tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020322.post7957202176275822043..comments2023-03-24T05:57:17.421-07:00Comments on Websoulsurfer: Padres Quentin Injures Right Leg - Out 4-6 weeksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020322.post-41158106616498885762012-04-04T14:57:54.761-07:002012-04-04T14:57:54.761-07:00Yes I do blame him.
Quentin has started 98 games ...Yes I do blame him.<br /><br />Quentin has started 98 games on average the past 3 seasons and only finished 231. An average of 77 per season. <br /><br />In the games he has played in the field he has less than 950 AB over the past 3 seasons. ISO only matters if you actually play everyday.<br /><br />Quentin hit .245/.336/.479 over that period in a HITTERS park and division. He wont hit that in Petco and the NL West. Think under .230. Sound familiar for Padres LF? <br /><br />Quentin hurt and is on the DL until the beginning of May because of an injury to his DRIVE leg. Not only will his power suffer from the move to Petco, think 20% or more JUST from the move, but it will also suffer because of his injury. His ISO will likely drop about 30% this season. Think .160s instead of .234<br /><br />Chris Denorfia hit .274/.336/.406 as a Padre while playing league best dWAR over the past two seasons.<br /><br />This season Denorfia will make $1.17 million. Quentin, $7 million. <br /><br />I will take Denorfia with Guzman and Blanks every single time.<br /><br />Especially since two good pitching prospects, who will likely compete at the ML level at some point this season for the White Sox, would still be part of an already incredibly strong Padres farm system.<br /><br />Yes I DO blame Byrnes for this one. He was looking in the past instead of into the future.WebSoulSurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385605335746684528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5020322.post-23139903931562829662012-04-01T21:51:37.260-07:002012-04-01T21:51:37.260-07:00Do you blame him for going out and adding a bat li...Do you blame him for going out and adding a bat like Quentin? Sure he's flawed, wasn't a crazy high-caliber acquisition (hence not dealing any top 10 prospects for him), but one thing that stood out to me in looking at Quentin's stats is no big leaguer hit for a higher ISO while striking out as infrequently as Quentin did. Considering the Padres were 1st (or maybe the Nats passed them during the last week) in strikeouts and last in homerun's, Quentin's addition was understandable (to me). <br /><br />Furthermore, the production, if you can call it that, from LF the previous years has been brutual:<br /><br />2011 - .230/.300/.370<br />2010 - .219/.305/.337<br />2009 - .248/.323/.370<br /><br />Taking all that in, I can understand why Byrnes would give up what he did for a very good chance of upgrading the position a ton. That said, I don't think Blanks, Guzman and Darnell were given enough consideration to do the same, as in they should have seen a nice improvement simply by going with the guys they had available.Amish_Willynoreply@blogger.com