Thoughts from Ken Rosenthal

by MichaelProcton on Jul 1, 2009 5:11 PM EDT

Rosenthal made an appearance on a local radio show this afternoon:

Among the (relevant) highlights:

* He thinks that Atlanta has "one of the best staffs from 1-12 out there," and that Jair Jurrjens, Javier Vazquez, and Rafael Soriano are all All-Star worthy.

* He thinks that we could contend because of our stellar pitching, but probably won't because our hititng won't come around.

* He said that the Nate McLouth trade was a good one, but that the fact that it hasn't really helped (in terms of wins and losses, I'll assume) was concerning.

* He said that if we are to turn it around, we'll need more from Yunel Escobar and Jeff Francoeur. The 2B situation was mentioned, but more as an afterthought.

* He overlooked the Braves when asked which team out of playoff contention will most likely make a playoff push, going with the Rockies instead.

* He doesn't think the Mets are done, but noted that they're really struggling with without Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes, John Maine, and Oliver Perez.

PS: I know there probably isn't enough info here for a FanPost, but it didn't really fit any of the categories for a Shot.

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He didn’t say anything new here. Most people knew about all of this. Im gonna say it again, if we dont get another bat we wont make the playoffs(unless Prado is that bat and he can keep hittin like he has), im just still not sold on Frenchy yet, he is hittin better but still though. We have to somehow get another bat without trading our pitching and without trading too much in terms of prospects. Tough task for Wren.

braves#1

by rockybull on Jul 1, 2009 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

let me ask you this if frenchy keeps hitting better and better (like he has of late), then why trade him?

by carolinabrave89 on Jul 1, 2009 7:14 PM EDT reply actions

I think the better question is...

Why would he keep better and better? He hasn’t changed anything about his game fundamentally.

Remember, kids...don't ever let facts get in the way of your argument.

by MichaelProcton on Jul 1, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

please show me

when he has hit better and better?

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jul 1, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

umm…600+ OPS?

by acie4mvp on Jul 2, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions

LOL

"Actually, Justin was right."
by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jul 2, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Frenchy hasn’t made any big improvements, he’s been lucky a few times lately, but not enough to make any big difference.
Frenchy is still an automatic out most of the time. This is one area that is really hurting us.
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by HEYJUDE on Jul 3, 2009 6:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Good stuff, thanks for passing this along. This was perfect for a fanpost.

by gondeee on Jul 1, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions

+1

A man walks into a meat shoppe and goes to the counter. The cashier asks, "Thinking about buying some meat?". The man replied, "No, I'm going to buy meat, I was thinking about punanny."

by bwellnjonesco on Jul 1, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions