Cantu is Better than Blalock....anyone disagree?

[GUINNESS]

please discuss

[jjigglers]

If you're going to make the claim, lets see your evidence first.

[Laean]

i disagree. no thx on the discussion.

[GUINNESS]

ok..in 30 less at bats,Cantu has the same # of HRs and 2 more rbis...he is batting 20 points higher than Blalock...he doesnt have any where the number of walks but that might come with maturity....he is 2 years younger than Hank..he is in a lineup that cant be compared to the studly Texas lineup and has zero protection....in 360 at bats last year in AAA he hit 22 hrs and had 80 rbis while hitting 300,not bad for a 22 year old kid..

[Amazinz]

Cantu has definitely been impressive but I think it's a little premature to say he's better than Blalock.

[Big Pimpin]

That's kind of like saying that Brady Clark and Jeromy Burnitz are both better than Beltran because their numbers right now are better. You're looking at a very small sample size. No knock on Cantu, but there's no way to prove he's better than Blalock at this point.

[Kingctb27]

That's kind of like saying that Brady Clark and Jeromy Burnitz are both better than Beltran because their numbers right now are better. You're looking at a very small sample size. No knock on Cantu, but there's no way to prove he's better than Blalock at this point.

Exactly......

[j24jags]

Cantu has definitely been impressive but I think it's a little premature to say he's better than Blalock.

That's kind of like saying that Brady Clark and Jeromy Burnitz are both better than Beltran because their numbers right now are better. You're looking at a very small sample size. No knock on Cantu, but there's no way to prove he's better than Blalock at this point.

GUINNESS, its totally premature for that argument

[bselig]

That's kind of like saying that Brady Clark and Jeromy Burnitz are both better than Beltran because their numbers right now are better. You're looking at a very small sample size. No knock on Cantu, but there's no way to prove he's better than Blalock at this point.

Exactly......

Wrong, it isn't. Cantu is younger and having a better season. Beltran is younger than both Clark and Burnitz. By the way, Burnitz has a higher career ops than Beltran. Beltran was/is one of the more overrated players in baseball and is currently getting overpaid. Anyway, I am not prepared to go out on a limb and say Cantu is better than Blalock, but he's younger, doesn't play in as much of a hitter's park, and is better so far this season. As far as fantasy value goes, this season, he's obviously been better based on his 2b eligibility. Not only are Cantu owners getting more value out of him than Blalock owners are getting out of Blalock, but they are also probably getting it from a free agent pickup or at worst a very late round draft. 2005 scoring for Cantu v. Blalock goes like this right now: Cantu 1, Blalock zero.

[GUINNESS]

thanks Bud....