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Originally Posted by Mortimer
Yes...I would have done this thing long before the reg. season ended.
I'm not sure where all of this numbers come from or how they are calculated.
The guy was horrible last year and even Wegde and Shapiro admitted that.
They got him up a little for this season......but you can't go from horrible to above average...can you? I see a sub par ss.....who also loves to lead or be near the top in so's.
I'd have Sizemore in left field,too, and Frank G. in center since he is by the overwhelming majority of Indians thinkers thier very best def. outfielder and a natural cf guy.Maybe runners will stop flying from first to thrid with great fequency then.
I happen to think def. first in any sport...and up the mid. def. in bb is very important in my mind.
I saw most of the Yankee series....if you can't see his deficiencies displayed in that series...then I'll say you win this one.
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In essence, you're wrong. His numbers were fine last year. I saw a ball hit in the hole that Abreu beat out that not one shortstop in baseball not named Troy Tulowitzski could have made an out on if that is the play you are talking about. I saw him make plays on balls up the middle all series long...much better than his opposing shorstop. He was made the scapegoat by Shapiro and Wedge last year when his play was fine compared to the bullpen which was the problem last year. REmember, these great INdian thinkers did not want Fausto Carmona pitching major league baseball this year...it is only through good fortune that Cliff Lee got hurt and despite pitching well, Carmona still got demoted...it was only through good fortune that 4 days after his demotion that Westbrook got hurt allowing him to keep pitching and saving their season.
So I am not completely given to proclamations from the deep thinkers all the time. Shapiro does a good job without question, but he is not infallible. Peralta is a very good player...not flawless...but he hit .467 with a .579 OBP and .667 and 4 walks in 4 games.
But you are in the mode of INdian fans who love to bash Peralta so it is typical...but oh so wrong. REgarding Gutierrez, you generally want your strongest arm in right field to limit baserunning which is where he is. Sizemore is a better fit in center with their current construction. Yuo certainly cannot play an automatic out like Barfield at this time. I would not be totally opposed to playing Cabrera at short and moving Peralta to 3rd. But I'm not sure if Barfield will ever come around to allow that to happen.