Saturday, January 24, 2004
David McCarty - RHB off the bench...
...is not going to cut it when Nixon and possibly Ortiz are up and Ricon, Everyday Eddie, Lopez and other good LHRP are on the mound. Among my buddies, I have been advocating for Eric Karros. Karros kills LHP to a tune of 316/389/515 over the last three season with two years at spacious Dodger Stadium. (Parks mostly affect SLG. Karros vs. LHP in 03 while playing home games at Wrigley was 545.) Karros should come pretty cheap too. But Ellis Burks is a better option. (I have always thought about Burks for this role, but he has repeatedly said he does not want to return to Beantown. I also think Boston was a team on his no-trade list at one point.) Karros and Burks have very similar track records against LHP, 292/384/564 for E.B. Burks hits RHP too, unlike Karros. E.B. can just flat out rake when healthy which is the issue or is it.
Burks should be less costly after an injury plagued season. The Sox can take on the health risk because McCarty and Kapler are adequate. McCarty can be Burks' insurance policy without any roster issues because McCarty is signed to a minor league deal. It is a near perfect scenario. Near because Burks is unlikely to platoon with Nixon in right instead of Kapler. Regardless, this would be a solid move. Get it done, Theo.
...is not going to cut it when Nixon and possibly Ortiz are up and Ricon, Everyday Eddie, Lopez and other good LHRP are on the mound. Among my buddies, I have been advocating for Eric Karros. Karros kills LHP to a tune of 316/389/515 over the last three season with two years at spacious Dodger Stadium. (Parks mostly affect SLG. Karros vs. LHP in 03 while playing home games at Wrigley was 545.) Karros should come pretty cheap too. But Ellis Burks is a better option. (I have always thought about Burks for this role, but he has repeatedly said he does not want to return to Beantown. I also think Boston was a team on his no-trade list at one point.) Karros and Burks have very similar track records against LHP, 292/384/564 for E.B. Burks hits RHP too, unlike Karros. E.B. can just flat out rake when healthy which is the issue or is it.
Burks should be less costly after an injury plagued season. The Sox can take on the health risk because McCarty and Kapler are adequate. McCarty can be Burks' insurance policy without any roster issues because McCarty is signed to a minor league deal. It is a near perfect scenario. Near because Burks is unlikely to platoon with Nixon in right instead of Kapler. Regardless, this would be a solid move. Get it done, Theo.
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