Tuesday, August 30, 2005
MINOR MOVES
The move went relatively under the radar for a MFY transaction, but the acquisition of Matt Lawton could pay significant dividends for the second place club. Thankfully, Lawton can’t play center or pitch. He will provide Torre with a legitimate leadoff hitter. Lawton is easily a 350 OBP hitter with the ability to steal a base and hit the occasional dinger. Lawton and the ss will provide even more RBI opportunities for the sluggers down in the lineup. The addition also provides more depth to a lineup that was becoming top heavy (less Cano). Now the MFY lineup should look like this: Lawton/ss/A-Hole/Roids1/ChopSuey/Roids2/Rat Boy/DH/Cano. In a few weeks, it is going to be a slugfest series in the Bronx.
Theo continues to acquire relievers hoping one will finally stick. (Wouldn’t Kyle Farnsworth or even Jay Witasick look good coming out of the pen at this point? Five runs over four innings again.) His latest move is bringing in Chad Harville. When Harville was in the A’s organization, he was dubbed their closer of the future and a right-handed Billy Wagner (Harville throws gas and is vertically challenged for a pitcher like the Phillies closer). Harville has never lived up to his minor league promise in Oaktown or Houston. His lack of control appears to be the issue. Perhaps, Dave Wallace or another member of the pitching brain trust has seen a mechanical flaw with Harville that will give him better control of his stuff. As John Madden says, “You can’t teach speed; draft it.” It is true in baseball as well.
The move went relatively under the radar for a MFY transaction, but the acquisition of Matt Lawton could pay significant dividends for the second place club. Thankfully, Lawton can’t play center or pitch. He will provide Torre with a legitimate leadoff hitter. Lawton is easily a 350 OBP hitter with the ability to steal a base and hit the occasional dinger. Lawton and the ss will provide even more RBI opportunities for the sluggers down in the lineup. The addition also provides more depth to a lineup that was becoming top heavy (less Cano). Now the MFY lineup should look like this: Lawton/ss/A-Hole/Roids1/ChopSuey/Roids2/Rat Boy/DH/Cano. In a few weeks, it is going to be a slugfest series in the Bronx.
Theo continues to acquire relievers hoping one will finally stick. (Wouldn’t Kyle Farnsworth or even Jay Witasick look good coming out of the pen at this point? Five runs over four innings again.) His latest move is bringing in Chad Harville. When Harville was in the A’s organization, he was dubbed their closer of the future and a right-handed Billy Wagner (Harville throws gas and is vertically challenged for a pitcher like the Phillies closer). Harville has never lived up to his minor league promise in Oaktown or Houston. His lack of control appears to be the issue. Perhaps, Dave Wallace or another member of the pitching brain trust has seen a mechanical flaw with Harville that will give him better control of his stuff. As John Madden says, “You can’t teach speed; draft it.” It is true in baseball as well.
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