Comments on: Say Yes to Edmonds http://chicago.nationalsportsreview.com/2008/05/14/say-yes-to-edmonds/ Sports news, information and insight from a Chicago perspective. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:39:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jon Kerr http://chicago.nationalsportsreview.com/2008/05/14/say-yes-to-edmonds/#comment-65 Jon Kerr Fri, 16 May 2008 23:40:45 +0000 http://chicago.nationalsportsreview.com/2008/05/14/say-yes-to-edmonds/#comment-65 You make good points, hard to argue with hards stats. There are aspects to Edmonds signing that are less tangible, mainly desire- to win, to restore his career, to prove to St. Louis and San Diego they were dumb to let him go. Jim Hendry's comments state they are banking heavily on this. And while he may not have stellar numbers against Oswalt and Sheets, I'd still rather have him facing those guys than Pie. You make good points, hard to argue with hards stats. There are aspects to Edmonds signing that are less tangible, mainly desire- to win, to restore his career, to prove to St. Louis and San Diego they were dumb to let him go. Jim Hendry’s comments state they are banking heavily on this. And while he may not have stellar numbers against Oswalt and Sheets, I’d still rather have him facing those guys than Pie.

]]> By: Ron http://chicago.nationalsportsreview.com/2008/05/14/say-yes-to-edmonds/#comment-63 Ron Thu, 15 May 2008 04:27:17 +0000 http://chicago.nationalsportsreview.com/2008/05/14/say-yes-to-edmonds/#comment-63 "He can play center against righties." 755 OPS last year against RHP. What a stud. Of course, Pie could NEVER put up a 755 OPS if they left him the hell alone. I hear Pie (unlike some people) still has range in CF. "Who would you rather have facing Roy Oswalt or Ben Sheets?" Oswalt: .229/.278/.375, 19 Ks in 52 PA Sheets: .204/.271/.426, 18 Ks in 60 PA This isn't about 2002. It's about 2008. Edmonds can't hit anymore, and not every prospect is Corey Patterson. “He can play center against righties.”

755 OPS last year against RHP. What a stud. Of course, Pie could NEVER put up a 755 OPS if they left him the hell alone. I hear Pie (unlike some people) still has range in CF.

“Who would you rather have facing Roy Oswalt or Ben Sheets?”

Oswalt: .229/.278/.375, 19 Ks in 52 PA
Sheets: .204/.271/.426, 18 Ks in 60 PA

This isn’t about 2002. It’s about 2008. Edmonds can’t hit anymore, and not every prospect is Corey Patterson.

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