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Mile High Performance
Interesting article on Holliday's 2008, which might be better than his should-have-been-MVP 2007.
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Dominican Summers
by onholliday
on Jul 26, 2008 7:59 AM PDT
I've been looking through some stats from players we have in the Dominican Summer League (DSL). There's a few players who are having great years who are repeats from last year - Juan Gonzalez, for example, is putting up stellar numbers this year (2.36 ERA) after he did the same last year (3.38 ERA).
What's the deal? What is the usual path for players who do well in the DSL? Do they get sent to Tri-City, or straight to Modesto? What's the general quality of play?
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Why This Year Isn't As Bad As We Think
by onholliday
on Jul 15, 2008 7:10 AM PDT
EDITOR'S NOTE by RUSS: Promoting this to the front page since it's the All-Star Break. Look for an All-Star Game thread later tonight.
To call this season a disappointment as we head into the All-Star Break would be an understatement - save the Mariners, Nationals, and Padres, we are the worst team in the majors. In every cloud, however, there's a silver lining, and this year is no exception. In fact, I think there's a lot to be happy about. So here's my list:
1. Chris Iannetta. Iannetta is everything we wanted him to be last year. His average is hovering around .280, he has nine homers, and he's called some excellent games behind the plate. He's done all of this while splitting time with Yorvit Torrealba, who catches more games than he should. Last year Iannetta struggled in the majors and looked like he could use more seasoning. Now he's come of age and he's our catcher of the future. He's also only 25 years old.
2. Clint Barmes. After being crowned our shortstop of the future, getting injured, coming back, playing terribly, and being left for dead, Barmes has evened out somewhere in between his too-hot-to-be-true 2005 and his underwhelming 2006 and 2007. With Tulowitzki emerging as the true shortstop of the future last year (yes, this is still true), Barmes takes over second base for the next few years. Our weakness has always been up the middle. If Tulo comes back and plays as he should, we have a very solid infield, especially up the middle. Now we just need to wait for Dexter Fowler.
Find the rest after the fold. . . .
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