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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SH | RBI | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2004 | TEX | 22 | 16 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .273 | .381 | .230 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | TEX | 23 | 43 | 162 | 150 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 61 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .272 | .407 | .231 | -3.9 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | SDN | 24 | 156 | 631 | 570 | 83 | 173 | 38 | 1 | 24 | 285 | 52 | 113 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .362 | .500 | .295 | 24.3 | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| 2007 | SDN | 25 | 161 | 720 | 646 | 101 | 182 | 46 | 3 | 30 | 324 | 65 | 140 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .347 | .502 | .307 | 51.5 | 2.2 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | SDN | 26 | 162 | 700 | 616 | 103 | 172 | 32 | 1 | 36 | 314 | 74 | 142 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .361 | .510 | .297 | 34.8 | -1.2 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | SDN | 27 | 160 | 681 | 552 | 90 | 153 | 27 | 2 | 40 | 304 | 119 | 109 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 1 | .277 | .407 | .551 | .330 | 59.3 | 9.3 | 7.0 |
| 2010 | SDN | 28 | 160 | 692 | 591 | 87 | 176 | 33 | 0 | 31 | 302 | 93 | 114 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .393 | .511 | .326 | 50.8 | 8.8 | 6.3 |
| 2011 | BOS | 29 | 159 | 715 | 630 | 108 | 213 | 45 | 3 | 27 | 345 | 74 | 119 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 117 | 1 | 0 | .338 | .410 | .548 | .318 | 38.6 | 8.7 | 5.0 |
| 2012 | BOS | 30 | 123 | 527 | 484 | 63 | 145 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 227 | 31 | 81 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .343 | .469 | .286 | 16.8 | 11.4 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | LAN | 30 | 36 | 157 | 145 | 12 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .297 | .344 | .441 | .286 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | LAN | 31 | 65 | 266 | 234 | 22 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 109 | 25 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .365 | .466 | .311 | 13.7 | -0.0 | 1.4 |
| Career | 1241 | 5295 | 4660 | 693 | 1372 | 292 | 12 | 221 | 2351 | 556 | 924 | 32 | 43 | 4 | 794 | 4 | 2 | .294 | .370 | .505 | .306 | 288.5 | 46.6 | 34.4 | ||
| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | PA | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | FRAA | BRR | BVORP | BWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 2000 | UTI | A- | 0 | 36 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .391 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2001 | KNC | A | 127 | 584 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .346 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2002 | PME | AA | 138 | 573 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .311 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003 | CAR | AA | 36 | 152 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .369 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003 | FRI | AA | 45 | 187 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .322 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2003 | ABQ | AAA | 39 | 154 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .257 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2004 | TEX | MLB | 16 | 44 | .230 | .268 | .329 | .434 | .000 | .257 | 102 | -1.4 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.9 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | OKL | AAA | 123 | 508 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .340 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2005 | TEX | MLB | 43 | 162 | .231 | .262 | .319 | .408 | .000 | .257 | 105 | -5 | 4.3 | -2.9 | -0.6 | -0.0 | -3.9 | -0.5 | -3.9 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | OKL | AAA | 84 | 368 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .350 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 2006 | SDN | MLB | 156 | 631 | .295 | .268 | .329 | .426 | .000 | .340 | 91 | 24.9 | 17.1 | -12.2 | 6.5 | -7.0 | 24.3 | 3.0 | 24.3 | 3.0 |
| 2007 | SDN | MLB | 161 | 720 | .307 | .268 | .330 | .423 | .000 | .315 | 88 | 37.3 | 20.4 | -13.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 51.5 | 5.3 | 51.5 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | SDN | MLB | 162 | 700 | .297 | .261 | .323 | .406 | .000 | .308 | 91 | 28 | 19.6 | -12.9 | -1.2 | -0.9 | 34.8 | 3.5 | 34.8 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | SDN | MLB | 160 | 681 | .330 | .254 | .318 | .404 | .000 | .278 | 91 | 51 | 18.9 | -12.5 | 9.3 | -2.2 | 59.3 | 7.0 | 59.3 | 7.0 |
| 2010 | SDN | MLB | 160 | 692 | .326 | .251 | .312 | .392 | .000 | .322 | 91 | 46.7 | 19.4 | -12.2 | 8.8 | -5.0 | 50.8 | 6.3 | 50.8 | 6.3 |
| 2011 | BOS | MLB | 159 | 715 | .318 | .252 | .311 | .398 | .000 | .380 | 106 | 40.9 | 12.9 | -12.3 | 8.7 | -8.1 | 38.6 | 5.0 | 38.6 | 5.0 |
| 2012 | BOS | MLB | 123 | 527 | .286 | .253 | .312 | .407 | .000 | .329 | 107 | 13.7 | 9.5 | -8.6 | 11.4 | -0.5 | 16.8 | 3.0 | 16.8 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | LAN | MLB | 36 | 157 | .286 | .255 | .312 | .403 | .000 | .351 | 95 | 4 | 2.7 | -2.7 | 1.5 | -2.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | LAN | MLB | 65 | 266 | .311 | .249 | .309 | .395 | .253 | .318 | 96 | 13.3 | 7.3 | -4.7 | -0.0 | -2.4 | 13.7 | 1.4 | 13.7 | 1.4 |
| 2013 | MEX | int | 3 | 14 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | MLB | 5295 | .306 | .258 | .319 | .407 | .256 | .323 | 95 | 254.2 | 139.7 | -95.8 | 48.1 | -25.9 | 289.8 | 34.6 | 289.8 | 34.6 | ||
