Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The 2012 GIANTS glaring weakness


I'm not going to beat a dead horse.  But ! If the SF GIANTS want to compete this year, they need to get a replacement for the dead horse (pictured above) before June.  Just as the 2010 GIANTS brought up Buster Posey in early May, the GIANTS must put a sure handed SMART outfielder in center with leadership ability.  I think Colby Rasmus in Toronto would be a nice fix. 

The GIANTS have the all the parts in place with the exception of a strong centerfielder.  A strong centerfielder will carry marginal defensive corner outfielders.  In Pagan's case, he's a weak hitter AND a BAD OUTFIELDER.  He lacks the tools to play centerfield.  Clubs can look the other way when a Carlos Gonzalez misses a play because he  MORE than makes up for any defensive weakness with his bat and speed. 

On the other hand, if your centerfielder only hits .250  11 81 but has the arm and intuitiveness of an Ichiro Suzuki, it's going to make your pitching staff twice as effective.

The Giants have lost their second game due to BAD DEFENSE.  They can't afford to keep running Pagan out into centerfield.

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