I approve.

I guess they can't sign Bonds, because they don't have room for him with Headley on the roster.

I'm glad Nieporent is not the Padres' GM.

Gerut-Hairston-Giles in the outfield; will any other team have such a horrible offensive threesome on starting day 2008?

Gerut-Hairston-Giles in the outfield; will any other team have such a horrible offensive threesome on starting day 2008?

Your contenders are:
Emil Brown-Chris Denofria-Travis Buck

Chris Duncan-Rick Ankiel-Ryan Ludwick

Dave Roberts-Aaron Rowand-Randy Winn

I think San Diego wins, but they barely beat Oakland.

Emil Brown-Chris Denofria-Travis Buck


Pretty sure the A's will be starting Cust in left.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that Gerut-Hairston-Giles is pretty stinky defensively too.

Duncan-Ankiel-Ludwick? Really? That's just an odd combination of players.

Did something happen to all the OF in this country? Out of that gaggle in #5 (12 OF in total), the only 3 who seem like legit starters to me are Giles (and maybe not him), Buck and Rowand.

Why in the world don't the Padres grab Lofton?

Ankiel is going to be/already is a plus offensive and plus defensive center fielder.

Ankiel had a 120 OPS+ last year.

Duncan's career OPS+ is 125; Ludwick is 98 (in 2007 he had a 110 OPS+).

I think by season's end the Cards will have far from the worst OF in baseball, especially with Rasmus on deck.

Dave

I don't understand the hate for Chris Duncan. He's not a star, but he's abit above average offensively in LF (though below average out there) and incredibly cheap. Yet, no one seems to think he's a legit LF. Ludwick is a minor league guy who, if he were playing for the A's (the org that drafted him), people would call him a free talent find. He's probably about average or a little below in RF, far from disasterous (I'll take him over Gerut, Brown, Roberts, Winn, at at his price, Giles). Ankiel is a question mark, as I expect him to hit something like .220 .280 .400 with 30-40 HRs. He's a two tool player, with legit power and a cannon arm. But at his strike out rate, he looks like a bench player at best. If he cuts that K rate down, he might put up a .280 .300 .550 with 50 HRs, but I don't think its a likely scenario based on his minor league numbers. That's not mentioning Rasmus, who the team sent down to delay arbitration.

Cards aren't winning anything this year, unlike the Padre's, who are supposed to be contenders. The Cards have a lot of real problems (Pujol's Injury, SS, 2nd, every starter after Wainwright and Lohse, bullpen, bench, lack of minor league depth), but the outfield's not realy one of them, as its probably around average (O+D) as a unit, better than that with Rasmus.

Gerut? Gerut? Let Headley get his "seasoning" while with the Pads. At least he can hit.

Gerut-Hairston-Giles in the outfield; will any other team have such a horrible offensive threesome on starting day 2008?

The Dbacks have Webb-Owings-Johnson. That's about even.

Gerut-Hairston-Giles in the outfield; will any other team have such a horrible offensive threesome on starting day 2008?

The Dbacks have Webb-Owings-Johnson. That's about even.

I'd take Owings as an outfielder over any of those other five.

I played Micah Owings in RF for a game I played as the Dbacks in MLB 08 The Show.

all to save a dime.