| Year | Team | Lg | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 2000 | UTI | A- | 36 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .444 | .414 | .103 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | KNC | A | 584 | 86 | 161 | 37 | 1 | 17 | 103 | 57 | 83 | 5 | 5 | .312 | .386 | .486 | .174 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | PME | AA | 573 | 70 | 135 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 96 | 54 | 112 | 6 | 3 | .266 | .346 | .437 | .171 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | CAR | AA | 152 | 15 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .307 | .371 | .409 | .102 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | FRI | AA | 187 | 16 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .330 | .393 | .110 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | ABQ | AAA | 154 | 17 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .288 | .288 | .072 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | TEX | MLB | 44 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .273 | .381 | .143 | .230 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2004 | OKL | AAA | 508 | 61 | 139 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 88 | 39 | 73 | 1 | 1 | .304 | .365 | .457 | .153 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | TEX | MLB | 162 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .272 | .407 | .180 | .231 | -3.9 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| 2005 | OKL | AAA | 368 | 61 | 111 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 65 | 32 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .404 | .561 | .223 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | SDN | MLB | 631 | 83 | 173 | 38 | 1 | 24 | 82 | 52 | 113 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .362 | .500 | .196 | .295 | 24.3 | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| 2007 | SDN | MLB | 720 | 101 | 182 | 46 | 3 | 30 | 100 | 65 | 140 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .347 | .502 | .220 | .307 | 51.5 | 2.2 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | SDN | MLB | 700 | 103 | 172 | 32 | 1 | 36 | 119 | 74 | 142 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .361 | .510 | .231 | .297 | 34.8 | -1.2 | 3.5 |
| 2009 | SDN | MLB | 681 | 90 | 153 | 27 | 2 | 40 | 99 | 119 | 109 | 1 | 1 | .277 | .407 | .551 | .274 | .330 | 59.3 | 9.3 | 7.0 |
| 2010 | SDN | MLB | 692 | 87 | 176 | 33 | 0 | 31 | 101 | 93 | 114 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .393 | .511 | .213 | .326 | 50.8 | 8.8 | 6.3 |
| 2011 | BOS | MLB | 715 | 108 | 213 | 45 | 3 | 27 | 117 | 74 | 119 | 1 | 0 | .338 | .410 | .548 | .210 | .318 | 38.6 | 8.7 | 5.0 |
| 2012 | BOS | MLB | 527 | 63 | 145 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 86 | 31 | 81 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .343 | .469 | .169 | .286 | 16.8 | 11.4 | 3.0 |
| 2012 | LAN | MLB | 157 | 12 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .297 | .344 | .441 | .145 | .286 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | MEX | int | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .714 | .857 | .429 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | LAN | MLB | 266 | 22 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .365 | .466 | .162 | .311 | 13.7 | -0.0 | 1.4 |
| Date On | Date Off | Transaction | Days | Games | Side | Body Part | Injury | Severity | Surgery Date | Reaggravation |
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| 2013-05-09 | 2013-05-10 | DTD | 1 | 0 | - | Neck | Strain | - | - | |
| 2013-05-03 | 2013-05-06 | DTD | 3 | 3 | - | Neck | Tightness | - | - | |
| 2013-04-27 | 2013-04-27 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Lower Leg | Infection | - | - | |
| 2013-03-24 | 2013-03-25 | Camp | 1 | 0 | Right | Forearm | Contusion | - | - | |
| 2012-07-13 | 2012-07-15 | DTD | 2 | 2 | - | Low Back | Stiffness | - | - | |
| 2012-07-09 | 2012-07-10 | DTD | 1 | 0 | - | General Medical | Illness | - | - | |
| 2011-09-17 | 2011-09-17 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Shoulder | Weakness | Been Feeling for 1 Month | - | - |
| 2011-09-15 | 2011-09-15 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Lower Leg | Tightness | Calf | - | - |
| 2011-07-29 | 2011-07-30 | DTD | 1 | 1 | - | Neck | Stiffness | - | - | |
| 2011-04-10 | 2011-04-10 | DTD | 0 | 0 | - | Fingers | Contusion | Foul Ball | - | - |
| 2010-10-20 | 2010-10-20 | Off | 0 | 0 | Right | Shoulder | Surgery | Labrum | 2010-10-20 | |
| 2010-07-03 | 2010-07-04 | DTD | 1 | 1 | Neck | Stiffness | - | |||
| 2010-05-09 | 2010-05-09 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Shoulder | Soreness | - | ||
| 2009-09-16 | 2009-09-16 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Shoulder | Soreness | - | |||
| 2009-08-30 | 2009-08-30 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Upper Arm | Soreness | Biceps | - | ||
| 2009-06-30 | 2009-06-30 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Knee | Strain | - | ||
| 2009-05-26 | 2009-05-26 | DTD | 0 | 0 | General Medical | Respiratory | Flu | - | ||
| 2009-04-24 | 2009-04-24 | DTD | 0 | 0 | Right | Hand | Contusion | Batted Ball | - |
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| 2012-01-24 13:00:00 | I am in a pseudo-dynasty format where we keep players for as long as we would like but there are salaries attached (and thus theoretically forcing some turnover in the player pool). I have an offer right now on the table of Adrian Gonzalez for Nelson Cruz, Jemile Weeks and Jordan Walden. My team is stacked at every position but 1B (thanks to Ryan Howard's decline/health issues). This trade would leave a hole at my MI position, but I feel confident I can pick up a low-end guy to fill in for Cruz and Weeks. Is this a fair deal? Salaries of Gonzo and the trio I would be sending over are essentially a wash. (Travis from St Louis) | It sounds like you're looking to win it all this season, in which case it is perfectly reasonable to deal away a young, presumably cost effective guy like Weeks or Walden. It does sound like a steep price to pay, though (I'm assuming this is the usual 5x5 -- is it mixed or AL-only?), and it will definitely matter what kind of guys you think you can replace Cruz and Weeks with. I'd see if I could negotiate it down. (Derek Carty) |
| 2012-01-09 13:00:00 | Hey Jay. I was having a conversation with some friends and we were wondering whether the current iteration of the Red Sox has any Hall of Famers on it. What do you think? Also, if you haven't addressed this already, Posada: yes or no? Thanks for the chat! (mattymatty2000 from Portland, OR) | There's nobody who's a lock, that's for sure. Youkilis doesn't even have 1,000 hits yet, let alone the era's de facto minimum of 2,000. Ortiz has the PED connection and the DH problem. Varitek doesn't even have Posada's credentials. Pedroia and Ellsbury have the potential but they're still mostly potential as far as building cases go - they don't even have good peak scores yet.
Late note: I completely forgot about Adrian Gonzalez, who has three straight seasons of at least 6.0 WARP and doesn't turn 30 until May - he's got a stronger JAWS-based case than Pedroia so far. H/T to Cliff Corcoran for pointing out the omission.
Sad to say, the recent Red Sock who might have been building the best case for the Hall of Fame might be the guy who got away, Jonathan Papelbon, in that - much as I loathe him - he's got the talent to wind up better than Trevor Hoffman, if not Mariano Rivera. Still a looooong ways to go on that front, too. (Jay Jaffe's Hall of Fame Special) |
| 2011-05-26 13:00:00 | We already know Epstien is one of the best GMs in baseball. Can't argue with 2 rings in 10 years. What do you think of how his moves from last off season are panning out? (Puppy-D from BAWSTON) | I was a bit stunned to see Sam Fuld still outhitting Carl Crawford a few days ago. I think he is pretty delighted to have Adrian Gonzalez on his squad, though, and eventually Crawford will turn it around. Now, if they can just get Bobby Jenks and Dan Wheeler healthy, the offseason could look about as good as it did in March. (R.J. Anderson) |
| 2011-03-09 13:00:00 | Pujols is the obvious No. 1 pick in most fantasy drafts. Who do you think the contenders are for No. 2? (Honey Mustard Hound from France) | Hanley is the obvious guy. I think Adrian Gonzalez is the best opposite-field hitter in the game, and his ability to generate loft on inside pitches and sky them the other way should work out great in that ballpark. When I heard about that trade, I thought he would be a top-five pick and MVP front-runner, which I figured was aggressive. But now I work for Bloomberg Sports (www.bloombergsports.com), and we have him ranked 2nd overall! He’s going to pile up runs and RBI in that lineup. Even so, I think the dropoff between Pujols and the No. 2 pick is probably the same as the dropoff between 2 and 10 or so. I hope to study the value of fantasy draft picks sometime soon. (Jeremy Greenhouse) |
| 2011-03-08 14:00:00 | I feel like I'm the only dude down on Adrian Gonzalez. Huge changes in park, pressure, new pitchers plus the shoulder injury. 2nd half I expect good things, but I think he struggles until ASB. What say you? (Derek from Foley's) | You're not alone in being concerned about his transition to the AL, the health of his shoulder, and the downside of investing too heavily in him in a mixed fantasy league, when 1B also includes Pujols, Cabrera, Teixeira, Votto, Howard and Fielder, and that's just in the first 2-3 rounds. A-Gonz is a fine hitter who should put up big numbers, but I've seen him going as high as second overall in mock drafts and that's just insanity. (Cory Schwartz) |
| 2011-03-08 14:00:00 | Any hopes for Chase Headley this year? (SLimShady from DET) | Wow, don't make it sound so dire! Headley is a very good hitter outside of PETCO Park, although he'll miss having Adrian Gonzalez around (as will that entire lineup). This is his age-27 season though, and SD is a running team so he could get 12-15 SB's again, bump up the power a tad, and end up as a useful CI/UT guy in mixed fantasy leagues. (Cory Schwartz) |
| 2011-02-17 14:00:00 | Hi AJ, it's Joe Hamrahi. Yes, I have some privileges :) Just wondering, what is the mood in camp with Adrian Gonzalez no longer with the Padres? (joechris96 from New York) | There hasn't been too many days in camp without an Adrian Gonzalez question. And to answer the question, there has been a great mood in our camp. Jed and Bud Black have done a great job of handling a tough situation, and we like our team heading into camp. Player movement is a reality in our game, and we appreciate what Adrian did for this organization. At the same time, we are excited with the players we received in the trade and look forward to their time in San Diego. (A.J. Hinch) |
| 2011-01-18 13:00:00 | It's the baseball apocalypse. You can only pick five current major league ballplayers to save. You don't have to base it on stats or team or likeability or anything. Who do you pick? (hannah from bay area) | What a question! I love watching Adrian Gonzalez hit, so I would like that to continue. Logan Morrison's Twitter account has guaranteed him a spot in this Final Five. Jim Thome can be saved, but only if he promises to sit in BP and hit taters all day long for my amusement as repayment for doing so. Someone needs to pitch to these guys, so it should be Jamie Moyer if for no other reason than he's Jamie Moyer. Willie Bloomquist would probably survive whether I picked him or not. Maybe he's baseball's version of the cockroach. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-12-20 13:00:00 | With Adrian Gonzalez in the fold, I guess Kevin Youkilis moves back to third. How big of hit defensively are the Red Sox taking with this move? (Greg from Boston) | Youkilis is a very good fielding first baseman. Gonzalez is better. Beltre is a better third baseman than Youkilis, but Youk is still pretty good at the hot corner. Given the offensive performance of Gonzalez and how we shouldn't have expected a repeat performance from Beltre this year anyway, it's negligible at best in terms of overall value. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2010-12-14 13:00:00 | What do you think of Lars Anderson in the Boston system? Trade bait, maybe he comes back strong this coming season? (LPD from Chicago) | Trade bait. The Adrian Gonzalez extension is going to happen, and the sooner the Sox convert Anderson's increasingly stale plaudits into something they can use, the better. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2010-12-07 13:00:00 | With many of the BP staffers in Orlando, did they at least leave you the keys to the BP Porsche and wine cellar? (dianagramr from NYC) | I wanted to drive the BP Porsche around town while they were out, but I spent too much time in the wine cellar celebrating the Adrian Gonzalez trade to drive. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-12-07 13:00:00 | You support this move for the Sox? Why not let it ride and have a choice of Agonz, Fielder or Pujols after 2011 with no NYY in the mix. I don't know how much money sox save on Gonzalez with the rumored numbers being mentioned. (SK from DC) | Absolutely. First off, Fielder isn't that great. Terrible defensive first baseman, and really, do we know if he's a pretty good hitter or a great hitter yet? He never seems to be the same thing two years in a row, and he needs to be excellent all the time to make up for that glove. I don't think Pujols is leaving St. Louis--other teams would be in the mix solely to make sure the Cards pay up.
The Cubs love Adrian Gonzalez, and have the money to throw at him in 2012 if he was available. Eight teams inquired about him in a trade, so there is interest there. Anthony Rizzo has no future in the organization if the Sox are acquiring a first baseman anyways, so this is basically trading Casey Kelly and Reymond Fuentes for the rights to Gonzalez in 2011, as well as the right to negotiate with him during the season. I'm very optimistic he'll be signed well before the season is over. If Boston gets Gonzalez for $22M a year, then this is a steal. Just assume $5M per win for a minute, Gonzalez is something like a $25-30M win player a year. Getting him for less money than Ryan Howard is silly, but I'll take it. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-12-07 13:00:00 | So you Red Sox joy counterbalances your Padres' sadness on the Gonzalez deal? (formersd from San Diego) | There really isn't any Padres' sadness, honestly. Here is my thinking.
As great as Adrian Gonzalez is--and he's one of the top players in the game--he is one guy. The Padres had reason to believe the 2011 team could be a bit better, with an improved rotation, a full season of (healthy) Ryan Ludwick, Cameron Maybin possibly blossoming in center with another year in the majors, Kyle Blanks coming back from his TJ surgery, etc. If they acquire Brendan Ryan in a trade to man shortstop as is expected, and then sign someone like Derrek Lee to play first base, then you're talking about a team that could still win something like 82-85 games. Then, in 2012, you have Casey Kelly, Anthony Rizzo, Simon Castro and maybe Drew Cumberland coming up if he continues to tear up the minors. That is an exciting roster all of a sudden, and it was brought about without fielding a terrible team. The Padres can trade Bell and Ludwick in July and still have a decent team, assuming Aaron Cunningham or Kyle Blanks can slot into Ludwick's place and they bump Mike Adams up to the role of closer. The gloom and doom mentality coming out of San Diego after the trade of Adrian Gonzalez is almost enough to make me start a Padres' blog in response. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-12-07 13:00:00 | Woah. I realize that Adrian is "only" a 5-6 win player, which subtracted from last year's team puts the Padres in the 82-85 range. But they've lost more than him. They got surprising amounts of help from Torreabla, Eckstein, Garland, Jerry Hairston, Tejada, even Gwynn's glove. Their pitchers were very healthy. If they hadn't torn up the Giants, the race would have been over a week earlier. Not to diminish their accomplishments, but a lot went right for them in 2010 beyond the talent of their players.
You'd be at home in SD, there are plenty of fans who project that most of the current farm system will be at least major league average if not stars. Let me know the next time that occurs in reality. (Geoff Young Fan from San Diego) | Eckstein wasn't that good in 2010 except for very early on. Garland/Correia/LeBlanc is not as good as Harang/Stauffer/Luebke, especially the 2010 version's of Correia/LeBlanc. Gwynn's glove will be offset by Maybin's glove, and Maybin has a chance of hitting better than that even if he doesn't develop any further. A full season of Ludwick not dealing with his calf injury will be big for the lineup. Kyle Blanks coming back with a working elbow halfway through the season has the potential to be big for the lineup, since it won't be screwing with his swing like it did in the beginning of 2010.
A lot went right for the Padres in 2010, but plenty went wrong as well: Blanks, Correia, Chris Young, Scott Hairston, Tony Gwynn's bat, Ludwick's calf injury, Adrian Gonzalez's shoulder hampering his power. I don't think most of the current farm system of the Padres is any good at all. But Castro is a future #2 starter, Kelly could turn into that or an ace, Rizzo is young and very talented with a lot of potential as a well-rounded hitter, and Cumberland will be fine as long as he doesn't slam his knee into a wall again. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-12-07 13:00:00 | Now that the Sox have Gonzalez, what happens to Lars Anderson now? HOw much longer until he's traded? July? (richardkr34 from St. Paul) | Lars Anderson wasn't going to be the first baseman in Boston whether they got Adrian Gonzalez or not, because Anthony Rizzo was the first baseman of the future. Chances are good he will sit in Triple-A until someone wants to take a chance on him as part of a larger deal. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-12-07 13:00:00 | Rather have Votto or A-Gone the next 3 years? (bateman19 from boston) | Next three years? Adrian Gonzalez. Three years after that, Votto. I think Teixeira, Gonzalez and Votto are all similar versions of the same elite-level player with some age differences. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-10-20 13:00:00 | RE: Red Sox. Re-sign V-mart, trade for Adrian Gonzalez (they have the prospects to get it done, I'm pretty sure), move Youk to third, put Lowrie at SS, and hope that the outfield can stay reasonably healthy next year. How's that for a plan? (mattymatty2000 from Portland, OR) | I wonder if your defense tips over into a bad place at that point. Youk wasn't exactly Brooks Robinson over there. (Steven Goldman) |
| 2010-10-14 13:00:00 | Padres' GM Jed Hoyer has made it clear that they would like to keep Adrian Gonzalez but his value seems to be far too high for them to reach.
Thoughts?? (Todd Kaufmann from BleacherReport.com) | They won't deal him unless what he brings back brings them a lot of major-league ready talent. That may happen, but Padres' fans can be assured that Hoyer is not just going to give him up because they feel like they can't afford him. The return will be huge. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-10-14 13:00:00 | What do the BoSox give the Tigers for Miguel Cabrera? Everything they got? (singledigit from San Diego) | If they trade for a first baseman, it's going to be Adrian Gonzalez. But in order to get Adrian Gonzalez, they are going to have to give up a ton, and I'm not sure if Theo is ready to do that. You can't exactly pull one over on Hoyer when it comes to Red Sox prospects.
Miguel Cabrera would look pretty great in a Boston uniform, but that's because he would look pretty good in anything but Cardinal or Cincy red and Padre blue. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-10-12 12:00:00 | So....should I maybe have held off on the Bud Black extension until after he oversaw yet another historic late-season collapse? How many teams, in the span of 4 years, have seen statistical failures as big as the 2007 and 2010 Padres? (Jed Hoyer from San Diego) | Gene Mauch to one side, I don't think managers deserve all the blame for late-season collapses. The Padres skid was definitely terrible, and losing 10 games straight is a good way to blow it. But the players played--and lost--those games. Other than Adrian Gonzalez (who hit .361/.439/.528 in those 10 games), the team just plain stunk. Some of that is on Black, but more of it is just on bad play. (Tommy Bennett) |
| 2010-09-29 13:00:00 | We may not need to care about what the BBWAA votes on in terms of the MVP, but doesn't it bother you that many of those outside of the BBWAA, who claim to be enlightened due to stats, just misuse advanced statistics in the same way that the more mainstream, old-school camp misuses older, less complicated metrics?
Colin Wyers brought up a very good point in a recent article about how people adhered too strictly to the decimal point on something like WARP or WAR, given that the data contained within them was not perfect. So why is it that so many people sneer when someone says Adrian Gonzalez, Joey Votto and Albert Pujols have all basically been the same player in 2010? (Marc from I'm In Your Internets) | It kind of bothers me, but it doesn't keep me up at night (at least, not to the extent that old movies do). It's a little frustrating that a primitive wrong has been replaced by a more advanced wrong, in some circles, but I'd still consider it progress. Things are moving in the right direction, don't you think?
As for your second question--well, people like definitive answers, and WAR(P) seems to offer them, if one doesn't bother to look too hard. Maybe it's a lack of sabermetric education. (Ben Lindbergh) |
| 2010-09-21 13:00:00 | Keep 5 of 6 next year, who ya got? (OPS/QS league)
Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Gonzalez, Felix Hernandez, Cliff Lee, Ryan Braun, Jason Heyward
(malmstorm from Austin TX) | Miggy, Felix, Lee, Heyward, Braun. I love Adrian Gonzalez, but Petco. Braun's numbers have a weird, one-year split I expect will disappear in 2011. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-08-17 14:45:00 | The Mariners turned to pitching and defense this offseason; it completely failed them. The Padres turned to pitching and defense, and they are number 1 in both. Is there anything to be learned from these two approaches, or is it just one season? (FangraphsFan from UZR) | The Mariners were always going to be a team that would succeed ONLY IF all of their high variance players reached the high end of that range. Dave Cameron acknowledged this over and over again before the season started, but somehow that got lost in the shuffle. The Padres have had a lot go right for them this year, but they were also 37-25 to finish last season, so this shouldn't really be too surprising. One major difference is that the Padres have actual hitters on their team like Adrian Gonzalez, while the Mariners have the likes of Jose Lopez racking up ABs. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2010-08-26 13:00:00 | Hey! Heath Bell is still under Padre control next year! (Jed Hoyer from SD) | That he is! For some reason I thought Adrian Gonzalez had two years left with them heading into this year and Heath Bell had one. That actually makes me happier that he's sticking with them in 2011, to be honest, even at the expense of Boston (who was only signing him in my faux GM position). (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-07-23 13:00:00 | I think Bob was referring to Strasburg's press attendants vs Latos' relative obscurity.
Another follow-up on the Padres: Hitter or starting pitcher? (Follow up, Bob Bailey from Not Canada) | I think this is the part where somebody does the Johnny Carson golf swing pantomime, because that angle went totally over my head. Specifics always help. That said, I have to think most pitchers would probably just as soon not have quite as much scrutiny on them as Strasburg has - pitch well and it will come to you anyway, no need to add any extra pressure to what's already among the toughest jobs in all of sports.
I think the Padres need another mid-order bat if they're serious about this thing. Right now it's Adrian Gonzalez and the Seven Dwarves in that lineup even after you adjust for the difficulty of hitting in Petco. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2010-07-09 13:00:00 | What type of 1B would you target if you dealing Ubaldo in a keeper league with no restrictions on the amount of time a player can be kept? (Richard Christy from Brunch) | Before his ERA climbs any higher, I would go for the Miguel Cabrera/Adrian Gonzalez of the world. Cabrera may be tough because he's also having his best season, but Ubaldo looks like a shiny prize to many right now. He'll regress/is already regressing, so you have to move fast to make this work. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-05-25 13:00:00 | Is there any answer for the Orioles, other than 'be patient'?
The bad luck has come in waves this season, and the brutal schedule so far has not helped a young team.
Do they go after a thumper like Prince or Dunn or entertain trading for Adrian Gonzalez, or do they stay patient? Is Trembley a goner? (Geer from Birmingham, AL) | Unfortunately, the Orioles are going to have to be patient. Even if Angelos were to open the vault, top-of-the-line free agents don't want to step into a losing situation. Yes, I think Trembley is a goner. Dave is a good man but it's not working with him as the manager. (John Perrotto) |
| 2010-03-25 14:00:00 | What's the objective for the Padres this year? My thinking is that it's sorting through the pitching prospects. (formersd from San Diego) | Turn Heath Bell and Adrian Gonzalez into 80 WARP from 2012-2016. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2010-03-17 14:00:00 | Does Adrian Gonzalez get traded and to whom? (Sal Toscano from FL) | I'm sort of skeptical about it under any time frame. Whereas in so many situations you might think that dealing him in 2011 instead of 2010 means that you're taking a big step down in terms of what kind of prospects you might receive in return, A-Gonz's deal is so cheap ($4.75 million this year, and a $5.5 million club option next) that he's still worth a big return next year. Then there's the Pads' anticipation that they might hang tough this year, added to the fact that he's affordable... in short, somebody's going to have really commit to dealing a lot of top talent to get him, this at a time when top talent is valued more dearly now than ever. Like I said, I'm skeptical anything gets done, because I don't know if anyone would part with what it ought to take to get him, and because there's no monster contract pushing the Padres to make a deal. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2010-03-04 13:00:00 | If it's a metal kind of day, I urge you to listen to Brain Drill. One of the craziest bands I have ever heard.
Do you think the White Sox will be able to pull off a deal for Adrian Gonzalez without Beckham (maybe Flowers and Mitchell)? (Matt from Bloomington) | I hope not, but I'm a Pads fan. I expect a king's ransom in return for Gonzalez, though honestly I think I just want the Padres to keep him. Power hitters who can hit at Petco are a rarity. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-02-11 13:00:00 | Which team do you see Adrian Gonzalez playing for on Opening Day 2011? I'm thinking the Pads move him at the trade deadline once they come to the realization that their 2010 team is not playoff bound. (Travis from San Diego) | The Red Sox are a pretty obvious fit, for a bunch of reasons (they have the cash to extend him, plenty of prospects, good relationship with Hoyer (obviously), Papi wearing down, etc).
On a somewhat related note, with the Yankees officially out of the 1B game for a long, long time, guys like Gonzalez are really gonna have to work hard to find alternative bidders. If only you could short 1B futures.... (Shawn Hoffman) |
| 2010-02-05 13:00:00 | Pick two of these for my final keepers? Tulo, Adrian Gonzalez, Mark Reynolds. I'm leaning Tulo and Adrian. (already keeping Miguel Cabrera, Lincecum and Kemp) (malmstorm from Minneapolis) | Tulo and Adrian is how I would pick as well. Reynolds did much better last year than I ever expected him to, but I would have a hard time giving him a keeper pick based off of just the one season. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-01-28 14:00:00 | Everybody assumes Adrian Gonzalez is going to be traded this year, but I can't see a fit, either for need or with the necessary prospects to deal. What do you think? (dcoonce from bloomington, indiana) | I really think the AGonz chatter is a matter of wishcasting from those who envy the Padres their possession of him. He's signed cheaply through 2011, and they're taking themselves somewhat seriously. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2010-01-13 13:00:00 | Do you think Adrian Gonzalez will be in San Diego this time next year? Thanks for the chat! (mattymatty2000 from Philly) | I think it all depends on how the Padres get out of the gate this season. If they play well and Jed Hoyer feels that he might be able to cobble together a contending team by 2011 then Gonzalez stays. If Hoyer feels he needs to begin a total rebuild then Gonzalez goes. (John Perrotto) |
| 2009-12-29 15:00:00 | july 13, 2010 noon: Bucholz, Ellsbury and Alex wilson (KG#13) for Adrian Gonzalez; I'll take your answer knowing you are a Yankee fan, thanks! (mo from las vegas) | The Padres need to have the value in a deal have less service time than those two players. It's reasonable on talent, but not on financial structure for their team. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-12-17 13:00:00 | Adrian Gonzalez has given the Padres $69.3 million in production according to fan graph for only 5.1 million in salary. Is there a reason that they should trade him? (Jake H from Kansas City) | I'm not of the mind that they HAVE to do the deal, because I do think there's a tangible virtue in keeping him around as the team continues its rebuilding effort, and that it can be felt at the box office. Just the same, I do think there's value they're leaving on the table by not taking advantage of his well-below-market contract at a time when they're not really expecting to be competitive in the NL West. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-12-17 13:00:00 | Thoughts about Mike Gonzalez to the O's? Garrett Atkins' chances of rebounding? Next move(s) for the O's that would make sense? Personally, I like both moves (and the Millwood one last week) given their relatively low cost (short commitments to all three players) and fit with the Orioles' long range plans. How about you? Do you see them "really" playing for M. Holliday or AGon? (BartPachino from Northridge, CA) | Not wild about either move, though Gonzo is flippable if need be, and the length, as you say, isn't bad. I like the Millwood move more.
I don't see them in on Holliday, but the depth of their young pitching makes going after Adrian Gonzalez a viable possibility. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-12-15 14:00:00 | Which ball park will Adrian Gonzalez call home next year? If it's not Petco, he could put up some awesome numbers, no? (uptick from St. Louis) | They'll be awesome anywhere. The thing I love about having him in Petco is that his contract's just $10.25 million over the next two years (or what's perhaps now best judged as, "less than the White Sox are paying Juan Pierre out of their own pockets"), and that fact's tremendously valuable in itself. You also get to offer him arbitration for 2012, and that wouldn't hurt you, either way, accepted or not. Maybe the Pads can't get to the playoffs in either of the next two seasons, but at that price, he very well could be part of it if they have a few other things work out. Taken together, the package you take to deal A-Gonz has to be a sox-knocker. It's up to Boston (or whoever) to make it so. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2009-11-24 13:00:00 | What teams do you see lining up to trade for Miguel Cabrera? (Greg from St. Louis ) | I wonder if he would be the backup plan for the Red Sox if they cannot land Adrian Gonzalez. They could certainly stand to part with talent and absorb Cabrera's contract, and they are known to be seeking another bopper. (Eric Seidman) |
| 2009-12-01 13:00:00 | Biggest name traded this offseason will be ___? (non Halladay division) (paulbellows from Calgary) | Good question. I'll say Adrian Gonzalez, though I'm still not sure if the Padres are serious about that. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-09-24 14:00:00 | Is Adrian Gonzalez a left handed hitting Evan Longoria? Who would you build a team around? (andy from san diego) | The third baseman who's a lot younger. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-09-17 14:00:00 | Do the Mets have what it takes (in their farm) to get either Roy Halladay or Adrian Gonzalez in an offseason trade? I argue no, but my Mets-loving friend swears they'll get one or the other... (DanLong from NYC) | No, no. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2009-09-07 13:00:00 | You're Snakeskin Boots Colletti for a day at the winter meetings. Given that your major league rotation and upper level minors are relatively thin at the moment, are you still trying to get Adrian Gonzalez, and if so, how hard are you trying? (jtreadway from Caribbean Sea) | First off, maybe it's growing up on a ranch talking, but if I'm wearing boots, they better be of a kind I'm not afraid to wear outdoors. Second, I keep after Adrian Gonzalez with a passion, because he's signed through 2011 for a lot less than it will take to sign a similarly valuable bat. (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2009-08-28 13:00:00 | You've mentioned the possibility of Adrian Gonzalez being traded this offseason. Other than the Dodgers (who you've mentioned), what other teams would be in on it? And if Prince is made available, how would that change the market? (Capt Science from New York) | I think a bunch of teams would be in on Adrian Gonzalez as he is an outstanding offensive players who is making a pittance. Fielder would alter the market but I think Gonzalez would be more attractive because of his lower salary. (John Perrotto) |
| 2009-08-28 13:00:00 | If the Padres are serious about trading Adrian Gonzalez this offseason, is the TEX package the Rangers got for Texeira the starting point? Or have GM's wised up since then after seeing Andrus, Feliz, et al contribute so much? (Kyle Reese from The Future) | I think GMs have wised up. The Padres won't get a Teixeira-type haul but I think they'll get a lot. At least three pretty good youngins. (John Perrotto) |
