Bring Rick Up!
Today, Rick Ankiel is 3/4 with a double, 2 HRs, and 5 RBI.
Overall, he's hitting .262/.297/.517 with 11 HRs. His crappy April is really pulling him down; in May so far, he's .280.
Yeah, he's not a superstar, but wouldn't you rather have him as the second-to-last or last guy off the bench when your choices are him, Ryan Ludwick, or So Taguchi?
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No and here is why.
- That .297 OBP will be all too easily exploited by MLB pitchers.
- If he is here, he is a 4th OFer at best. More than likely he would be a 5th OFer behind Taguchi. He won't get regular playing time and that means he won't develop defensively or offensively.
- If he fails, he must clear waivers to be sent down again.
by Zubin on May 28, 2007 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not that big of a Ankiel fan but
by kyle man on May 28, 2007 6:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Would I rather have him, So, or Ludwick?
by chuckb on May 28, 2007 6:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You are abso-effing-lutely brilliant!
by Zubin on May 28, 2007 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ludwick?
by MikeG on May 29, 2007 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leave Rick There!
by Alxfritz on May 28, 2007 6:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he's actually
I give him another month in Memphis; in May he's hitting .313 with an almost-adequate walk rate, and given the Cardinals' lack of punch in the outfield and the way in which Ludwick has tried desparately to give his job back to Skippy .313 with a slugging percentage approaching .600 is going to look pretty good pretty soon.
by DanUpBaby on May 28, 2007 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Where do you play him?
The big problem I see is if you call him up, he won't get regular playing time. Edmonds and Duncan almost certainly start ahead of him when a righty is on the mound and since he bats left-handed also, he offers no platton advantage against lefties.
This means there won't be adequate playing time for all of Edmonds, Duncan and Ankiel. Face it in order to play Rick we have to move an OFer, most likely Edmonds or Ecarnacion.
Lastly, I don't see Rick as the difference maker. If we aren't going to contend this year, we'd be wise to let him spend the whole year developing at AAA.
by Zubin on May 28, 2007 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks pretty good now.
by bobbyballgame1 on May 29, 2007 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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