Originally posted by Ninerjohn:Originally posted by Niners99:Id do Lincecum for Trumbo, but even then were probably better off with the contract year Lincecum will give us.
Mark Trumbo is overrated. Ive maintained this opinion from day 1. Hes going to hit under .270, hes going to struggle to go above a .320 OB%, and playing half his games at AT&T, hed hit under 30 HR. He had this lucky BABIP 1st half, and he crashed and burned in the 2nd half.
Considering the chance that Lincecum has a bounce back year in anticipation of his big f/a offseason, and the fact that we really dont have a replacement ready, its probably not a wise move anyways.
I do agree with adding some power though. The Giants dont have anyone who is just a power threat. Someone like Paul Goldschmidt, who could hit one out at any time.
You have changed your mind on Goldschmidt then? I remember you being very skeptical about him.
I was? Either way, im not calling him anything he wasnt from the start, which is a pure power threat. Ive always considered him Russell Branyan at very worst, which is just a 450+ foot HR threat when he runs into one. We need a guy that can come off the bench and park one in the bleachers at any time. We seem to be lacking that hitter opposing pitchers fear facing in a close game.