Comments on: Note: Back-Up 1B, Easley and Anderson http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/ MetsBlog.com features the latest Mets rumors, player movement, and news circulating around the Internet, as well as Mets related insights and opinions by Matthew Cerrone and his team of guest bloggers. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:15:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MudvilleNine http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97698 MudvilleNine Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:02:06 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97698 LOL range factor, zone factor. Those are bogus numbers that have no bearing in fact. You go to any real baseball person (scout, GM or coach) and ask them who they'd rather see at second, short, and third and 99% of them will say Gotay. If you ask them who has more range and they'll say Gotay. Why was it Gotay took over second from Easley last year? You never answered that because you know the reason. Gotay was doing a better job defensively and had more range. It was Willie and the coaching staff that said this. Omar was the one who said that if they didnt get Castillo, Gotay would have done the job. I cant believe that you could say with a straight face that 38 year old Easley coming off a knee injury has more range and is better defensively than 25 year old Gotay. Hell, you guys are saying how concerned you are about Castillo and his knee and his losing range and he's only 32 and was way better defensively than Easley ever was. Come on, it's common sense. I know you want the spot for another position player but it has to go to a backup that can play short. If not Gotay then an Amezaga or someone else that can handle the position. No one, and I mean no one, expects to see Easley, Anderson, or Valentin to play any positions other than first and the outfield and I'm not just talking fans, but the Mets organization as well. LOL range factor, zone factor. Those are bogus numbers that have no bearing in fact. You go to any real baseball person (scout, GM or coach) and ask them who they’d rather see at second, short, and third and 99% of them will say Gotay. If you ask them who has more range and they’ll say Gotay. Why was it Gotay took over second from Easley last year? You never answered that because you know the reason. Gotay was doing a better job defensively and had more range. It was Willie and the coaching staff that said this. Omar was the one who said that if they didnt get Castillo, Gotay would have done the job. I cant believe that you could say with a straight face that 38 year old Easley coming off a knee injury has more range and is better defensively than 25 year old Gotay. Hell, you guys are saying how concerned you are about Castillo and his knee and his losing range and he’s only 32 and was way better defensively than Easley ever was. Come on, it’s common sense. I know you want the spot for another position player but it has to go to a backup that can play short. If not Gotay then an Amezaga or someone else that can handle the position. No one, and I mean no one, expects to see Easley, Anderson, or Valentin to play any positions other than first and the outfield and I’m not just talking fans, but the Mets organization as well.

]]> By: Nate W. http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97649 Nate W. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:29:22 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97649 yea, kidding... yea, kidding…

]]> By: Nate W. http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97648 Nate W. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:28:08 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97648 not when you have 25 players that dont have options plus one more coming off the DL. Valentin or Gotay or Chavez or Wise, etc would have to be DFA. not when you have 25 players that dont have options plus one more coming off the DL.

Valentin or Gotay or Chavez or Wise, etc would have to be DFA.

]]> By: zen http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97539 zen Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:53:02 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97539 actually you have NO clue. easley has a much better range factor and zone rating than gotay: easley: range factor: .854 gotay: range factor: .774 easley: range factor: 5.21 gotay: range factor: 4.34 actually you have NO clue. easley has a much better range factor and zone rating than gotay:

