Dan Connolly writes the O’s roster is starting to come together.
Jeff Zrebiec says the O’s have talked to Adam Jones about his positioning in the field.
On ESPN.com’s Insider Only, Buster Olney makes his predictions for the 2010 season.
Keith Law, also on ESPN.com’s Insider, names Matt Wieters as a breakout player in 2010.
James Baker of The Oriole Post compares Chris Tillman and David Hernandez.
I guess I never really saw the issue with Jones playing shallow. He won a gold glove last year.
The Gold Glove is an award voted on by people watch less games than many of us.
Jones absolutely played too shallow last year.
Mark,
Your minimizing one of the standards that baseball uses to match players against players. Should we get rid of the HOF since many players juiced for the past 20 years and the stats are inflated?
I agree Pole. Gold glove aside, Jones played fine in centerfield last season…there are much bigger concerns.
You guys are unreal.
Watch the games.
The coaching staff does and they've asked Jones to play deeper.
Gee, I wonder why?
Yeah, but it is Trembles and his staff we're talking about. I wonder what a real MLB coaching staff would say…
Pole
Do you judge football players on pro bowls? Sounds like it.
You are absolutely right I'm minimizing a Gold Glove. I'm minimizing it because it routinely goes to undeserving players and has become somewhat irrelevant.
I mean, the way it's awarded flawed in the first place. They don't award a Gold Glove for RF/CF/LF. They just give it to 3 OFs, all of whom could play the same position.
I've already shown evidence of how bad it is with Palmeiro winning it when he played in a handful of games at first.
I know some of you think Jones is some perfect phenom but he needs to work on most parts of his game, including his positioning the field.
Every player needs to work on most parts of his game. I wouldn't diminish the Gold Glove as extensively as you have Mark.
Pro Bowls and All Star games are similar judgements that can be minimized, but don't tell me Adam Jones didn't deserve to win his GG last year.
Then don't tell me he doesn't need to play a deeper center when even the coaches think he does.
GG fall into the same category as Pro Bowls and All Star selections.
Been that way for years.