score; or Rowand grounds out to 2nd moving Posednik to 3rd; or Rowand simply bunts Posednik to 3rd. No need for Rowand to sacrifice Posednik from 1st to 2nd because he'll almost always steal it.
All Konerko would have to do is hope for solid contact and get Posednik in. This guy could change our lineup completely. Konerko will need somewhat of a repeat from last year and an increase in his BA and OBP wouldn't hurt.
With Harris batting 9th, if he can hit around .270, him and Posednik hitting back-to-back can be very entertaining.
Thomas and Dye would be very serviceable if they can perform just well enough. For Thomas, that means hitting over .275, smacking around 30 HRs, driving in 100+, keeping his OBP around .400, but most importantly, staying healthy.
Dye will hopefully get his BA around .300, hit between 20-25 HRs, and drive in around 90 RBIs.
If Uribe can repeat last year if not build on it, wonderful.
Crede needs to do a lot more than last year. His clutch hitting can stay, but his batting average and OBP are sad. If he can hit over .260 and keep his OBP over .320 while cutting down on the strikeouts and popflies in keep situations, I'd be happy. But that's a big if.
Big Ben is still a work in-progress and no one knows what he has to offer. The Sox think he's a good hitter while the rest of baseball thinks he's a backup at best. I see potential in him and hope he can hit over .250, hit 7-10 HRs, and drive in over 60. OBP will be the key with this guy.
Another thing this move did was free up close to $5.5 million and there is still a player to be named later that we would acquire from Milwaukee (more than likely a decent prospect and Milwaukee has a few stud spects). With that $5.5 million, KW can now beg and plead for JR to give him an extra $1.5-$2.5 million so that Matt Clement can dawn the black and white.
Lastly, with the acquisition of Luis Vizcaino, I honestly think we have the best bullpen in recent memory (franchise wise). With Shingo closing, Dustin Hermanson, Luis Vizcaino, Damaso Marte, Cliff Politte, Jon Adkins, and probably Neal Cotts filling out the rest of the bullpen, I love this bullpen. I caught some Cub/Brewer games, and everytime Vizcaino came in the game with the lead, Steve Stone made the audience aware that the Cubs were in trouble facing this guy because he is a stopper.
In the end, however, with all these moves taking place, our biggest hole and problem is still there; starting pitching. We have a # 1 (Mark Buehrle/Freddy Garcia) and a # 2 (the other of the first 2), we have a # 4 (Jose Contreras) and we have a # 5 (Jon Garland). We need a # 3. And this is Matt Clement's spot in the rotation. Make it happen KW.