easley: range factor: .854
gotay: range factor: .774

easley: range factor: 5.21
gotay: range factor: 4.34

]]> By: MudvilleNine http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97529 MudvilleNine Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:24:48 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97529 You guys really have no clue. Not a one. Gotay has ten times more range then Easley. Why do you think he took over the secondbase job from him before they picked up Castillo? That the Mets said if they couldn't get Castillo they had no problems with playing Gotay there the rest of the year. You guys always seem to glance right over that. How about the fact that they said in Kansas City that Gotay will always be all glove and no bat? A couple of announcers say he has problems turning the doubleplay and you guys overblow that into he has no glove and no range. Again I say you guys make me look like I'm a huge Gotay fan when I am not. But I do know if a guy can play and he can. He's a fine backup who played errorless ball at short and third when he was called upon and came up with some key pinch hits during the September swoon. Amezaga could be a possibility but since he's been their main centerfielder he would cost to much to get. But Easley (38) and Valentin (38) coming off of knee injuries shouldn't even come into the conversation. You guys really have no clue. Not a one. Gotay has ten times more range then Easley. Why do you think he took over the secondbase job from him before they picked up Castillo? That the Mets said if they couldn’t get Castillo they had no problems with playing Gotay there the rest of the year. You guys always seem to glance right over that. How about the fact that they said in Kansas City that Gotay will always be all glove and no bat? A couple of announcers say he has problems turning the doubleplay and you guys overblow that into he has no glove and no range. Again I say you guys make me look like I’m a huge Gotay fan when I am not. But I do know if a guy can play and he can. He’s a fine backup who played errorless ball at short and third when he was called upon and came up with some key pinch hits during the September swoon. Amezaga could be a possibility but since he’s been their main centerfielder he would cost to much to get. But Easley (38) and Valentin (38) coming off of knee injuries shouldn’t even come into the conversation.

]]> By: MudvilleNine http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97520 MudvilleNine Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:00:14 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97520 If you look at last year you will see he played third the same amount of games as Easley did and he didn't have an error. He also didn't have an error in the 5 games he played short. The guy is a decent backup with a decent bat and not many teams can say they have that. If you look at last year you will see he played third the same amount of games as Easley did and he didn’t have an error. He also didn’t have an error in the 5 games he played short. The guy is a decent backup with a decent bat and not many teams can say they have that.

]]> By: jamie http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97457 jamie Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:00:32 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97457 Noooooooooooo! Noooooooooooo!

]]> By: icedrake523 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97422 icedrake523 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:31:34 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97422 "Stewart has a below-average arm and Mench is a below-average defender.” And Alou has a great arm and great defense? Poor excuses, IMO to not spend some extra money. At this point they'd take a platoon position for a contending team. Better them play LF when Alou is down than Pagan, Endy or Ben Johnson. “Stewart has a below-average arm and Mench is a below-average defender.”
And Alou has a great arm and great defense? Poor excuses, IMO to not spend some extra money. At this point they’d take a platoon position for a contending team. Better them play LF when Alou is down than Pagan, Endy or Ben Johnson.

]]> By: BigHangWithEm http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97416 BigHangWithEm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:20:10 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97416 Talk about a small sample size and roughly all those ABs were against teams that were out of the races and likely AAA and AA talent. Where was Delgado in June when the Mets were missing Alou and really needed Delgado?? Look, I hope he pulls out of his decline, but he looked lost for most of last season. So when he stops hitting and you compound that with his awful glove work, it IS a weak link and he could threaten to derail another season. Talk about a small sample size and roughly all those ABs were against teams that were out of the races and likely AAA and AA talent.

Where was Delgado in June when the Mets were missing Alou and really needed Delgado??

Look, I hope he pulls out of his decline, but he looked lost for most of last season. So when he stops hitting and you compound that with his awful glove work, it IS a weak link and he could threaten to derail another season.

]]> By: metstoday.com http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97399 metstoday.com Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:10:07 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/02/11/note-back-up-1b-easley-and-anderson/#comment-97399 Mike Sweeney was incapable of replacing Delgado? I realize he's had back issues but it's hard to hurt yourself when you're waiting on the bench and pinch-hitting most of the time. Also last summer Sweeney expressed a willingness to go behind the plate again -- on an emergency basis -- if it helped his chances to join a contender. The Mets could use a 3rd backstop, obviously. Mike Sweeney was incapable of replacing Delgado? I realize he’s had back issues but it’s hard to hurt yourself when you’re waiting on the bench and pinch-hitting most of the time.

Also last summer Sweeney expressed a willingness to go behind the plate again — on an emergency basis — if it helped his chances to join a contender. The Mets could use a 3rd backstop, obviously.

]]>