One less 2014 Brave on the board...

rico43

rico43

<B>Director of Minor League Reports</B>
Ramiro Pena to Padres, minor league deal.

What would he have done had he stayed healthy in 2013?

Obviously, plenty more infielders where he came from ... and most of them will be in camp.
 
rico43 said:
Ramiro Pena to Padres, minor league deal.

What would he have done had he stayed healthy in 2013?

Obviously, plenty more infielders where he came from ... and most of them will be in camp.
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It wouldn't surprise me to see Ramiro beat out Barmes and Amarista for the Opening Day Shortstop position. Speaking of the Padres, they currently lack a leadoff hitter of any kind and that could give a slight edge to Amarista.
 
blueagleace1 said:
It wouldn't surprise me to see Ramiro beat out Barmes and Amarista for the Opening Day Shortstop position. Speaking of the Padres, they currently lack a leadoff hitter of any kind and that could give a slight edge to Amarista.
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Both of those guys have to be better options than Ramiro Pena. Does that guy do anything well?
 
2013 was a small sample size fluke for Pena... Just look at the larger MLB sample size and his awful minor league numbers... He's simply not a good baseball player and we were lucky to get any production out of him.
 
MadduxFanII said:
We'll always be grateful for the extra inning homer against the Nats early in 2013. That's one more big moment than most light-hitting utility infielders get, so kudos to Ramiro for that.
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Yeah, it set the tone for our season too.

It's too bad he got hurt, because it probably fooled the front office into thinking that he could play. Thus, we were stuck with him instead of looking for a better alternative. Our bench last year may have been our worst since 1990.
 
CyYoung31 said:
Yeah, it set the tone for our season too.

It's too bad he got hurt, because it probably fooled the front office into thinking that he could play. Thus, we were stuck with him instead of looking for a better alternative. Our bench last year may have been our worst since 1990.
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I agree. However, I think that was largely due to the (mighty) struggles of Ryan Doumit. I think our bench could have been much better with someone like Nate Schierholtz (who was released by the Cubs in August) or someone similar, heck even a guy like Todd Cunningham or Joey T would have been better than Doumit. Lets face it, he was brought in to serve as a third catcher so Gattis could be used as a PH when he wasn't starting behind the plate but after they saw him (Doumit) back there, they knew right away he couldn't catch for us. I mean he caught TWO games for us and gave up SEVEN stolen bases, so why not carry a better pinch hitter and a better defensive outfielder.
 
blueagleace1 said:
I agree. However, I think that was largely due to the (mighty) struggles of Ryan Doumit. I think our bench could have been much better with someone like Nate Schierholtz (who was released by the Cubs in August) or someone similar, heck even a guy like Todd Cunningham or Joey T would have been better than Doumit. Lets face it, he was brought in to serve as a third catcher so Gattis could be used as a PH when he wasn't starting behind the plate but after they saw him (Doumit) back there, they knew right away he couldn't catch for us. I mean he caught TWO games for us and gave up SEVEN stolen bases, so why not carry a better pinch hitter and a better defensive outfielder.
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Cleverly, we now have seven catchers on the roster, all of whom will stick and all of whom throw better than Doumit. Sadly, none of them hits better than 2014 Doumit. Which seems to be a goal of Hart signings.
 
blueagleace1 said:
Offensively yes, but Ramiro and Barmes are the superior defenders and I'm not sure if Barmes can play SS everyday.

Have you seen the options the Padres have at SS??
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Barmes is an all-glove no-bat guy. Ramiro Pena's no better defensively at SS than Martin Prado was.
 
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