Originally posted by Garcia:
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
The Giants need to have some punch in their lineup. So, yes. I would have preferred Gomes or Hairston in a platoon with Blanco rather than Torres. As for Morse, I dont think Seattle had to give up that much for him. John Jaso and a prospect? He would have really made our lineup a strong one.
But this team is not based on power hitting.
I do agree with you.
But you look at how this team was built... speed, defense, and timely hitting.... it fits what Sabean is trying to do.
It really sucks what happened with Melky. I wish he was still with us. Damn shame. I think we will miss him.
I have brought this up before... I think you have to factor in expected growth of young players, Belt and Crawford... hopefully you get some more power from Belt.
Also the addition of Hunter Pence - he is a 20+ HR guy. Thats going to be a big boost I think most people over look. You have power from RF, 1B, C, and 3B and speed in LF/CF, solid defense and decent hitter at short, sound player at 2nd.....
Thats a pretty complete offense and defense IMO.
Hopefully with guys like Peguero, GBrown - they can come up and contribute and add some depth.
It is very unlikely that either Peguero or Brown will contribute much this year. Both still need at bats in the minors. Personally, I think we will all be going crazy with the lack of production in LF. We shall see though.