4 Moves

[klaiggeb]

I'm going to break this post into 2 parts: One, what moves I would make, and the second, what the front office will do.

In the next 5 to 10 days, we have 4 players coming off the IL

Solano, Flores, Dickerson and Slater.

One move I see as an easy no brainer: Slater gets activated and Dubon gets sent down.

I also believe this is what the front office will do, too.

Dickerson: Me? I keep Duggar and not Dickerson. Why?

Oh... my... God! So many reasons!

1-Duggar can run
2-Duggar is so much better on Defense.
3-Duggar, except for that 3 week stretch in July has HIT!
We're still waiting for Dickerson to get his bat going!

But I'm betting they opt for Dickerson because he can't be sent down... I think and we'd lose him.


Now it gets HARD!

Plain and simply put, Thairo Estrada is so much better than Solano on Defense, and on the bases with his speed, it isn't even close.

But they will opt for the veteran.

And THAT, IMHO, is a tragic shame!!

Thairo can play the outfield, 2B and SS and play all three much better than Solano. Much better!

Solano has stone-hands and can't run.

They'll opt for experience.

Flores has been too good not to activate.

Me?

We have too darned many pitchers on the active roster!

I lose Barager because he simply has no command of the strike zone.

I believe the Giants will drop a pitcher to get Flores active.


Which brings us back to Solano and Estrada.

Something is still wrong with La Stella.

I see it each and every time he swings the bat.

He's not lose and fluid, and right now, he's not helping us.

If he's not healthy, put him on the IL to buy Thairo some time.

IMHO, the Giants are likely to do this...

But we'll see.

[reedonly]

Thairo has earned the starting job in my eyes. I think they will find a way to keep him as they did with Wade Jr.

[Islandboagie]

Nothing I've seen from La Stella thus far convinces me he should be a starter, whereas everything I've seen from Estrada tells me he should start.

[klaiggeb]

Sept 9, 2021 10:34:52 GMT -5 reedonly said:

Thairo has earned the starting job in my eyes. I think they will find a way to keep him as they did with Wade Jr.

Man! do I agree!

But remember, even when Wade was going well early on... they sent him down.

You and I both said it was a mistake when they did that, but we understood it was a roster crunch and he had options.

Thairo, IMHO, and obviously yours, has EARNED the right to not just stay, but start.

And the second problem is, after being out 2 weeks, and weak from covid, Solano will not be likely to come back and be ready to play.

I'd like to see him get 3 or 4 games in Sacramento before putting him back in the line up.

I mean, for crying out loud, look at Longoria. He got lucky yesterday, IMHO, good for us, for sure, but it's obvious to me his timing is way off.

[reedonly]

In September, most of the players are banged up so I think they will find someone to put on the IL. LaStella and Solano need some time.

[klaiggeb]

So much for Evan Longoria's timing being off! Three-run blast to the top of the stands in left field!

Watching Tommy lastella hit, I still say there's something wrong with him. He's not healthy. In fact watching his throws to First on routine plays and even on other players they have a loop in them!

I've watched him play a lot and I've never seen a loop in his throws, which could be an indicator that there's something wrong with the shoulder.

[reedonly]

Well, Kapler's patience with La Stella seems to have paid off.

[Islandboagie]

La Stella had a nice game at the plate, but he still screwed up in the field. I'd have honestly rather seen him not make a stupid play in the field and draw a few walks rather than driving in 5. This guy is supposed to be a fundamentally sound professional, I'm just not seeing it. Longoria's defense is also disgusting..he gave a half assed effort on the foul popup and basically gives up on anything hit to his left. With Longoria out there Crawford has to cover everything from the second base bag to 15 feet off the 3rd base line.

Now I realize Longoria has been good at the plate, as was La Stella today, but these poor defensive efforts are the types of things that will continue to be exposed by good teams like the Brewers, whom we will likely have to play in the post-season. We better tighten that up now or we'll find ourselves ousted early.