Comments on: Weekly Update: How To Shake Up The Team Plus Q & A http://www.ontheblack.com/2009/04/25/weekly-update-how-to-shake-up-the-team-plus-q-a/ New York Mets Video Baseball Blog | Mets News Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:43:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kerel Cooper http://www.ontheblack.com/2009/04/25/weekly-update-how-to-shake-up-the-team-plus-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Kerel Cooper Wed, 06 May 2009 13:34:02 +0000 http://www.ontheblack.com/?p=918#comment-350 Nice. Thanks for the Info JD. Murphy at 1b could be the long term plan. Nice. Thanks for the Info JD. Murphy at 1b could be the long term plan.

]]> By: DJ Butler http://www.ontheblack.com/2009/04/25/weekly-update-how-to-shake-up-the-team-plus-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-349 DJ Butler Wed, 06 May 2009 13:14:01 +0000 http://www.ontheblack.com/?p=918#comment-349 From Metsblog: In a post to his Twitter page, Newsday’s David Lennon mentions Daniel Murphy and Jeremy Reed are both taking ground balls at first base, prior to today’s game in Atlanta. According to Lennon, ‘Murphy looks 100 percent more comfortable at first than in left field.’ Let's keep sending the Mets the good vibes on the Murphy to 1B plan! From Metsblog: In a post to his Twitter page, Newsday’s David Lennon mentions Daniel Murphy and Jeremy Reed are both taking ground balls at first base, prior to today’s game in Atlanta. According to Lennon, ‘Murphy looks 100 percent more comfortable at first than in left field.’

Let’s keep sending the Mets the good vibes on the Murphy to 1B plan!

]]> By: Kerel Cooper http://www.ontheblack.com/2009/04/25/weekly-update-how-to-shake-up-the-team-plus-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Kerel Cooper Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:46:12 +0000 http://www.ontheblack.com/?p=918#comment-304 I don't think Murphy will ever be a CF for two reasons 1) his arm isn't strong enough 2) I don't think he has the range to cover that much ground. I would agree with you that if he switches positions I think he will be at 1b. Regarding F-Mart, I'd love to see him get a shot in LF one day but he's got to prove he can stay healthy and play at the big team level. I don’t think Murphy will ever be a CF for two reasons 1) his arm isn’t strong enough 2) I don’t think he has the range to cover that much ground. I would agree with you that if he switches positions I think he will be at 1b. Regarding F-Mart, I’d love to see him get a shot in LF one day but he’s got to prove he can stay healthy and play at the big team level.

]]> By: DJ Butler http://www.ontheblack.com/2009/04/25/weekly-update-how-to-shake-up-the-team-plus-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-302 DJ Butler Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:37:04 +0000 http://www.ontheblack.com/?p=918#comment-302 I agree with you regarding Murphy not being a gold glove outfielder. In a recent post, samt at Amazin' Avenue used UZR to defend Murphy in left field and even suggested CF in his future. I responded as follows: "Incredibly small sample size aside... Based on [samt's] argument because his arm won’t improve much, yet his defense will. I would suggest 1B or 2B of the future. FMart is shaping up to be the left fielder of the future and Beltran isn’t going anywhere. By my eye, Murphy is not making the most efficient routes to the balls in front to to behind him and seems to panic at balls hit right at him. Consequently, I suspect Murphy’s quickness and lateral instincts is the cause for his high range factor [in UZR]. If that translates to the infield (where he grew up playing), then he could develop into a Keith Hernandez or Edgardo Alfonso type player (sacrilegious I know), but more likely than center field." I agree with you regarding Murphy not being a gold glove outfielder. In a recent post, samt at Amazin’ Avenue used UZR to defend Murphy in left field and even suggested CF in his future. I responded as follows: “Incredibly small sample size aside… Based on [samt's] argument because his arm won’t improve much, yet his defense will. I would suggest 1B or 2B of the future. FMart is shaping up to be the left fielder of the future and Beltran isn’t going anywhere. By my eye, Murphy is not making the most efficient routes to the balls in front to to behind him and seems to panic at balls hit right at him. Consequently, I suspect Murphy’s quickness and lateral instincts is the cause for his high range factor [in UZR]. If that translates to the infield (where he grew up playing), then he could develop into a Keith Hernandez or Edgardo Alfonso type player (sacrilegious I know), but more likely than center field.”

]]> By: Kerel Cooper http://www.ontheblack.com/2009/04/25/weekly-update-how-to-shake-up-the-team-plus-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Kerel Cooper Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:25:24 +0000 http://www.ontheblack.com/?p=918#comment-296 DJ - Great point about Wright and I hope your correct about Murphy. I do think Murphy will improve out there but he's never going to be a gold glove outfielder, so in order to offset his defensive liabilities he's going to have to hit and hit good. DJ – Great point about Wright and I hope your correct about Murphy. I do think Murphy will improve out there but he’s never going to be a gold glove outfielder, so in order to offset his defensive liabilities he’s going to have to hit and hit good.

]]> By: DJ Butler http://www.ontheblack.com/2009/04/25/weekly-update-how-to-shake-up-the-team-plus-q-a/comment-page-1/#comment-294 DJ Butler Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:22:11 +0000 http://www.ontheblack.com/?p=918#comment-294 I remember when David Wright came up, his fielding was atrocious. In 2006 his UZR was -9.5 runs below average However, he was a hard worker and had enough pride to want to improve. I see the same qualities in Daniel Murphy. Add to that Daniel Murphy is playing out of position and I think people are underestimating his potential in left field. Left field is not a "good" fielder position. He has the speed to cover the ground in left field. He is still learning to read routes and lengthening his throws, but I suspect that by the end of the year, we won't be talking about him as a defensive liability anymore. I remember when David Wright came up, his fielding was atrocious. In 2006 his UZR was -9.5 runs below average However, he was a hard worker and had enough pride to want to improve. I see the same qualities in Daniel Murphy. Add to that Daniel Murphy is playing out of position and I think people are underestimating his potential in left field. Left field is not a “good” fielder position. He has the speed to cover the ground in left field. He is still learning to read routes and lengthening his throws, but I suspect that by the end of the year, we won’t be talking about him as a defensive liability anymore.

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