Comments on: 2008 NL West Preview

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:49:50 +0000

My mistake. Good catch, thanks.

By: Marcel

Marcel — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:41:50 +0000

Correction: Juan Pierre will play LF. Putting his horrible arm in RF would be a disaster.

By: Hugh Jorgan

Hugh Jorgan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:43:07 +0000

Nope, I think Zona’s pitching will keep them at the top and their young hitters will continue to get better.

Where you think the Rox pitching will be underestimated, I disagree, but hey that’s the fun of predictions.
Is it possible for the Giants to finish 6th…they will be that bad.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:58:57 +0000

I agree re: Cook (although he is a sinker guy, I’ve given up on trying to accurately project guys like that), but Hirsh had decent K rates in the minors, around 8 per game or so.

Admittedly I was aggressive with COL, but I do really like their younger pitchers. Jimenez and Morales both impressed the hell out of me with their stuff in the postseason (World Series results notwithstanding).

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:31:00 +0000

The depth in the starting rotations in the West is staggering. Every team has a solid top 3, some better than others.

I think Peavy/Young/Maddux/Germano keep the Padres in it in spite of their miserable outfield. Coco Crisp would fit in nicely in there.

The biggest candidates for regression is the Cook/Hirsch tandem. Low K rates. Unless Jimenez and Morales breakout, I see the Rocks and Giants near the bottom of this division.