Comments on: Quick Look at the AL West http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:20:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Greg08 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16216 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:18:35 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16216 Jason,
if they mariners trade ichiro at the deadline, what type of players do you think that they will get?

]]> By: Chris http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16212 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:02:46 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16212 One also has to consider the in-season moves that Beane will make to improve his club by the trade deadline. If history is any indication, that will separate the A’s further from the M’s as the season goes on.

]]> By: Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16190 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:40:46 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16190 What’s ridiculous is, we all know that Guillen is a better risk than Piazza, but if Piazza performs and Guillen doesn’t, Beane is a genius and Bavasi is a dummy.

]]> By: Egaas http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16183 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:44:41 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16183 Back to the A’s – They decided to carry Travis Buck on the opening day roster, cutting old friend Antonio Perez.

And yeah, their roster doesn’t look that fearsome. The only bats I’m truly worried about are Swisher and Chavez, as they seem to rake against the M’s every time we play them.

This could be the downfall year of the A’s, but who knows, maybe Crosby will finally stay healthy and Piazza will prove to be a genius signing.

]]> By: Egaas http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16181 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:37:31 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16181 Well, Weaver isn’t scheduled to go now until… what… Friday? So I’m sure he’ll still go in his spot. I don’t anticipate the M’s skipping the 5th man, while trying to keep Felix limited without actually saying so this year.

]]> By: Lance http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16178 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:51:23 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16178 I thought Weaver was going to be the 5th starter. Did his final 6 inning no runs stint change that, or had it already been changed?

]]> By: Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16141 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 06:52:25 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16141 Ramirez is the fifth starter, and he was pushed up a day when Morrow got sick and Batista had to jump forward, too.

So he was going on on day’s less rest than originally scheduled.

]]> By: marinerswinws http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16140 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 06:14:40 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16140 I think its because there keeping his arm fresh for the season……..

]]> By: nighthawk180 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16138 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:45:16 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16138 Hey Jason,

Is there something wrong with Ho-ram that the mariners aren’t letting the fans know about? He only pitched 3 innings the last two outings. I know that the previous start was cut to one inning due to the weather but you would think they would at least give him more innings than two today. I think the highest innings he pitched all spring was 5 innings. Just wondering. Thx

]]> By: Jason A. Churchill http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16134 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:10:40 +0000 http://prospectinsider.wordpress.com/2007/03/30/quick-look-at-the-al-west/#comment-16134 Travis Buck is the first A’s bat ready anyways.

And as for the roster in Oakland, it’s not very good.

They lose Frank Thomas to FA and then Johnson to injury and replace them with Stewart, Walker and Piazza?

The sum of the parts dont make up for the loss of MVP production.

And now with Loaiza headed for the DL and Kostay already on it… their rotation is Haren, Blanton, Harden, Kennedy and Gaudin…

And that lineup is the absolute worst in the west.

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