Comments on: Bowden on Bowden http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2005/09/29/bowden-on-bowden/ We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future - FDR Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:34:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: El Gran Color Naranja http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2005/09/29/bowden-on-bowden/#comment-104 El Gran Color Naranja Thu, 29 Sep 2005 20:08:00 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2005/09/29/bowden-on-bowden/#comment-104 <p>I would say the Guillen deal was a winner, but because of our MI issues, and Guillen's...ummm...colorful nature, it's not a slam-dunk or anything.</p> <p>Byrd for Endy was another good deal. I wouldn't say a clear steal, because I'm still not sure Marlon will make it as even a bench player. He seems to go through long funks where he can't hit anyone, lefty or righty. If he doesn't stick next year, really we got a slightly better player for a half a year. But because Endy will probably never learn to take a pitch you can't be against this deal.</p> <p>Ohka for Spivey, I mostly agree. The deal (MI for SP) made sense at the time, but Spivey wasn't very good choice to be that MI. Bowden conveniently doesn't mention he wasn't hitting before he got to DC, and didn't hit after. If Junior was the only way to go, then fine, but I've got to believe there were better MI available.</p> <p>Day and Davis for Wilson was a poor deal, in light of the Ohka trade. It was a deal from a position that no longer had great depth (SP) to a position that did (OF). Also he wanted a CF and got a player who could not play the position. And he wanted a power hitter and Preston will end up with 10HR and 14 2B for us. Just poor, poor talent recognition for what we were getting.</p> I would say the Guillen deal was a winner, but because of our MI issues, and Guillen’s…ummm…colorful nature, it’s not a slam-dunk or anything.

Byrd for Endy was another good deal. I wouldn’t say a clear steal, because I’m still not sure Marlon will make it as even a bench player. He seems to go through long funks where he can’t hit anyone, lefty or righty. If he doesn’t stick next year, really we got a slightly better player for a half a year. But because Endy will probably never learn to take a pitch you can’t be against this deal.

Ohka for Spivey, I mostly agree. The deal (MI for SP) made sense at the time, but Spivey wasn’t very good choice to be that MI. Bowden conveniently doesn’t mention he wasn’t hitting before he got to DC, and didn’t hit after. If Junior was the only way to go, then fine, but I’ve got to believe there were better MI available.

Day and Davis for Wilson was a poor deal, in light of the Ohka trade. It was a deal from a position that no longer had great depth (SP) to a position that did (OF). Also he wanted a CF and got a player who could not play the position. And he wanted a power hitter and Preston will end up with 10HR and 14 2B for us. Just poor, poor talent recognition for what we were getting.

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