http://www.baseballinfortwayne.com/2008/03/22/corey-brock-discusses-former-future-wizards/ Northeast Indiana Baseball History as it Happened...and Happens Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:21:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.baseballinfortwayne.com/2008/03/22/corey-brock-discusses-former-future-wizards/comment-page-1/#comment-7047 Chad Gramling Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:06:58 +0000 http://www.baseballinfortwayne.com/?p=232#comment-7047 Thanks for commenting Ryan. I understand what you are saying about the quasi-moneyball approach. Why Cust and Nady never really got chances have always baffled me too. Thanks for commenting Ryan. I understand what you are saying about the quasi-moneyball approach. Why Cust and Nady never really got chances have always baffled me too.

]]> http://www.baseballinfortwayne.com/2008/03/22/corey-brock-discusses-former-future-wizards/comment-page-1/#comment-7046 Ryan Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:29:12 +0000 http://www.baseballinfortwayne.com/?p=232#comment-7046 We'd love to see Headley's bat in the lineup, but given the overall offensive weakness of the club, it probably does make sense to get Chase enough repetitions in left field to be comfortable and not be the next Ryan Klesko, Terrmell Sledge or Kory Robinson. One interesting aspect that we at Friar Forum are always baffled by is the organization's quasi-Moneyball approach. The minor league system is clearly being set up to follow the bulk of these practices, but at the major league level, the Padres don't trade off fielding ability for a strong bat. This is a primary tenet of the Moneyball approach and the team would certainly look pretty strong with Xaviar Nady and Jack Cust still in the lineup. In fact, that may have obviated the need for the Kevin Kouzmanoff trade altogether... Keep up the good work over here at Baseball in Fort Wayne! We’d love to see Headley’s bat in the lineup, but given the overall offensive weakness of the club, it probably does make sense to get Chase enough repetitions in left field to be comfortable and not be the next Ryan Klesko, Terrmell Sledge or Kory Robinson. One interesting aspect that we at Friar Forum are always baffled by is the organization’s quasi-Moneyball approach. The minor league system is clearly being set up to follow the bulk of these practices, but at the major league level, the Padres don’t trade off fielding ability for a strong bat. This is a primary tenet of the Moneyball approach and the team would certainly look pretty strong with Xaviar Nady and Jack Cust still in the lineup. In fact, that may have obviated the need for the Kevin Kouzmanoff trade altogether… Keep up the good work over here at Baseball in Fort Wayne!

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