tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post368770763136207992..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: Crain on trackEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-42729064044127557532010-07-07T11:07:27.615-05:002010-07-07T11:07:27.615-05:00Ramos and Hicks for Cliff Lee I would do in a NEW ...Ramos and Hicks for Cliff Lee I would do in a NEW YORK minute. Ramos I am not very high on. Free swinger, will never hit for a high average because of that, below average on D, minor lg career trending towards being prone to injury. He has never made it through a minor lg season healthy coming into this season. What has he done to make himself an uber prospect other than get hot during a 1-month winter league season where fastballs are plenty?<br /><br />After his hot week this season with the Twins the book was quickly was out on him to not throw him strikes... since that point on he has hit maybe .150 between the majors and minors. He is quickly being exposed as a suspect not a prospect. Swap him fast. <br /><br />Hicks for Clifford Lee is all it amounts to for me. Slide Lee into the # 1 role and bump everyone down a notch and Blackburn out of the rotation. Now we are talking. The big boys maybe will get a little nervous seeing us come to town for a 3-game series looking at Lee, Liriano & Pavano. <br /><br />The only thing is, the Twins would have to admit a major Joe Mays type blunder on Nick Blackburn and they are stubborn on that stuff.bob gorinskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-25208677579806963802010-07-07T10:28:28.028-05:002010-07-07T10:28:28.028-05:00I think you're overstating Crain's ineffec...I think you're overstating Crain's ineffectiveness on June 10. He got the first two outs, including a strikeout, before walking a batter. He then induced three consecutive ground balls without recording an out. The first two were errors to score the first run and then a ground ball between first and second for an RBI single. The last hit was a line drive RBI single on his 28th pitch of the inning. The Twins also were already trailing 5-1 before the inning started.SoCalTwinsfannoreply@blogger.com