Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 17:24 pm
Dollars to doughnuts it's his arm/shoulder again
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Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 17:27 pm
Read regularly scheduled day off plus a long sneid to boot.
TD Season..Guy gets pulled, often a sign of an impending departure. Hate to see him go, dying to see the possible return.
We will see soon enough!!
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 17:29 pm
I call him the Sideshow Clown because he’s noted for his babbling [nonsense]!icon wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 16:54 pmMeanwhile, his idol, Pedro Pages, has 0.0 fWAR and a sub .600 OPS. And his catcher ERA has gone skyward.
He has his personal favorites and his personal whipping boys and he embarrasses himself daily.
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 17:31 pm
In parts of 4 MLB seasons, parts of 8 minor league seasons, and three seasons in Winter ball, Herrera has never played the outfield. He had 8 games at 1b in the Latin League. Interesting.
He joins the Matt Adams, Walker, Duncan and others who've been put there.
He's got good speed and a good arm, but tracking balls in the OF is not very transferable from catcher.
He joins the Matt Adams, Walker, Duncan and others who've been put there.
He's got good speed and a good arm, but tracking balls in the OF is not very transferable from catcher.
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 17:36 pm
I can't wait to see him go, but it is laughable anyone would want himDazepster wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 17:27 pm
Read regularly scheduled day off plus a long sneid to boot.
TD Season..Guy gets pulled, often a sign of an impending departure. Hate to see him go, dying to see the possible return.
We will see soon enough!!
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 17:39 pm
Yeah he said the last time he played there he was 14.ClassicO wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 17:31 pm In parts of 4 MLB seasons, parts of 8 minor league seasons, and three seasons in Winter ball, Herrera has never played the outfield. He had 8 games at 1b in the Latin League. Interesting.
He joins the Matt Adams, Walker, Duncan and others who've been put there.
He's got good speed and a good arm, but tracking balls in the OF is not very transferable from catcher.
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 17:46 pm
How did Mel know if Herrera was a) not going to catch well, or b) could play OF, when he hardly got a chance to see him play? He'd played a total of 59 innings in the bigs three years ago. He only played 926 innings two years ago. He'd thrown out 28% and 38% in the minors and Winter ball. So he could not have had ANY idea.Cusecards wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 17:29 pmI call him the Sideshow Clown because he’s noted for his babbling [nonsense]!icon wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 16:54 pmMeanwhile, his idol, Pedro Pages, has 0.0 fWAR and a sub .600 OPS. And his catcher ERA has gone skyward.
He has his personal favorites and his personal whipping boys and he embarrasses himself daily.
Mel never watches MiLB (he can't afford it on his "performance coaching" fees. It's so easy to catch the Narcissist in lies.
Melville, in fact, predicted Herrera would be traded in the offseason when they released Knizner.
In June, he predicted: "Maybe there is more under the hood - but I would not bet on more upside."
Then he went on his rant about him not being a MOTO bat (when no one said he was). His HR high in the minors was 17, and not over 10 at AAA. His power is better than in the minors, but like WC, he's not a MOTO bat.
Now he's lying about predicting he'd be in the OF before anyone else.
Pathological.
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 17:59 pm
If it were a pure salary dump I'd be happy with that. Addition by ...
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 18:04 pm
That's what this team really needs. A catcher in LF. Haven't we been here and done this before? Herrera should be DH. Move Donny to LF and play Gorman at 2nd. Or Fermin or call up JJ for few games and get his feet wet. 
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 18:05 pm
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 18:13 pm
He’s a complete fraud.ClassicO wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 17:46 pmHow did Mel know if Herrera was a) not going to catch well, or b) could play OF, when he hardly got a chance to see him play? He'd played a total of 59 innings in the bigs three years ago. He only played 926 innings two years ago. He'd thrown out 28% and 38% in the minors and Winter ball. So he could not have had ANY idea.Cusecards wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 17:29 pmI call him the Sideshow Clown because he’s noted for his babbling [nonsense]!icon wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 16:54 pmMeanwhile, his idol, Pedro Pages, has 0.0 fWAR and a sub .600 OPS. And his catcher ERA has gone skyward.
