What are your thoughts on Lastings Milledge?

[eazyb81]

FYI, Milledge just hit a bomb off of Bonderman.

[Yoda]

FYI, Milledge just hit a bomb off of Bonderman.

Ahhhhhhhhhh... Spring Training...

[davidmarver]

One more stipulation that came to me this morning. For a player to be eligible they must play in 100, 120, xxx games. I'll let you make the call. There's no sense in us having a dispute later about it. I don't care what the GP floor is, provided its reasonable, as long as there is one. But it's entirely your call. I trust you to make it fair.

Triple digits works for me. That applies to Milledge as well correct? And my candidates are only current Padres, right? So I get Edmonds, Giles, Hairston, McAnulty, Headley, etc...just has to be a current Padres outfielder?

[freeling_prideful]

I could see the power, but Milledge's recent stats in the minors and majors suggest that either his speed is declining or his baserunning skills have gotten very sloppy. He gets caught stealing about 40% of the time. Also, Manny Acta in WAS is not a green-light manager. Remember last year, when he was talking about curtailing Felipe Lopez the year after Lopez had swiped 46? Well, Lopez dropped off to 24 last year, even w/ an incredibly good (like 90%) success rate.

So I'll give him a .277/16 HR/14 SB.

That being said, his talent IS immense and there was a reason he was rated so highly as a prospect. If he develops his tools, he's the kind of player who does not lend himself to smooth statistical projection (think Ramirez, Hanley--if you want to see sick surprises, check out his 05 AA to 06 majors stats).

[J.C.Fighter]

I could see the power, but Milledge's recent stats in the minors and majors suggest that either his speed is declining or his baserunning skills have gotten very sloppy. He gets caught stealing about 40% of the time. Also, Manny Acta in WAS is not a green-light manager. Remember last year, when he was talking about curtailing Felipe Lopez the year after Lopez had swiped 46? Well, Lopez dropped off to 24 last year, even w/ an incredibly good (like 90%) success rate.

So I'll give him a .277/16 HR/14 SB.

That being said, his talent IS immense and there was a reason he was rated so highly as a prospect. If he develops his tools, he's the kind of player who does not lend himself to smooth statistical projection (think Ramirez, Hanley--if you want to see sick surprises, check out his 05 AA to 06 majors stats).

You gotta keep in mind that Hanley is a big dude. So him showing power these past 2 years shouldn't be that surprising..

[bigh0rt]

One more stipulation that came to me this morning. For a player to be eligible they must play in 100, 120, xxx games. I'll let you make the call. There's no sense in us having a dispute later about it. I don't care what the GP floor is, provided its reasonable, as long as there is one. But it's entirely your call. I trust you to make it fair.

Triple digits works for me. That applies to Milledge as well correct? And my candidates are only current Padres, right? So I get Edmonds, Giles, Hairston, McAnulty, Headley, etc...just has to be a current Padres outfielder?

Yes sir.

[davidmarver]

Update:
Giles - 6.90 RC/27, 132 OPS+
Hairston - 4.28, 92
McAnulty - 5.55, 106
Gerut - 5.34, 100

Milledge - 3.29 , 72

Looks like I'll have to download the GIMP, eh?

[bigh0rt]

Update:
Giles - 6.90 RC/27, 132 OPS+
Hairston - 4.28, 92
McAnulty - 5.55, 106
Gerut - 5.34, 100

Milledge - 3.29 , 72

Looks like I'll have to download the GIMP, eh?

Lot of baseball left, but if this holds, you know I'll be ready, willing, and able to accept what's coming.

[davidmarver]

Time to fire up Paint, eh?