Holliday but only because of the average. Gomes will hit more HR's but I expect his average to regress this year as his indicators suggest a .260 average or so.
jebnasty wrote:Holliday is an offensive force in the NL. He hits for average, power and has good speed. Future MVP?
Holliday isn't an offensive force, he's a hitter in Coors. He hit .256 with a .729 OPS on the road last year. In another park he's a replacement level OF.
doubt Gomes will even get a starting job, so he'll be unreliable this year. Holliday by a mile
Gomes will start full time, if he loses playtime its because he slumps badly. If anyone in that lineup loses playtime its Travis Lee.
jebnasty wrote:Holliday is an offensive force in the NL. He hits for average, power and has good speed. Future MVP?
Holliday isn't an offensive force, he's a hitter in Coors. He hit .256 with a .729 OPS on the road last year. In another park he's a replacement level OF.
doubt Gomes will even get a starting job, so he'll be unreliable this year. Holliday by a mile
Gomes will start full time, if he loses playtime its because he slumps badly. If anyone in that lineup loses playtime its Travis Lee.
Gomes really came out of nowhere in 2005. I have my doubts that he will come close to those numbers again. He also has a lot of people breathing down his neck if he falters.
Holliday is not that much better but he is the heavy favorite considering the fact that he has a solid job and also has the X factor in Coors.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that." ~George Carlin
Gomes really came out of nowhere in 2005. I have my doubts that he will come close to those numbers again. He also has a lot of people breathing down his neck if he falters.
Holliday is not that much better but he is the heavy favorite considering the fact that he has a solid job and also has the X factor in Coors.
The power didn't come out of nowhere, just the average which I don't think he'll keep. He'll drop into the .250-.260 range. I do agree that Holliday is the better choice, I just thought it was funny someone said he was an offensive force when he's just joe average with Coor's field working for him.