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I like Lind. I really do.
However, I wouldn’t give him too many more chances.
Jaysfan724
I would say this is it, and he is deserving of this chance. I mean other guys have been sent to the minors (EE, Cliff Lee) to fix themselves. Clearly if he can’t adjust himself this time, there will definitely be doubt he ever will.
monkeydung
always wonder what kind of a career Jeter would have if he had not been a Yankee.
MB923
Hits would be there, but the rings wouldn’t.
monkeydung
agreed. but i think there’s more to it. this is not meant to take anything away from his accomplishments, but there are “intangibles” to look at it…perfect for Captain Intangible. Just food for thought.
– he doesn’t get the same protection (believe in it or not a lineup filled with All-Star sluggers gives him better pitches and more chances to face tired/stressed starters or long relief mop up guys)
– he doesn’t play half of his games in a purely hitters park
– he likely moves around to multiple teams
– he doesn’t play in nearly as many playoff games (dude has 191 post season hits. compare that to Cal Ripken Jr. who had 37 career post season hits, in five more seasons)
Right now, people compare him to guys like Pujols, Griffey, Ichiro. etc. as one of the best of a generation. I wonder if without the pinstripes he gets that type of a tag, or if he’s with guys like Todd Helton or Michael Young who have pheonmenal careers but not the same hype.
again. just speculation. obviously the dude has been a pretty amazing hitter.
MB923
Fair statement. Although in regards to protection, the Yankees were not much of a power hitting team in the late 90’s and early 00’s. They had very good hitters but they didn’t have the Griffey, Frank Thomas, Palmeiro, McGwire type hitters on their team. That didn’t really start happening until 2002.
Holidayjesus
Hey Jays, we’ll take Adam Lind off your hands.
~Red Sox
Devern Hansack
No…we will not. As it is, we have four first basemen in Gonzalez, Youkilis, Ortiz, and Anderson.
Holidayjesus
You know Lind plays the outfield too right?
vtadave
He hasn’t played the outfield since 2010 and he was awful then. Pretty sure he’s a 1B/DH type only now. He’d also be a downgrade from Nava.
Devern Hansack
Besides, Crawford, Ellsbury, Ross, Kalish, and McDonald should all be back within the next month and a half. There is no need for the Sox to pick up a guy with $7mm+ on his contract.
MaineSox
Still don’t want him
johnsilver
Another topic (kind of) on the OF shortage.. But Boston is calling up people like Drake britton to Portland and he has 1 good month after being awful all of 2011 and bradley has shown he really needs to be at Portland and they probably have a long term need at CF anyway if Ells leaves.
I understand now that britton has been in the sytem a few years already.. TJ earlier, 1 good season at low A ball before being terrible last year.. Just bradley was really good at SC anyway and shown high A ball isn’t even a challenge.. Hitting over .350 with an almost .500OBP after 2 months should show even a conservative organization for promotions the guy needs to go up.. Barnes also very soon.
MaineSox
Well, Britton was repeating the level and just turned 23, so they are going to be quicker to promote him than a younger guy who is in his first pro season. But they also promote players based on them accomplishing certain goals (improved mechanics, better command, more selectivity etc.) rather than statistics, so Britton may have simply accomplished what the Red Sox were looking for him to do.
Lunchbox45
define “plays”
johnrhee
Adam Lind can benefit of playing for the Seattle Mariners as they need to clean some mess up on offense struggles, esp. w/ guys as Chone Figgins, Brenden Ryan, and Mike Carp. If there’s a three team trade involving those two teams and Milwaukee Brewers or Chicago Cubs to acquire relief pitching and getting rid of one of the three Mariners players, plus Adam Lind, in three way trade, it will make sense for a change of scenery for each of those ballclubs.