heyzeus wrote:Question: How good of a defensive CF is Hunter Pence?
Not good enought to cover CF at Ten-Run Field. I made my first trip there in September, and I think Rodriguez's fabled flyball to the hill went further than Albert's homer.
Szymborski's take is pretty good, that this isn't much of a deal, except for the political cover it gives to move Myers back to the rotation. Lidge has one year before FA and he's got some well-known issues, so some of the names that were being thrown around seem silly in retrospect.
heyzeus wrote:Question: How good of a defensive CF is Hunter Pence?
Pence is frustrating. He has a strong arm, but is wildly erratic with his throws; putting him in RF concerns me for this reason. He is a decent CF, but MMP calls for a superior defensive CF.
Pair it with the talk that the Astros are targeting Castillo for 2b, and you're looking at a significant defensive upgrade up the middle, which is a good way to improve your pitching when there are no pitcehrs to be had.