Delwyn or Hinske (or Pearce) in LF?

by ddff22 on Jun 19, 2009 12:12 AM EDT

Would Delwyn Young, Eric Hinske, or a mix of both make more sense in left field than Nyjer Morgan for improved hitting and power, or would it take too much away from the Pirates in speed and defense?

I'd suggest Steven Pearce as well, but he probably couldn't handle the outfield at all if he has been at first base or DH the entire season.

Moss has been a similar no-hit, great field player thus far, but at least he has power potential and is young with room to grow. Morgan has none of that, and for all his speed he can be a sloppy fielder and baserunner.

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I think a better answer

would be to put Pearce in right (or Young, if they really want) and put Moss in LF.

Of course, that’s just me…

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by UtesFan89 on Jun 19, 2009 1:02 AM EDT reply actions

Pearce played RF Thursday night for Indy. Snelling was at 1B. Gotta believe there was a reason for that.

by Brakeman8 on Jun 19, 2009 1:37 AM EDT reply actions

delwyn young

is a really bad RF.

how bad would he be in left at PNC?

by dirtyfrank on Jun 19, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions

He’s in there for his bat, not his defense. His defense is what it is in right field right now, but he can work on it during the season and during the offseason. Right now, we need his bat!

by mspirate on Jun 20, 2009 3:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Sure

but if he drives in 3 runs with his bat, and gives up 3 runs with his defense, does it really help?

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by UtesFan89 on Jun 20, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions

He’s not THAT bad. Is he a Gold Glover? Absolutely not. But I don’t think he’s nearly as bad as everyone thinks he is. He booted that ball last night in Colorado, OK, yeah. But I would argue that Morgan, who some think is the best defensive left fielder in baseball, has been A LOT worse lately with his defense.

by mspirate on Jun 20, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Personally

I’m in favor of benching them both. But that might just be me.

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by UtesFan89 on Jun 20, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions

So bench a .350 hitter?

by mspirate on Jun 20, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes

Him getting bat on ball has no impact on this team… we don’t score runs anyways.
He has 11 RBI and 12 runs scored.

Given our offense, and the fact that not even Young is doing much, makes it even more obvious that we need the defense out there to prevent the runs.

If the defense suffers and gives up a run, we’re in trouble. Because the offense, a .350 hitter in 90 at-bats or not, is not going to get the run back. (At least, that seems to be the case 4 to 6 times/week)

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by UtesFan89 on Jun 20, 2009 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow.

by mspirate on Jun 21, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Since the Q was Delwyn or Hinske ....

Hinske (former 2002 AL Rookie Of Year) he has decent pop and looking at his stats he has better numbers as a starter then coming off the bench…a Career avg .255 hitter ..only 2 20 or more HR seasons…and an avg. of 70 RBI a season…kinda weird that he was 10 of 13 in SB last year and none attempted this yr…3 seasons as a OF 2 errors

Young (MLB Debut 2006) (5 AB) with limited playing time this year (89 AB) hes hitting .360 …has more upside then Hinske when it comes to potential …Delwyn doesn’t have enough games for me to decide if hes better Defensively then Hinske

So if were going for the youth movement then give Young more time in OF and the AB!
But if were trying to stay in the division race or wildcard berth then go with the seasoned Hinske!

by C Los on Jun 19, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

Young everyday of the week! The dude can straight up rake.

by mspirate on Jun 20, 2009 3:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Hinske is kinda you know what out of luck right now, platooning with Pearce in the mix! I like him too! Hes not a hot corner guy anymore though…..he can back up first but with Pearce seeing all 1B and DH role this year, probably not working there either

Either he gone……..or more moves pending…….maybe Nyjmo gone!

by C Los on Jun 20, 2009 3:38 AM EDT up reply actions