Rowand v. PTB

[tzill]

From Grant at McC today:

Rowand is done as a hitter -- almost nothing stabilizes quicker than strikeouts and walks, and over his past 633 plate appearances, he's struck out 136 times and walked 26 times, hitting .233 with 13 home runs. He can't hit. You can believe in his last 10 at-bats. I'll believe in his last 600.

But if the Giants get rid of Burrell, we're going to see a whole lot of Rowand late-inning pinch-hitting roles. He'd be the guy, the bat off the bench. Venters, Kimbrel, Madson, Bell, Adams ... Rowand. Whiteside bloops a single against Huston Street, and ... Rowand. He'd be the outfielder equivalent of carrying three catchers.

This, to me, seems eminently correct. I think we need to eat the $15MM and DFA him.

 

[msgkings322]

No doubt. But by the same logic we shoulda done so last offseason.

They ain't gonna eat it, they just ain't.

 

[Robotech]

I'm with you. Keep Burrell. He gets on base a lot more and hits for more power. I think we have just enough outfield defense even without Rowand. And, I might be totally wrong here, but I see Burrell as a bigger leader than Rowand.

 

[SFGRTB]

Rowand is a gamer, but he's done. PTMFB, or TOP may few tools left, but he still has a great eye and still hits for good power. Rowand would be the smart choice to DFA, but the doubtful one.

 

[gp956]

Why do we need to make a choice?

 

[tzill]

Why do we need to make a choice?

I'm assuming that Beltran, Nate, Cody, and Andy are on the roster.

 

[gp956]

I'm assuming that Beltran, Nate, Cody, and Andy are on the roster.

All it takes is one suck muscle to blow out until sept 1.