tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632970604176385004.post275449792935871903..comments2023-07-27T04:30:22.786-04:00Comments on NY Sports Dog: How Bad was the Redding Signing?Dave Singerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586506980388671106noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632970604176385004.post-37566307993296580852009-03-14T21:35:00.000-04:002009-03-14T21:35:00.000-04:00Mike--one thing's for sure, neither guy is a lock....Mike--one thing's for sure, neither guy is a lock.<BR/><BR/>I hope Redding gets healthy and does yeoman's work for us this season!<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your thoughtful comments here...really enjoyed them.Dave Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586506980388671106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632970604176385004.post-61678614121665864712009-03-14T18:30:00.000-04:002009-03-14T18:30:00.000-04:00Fair enough. My point was that just like Redding,...Fair enough. My point was that just like Redding, Pedro was prone to the longball last year. But, you're right, Pedro was significantly better in that department.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632970604176385004.post-26773464800342410872009-03-14T18:17:00.000-04:002009-03-14T18:17:00.000-04:00I will disagree with you on this...you wrote:"Look...I will disagree with you on this...<BR/><BR/>you wrote:<BR/><BR/>"Look at the fact [Redding] gave up 13 HRs in his last 51 innings pitched prior to 2009"; well Pedro gave up 19 HRs in 109 innings last year, which is hardly much better than Redding."<BR/><BR/>Hardly better? It's significantly better.<BR/><BR/>In those same 109 innings, Redding would have given up 28 HRs!<BR/><BR/>That is a heck of a lot more than "hardly better"....it's better by leaps and bounds.Dave Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586506980388671106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632970604176385004.post-87409402717933013132009-03-14T18:15:00.000-04:002009-03-14T18:15:00.000-04:00Good post Mike, and I'll say this...The beauty of ...Good post Mike, and I'll say this...<BR/><BR/>The beauty of baseball--differing opinions.<BR/><BR/>The difference between Redding and Pedro is pedigree.<BR/><BR/>With the two of them both likely to fail in 2009, I would rather take my chances with Pedro, and that includes over Livan, Redding and Garcia.<BR/><BR/>As far as your opinion that Redding will have a better year, or be a smarter signing, than Pedro, we'll see.<BR/><BR/>I truly hope you're right and I'm wrong.Dave Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586506980388671106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632970604176385004.post-68777167260463749382009-03-14T17:28:00.000-04:002009-03-14T17:28:00.000-04:00I have to agree with the second comment above, des...I have to agree with the second comment above, despite your rebuttal, Dave; I think you need to wait until after the season ends (or at least until after the season begins maybe?) to properly evaluate this deal.<BR/><BR/>What's funny, though, is that you claim that the Redding signing is a bad one and you think that signing Pedro is a good idea. Yet the evidence that you use to support your stance that the Redding deal is a bad one can just as easily be used to support the stance that a Pedro deal would be a bad one. For example, the fact that Redding will open the season on the DL; well in the last three years, has Pedro suggested that he can be any more reliable, health-wise? "Look at [Redding's] second half of 2008"; well maybe you should look at Pedro's second half of 2008, which was pretty crappy. "Look at the fact that [Redding] had surgery"; well look at the fact that Pedro has recently had multiple, more serious surgeries. "Look at the fact [Redding] gave up 13 HRs in his last 51 innings pitched prior to 2009"; well Pedro gave up 19 HRs in 109 innings last year, which is hardly much better than Redding. <BR/><BR/>I think by the end of this year, it will be clear that signing Redding (at half the cost) was smarter than signing Pedro. Maybe I'm right; maybe I'm wrong. But let's wait a few more months before coming to any conclusions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632970604176385004.post-46236611667697835012009-03-14T12:56:00.000-04:002009-03-14T12:56:00.000-04:00Better yet, why not wait 2 years? Why even talk a...Better yet, why not wait 2 years? Why even talk about this now?<BR/><BR/>All you need to do is look at Tim Redding's career numbers to realize he has never pitched to the caliber you want in a team with enough stars to win the whole thing.<BR/><BR/>There were better options than Redding--that's the point.<BR/><BR/>Look at his second half of 2008; look at the fact that he had surgery; look at the fact he gave up 13 HRs in his last 51 innings pitched prior to 2009.<BR/><BR/>So yes, I will agree with you that a better evaluation can be made after the season, and I will also say that Redding was a bad signing (in my opinion).Dave Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586506980388671106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632970604176385004.post-47879485211005134282009-03-14T12:50:00.000-04:002009-03-14T12:50:00.000-04:00Don't you think we ought to wait till the end of t...Don't you think we ought to wait till the end of the season to ask a question like that? If Redding doesn't help, then yes, it was a bad signing. If he does help, then you're asking now looks kind of silly. Patience my friends, patience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632970604176385004.post-884999639114067852009-03-14T12:41:00.000-04:002009-03-14T12:41:00.000-04:00Brutal signing.Brutal signing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com