Comments on: Some Comments on ZiPS

By: tom s.

tom s. — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:51:18 +0000

minor quibble — i doubt we decline arb for skippy. we’ll probably play descalso, make sure he’s okay, then trade skippy.

By: brady

brady — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:52:15 +0000

Why not try Anderson at 2nd or 3rd?

By: UofIx3

UofIx3 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:12:23 +0000

So Taguchi looked like a little league hitter when he first came up.

His transformation to an even average MLB hitter was amazing.

By: Tomm

Tomm — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:56:13 +0000

I will say…that it is somewhat suprising to see Pags still in the organization. I’m willing to bet that this is his last year, though

By: Tomm

Tomm — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:48:49 +0000

If anderson had his own hitting ability and Pags’ catching ability, he’d be over Pags on the depth chart. Considering Molina is the long-term catcher here, it suprises me that people make such a fuss over this. The cardinals clearly value defense behind the plate more than offensive production. While I haven’t seen seen either play in person, everything I’ve read indicates that Pags is superior defensively, while Anderson struggles, or at least, thats how the Cardinals feel. Also, its not exactly as if Anderson has been lighting up AAA with the bat. in ’08 he slugged .379 and in ’09 he slugged .399. Not exactly Buster Posey-esque or even jeff clement-esque.

I get it, though. He hits LH and that somehow triples his value.

Don’t get me wrong – I prefer to see Anderson play over Pags….but I think Anderson is growing more and more overrated with FR readers, despite not producing great offensive results or outstanding defense.

Giveml….this isn’t directed solely at you, just the general populous of Pags bashers and anderson supporters.

My point is it really doesn’t matter much so why bother getting worked up over it. Molina is catching here for as long as Albert wants him too. I’m not going to throw a fit over who our backup catcher is (as long as its not Carlos Hernandez). Neither guy has much of a big league future.

Also, Anderson is now 23. The age argument is over once the season starts.

By: Eckstreem

Eckstreem — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:39:23 +0000

Dude, remember when Tony first got to St. Louis and we signed Mike Gallego? That was the worst major league hitter I’ve ever seen.

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:38:02 +0000

Not even Dal Maxvill, giveml?

By: giveml

giveml — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:38:54 +0000

I would love to know the real story on Anderson v. Pagnozzi. Is Anderson a dog eater? A teetotaler? An advocate of throwing the high 4-seamer? Does Pagnozzi have some choice video in a safe deposit box?

Look, I have no illusions of Anderson being an All-Star, but he can’t possibly suck as bad as Pagnozzi. I can’t think of a single Cardinal hitter in the last 50 years who looks as helpless at the plate as Pagnozzi.