Comments on: Goldstein: Execs Favor Yoenis Cespedes Over Colby Rasmus http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/ A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: gnor http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-951078 gnor Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:52:23 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-951078 @jakely I love watching teams that are built this way, with speed, pitching, and defense. That;s the way the game was meant to be played. Give our rotation this season to get their feet under them, and they will be caught up to Tampa, with one exception: there will be money to resign their core players when free agency rolls around. @jakely I love watching teams that are built this way, with speed, pitching, and defense. That;s the way the game was meant to be played. Give our rotation this season to get their feet under them, and they will be caught up to Tampa, with one exception: there will be money to resign their core players when free agency rolls around.

]]> By: gnor http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-5642 gnor Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:52:23 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-5642 @jakely I love watching teams that are built this way, with speed, pitching, and defense. That;s the way the game was meant to be played. Give our rotation this season to get their feet under them, and they will be caught up to Tampa, with one exception: there will be money to resign their core players when free agency rolls around. @jakely I love watching teams that are built this way, with speed, pitching, and defense. That;s the way the game was meant to be played. Give our rotation this season to get their feet under them, and they will be caught up to Tampa, with one exception: there will be money to resign their core players when free agency rolls around.

]]> By: jakely http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-951077 jakely Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:44:42 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-951077 You're right gnor, I look downright American. I love the fact Anthopolous has focused on up the middle. The pitching and catching depth in our system is just smart. Every angle I look at the job being done, I see smart. I was sick of seeing the opposite. I'm convinced we get there because of it. You’re right gnor, I look downright American. I love the fact Anthopolous has focused on up the middle. The pitching and catching depth in our system is just smart. Every angle I look at the job being done, I see smart. I was sick of seeing the opposite. I’m convinced we get there because of it.

]]> By: jakely http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-5641 jakely Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:44:42 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-5641 You're right gnor, I look downright American. I love the fact Anthopolous has focused on up the middle. The pitching and catching depth in our system is just smart. Every angle I look at the job being done, I see smart. I was sick of seeing the opposite. I'm convinced we get there because of it. You’re right gnor, I look downright American. I love the fact Anthopolous has focused on up the middle. The pitching and catching depth in our system is just smart. Every angle I look at the job being done, I see smart. I was sick of seeing the opposite. I’m convinced we get there because of it.

]]> By: gnor http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-951076 gnor Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:33:39 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-951076 You should spell centre like this, being Canadian and all. You should spell centre like this, being Canadian and all.

]]> By: gnor http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-951075 gnor Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:29:55 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-951075 @Jared_Macdonald @JamesFoster1 Your article mentioned that one guy thought Cespedes played out as a right fielder, so you can see why The Blue Jays wouldn't be interested. As far as the outfield goes, it plays out like this: Bautista = best bargain in baseball Rasmus = low cost, high risk/high ceiling Snider = low cost, high risk/high ceiling Thames = low cost, medium risk/medium ceiling Gose/Marisnick, et. al. = low cost, high risk/high ceiling Cespedes = high cost, medium risk/high ceiling Draw your own conclusions. @Jared_Macdonald @JamesFoster1 Your article mentioned that one guy thought Cespedes played out as a right fielder, so you can see why The Blue Jays wouldn’t be interested. As far as the outfield goes, it plays out like this:

Bautista = best bargain in baseball

Rasmus = low cost, high risk/high ceiling

Snider = low cost, high risk/high ceiling

Thames = low cost, medium risk/medium ceiling

Gose/Marisnick, et. al. = low cost, high risk/high ceiling

Cespedes = high cost, medium risk/high ceiling

Draw your own conclusions.

