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|  #21 Posted on 17.12.03 0746.33 | Instant Rating: 10.00 | I have to agree with Palpatine, Johnson is gonna be a good first bagger. I can almost guarantee he will end up being in the BA title race every year in a year or two.
I always thought that one of Johnson's strengths when he was coming up was that he was a good first basemen? I think he has done a great job and I think the Yankees are crazy to give up on him considering that they now have no one to replace Giambi when his knee goes.
Why didnt the Yanks give them Choate and Rivera then give the Expos like 15 million cash, that would have given them enough to sign Vlad?
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| #22 Posted on 17.12.03 0802.57 | Instant Rating: 7.29 | Originally posted by wordlife
Why didnt the Yanks give them Choate and Rivera then give the Expos like 15 million cash, that would have given them enough to sign Vlad?
Commish(rightfully) frowns on cash transactionsthat big, lest the Yankees would buy everybody from the small market teams.
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| #23 Posted on 17.12.03 0937.23 | Instant Rating: 0.00 | Originally posted by Grimis
Originally posted by wordlife
Why didnt the Yanks give them Choate and Rivera then give the Expos like 15 million cash, that would have given them enough to sign Vlad?
Commish(rightfully) frowns on cash transactionsthat big, lest the Yankees would buy everybody from the small market teams.
That comes from last years Cincinnati Reds player auctions. That made me give up my love for my first sports franchise.
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| #24 Posted on 17.12.03 2106.56 | Instant Rating: 2.23 | Originally posted by wordlife
I have to agree with Palpatine, Johnson is gonna be a good first bagger. I can almost guarantee he will end up being in the BA title race every year in a year or two.
He could hit .300, but Yankee fans aren't the ones upset to see him go. If they could've just gotten something for Aaron Boone too, I'd be more impressed. Johnson is so immobile I'm surprised he passed his physical and let the trade go thru. He may be good, but not near an all-star level. I'd put him on the same level as first-basemen like Durazo, Ibanez, and Simon.
I'm content with Sierra/Lofton taking his place. There is enough room in the AL now for New York and Boston to both win 100 games and meet in the ALCS. No need to squabble. | PalpatineW
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| #25 Posted on 19.12.03 0332.18 | Instant Rating: 9.00 | The Durazo comparison is good, Skorp. Ibanez barely qualifies as a first baseman, though. At least, he's never been a full-timer there, and has played over twice as many games in the outfield. Simon, though... that name doesn't particularly belong, I don't think.
In 2003, Randall Simon K'ed 37 times (not bad) but walked only 17 (not so good). By comparison, in fewer games, Nick Johnson struck out 57 times (not so good), but walked 70 times (terrific). Simon, in 30 more games, had a mere 2 more homers than Johnson.
So, to recap: Johnson got on base last year at a .422 clip, compared to Simon's .309. Johnson slugged .472, a fair bit higher than Simon's .424. I'm judging rather crudely here, but Johnson gets on base more, and hits for extra bases more. I don't ask for more than that out of my first baseman.
Also, Johnson has never abused a sausage (that we know of).
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