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Thursday, May 09, 2013

ESPN: Simon: Andrelton Simmons makes all the plays

(espn.go.com)

posted 1 week ago by spike to atlanta, braves, defense | 5 comment(s)

Entering Wednesday, Simmons had played 680 innings in his major league career and the Baseball Info Solutions (BIS) numbers have him with 30 defensive runs saved. He had 19 in 426 innings last season and already has a major-league best 11 in 254 innings in 2013.

For a little perspective, that’s an incredible number for what amounts to less than half a season’s worth of play. No shortstop has had 30 defensive runs saved in a full season since Troy Tulowitzki had 31 in 2007.

Simmons has been ...

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1. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on November 09, 2012 at 12:27 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

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2. DA Baracus is gritty and hits with RISP posted on November 09, 2012 at 12:55 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Your Prado/Fransisco/Gattis plan could work, but I'm not high on bouncing a player around the field like that. Players like consistency. However Prado is a player who could pull it off.

Prado to 3B full time.
Actual LF in LF. (As I've said before, I'd do Uggla for Soriano without hesitation.)
Uggla in a box on Memorial.
CF, I don't know. I'd like to re-sign Bourn but I don't see it happening. I will be stunned if they sign Hamilton, big free agents isn't Wren's way, even with a ton of money off the books. I'd rather they trade for someone young(ish). But who's available?

3. andrewberg posted on November 09, 2012 at 01:44 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Denard Span might be available for something like Delgado or Minor. Strength for Strength trade.

4. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on November 09, 2012 at 01:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Denard Span might be available for something like Delgado or Minor. Strength for Strength trade.

Span solves CF (and you'd have to chip in a minor prospect to get Minor or Delgado.) He doesn't solve the LF/3B tango. Now, if you wanted to make it bigger and send over Span & Willingham, that would get you your pick of Minor/Delgado and something else thrown in to even it out, I'm sure.)

5. DA Baracus is gritty and hits with RISP posted on November 09, 2012 at 02:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'd do Span for Delgado. A known nothing special for an unknown nothing special. Minor, I'd have to think about. I don't trust his 2nd half but if the changes in his game the broadcasters said he made are legit (I don't spend anytime thinking about Mike Minor so I don't know how legit their claims are), I think I would prefer to keep him.

6. The Yankee Clapper posted on November 09, 2012 at 02:58 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Still too much treacle, self-pity and sentiment. And hope.

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ESPN: Simon: Andrelton Simmons makes all the plays

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