Giles wins by a broken bone.
Giles will be counted on more this year than in the past. With the questionable outfielders they have, If Giles is to falter, so too will the Braves.
Reyes will have less pressure and he's back at SS. However, I still do not think he'll make it the whole season without at least one injury.
I think many of you were burned by Reyes last season.. And this season the bitterness shows... How can you claim that Reyes is an injury prone player, when last year was his first full season..(yes he was injured, but it was his first true year ) and he was only 20... The verdict is still out on Reyes, and you will never get a chance at him past round 2 if he lives up to the potential ...(after this season) I could understand if he had played several years in the Majors, and every year was injured ... How many times has Marcus Giles been hurt in his short big league career? What about Corey Patterson?
Giles is the easy choice for "Keeper" 2nd basemen..(Reyes won't be one next season)...
Reyes is the easy choice for value, if you want to hit a grand slam.. (Yet with high reward comes high risk) I prefer to swing for the fences... Anyone can play it safe, but you will always finish behind the guy swinging for the fences.. (imho)
Purple Haze wrote:I think many of you were burned by Reyes last season.. And this season the bitterness shows... How can you claim that Reyes is an injury prone player
This part stood out to me. I think that Reyes has some nice tools and can be a very good player in the future but.......He has had numerous major leg injuries, all before or at the age of 20. Maybe he will be injury-free for the rest of his career but I doubt it. I also don't quite understand why he gets so much love. He has played exactly 3/4 of 1 ML season (total games played). He has shown promise but not much more. What makes him more valuable, if healthy, is the fact that he is going back to SS. I believe that SS has become as thin or thinner than the other positions (C and 2B).
Purple Haze wrote:I think many of you were burned by Reyes last season.. And this season the bitterness shows... How can you claim that Reyes is an injury prone player
This part stood out to me. I think that Reyes has some nice tools and can be a very good player in the future but.......He has had numerous major leg injuries, all before or at the age of 20. Maybe he will be injury-free for the rest of his career but I doubt it. I also don't quite understand why he gets so much love. He has played exactly 3/4 of 1 ML season (total games played). He has shown promise but not much more. What makes him more valuable, if healthy, is the fact that he is going back to SS. I believe that SS has become as thin or thinner than the other positions (C and 2B).
Agreed.
It’s not like he’s had only ONE injury. And it’s not like his injuries were just bad luck. The man had to re-learn how to run so as not to pull his hammies.
It doesn't matter what position he plays. If he's not in the lineup, he can't help your team. And so far, he's been MIA.
It’s one thing to swing for the fences in terms of risk/reward, it’s another to do so with your eyes closed.
Purple Haze wrote:I think many of you were burned by Reyes last season.. And this season the bitterness shows... How can you claim that Reyes is an injury prone player
This part stood out to me. I think that Reyes has some nice tools and can be a very good player in the future but.......He has had numerous major leg injuries, all before or at the age of 20. Maybe he will be injury-free for the rest of his career but I doubt it. I also don't quite understand why he gets so much love. He has played exactly 3/4 of 1 ML season (total games played). He has shown promise but not much more. What makes him more valuable, if healthy, is the fact that he is going back to SS. I believe that SS has become as thin or thinner than the other positions (C and 2B).
Agreed.
It’s not like he’s had only ONE injury. And it’s not like his injuries were just bad luck. The man had to re-learn how to run so as not to pull his hammies.
It doesn't matter what position he plays. If he's not in the lineup, he can't help your team. And so far, he's been MIA.
It’s one thing to swing for the fences in terms of risk/reward, it’s another to do so with your eyes closed.
I forgot to comment on the bolded part above in my earlier post. I haven't seen it mentioned here but he said before ST that he decided to trash the new running style and go back to what he used to do.
He did get rid of the new running style but that was per Shilstone's (who specializes working with Cornerbacks and Boxers) advice. I know people want to dismiss Winter Ball but he played a lot.
Now I don't think this makes him a non-concern and I certainly wouldn't draft him before Giles but it's something to consider.
Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey
If reyes stays healthy ill pick him over giles. The guy can steal over 50 bases, can have over 100 runs, 80 rbi, close or higher than a 300 avg, 15 hr. The guy is the real deal when healthy. This is a very special player who is going to be a steal in the draft.
It seems to me that 2nd base is one of those positions where you want to take a chance. There is so little talent there - and what is there is almost uniformly equal.
I'll take the guy with the higher upside.
(And I think Giles misses more time than Reyes this year, too.)
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by kev921 » Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:28 pm 
) and he was only 20... The verdict is still out on Reyes, and you will never get a chance at him past round 2 if he lives up to the potential 
...(after this season) I could understand if he had played several years in the Majors, and every year was injured 
(Yet with high reward comes high risk) I prefer to swing for the fences... Anyone can play it safe, but you will always finish behind the guy swinging for the fences.. 
(imho)
