Comments on: Note: Wright and Francoeur Finishing Strong http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patrick http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603869 Patrick Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:14:46 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603869 count me among those who liked the deal for Francouer, He has holes but it is not impossible for a 25 year old to adjust his game. He has got to balance out a little more on the walks to k's ration in his game. But never the less, if you can get an .825 ops out of him in rightfield with the 3B's mental offense fixed and Reyes back plus a new leftfielder then the Mets are looking at a good thing in Francouer. count me among those who liked the deal for Francouer, He has holes but it is not impossible for a 25 year old to adjust his game. He has got to balance out a little more on the walks to k’s ration in his game. But never the less, if you can get an .825 ops out of him in rightfield with the 3B’s mental offense fixed and Reyes back plus a new leftfielder then the Mets are looking at a good thing in Francouer.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603868 Patrick Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:10:23 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603868 It is an absolute fantasy world to say you are not concerned about a guy who averaged 27 HRs a year heading into his prime only hitting 10. It does not take an ounce of objectivity to see that this is not some mirage. His strikeout rate has escalated in a bad way and he had less extra base hits than Daniel Murphy. But lets all continue to be in David Wright fantasy land where he is Cap'n Crunch. It is an absolute fantasy world to say you are not concerned about a guy who averaged 27 HRs a year heading into his prime only hitting 10. It does not take an ounce of objectivity to see that this is not some mirage. His strikeout rate has escalated in a bad way and he had less extra base hits than Daniel Murphy.

But lets all continue to be in David Wright fantasy land where he is Cap’n Crunch.

]]> By: Don Logan http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603845 Don Logan Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:50:02 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603845 Well said. I too took a beating on here when I said the trade was a good one at the time. Never understood people's fixation w/ Church. Well said. I too took a beating on here when I said the trade was a good one at the time. Never understood people’s fixation w/ Church.

]]> By: ericloz http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603844 ericloz Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:49:57 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603844 Don what is naive about knowing that a player's power numbers are down from one season to the next? Big deal, so he didn't hit any homers and struck out more then normal this year. Right now this ball club has about 8 issues that are of greater concern then Wright's power numbers. He'll work w/ HoJo (or whoever) over the winter look @ tape, and figure out exactly where he went wrong this year. A player of Wright's caliber and age doesn't just lose it. if he does, then either he never had it and was lucky for 4 years, or is hurt. let's wait and see what happens next year, who knows maybe he was never a 30 homer guy. Don

what is naive about knowing that a player’s power numbers are down from one season to the next?

Big deal, so he didn’t hit any homers and struck out more then normal this year.

Right now this ball club has about 8 issues that are of greater concern then Wright’s power numbers.

He’ll work w/ HoJo (or whoever) over the winter look @ tape, and figure out exactly where he went wrong this year.

A player of Wright’s caliber and age doesn’t just lose it. if he does, then either he never had it and was lucky for 4 years, or is hurt.

let’s wait and see what happens next year, who knows maybe he was never a 30 homer guy.

]]> By: kd bart http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603839 kd bart Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:09:11 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603839 Since joining the Mets in July, Francoeur has hit .313 with 10 home runs and 41 RBI in 74 games. A great many people on this site were against this trade when it was made in July. Easily, the best move the Mets made all year. A very good complementary player. Much better than Church. Put him in the six hole in a strong lineup and he'll give you .280 25 90. Since joining the Mets in July, Francoeur has hit .313 with 10 home runs and 41 RBI in 74 games.

A great many people on this site were against this trade when it was made in July. Easily, the best move the Mets made all year. A very good complementary player. Much better than Church. Put him in the six hole in a strong lineup and he’ll give you .280 25 90.

]]> By: Don Logan http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603837 Don Logan Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:54:16 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603837 We know you have a man-crush on Wright. You've made that clear in every Wright thread recently. I didn't say Wright was blaming the stadium. It's the writers on this blog that continue to say it's the adjustment to the new stadium and no protection in the order and that they aren't worried about him going into next season. The fact of the matter is- his numbers are alarmingly down this year and how anyone can say he's not a concern going into next season is naive at this point. We know you have a man-crush on Wright. You’ve made that clear in every Wright thread recently. I didn’t say Wright was blaming the stadium. It’s the writers on this blog that continue to say it’s the adjustment to the new stadium and no protection in the order and that they aren’t worried about him going into next season.
The fact of the matter is- his numbers are alarmingly down this year and how anyone can say he’s not a concern going into next season is naive at this point.

]]> By: wlaadair http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603836 wlaadair Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:47:40 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603836 HoJo will work with him one on one this winter, if he starts swinging for the fences with the long swing, fans will get all over him for keeping the long swing, if he shortens his swing and is getting singles and doubles, the fans will still be harsh, can't win either way, all you can ask is that he does his best to make adjustments. HoJo will work with him one on one this winter, if he starts swinging for the fences with the long swing, fans will get all over him for keeping the long swing, if he shortens his swing and is getting singles and doubles, the fans will still be harsh, can’t win either way, all you can ask is that he does his best to make adjustments.

]]> By: wlaadair http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603835 wlaadair Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:45:43 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603835 You make it sound like no one has been harsh with him all season, so far from the truth and he has manned up and talked about his difficulties and is not blaming the stadium. You make it sound like no one has been harsh with him all season, so far from the truth and he has manned up and talked about his difficulties and is not blaming the stadium.

]]> By: Don Logan http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603834 Don Logan Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:38:19 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603834 I'm so sick of the sugar coating of David Wright's season. If any other member of the Mets had such a sharp decline in production, the media and members of this blog would be all over him. He's been plain awful this season by his standards. The fact he had a few hits this week against the worst pitching staff in baseball doesn't alleviate my concerns for him going forward. I'm sick of the stadium and lineup protection excuses. Sure, those can affect the numbers to an extent but shouldn't to the point that guys like Michael Cuddyer have triple the amount of homers than he does. Adrian Gonzalez doesn't have any protection in his lineup either. I’m so sick of the sugar coating of David Wright’s season. If any other member of the Mets had such a sharp decline in production, the media and members of this blog would be all over him.
He’s been plain awful this season by his standards. The fact he had a few hits this week against the worst pitching staff in baseball doesn’t alleviate my concerns for him going forward.
I’m sick of the stadium and lineup protection excuses. Sure, those can affect the numbers to an extent but shouldn’t to the point that guys like Michael Cuddyer have triple the amount of homers than he does. Adrian Gonzalez doesn’t have any protection in his lineup either.

]]> By: stickguy http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/03/note-wright-and-francoeur-finishing-strong/#comment-603827 stickguy Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:21:35 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/?p=42943#comment-603827 the flinching is a new issue. How are they going to correct the persistant porblem of a long swing, and flailing at breaking balls low and away? the flinching is a new issue. How are they going to correct the persistant porblem of a long swing, and flailing at breaking balls low and away?

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