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Post by junior on Sept 30, 2022 7:45:19 GMT -8
Josh Bell has done squat since joining the team. Hardly worth the effort they make to get him into the lineup. He makes Hosmer look like an MVP at the plate ... Between him and Grisham, it's hard to even justify either one of them getting an AB.
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Post by johneaztec on Sept 30, 2022 21:20:03 GMT -8
Josh Bell has done squat since joining the team. Hardly worth the effort they make to get him into the lineup. He makes Hosmer look like an MVP at the plate ... Between him and Grisham, it's hard to even justify either one of them getting an AB. Soto has been less than stellar as well. |
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Post by aztecmusician on Oct 3, 2022 1:12:49 GMT -8
If Bell and Soto can turn it around in the playoffs, all will be forgiven.
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Post by junior on Oct 6, 2022 7:06:14 GMT -8
Bell is a FA this winter. A great postseason would certainly help his chances of making a bigger payday for himself than may be currently possible given his horrific showing - so far - since he was traded to the
Padres…he’s got some extra value as a switch hitter, but he’s got to actually hit a ball for that to matter very much.
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 6, 2022 8:28:43 GMT -8
Bell is a FA this winter. A great postseason would certainly help his chances of making a bigger payday for himself than may be currently possible given his horrific showing - so far - since he was traded to the Padres…he’s got some extra value as a switch hitter, but he’s got to actually hit a ball for that to matter very much. I don't think any MLB franchise is going to weight 60 games over his larger track record of success, and they shouldn't. |
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Post by The Aztec Panther on Oct 12, 2022 9:16:15 GMT -8
Bell has been a horrible underachiever for the Padres.
Therefore he will go to another team and become an All Star for them. That's how this works for the Padres.
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Post by junior on Oct 12, 2022 18:36:11 GMT -8
Bell has been next to worthless since he got here. It'll be interesting to see whether the Padres even offer him a position next year. With really no one except Cronenworth to play 1st (if Myers is also turned loose), maybe such a move allows Tatis, Jr to slide back into SS position and Kim to 2B. Not sure Kim deserves that, but if Myers and Bell are gone, there aren't a whole lot of options at 1B besides Cronenworth. And then who opens the season at SS or 1B?
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Post by aardvark on Oct 12, 2022 21:33:48 GMT -8
Bell has been next to worthless since he got here. It'll be interesting to see whether the Padres even offer him a position next year. With really no one except Cronenworth to play 1st (if Myers is also turned loose), maybe such a move allows Tatis, Jr to slide back into SS position and Kim to 2B. Not sure Kim deserves that, but if Myers and Bell are gone, there aren't a whole lot of options at 1B besides Cronenworth. And then who opens the season at SS or 1B? Don't forget about Drury. |
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 12, 2022 22:42:16 GMT -8
After the biggest win of the year, the negativity still flows.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2022 7:21:43 GMT -8
I don’t see signing Bell as a priority. A good GM can find a similar WAR for more of a bargain.
There are already a lot of big salaries on the books.
He’s a good player, but not an off-season priority IMO.
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Post by azson on Oct 13, 2022 7:38:20 GMT -8
After the biggest win of the year, the negativity still flows. |
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Post by junior on Oct 17, 2022 11:54:39 GMT -8
Hopefully, Bell wil get to play an important role in the upcoming NLCS.
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Post by aztecryan on Oct 17, 2022 13:02:35 GMT -8
If what we are seeing is Soto's "floor"...we should be jumping for joy. Relative to the rest of the league (and not the average person's expectations that aren't rooted in reality), he's still been terrific this season. Lefties have given him some uncharacteristic trouble this year, which I'm not convinced is anything more than a blip due to the heavy shifting that's employed. He destroys right-handers to the tune of a 166 wRC+ - That means he's 66% above league average. Elite. And yeah, he's yet to turn 24. Sky's the limit.
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Post by sdsuball on Oct 18, 2022 10:00:03 GMT -8
The one good thing about Bell is that he is better against right handed pitching then Myers or Drury (Bell's career .827 OPS, vs. .758 and .720 OPS for Myers and Drury respectively). Certainly you would expect better numbers for Drury against RHP then his career numbers because of his upward trajectory, but he still is better against LHP (.770 OPS) then RHP (.720). Myers is as well (.804 OPS).
So one possibility would be resigning Bell + either Myers or Drury and platoon them at first base.
Another would be to resign Myers and Drury, frequently using one of them as the DH and/or an extra outfielder.
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Post by junior on Oct 18, 2022 18:29:02 GMT -8
Padres don't need to resign Myers, Myers needs to just resign and fade away. I don't really need to see him in a Padres uniform any longer. He never got the job done when it mattered this season.
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Post by docmm on Oct 18, 2022 19:00:19 GMT -8
Padres don't need to resign Myers, Myers needs to just resign and fade away. I don't really need to see him in a Padres uniform any longer. He never got the job done when it mattered this season. Drury and Bell make Myers look like Harper. Plus Myers is a very good defensive player just about anywhere on the field. |
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Post by azson on Oct 19, 2022 8:03:16 GMT -8
Padres don't need to resign Myers, Myers needs to just resign and fade away. I don't really need to see him in a Padres uniform any longer. He never got the job done when it mattered this season. Well, he did prevent the Pads from being one of the few teams in history to be no-hit in the postseason last night. |
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Post by johneaztec on Oct 19, 2022 8:25:27 GMT -8
Padres don't need to resign Myers, Myers needs to just resign and fade away. I don't really need to see him in a Padres uniform any longer. He never got the job done when it mattered this season. Well, he did prevent the Pads from being one of the few teams in history to be no-hit in the postseason last night. That would have been really embarrassing. |
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Post by johneaztec on Oct 19, 2022 8:29:24 GMT -8
The one good thing about Bell is that he is better against right handed pitching then Myers or Drury (Bell's career .827 OPS, vs. .758 and .720 OPS for Myers and Drury respectively). Certainly you would expect better numbers for Drury against RHP then his career numbers because of his upward trajectory, but he still is better against LHP (.770 OPS) then RHP (.720). Myers is as well (.804 OPS). So one possibility would be resigning Bell + either Myers or Drury and platoon them at first base. Another would be to resign Myers and Drury, frequently using one of them as the DH and/or an extra outfielder. Bell is better against right handed hitters, but Melvin decided to hit Bell against the hard throwing lefty only because he hit a home run against him. He was 1-9 against him previously, and now is 1-10. I would have liked to have seen Drury up in that situation if that's all I had to choose from, especially taking upon your note that Bell is better against righties. |
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Post by junior on Oct 19, 2022 11:17:02 GMT -8
On the "bright side", at least we're not bemoaning Eric Hosmer right now…
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