Official Giants Baseball 2011 Thread!
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I say groom belt for outfield position (to take over for burrel/schierholtz/rowand) or interchange infield player like burriss and have buster go to first to eventually replace huff..
Won't have to worry about molina stepping up as he has proven he's a season long catcher, not a backup trying to fill in
Won't have to worry about molina stepping up as he has proven he's a season long catcher, not a backup trying to fill in
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I completely agree with the last 5-6 posts. I would love to see Bengie behind the dish again but I think that may be a longshot. Bengie pretty much molded our starting 3 and know their styles and tendencies. Posey isnt the fastest catcher but he for sure has one up (maybe 2-3 up) on Molina when it comes to baserunning. Being that our offense is slumping and we basically have won multiple games because of speed on the pads, I think speed should be considered. We all know Bengie struggles in this area. No one really knows what Bengie has been doing in the off season and season while he hasnt been signed. Who knows how his conditioning is. All I know is that we need a catcher. Just like a few of you said, Whiteside is a backup catcher, I dont see him as an everyday starter. But until Sabean makes a move, im hoping for the best.
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The thing about Whiteside is that he has the respect of the entire pitching staff. Some outsider coming in to this rotation isn't going to have the same level of respect. I don't like the Molina thing because as the previous poster noted, he's slow. The last thing we need is another slow body that is that much more out of shape having not been playing the first part of the year. I'm not sure what they're going to do, but I'm glad we have Whiteside in there for now.
-Brian
-Brian
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-Brian