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Kevin Chambers
I saw Crawford play in Salem, great potential there, saw him get 8 RBI’s while he hit for the cycle, he’s to be good someday.
Bill
He is not going to replace Sandoval, so he does not have room on this roster. Personally, I’m not sure what is coming up on the SS market, but I don’t mind Uribe by himself. It was a bit tired when it was him, Sandoval, AND Molina in the same line-up. If we can manage to keep Burrell and Huff, as well as Uribe I think we will be doing well.
Boz Oliver
I think that sounds mostly right, but I can’t say that I’d be upset if they kept Fonte-YES! around for a utility role. He’s come up with some big hits. I doubt it will happen, but he has seemed like a more than capable hitter. He’s come up big in spots when we needed him in these playoffs.
BLB25
why do you doubt it will happen? The Giants don’t have any other in-house middle infield options that are MLB ready unless they convince themselves Manny Burriss can play. I’d much rather see Burriss in AAA and only used in case of injuries. With Uribe likely to draw pretty serious interest on the FA market, Renteria likely to retire or leave, and Freddy Sanchez’s injury history and platoon splits I think it makes a ton of sense for the Giants to retain Fontenot as a utility player. Don’t forget how much Bochy/Sabean value versatility and what a big role that played on this year’s team. A lefty hitting middle infielder with great split stats vs rights who plays one position very well and 2 others adequately could be very useful on the bench.
B D
Ryan Rohlinger > Emmanuel Burriss. Downs would have worked great except stupid Houston claimed him.
BLB25
True, I totally forgot about Rohlinger. I’d still rather have Fontenot though.
B D
I sort of lied on the vote. I think the Giants will RETAIN Fontenot, but they won’t go to arbitration with him. Given the raises due via contract and the myriad of other arb-eligible players, Fontenot’s arbitration award might be too high for the Giants to keep him, and they won’t take that chance.
Either they work out a deal with him before arbitration (what I think will happen), or they non-tender him and try to work out a deal with him as a free agent. One way or another, there’s a very good chance they retain him, I just don’t think they’ll risk having to pay an arbitration award of $2M+ by going to court with him.
LiveFastCyYoung
Would take Fontenot at short in Detroit at $1MM over Peralta any day.
Will32
I think the Giants should trade or sign a Shin-Shoo Choo type of player. Great defense, speed, pop. Choo is just a 5 tool player. But he may have to go back to Korea. Does anyoone know this for sure? Also who do you think would also be a good pick up for the Giants?
TapDancingTeddy
It’s off the topic, but Juan Uribe is one of the weirdest ballplayers I’ve ever seen. He swings like Dave Kingman on 8 cans of Red Bull, is built more like a bartender than a SS, but does everything pretty well except walk.
If he only had an OBP worth discussing, the guy would be a star. As it is a one year wonder like Fontenot is mentioned as a possible (if unlikely) replacement.
Bill
He runs into enough pitches to overcome the OBP deficiency, and he gets much more selective if he sees the breaking ball early in the AB, so I think the “free swinger” label is a bit over played in his case. That is only “a bit”, he frustrates me sometimes too. The only place I have ever seen Fontenot mentioned as a possible replacement is in this column, and that is only if Uribe walks.