Article written by

21 comments
GiantTorture
GiantTorture

So after watching Whitside and Stewart hit this weekend, what do you think it would take to get Pudge or Doumit?

@king_kaufman
@king_kaufman

What ever happened to the idea that the Pirates are shopping Ryan Doumit?

Chris Quick
Chris Quick

Hey, King, love your work! Doumit is kind of interesting -- his bat is pretty good for a catcher, but most defensive studies rate him near the bottom for defense. I think he's a trade candidate out of Pittsburgh. I have no idea if the Giants would be interested.

kevin
kevin

Rodriguez is not well-regarded as a pitcher-handler/pitch-caller...wants fastballs to make his throwing easier.

Keith
Keith

I have no interest in Pudge becoming a Giant. Maybe I hate that he has killed us in the past (he even threw out "The Bullet" this year), or that he is even older than Tejada, but I also think Whiteside will handle the staff well, play good defense and not hit just as well as Pudge would/wouldn't. The real problem in my opinion is still addressing shortstop. That's where we can soften the blow from Posey going down. There is a lot of room for improvement on both the defensive and offensive end. I'm excited to see Crawford get a chance today. I know he can't hit but wouldn't it be nice if we had a shortstop that made outs on defense and only one out when he was at the plate? I mean we won a World Series with just pitching. Maybe pitching and defense will help us this year?

Chris Quick
Chris Quick

Crawford had a nice game today...grand slam and a walk. I'll take it.

Alden
Alden

There is no way to short change this injury. It is absolutely a worst case scenario, we lose our best ascending player to an injury that he could theoretically never come back the same from. As well as our best connection to the pitching staff. I hate to make it seem like the end of the world, but how can we come back from this?

Mike
Mike

Any chance Pablo gets moved back to Catcher when he comes back from his own injury???

GiantTorture
GiantTorture

I'm okay with Pudge if it means that the Giants trade one or all of the following for him: Rowand-2, Zits and/or Affeldt (yes you've made this list Jeremy.) Other than that, I'd much rather trade for Beltran or Reyes and try to make up for the offense that way. Hell they could even trade for David Wright and move Panda to 1B and Huff to Left Out.

@Eddie_Mar
@Eddie_Mar

Speaking of Huff "Left Out", why is Bochy only using Belt situationally or OF? Haven't we learned that a top prospects development is slowed by only being used marginally in the majors? I'm good w/an IF of Sandoval (upon return), Crawford, Sanchez and Belt. Upgraded D would help our stellar pitching staff! Not to mention that Belt's bat is an improvement over Huff's. Someone help me understand why Belt is not an everyday player and this weird devotion to Aubrey Huff??

GiantTorture
GiantTorture

Bork, Bork, Bork, Bork. In summation: there is no explanation, Belt being used situationally is criminal.

Liem
Liem

Don't forget that Sandoval can catch.

Chris Quick
Chris Quick

He could catch, at one point, but that seems unlikely now. I'd be VERY surprised if the Giants ever move him back there.

@youhas
@youhas

I don't imagine that it's going to happen... although I admit, that was also one of the first lineup workarounds I thought of, too. The "this would TOTALLY work in a video game!" school of roster management.

ian
ian

"terrible at hitting"? sounds like a Giant!

Paapfly
Paapfly

If the vote doesn't end up in 100 percent "No," I give up.

GiantTorture
GiantTorture

Hmmmm....very tempted to vote yes, but I enjoy you're writing so I won't. Also, as I mentioned below I am favor of trading for Pudge as long as the deal involves Rowand-2, Zits or Affeldt, but I would trade any one of them for an inanimate object at this point.

Paapfly
Paapfly

O, I forgot, the question was rhetorical, but the poll-thingy made Chris choose two options.