| 2009-07-30 14:00:00 | Are the Red Sox making a big move or two in the next 26 hours? Are they acting urgent, and what do you foresee? (jlewando from DC) | They are trying like heck to make a big move. They're in on all the big names trying to make something happen. They seem fixated on Adrian Gonzalez and have the prospects to get him if they're willing to empty out part of the farm system. (John Perrotto) |
| 2009-07-31 14:00:00 | Should the Padres be able to get a better package for Adrian Gonzalez than the Blue Jays could get for Roy Halladay in part given Gonzalez's favorable contract? (Jeff from San Diego) | I think that is canceled out by the gap between being an ace starter and a first baseman, but it is a good point. The Padres, like the Jays, have to make the RIGHT call, not just the immediate one. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-06-18 13:00:00 | Where do you stand on the idea of the Pads moving Adrian Gonzalez to the highest bidder? I fought it for a while, but I believe that it needs to be done in order to add solid young talent. I went to the game last night, and the only one of the starting nine that's above replacement level is AG. As a lifelong fan, it's quite depressing. (Travis from San Diego) | I hate to see him go, given how nice his contract is to that front office, but if they can pull in a megaton prospect or two--something the Padres desperately need--then you may have to. I haven't seen as many Padres games as I would like--moving out of Boston knocked me away from bars with any game I wanted on TV--so my depression has been relegated to scoreboards. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-06-03 15:00:00 | Adrian Gonzalez is reaching the point at which Boston could consider trading Clay Bucholtz, if he was offered, right? (dcoonce from bloomington, indiana) | By every indication from the new Moorad ownership, Adrian Gonzalez is not leaving San Diego. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-06-03 15:00:00 | Step back from his hot start and give us the scoop on Adrian Gonzalez. Is this a career year or a step forward? What should we expect for the rest of the season and (especially) the next few years? (Craig from New Haven) | Gonzalez is sort of the poor man's Mark Teixiera - a great hitter and a very good defender, though he's not a switch-hitter and instead of landing in a hitter-friendly environment he's stuck in a rather rough one. He's put up three .300 EqAs in a row already, and it looks as though he's amid a perfect storm of his own age 27 season and a juiced ball (or whatever it is producing the homer spike) which could give him career-high numbers.
I don't understand the thinking that the Padres *need* to trade him, and I applaud the aforementioned Moorad statement. He's great, he's affordable, and unless they're absolutely bowled over by an offer, they don't need to move him. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2009-05-21 14:00:00 | Is Chase Utley at NL 2B the easiest of the All-Star picks? I mean, even Adrian Gonzalez is giving "some" sort of competition to Pujols. But Utley is just far above everyone, isn't he? Is he still somehow the most underrated player in baseball? (Taco from Philly) | Pujols, although Utley is up there. You can't not pick the best player in baseball, no matter what the other guys are doing. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2009-04-16 13:00:00 | I think the Padres have a real chance of making it this year! (Oranguntang from Sevilla) | I wish. Sadly, I see more of Jake Peavy and Chris Young doing well with no one caring, and Adrian Gonzalez and Brian Giles being top 15-20 hitters in the NL again while most of the rest of the lineup lags behind (but not you Jody Gerut, we love you). (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-04-16 13:00:00 | How about Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox for the fruit of their farm system? That would be a winner for everybody! (Phillip from Anatolia) | That's so tempting, but with Lars Anderson on the way, I'm not sure it's a good move for the Red Sox. Gonzalez is amazing, but when you balance what they would have to give up to acquire him and then measure that against what Anderson could give you... (Marc Normandin) |
| 2008-11-07 13:00:00 | If the Padres trade Peavy wouldn't it make sense to trade Adrian Gonzalez as well? What do you think they're likely to get for either or both of them? (Steve from McQueens) | Yes, especially since Kyle Blanks is coming up hard on Gonzalez's flank. He's not quite as good as Gonzalez, but the raw power will play, even in that park. You have to trade Peavy first; once you do that, then it's clearly a rebuild.
For Peavy, I've said three guys: one top 25, one top 50, one top 100, at least two of whom can be on the field in August. For Gonzalez, less than that; the Padres could deal him and focus on some low-minors up-the-middle guys, as they've struggled mightily to fill those spots. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-09-09 13:30:00 | In a strat league where a player is limited to the number of plate appearances he had in real life, is it a reasonable strategy to bat guys with tons of usage up at the top, regardless of whether they have the attributes for the lineup slot? For example does lineup order matter enough to avoid batting Adrian Gonzalez leadoff? Theriot 5th? Longoria 8th? I am somewhat inclined to just fill out the card in reverse order of available usage thinking that it is better to have my best players out there as many games as possible regardless of where they bat. (LindInMoskva from DC) | I don't worry about usage in a league like that until midway through the season, because you can always bench guys when you're out of it, and if you're contending, you can acquire PT in the trade market or micromanage over the last half of the year. I would never structure my lineup--and because the cards have known values, lineups are more important in Strat than in real life--worrying about usage. (Joe Sheehan) |
| 2008-07-29 16:00:00 | Padres trade: Adrian Gonzalez, Greg Maddux, Heath Bell
Yankees send: Austin Jackson, Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy, Melky Cabrera, Cano and a throw-in of Kei Igawa (dcoonce from bloomington, indiana) | You've been at Nick's early, haven't you? (Will Carroll) |
| 2008-07-23 13:00:00 | Fantasy Q: Should I trade Soto for Adrian Gonzalez? I'd be replacing Soto with Iannetta. Thanks! (boom-boom from Iowa City) | Well, all fantasy trades depend on format, but as a baseball proposition, I love Geovany Soto and would need more than Gonzalez to feel right about dealing him. (Nate Silver) |