]]> By: gnor http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-951074 gnor Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:07:14 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-951074 Yoenis Cespedes is probably going to be very good, but there again, everybody is slavering over a free agent that has never seen a major league pitch. The Blue jays are building a prototypical baseball team, with defense up the middle, and power on the corners. As it stands now, it would be difficult to find a centre fielder who's D is even incrementally better than Rasmus. He makes it look so easy, people thing he's lazy. As far as hitting goes, instead of the Tony LaRussa card, maybe he should play the "Holy crap, they can really pitch over here!" card. After all, he doesn't have Pittsburgh, Houston, and the Cubbies to beat up on any more. Let's all hope that a touch of "Murphy's Magic Hitting Powder", and some time to settle in and adjust will get him back in a better groove. Jacoby Ellesbury or Alex Rios? Let's hope he's closer to the former. Yoenis Cespedes is probably going to be very good, but there again, everybody is slavering over a free agent that has never seen a major league pitch. The Blue jays are building a prototypical baseball team, with defense up the middle, and power on the corners. As it stands now, it would be difficult to find a centre fielder who’s D is even incrementally better than Rasmus. He makes it look so easy, people thing he’s lazy.

As far as hitting goes, instead of the Tony LaRussa card, maybe he should play the “Holy crap, they can really pitch over here!” card. After all, he doesn’t have Pittsburgh, Houston, and the Cubbies to beat up on any more. Let’s all hope that a touch of “Murphy’s Magic Hitting Powder”, and some time to settle in and adjust will get him back in a better groove. Jacoby Ellesbury or Alex Rios? Let’s hope he’s closer to the former.

]]> By: gnor http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-5640 gnor Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:33:39 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-5640 You should spell centre like this, being Canadian and all. You should spell centre like this, being Canadian and all.

]]> By: gnor http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-5639 gnor Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:29:55 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-5639 @Jared_Macdonald @JamesFoster1 Your article mentioned that one guy thought Cespedes played out as a right fielder, so you can see why The Blue Jays wouldn't be interested. As far as the outfield goes, it plays out like this: Bautista = best bargain in baseball Rasmus = low cost, high risk/high ceiling Snider = low cost, high risk/high ceiling Thames = low cost, medium risk/medium ceiling Gose/Marisnick, et. al. = low cost, high risk/high ceiling Cespedes = high cost, medium risk/high ceiling Draw your own conclusions. @Jared_Macdonald @JamesFoster1 Your article mentioned that one guy thought Cespedes played out as a right fielder, so you can see why The Blue Jays wouldn’t be interested. As far as the outfield goes, it plays out like this:

Bautista = best bargain in baseball

Rasmus = low cost, high risk/high ceiling

Snider = low cost, high risk/high ceiling

Thames = low cost, medium risk/medium ceiling

Gose/Marisnick, et. al. = low cost, high risk/high ceiling

Cespedes = high cost, medium risk/high ceiling

Draw your own conclusions.

]]> By: gnor http://jaysjournal.com/2012/02/01/goldstein-execs-favor-yoenis-cespedes-over-colby-rasmus/comment-page-1/#comment-5638 gnor Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:07:14 +0000 http://jaysjournal.com/?p=10538#comment-5638 Yoenis Cespedes is probably going to be very good, but there again, everybody is slavering over a free agent that has never seen a major league pitch. The Blue jays are building a prototypical baseball team, with defense up the middle, and power on the corners. As it stands now, it would be difficult to find a centre fielder who's D is even incrementally better than Rasmus. He makes it look so easy, people thing he's lazy. As far as hitting goes, instead of the Tony LaRussa card, maybe he should play the "Holy crap, they can really pitch over here!" card. After all, he doesn't have Pittsburgh, Houston, and the Cubbies to beat up on any more. Let's all hope that a touch of "Murphy's Magic Hitting Powder", and some time to settle in and adjust will get him back in a better groove. Jacoby Ellesbury or Alex Rios? Let's hope he's closer to the former. Yoenis Cespedes is probably going to be very good, but there again, everybody is slavering over a free agent that has never seen a major league pitch. The Blue jays are building a prototypical baseball team, with defense up the middle, and power on the corners. As it stands now, it would be difficult to find a centre fielder who’s D is even incrementally better than Rasmus. He makes it look so easy, people thing he’s lazy.

As far as hitting goes, instead of the Tony LaRussa card, maybe he should play the “Holy crap, they can really pitch over here!” card. After all, he doesn’t have Pittsburgh, Houston, and the Cubbies to beat up on any more. Let’s all hope that a touch of “Murphy’s Magic Hitting Powder”, and some time to settle in and adjust will get him back in a better groove. Jacoby Ellesbury or Alex Rios? Let’s hope he’s closer to the former.

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