Friday Rockpile: Carlos Gonzalez breaks on through to the other side
by Russ Oates on Jun 5, 2009 8:00 AM MDT
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Unexpected Moves - Purple Row
WolfMarauder linked to several moves the Rockies made last night: Matt Daley to return today; Jason Grill designated for assignment; Carlos Gonzalez called back to the majors; and Matt Murton was optioned to the Springs.
The question, then, is how much playing time CarGo will receive. It isn't much of a reward to be called up by the Rockies and spend the time sitting on the bench.
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"And now ladies and gentlemen, turn your attention to the center ring where master juggler Jim Tracy will attempt to keep all outfielders sharp"
Since this is a bit like a circus, a master juggler is just what we need.
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
Author: Jim Bouton
That might be the most ridiculous picture I've seen of CarGo yet
Matt Murton status: Freed
Chris Iannetta status: Mashing AAA
Seth Smith status: Badass
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
It kind of looks like a piece of his right pinky finger
is flying off as he’s running
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 5, 2009 9:34 AM MDT up reply actions
But not Purple Reign?
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
Purple Row - Covering all your Rockies needs!
I'll go here
and not the fan post as I’m late to the party.
What the hell? Ok I understand Carlos Gonzo is tearing it up in AAA. I understand it’s time to promote him. And he will play where exactly? Split time in CF with Fowler (Fowler’s left handed swing is getting worse, not better). This really makes no sense to me. There are too many OF’ers, and there is no way they can all stay sharp and get regular playing time. And with young guys like Fowler, CarGo, and Dixie Smith, they need regular playing time.
This could have waited until Hawpe was traded.
Speaking of trades and playing time. Both Atkins and Stewart need to play everyday too. One needs to go down. The Rockies have too many bodies, and not enough producers that are earning/controlling their playing time.
Trade/cut Atkins, play Stewart everyday, fix Tulo, promote EY2, Trade Hawpe, Promote some of the young pitchers to at least the pen if not the rotation. (oh, and FIRE DINGER!)
2010 STARTS NOW!
To me the most important issue...
is whether his nickname is CarGo or CarGon….I kind of lean towards the latter although Ringolsby called him “Cargo” today. I think A’s fans called him CarGon back in the day.
Really people, we need nickname clarity, its very important.
Also I’m not worried about playing time, there will be a trade and it will settle out. The point is that Fowler is holding his own, and since we are already playing for 2010 I see no reason not to blood CarGo as well.
He'll always be Cargo to me.
But players can have several nicknames. Several Rockies already do.
by Greg Stanwood on Jun 5, 2009 10:37 AM MDT up reply actions
I will name him Fredo
Matt Murton status: Freed
Chris Iannetta status: Mashing AAA
Seth Smith status: Badass
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
by Andrew Martin on Jun 5, 2009 11:22 AM MDT up reply actions
How about Carlos?
CarGo, CarGon… both really, really stupid.
Staying on the sunny side of Blake Street since 1993.
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Agreed
Dumbest. Nickname. Ever. Curtis Joseph is the only person that naming convention should be used on. It reached a tipping point about 10 years ago when Linda Cohen called Pudge I-Rod
by SonsoftheBatman on Jun 5, 2009 7:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Both are still significantly better than "G-Gone"
Which is what he wants
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Jun 6, 2009 1:36 AM MDT up reply actions
Here's my thought process evolution:
Carlos Gonzalez—CarGon—Argon—Noble Gases—Krypton—Kryptonite.
Gonzalez will hereby be known as Kryptonite.
Nailed it.
Eschew Obfuscation!
Atkins HRs
Did anyone see the pitches that led to the Atkins homers? Were they signs of returning skills (ie, were the pitches fastballs with movement, or a tight breaking ball)? Or, were they just mistakes?
Even if they were the latter, at least he hit them.
I’m positive he’s had other mistake pitches lately that he didn’t do that to.
Either way, though, he needs to use this as a step in the right direction and not just a blip in the radar.
DLR
If DLR doesn’t turn it around, and Morales comes back, I wonder if DLR would be moved to the ’pen to make room in the rotation.
I like that idea....sorta
JDLR has great stuff, but can’t seem able to string together good innings, and I like the idea of his arm in the pen where he wouldn’t need to string together too many good innings.
the DOWN side to this idea, is DeLa Rosa hates pitching out of the stretch (it’s where he gets in trouble and melts down) which would be an issue coming out of the pen.
Options
Well, the other options would be: releasing him, trading him, or keeping him in the rotation and either keeping Morales in the Springs, or pulling Hammel from the rotation.
DLR doesn’t have a huge career split between pitching with runners on and bases empty situations (20 pts of OPS in favor of bases empty). If the team doesn’t think he can develop consistency as a starter, I’d prefer the pen to the other choices, though I’m assuming he wouldn’t draw much trade interest. (I probably shouldn’t assume that.)
a lefty that can
rack up strikes and can throw in the mid 90’s will ALWAYS have a job and be in demand. In fact I would assume that Trading him or releasing him would not be options to even consider from the Rockies side. So that pretty much leaves starter or reliever.
I think the Closer is the most over rated position on a pitching staff…but on the same hand I think 6th starter/long reliever to be the most UNDER rated role. If JDLR can do it then I think the team would get much better.
Also making the team better would be Hammel pitching at least mediocre in Denver.
we're on board the bullpen issues together
it’s always the worst, most hittable guy being thrown as the “cleanup” guy, and that’s not really a good thing.
Matt Murton status: Prisoner Exchanged for Fredo
Chris Iannetta status: Mashing AAA
Seth Smith status: Badass
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
by Andrew Martin on Jun 5, 2009 1:32 PM MDT up reply actions
"I think the Closer is the most over rated position on a pitching staff…but on the same hand I think 6th starter/long reliever to be the most UNDER rated role"
Boy Howdy. You’ve got that one right. Closer gets way more credit than he should for 3 outs of work.
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
Author: Jim Bouton
There's no good reason NOT to start him
He has destructive K potential, and he’s put up some solid outings with 6+ innings and high K totals.
He’s doing more things right than wrong. He stays in my rotation for the time being.
Matt Murton status: Prisoner Exchanged for Fredo
Chris Iannetta status: Mashing AAA
Seth Smith status: Badass
Mike McCoy status: FREE MIKE MCCOY
by Andrew Martin on Jun 5, 2009 1:32 PM MDT up reply actions
Your sig is awesome.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
One thing that really stands out to me about Gonzalez
is that he’s really improved his plate discipline this year. Even in the minors, in previous years, he’s been somewhat of a hacker. His K-rate has dropped to 16.7% w/ the Sky Sox and walk rate increased to 10.3% (career high at any level he had >100 PAs at = 6.9%)
Smith-Fowler-CarGon , if the latter two get even close to their ceilings, is a sick OF for years to come. And hopefully, that’s the starting OF soon.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
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