Biggest Contribution: Casey Kotchman, +3.3%
Biggest Suckfest: RRS, -13.4%
Most Important AB: Bard fly out, -5.0%
Most Important Pitch: Posada single, -9.2%
Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): -15.0%
Total Contribution by Lineup: -35.0%
Total Contribution by Opposition: 0.0%
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Perfect!
scooter4 - July 11, 2010
Since there isn't much to talk about regarding this game.
Is it okay to mention that the game on ESPN just made my day?
ThundaPC - July 11, 2010 via mobile
Should the Mariners take a chance that Kotchman continues to hit well?
He has little trade value right now — if he has a scorching July, we may be able to get something of value back for him. Is it worth playing him to see if that happens?
nathaniel dawson - July 11, 2010
May as well. If it were my choice, I'd send Smoak to AAA to let him get some real OJT and hope to milk Kotch and Branyan for trade value.
abender20 - July 11, 2010
Isn't Smoak going to just crush AAA?
Smegmalicious - July 11, 2010
He crushed it for like 20 games.
After a pretty good showing at the end of last year. He could definitely use some time down there.
Fuckmikereilly - July 11, 2010
He was rushed this year
Marinerfanjake - July 11, 2010
He was rushed last year too.
JY - July 11, 2010
Maybe, but it will be a chance to learn and work on things.
abender20 - July 12, 2010
I don't think Kotchman has trade value.
Branyan had marginal trade value, and he’s actually a ~2.5 WAR player. Kotchman hasn’t been that good since 2007.
Granted, maybe GMZ will get the Royals to do something stupid, but Kotchman’s on his 4th organization in 3 years. Any competent GM is just going to wait until he’s DFA’ed or the end of the season (when he ends up on the curb waiting for Large Item Pickup) rather than give up anything useful for him.
eponymous_coward - July 11, 2010
Also, at this point, the M's need to figure out if Smoak is going to be their 1B in 2011.
Might as well figure it out while he plays in the bigs.
eponymous_coward - July 11, 2010
I'm pretty sure that Smoak is going to be their 1B in 2011 no matter how he plays the rest of this year.
theNmarie - July 11, 2010
If he stays hot for the rest of the month, he should have some trade value.
One of the best defensive 1b in the game with two straight months of good hitting? That’s something a playoff team could use.
abender20 - July 12, 2010
I'd like to see Kotchman learn to play 3B
His range (RngR) at 1B is better than Kevin Youkilis’s in fewer Games and BIZ. His UZR/150 is higher too.
Not sure if he has the arm for it or if there’s really the chance to try to get him to learn a new position at this point, but if he could be an average 3B, that would be an interesting option.
CMC_Stags - July 11, 2010
I thought we had a no-hit, decent glove, pretty disappointing 3B under contract for 2011.
Do we really need a spare?
eponymous_coward - July 11, 2010
Is this a joke?
tait644 - July 11, 2010
No, not a joke, but not sure how feasible it is either (especially this season)
It just seems like as a great glove, mediocre (at best) hitter who can only play 1B, Kotchman’s career will be very limited.
At least if he learned to play 3B, he’d have a better chance of sticking around.
With 12 man pitching staffs, I’m not sure how many teams can afford to carry a 1B only, poor bat, bench player. With some positional flexibility, he could stick around for a while.
And if you need a LH pinch hitter to hit a ball on the gorund….
CMC_Stags - July 11, 2010
Lefty throwers can't play 3B.
Fuckmikereilly - July 11, 2010
Ahh... that would answer the feasibility question...
Thanks. Forgot to consider that.
So basically, Kotchman has to start to hit or it’s career over.
CMC_Stags - July 11, 2010
As I said below: Mike Squires!
eponymous_coward - July 12, 2010
There's one definite problem I can think of with this one.
And a whole slew of other minor problems.
Fuckmikereilly - July 11, 2010
Mike Squires!
eponymous_coward - July 11, 2010
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