I couldn’t keep myself from chuckling at these quotes in Todd Rosiak’s latest article for the Journal Sentinel. He [Betancourt] was one of the Brewers’ most polarizing players, frustrating management as well as fans with his undisciplined approach at the plate and lack of range in the field. At the same time, Betancourt was one of the Brewers’ best hitters… Read more →
I don’t think I like this. Off-the-cuff-thoughts: I’m not sure how much the 2010 team has improved. Sanchez will be better than the group of second basemen that the Giants ran out in 2009, but he’s an injury risk in a playergroup that’s tended to age poorly. Mark DeRosa in LF nets the Giants zero wins over playing Fred Lews… Read more →
Is about +1.8-2 wins in 2009. In our 2009 team projections we learned that, as of now, the Giants are projected as an 82-83 win team. If Brian Sabean did decide to bring in Manny Ramirez to play left field — note, that I’m not saying he will because I doubt it will happen — then the Giants would probably… Read more →