Comments on: Oh where, oh where will Dmitri Young go? http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/19/oh-where-oh-where-will-dmitri-young-go/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:30:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Coley Ward http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/19/oh-where-oh-where-will-dmitri-young-go/comment-page-1/#comment-52816 Coley Ward Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:05:17 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-where-oh-where-will-dmitri-young-go/#comment-52816 Yeah, I knew that. Just a brain fart. Duh. Though while we're on the subject, I read today that Franco is 1 for 12 since joining Atlanta. It's not too late for the team to trade for Dmitri. I think they should. Yeah, I knew that. Just a brain fart. Duh.

Though while we’re on the subject, I read today that Franco is 1 for 12 since joining Atlanta. It’s not too late for the team to trade for Dmitri. I think they should.

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]]> By: Rain Delay http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/19/oh-where-oh-where-will-dmitri-young-go/comment-page-1/#comment-52815 Rain Delay Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:27:29 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-where-oh-where-will-dmitri-young-go/#comment-52815 Franco wasn't traded for. He cleared waivers and was signed as a Free Agent. Franco wasn’t traded for. He cleared waivers and was signed as a Free Agent.

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]]> By: Paul http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/19/oh-where-oh-where-will-dmitri-young-go/comment-page-1/#comment-52814 Paul Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:11:44 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-where-oh-where-will-dmitri-young-go/#comment-52814 I don't think that the Angels are a fit. Casey Kotchman's playing just as well as Young. It may make sense for a platoon situation because Kotchman still hasn't learned to hit lefties, but that'd be about it. Worst-case scenario, Nationals let him go in the off-season, pick up a compensatory draft pick when someone else signs him. But of course, they'll screw up the pick anyway. I don’t think that the Angels are a fit. Casey Kotchman’s playing just as well as Young. It may make sense for a platoon situation because Kotchman still hasn’t learned to hit lefties, but that’d be about it.

Worst-case scenario, Nationals let him go in the off-season, pick up a compensatory draft pick when someone else signs him. But of course, they’ll screw up the pick anyway.

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2007/07/19/oh-where-oh-where-will-dmitri-young-go/comment-page-1/#comment-52813 Nick Kapur Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:04:20 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/oh-where-oh-where-will-dmitri-young-go/#comment-52813 Dmitri Young's performance is certainly not a fluke, since he has always been a threat to hit .300 when not drunk, but he has been somewhat lucky on balls in play. His .386 BA/BIP is 4th highest in all of baseball behind only Derrek Lee, Jorge Posada, and Magglio. However, as Coley points out, he has been unlucky on HR/F, so I would expect his average to come down a bit and his power to go up a bit the rest of the way, which probably only makes him eve more valuable. I actually think the most logical fit for Young is a team that Coley didn't mention - the Twins - who still have a shot, and are currently starting Jeff Cirillo(!) as their everyday DH. Dmitri Young’s performance is certainly not a fluke, since he has always been a threat to hit .300 when not drunk, but he has been somewhat lucky on balls in play. His .386 BA/BIP is 4th highest in all of baseball behind only Derrek Lee, Jorge Posada, and Magglio.

However, as Coley points out, he has been unlucky on HR/F, so I would expect his average to come down a bit and his power to go up a bit the rest of the way, which probably only makes him eve more valuable.

I actually think the most logical fit for Young is a team that Coley didn’t mention – the Twins – who still have a shot, and are currently starting Jeff Cirillo(!) as their everyday DH.

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