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Originally Posted by Ninkobei
I guess this will just be a 'time will tell' argument. He would immediately be making the most money of any ranger and plays marginal defense. To those who were upset at Napoli's firstbase blunders in the world series, you could expect similar things from Fielder. Also, since 2006 he has been the second worse baserunner in baseball, which seems to be a bad fit for the aggressive Rangers.
Again, not saying that he is a bad player just that his price-to-performance ratio isn't exactly what a good organization, with reasonable salary restrictions, would feel comfortable with. Sure if every team had the money of the Yankee's he would be signed in no time flat.
another good read:
http://www.bbtia.com/home/2012/1/20/...s-and-ham.html |
Agreed - the read was a good one. And it ended just as the book did - with the writer admitting that he was now a fan of the odd combination.
For the record, you don't have to have 9 sprint stars on a team that likes to run aggressively. That's actually a good thing that his teammates are that way. When they get on with singles they make it home on his doubles. He doesn't have to steal bases to be VERY, VERY important for us.
Also for the record, compare Fielder to Moreland defensively. Go ahead, check it out. I think you will be surprised.