| 2008-07-17 13:00:00 | Where does Adam Dunn finish the year? (Carlos from CA) | I wish the Padres would come out of nowhere and pick him up, then sign him to an extension. I know they need defense in that expansive outfield, but they also really, really need more bats than Brian Giles and Adrian Gonzalez. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2008-06-26 13:00:00 | Here's your crazy blockbuster - What about Adrian Gonzalez to the yanks for Kennedy, Melky, Igawa and either Jackson or Hughes? Solves problems for both teams, and Kennedy could be a good pitcher in that park and league. (dcoonce from bloomington, Indiana) | Not happening. Igawa has no value, Kennedy and Hughes are hurt, and Melky isn't hitting. You're talking about a Gold Glove-caliber first baseman who's 26 and on pace for 40 spanks while playing half his games in Petco. (Dayn Perry) |
| 2008-06-06 13:00:00 | Any further insight into why Smoak fell to 11th? I can't remember reading or hearing anything negative about him on this site or any other. Given everything I read, I was kind of shocked he wasn't considered a lock for the top 6 picks. Are Teixeira/Chipper comps really justified as his upside, or is that just silly? By the way, switch-hitting Adrian Gonzalez is sounding almost as good as Teixeira/Chipper these days! (mymrbig from New Orleans) | There's no real answer here. By the time morning arrived, you could run about six scenarios in your head and no matter what, one of these big college dudes was going to fall through no fault of his own. It could have been Posey, Crow, or Alonso, but it was Smoak. I really do think he's that good a prospect, I think he has real impact possibilities. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-05-27 13:00:00 | Is there any solution to the Mets' currently gaping hole at first base? (Jessica from NYC) | I'd imagine that you could get Dmitri Young pretty cheaply. Todd Helton. Maybe even Adrian Gonzalez, although he's going to cost you a fortune. But quite a few of the teams that look like they might be selling have a viable option at first base. (Nate Silver) |
| 2008-03-25 14:00:00 | Christina, will the power that James Loney flashed last year continue to develop? How is his glove compared to the rest of the league? (jasonbradleymill from Tucson, AZ) | For Loney, developing and retaining power is going to be key, because the "danger" is tht he becomes merely someone who fits into the Cecil Cooper/Chris Chambliss class of "Pretty good first basemen," and still a rung or two below the best at the position. It's not a bad thing if that's "all" he is, but given his youth and talent, it's hard to resist wishing for more. Afield, he's one of the better defenders in the NL, but keep in mind the league has a number of excellent-fielding first basemen (Adrian Gonzalez and Derrek Lee come to mind, and then there's that Pujols person). (Christina Kahrl) |
| 2008-03-06 13:00:00 | How long do you think it will take for the Pads to realize that Chase Headley should be their first baseman? (sndvl99 from Tarzana, CA) | Well, they've got Adrian Gonzalez, who was the only Padre hitter to meet his PECOTA projection last year. He's signed through 2010 and he's just 26, so I don't see him moving anywhere soon. (Jay Jaffe) |
| 2008-02-07 14:00:00 | What are your thoughts on Adrian Gonzalez? It seems that all he really need to do to have a monster year is to increase his walk total. (sndvl99 from Tarzana, CA) | It's not like it'll bounce up too much, at least his UIBBs. The park holds down his numbers, and he derives a lot of value from his defense, both of which make him underrated. Good player without much growth left. (Joe Sheehan) |
| Date | Roundtable Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-13 16:30:00 | All-Star Game | Nothing can bring down my love of Adrian Gonzalez. Especially since Mark Teixeira is already entrenched in pinstripes. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-07-13 16:30:00 | All-Star Game | Adrian Gonzalez is hitting .350/.412/.644 on the road. Name me five hitters better than Adrian Gonzalez in the majors. (Marc Normandin) |
| 2010-04-05 09:30:00 | Season Opener Roundtable | noahbraun (San Diego): Can anyone make an arguement against Adrian Gonzalez being the leagues most valuable player? most valuable to his team. without Gonzalez the Padres would be in 6th place (hint to joke. only 5 teams in west) First person to came to mind when I read this was Ryan Zimmerman. You could make an argument, I suppose, about Adam Dunn being the second bopper, but Zimmerman is a much more complete player. (Steph Bee) |
| 2010-04-05 09:30:00 | Season Opener Roundtable | Matt Ryan (San Diego): More likely to happen next year: Stephen Strasburg winning the Cy Young, or the Padres winning the west? Strasburg. Granted, he has to compete with the likes of Halladay, Lincecum, Haren, Oswalt, Santana, Wainwright, Carpenter...(you get the picture), but the Padres don't have the immediate firepower to overtake a team like the Rockies, especially if they deal their greatest offensive weapon, Adrian Gonzalez. (Steph Bee) |
| 2010-04-05 09:30:00 | Season Opener Roundtable | Dear Padres, I can deal with Tony Gwynn leading off, but David Eckstein in the #2 spot is just not acceptable. Adrian Gonzalez and Kyle Blanks need people to drive in. Love, Marc (Marc Normandin) |
| 2009-10-28 17:00:00 | 2009 WS Game One | Utley was always a very good prospect, but never that crazy elite. He was the 15th overall pick in 2000, and that was one of the worst first rounds . . . ever. Of the 14 taken ahead of Utley, only seven even got to the big leagues, and only Adrian Gonzalez and Rocco Baldelli (breifly) were any good. When he was at Triple-A, he was seen as a very good offense-first 2B who could hit .280 with 15-20 bombs a year. He just never showed this big power in the minors, and he wasn't nearly as patient a hitter, either. (Kevin Goldstein) |
| 2008-10-22 16:30:00 | World Series Game One | It's like pitchability. I know it when I see it. You have to establish whether there's a performance gap--hell, MGL will tell you the platoon difference can't be determined because you don't get enough ABs--and then take into account everything else the player does. If Howard played first base like Adrian Gonzalez, then he'd warrant the lineup spot. But when you know the guy can't hit lefties, and he's a net negative everywhere else...what's the point? To pull an example...Curtis Granderson (before this year) couldn't hit lefties. But you could drop him in the lineup and he'd be a viable starter that way. And just since we're kind of in the neighborhood...this is what bugs me. If it was the eighth, it would be Romero facing Pena. But in the ninth, it's Lidge. That's dumb; the inning is a non-factor, but the platoon differentials--or if you prefer, skill sets, are the same. (Joe Sheehan) |
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