Cut Brandon Moss already!
by mspirate on Mar 20, 2010 11:47 PM EDT
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This is ridiculous! Another hitless game to bring his average to an awesome .037 for the spring. Sweet showing. It's time for the front office to admit that the return for Jason Bay failed. We need to cut our losses and move on. There's no way he's even good enough to be a bench player. Is there any reason to keep him around? Anything else is better than Moss. It's embarrassing and it's awful.
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There are 2 hitters with at least 20 ABs who have been worse than Moss this spring.
The first is Nolan Reimold of the Orioles. He started 94 games last year and actually had a decent enough season. He’s 0-21 with 1 walk for a .000/.045/.000 line. Somewhat surprisingly he’s only struck out 4 times.
The other is Nate McLouth. He has one hit in 35 ABs. 3 walks, 14 strikeouts. .029/.103/.057
Moss’s line is 1-27, 3 walks 8 strikeouts. .037.133/.037
Today...
I’d rather have Charlie Morton than Nate McLouth. But we all know that could change by May 1st.
by IAPiratesFan on Mar 22, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
The Braves are considering moving Nate to 8th in the order and/or even platooning with the Melkman. Ouch.
by Adam Reynolds on Mar 25, 2010 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
More ugly Melky-related news for us this time: He’s McCutchen’s 10th most comparable player on PECOTA, and Tabata’s 9th.
by Adam Reynolds on Mar 25, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Reminds me of the one about Paul Waner hitting.
Paul never let too many bottles slip past him, and IIRC the joke when he was in a slump was that he wasn’t drinking enough, because he only saw the pitcher throwing two balls instead of three, and he didn’t know which one to target when taking his cut.
A man after my own heart.
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Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Mar 23, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
There are a lot of good "drunk Paul Waner" stories.
He’s reported to have carried around a fountain pen filled with whiskey, for example, just in case of emergencies. Link.
Tremendous!
“Paul Waner had to be a very graceful player because he could slide without breaking the bottle in his hip.” Casey Stengel
Free your ass and your mind will follow.
by cocktailsfor2 on Mar 23, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Its to early to tell
on the Bay trade return, but yes Brandon Moss isnt helping the Pirates case. I say keep him, he is so big I just feel like he is going to eventally tap that power. I would hate to see that happen on another team.
What's the hurry?
No need to cut anyone before we have to. You never know when an OF or two might get hurt.
we have Raynor, the other jones, Pearce, & young. i think their covered for outfielders try to trade Moss who knows you may get something out of him
If he's the worst thing in the world
how are we going to get anything for him? Besides, Jones, Pearce, Young are average (at best) fielders, while Moss is above average. I agree: no reason to cut him until the final cuts if you are going to do it.
Jason
The Hanging Curve
by poorboywilly on Mar 21, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
A men
I couldn’t agree more. He’s done nothing to warrant all the playing time he’s been given already.
26 year old with power and hits line drives and plays great D
Isn’t this the type of player that the Pirates should be looking to sign, let alone keep when they have one. Offense has been lacking on this team for years. If I were management, I would certainly give Moss every chance I could because this team is going no where this year, so there really is nothing to lose to determine if he is what we bought into when he was acquired in the Bay trade. Put him on the team and let the pressure to make the roster fade, and Moss will get his hits. Will he do better than last year, who knows, but I am willing to test his potential one more year and who knows, he could break out big.
I wonder...
what the chances of sneaking him through waivers would be if he keeps up his pace the rest of spring training. I’d hate to see Moss released because he is still young. I just don’t think he will be given the opportunity on the ML squad.
"So you think 25 percent of the country is retarded?! Yea. Atleast 25 percent. Well lets so a sample. There are 4 of us an you're retarded. Thats 25 percent." Southpark; Mystery of the Urinal Deuce
At best....
…Brandon Moss is R.J. Reynolds, but at this point he’s not even Cecil Espy. I’d not worry about sending him packing at all. Jose Tabata is better. John Raynor is better. Heck, even Delwyn Young appears to be better. It’s obvious that McCutchen, Jones and Milledge are better. We signed Ryan Church for OF depth. That’s 7 OFs already who I would rather have than Moss. How many more do we need?
I'm just saying...
It would be nice to be able to have him at Indy just in case. It’d be a shame to see him get cut then go to another club and turn his career around.
"So you think 25 percent of the country is retarded?! Yea. Atleast 25 percent. Well lets so a sample. There are 4 of us an you're retarded. Thats 25 percent." Southpark; Mystery of the Urinal Deuce
by gorillakilla34 on Mar 22, 2010 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
We might very well be able to sneak
Brandon Moss through on waivers and get him back to Indy and play every day.
The “depth is your friend” idea is an oft-repeated one on this site, and for good reason.
We don’t know about the production of guys like Cutch, Milledge and G. Jones over a 162-game season.
The injury bug could bite at anytime.
Church has had a bad back.
If we keep Raynor, will he be able to do anything useful?
D. Young can pinch-hit a bit, but I’d rather not see him in the OF very often.
Jose Tabata has still got a lot to prove in the minors before he deserves a shot at an everyday job in Pittsburgh.
Yeah, it’s looking increasingly likely that Moss can’t get the job done at the plate. But remember that he’s also a solid defense OF as a backup.
I still think he’s destined for duty in Japan, but I sure would like to see us get something else out of him at least this year while we’re sorting through some younger players.
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