Comments on: Thawing Out http://www.baycityball.com/2009/12/13/thawing-out/ Giants Baseball With a Side of STATS Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:51:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: marcello http://www.baycityball.com/2009/12/13/thawing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-4550 marcello Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:31:21 +0000 http://www.baycityball.com/?p=5166#comment-4550 Yeah, I think I was/am higher on Barnes than most. The non-tender shouldn't affect the judgment of the trade, but it does because it just calls into question the front offices' process. Yeah, I think I was/am higher on Barnes than most. The non-tender shouldn’t affect the judgment of the trade, but it does because it just calls into question the front offices’ process.

]]> By: Chris http://www.baycityball.com/2009/12/13/thawing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-4549 Chris Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:50:03 +0000 http://www.baycityball.com/?p=5166#comment-4549 Using the way-back machine! <cite>Which begs the question: Did the Giants really need to trade for a platoon bat at first base? Isn’t there like 10 guys floating around the minor leagues (or are otherwise easily acquirable) who can play -5 run defense at 1B and mash LHP? For the price, Barnes seems a little steep to give up for a left-side of a first base platoon.</cite> I wasn't as brutal as you were, but I was pretty uneasy after the deal, too. I wasn't a huge Garko fan but he would have been nice injury insurance for Nick Johnson. I guess the team is committed to keeping TI? Using the way-back machine!

Which begs the question: Did the Giants really need to trade for a platoon bat at first base? Isn’t there like 10 guys floating around the minor leagues (or are otherwise easily acquirable) who can play -5 run defense at 1B and mash LHP? For the price, Barnes seems a little steep to give up for a left-side of a first base platoon.

I wasn’t as brutal as you were, but I was pretty uneasy after the deal, too. I wasn’t a huge Garko fan but he would have been nice injury insurance for Nick Johnson. I guess the team is committed to keeping TI?

]]> By: marcello http://www.baycityball.com/2009/12/13/thawing-out/comment-page-1/#comment-4548 marcello Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:52:10 +0000 http://www.baycityball.com/?p=5166#comment-4548 If you didn't have so much Anti-Sabean bias, you would realize that he and the Giants scouts did their due diligence and realized the team would be better without tendering Garko. Anyways, my position on the whole Garko situation, from day 1, is relatively well known, so I'll add nothing else. Good luck with getting your house in order. If you didn’t have so much Anti-Sabean bias, you would realize that he and the Giants scouts did their due diligence and realized the team would be better without tendering Garko. Anyways, my position on the whole Garko situation, from day 1, is relatively well known, so I’ll add nothing else.

Good luck with getting your house in order.

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