He has his personal favorites and his personal whipping boys and he embarrasses himself daily.
Mel never watches MiLB (he can't afford it on his "performance coaching" fees. It's so easy to catch the Narcissist in lies.
Melville, in fact, predicted Herrera would be traded in the offseason when they released Knizner.
In June, he predicted: "Maybe there is more under the hood - but I would not bet on more upside."
Then he went on his rant about him not being a MOTO bat (when no one said he was). His HR high in the minors was 17, and not over 10 at AAA. His power is better than in the minors, but like WC, he's not a MOTO bat.
Now he's lying about predicting he'd be in the OF before anyone else.
Pathological.
Who else on this forum extensively references their work history???
Nobody!
Question?
Does he “act” like a performance coach on CT????
LMAO.....no way!
What “highly educated trainer” would spend every day using cute nicknames for people???
Again....nobody.
Fraud!!
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 18:14 pm
I could play lf and probably rarely get injured from doing it.3dender wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 15:57 pmYup, feels kinda irresponsible to just throw him out there like this. Hopefully he doesn't get injured really quickly.Jobu's Rum wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 15:49 pm Yeah, I wanted to see Herrera in LF till his recent leg injuries, now I hope he doesn't get slowed down by this
Its just running- which he probably does a ton of more in all practices and training than he has to actually do in game. Theres only a few balls hit to the outfielder rach game and most the time they are routine plays that dont require full sprints.
Just cuz he had fluke injury running bases doesnt mean he suddenly cant ever run without getting injured. He probably runs harder during his stolen base attempts than he will most balls hit his way.
Heck, playing catcher was probably way more damaging to his legs than playing outfield will be.
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 18:17 pm
In all likelihood he will be below avg defender, you just hope he isnt a terrible liability.ClassicO wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 17:31 pm In parts of 4 MLB seasons, parts of 8 minor league seasons, and three seasons in Winter ball, Herrera has never played the outfield. He had 8 games at 1b in the Latin League. Interesting.
He joins the Matt Adams, Walker, Duncan and others who've been put there.
He's got good speed and a good arm, but tracking balls in the OF is not very transferable from catcher.
Honestly i didnt think wed see this til next year after hebhad full offseason and spring.
Maybe the fact hes doing it already means hes actually picking it up pretty fast
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 18:28 pm
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 18:29 pm
Well, with a heat index of about 200 degrees, he's got a great night to make his debut out there.Wattage wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 18:17 pmIn all likelihood he will be below avg defender, you just hope he isnt a terrible liability.ClassicO wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 17:31 pm In parts of 4 MLB seasons, parts of 8 minor league seasons, and three seasons in Winter ball, Herrera has never played the outfield. He had 8 games at 1b in the Latin League. Interesting.
He joins the Matt Adams, Walker, Duncan and others who've been put there.
He's got good speed and a good arm, but tracking balls in the OF is not very transferable from catcher.
Honestly i didnt think wed see this til next year after hebhad full offseason and spring.
Maybe the fact hes doing it already means hes actually picking it up pretty fast
I will admit looking forward to seeing how he handles it.
Re: Arenado out and Herrera in left
Posted: 28 Jul 2025 18:29 pm
He played the OF when he was 14. What could possibly go wrong?ClassicO wrote: ↑28 Jul 2025 17:31 pm In parts of 4 MLB seasons, parts of 8 minor league seasons, and three seasons in Winter ball, Herrera has never played the outfield. He had 8 games at 1b in the Latin League. Interesting.
He joins the Matt Adams, Walker, Duncan and others who've been put there.
He's got good speed and a good arm, but tracking balls in the OF is not very transferable from catcher.
But seriously, it really is just a runway season now. He might as well be learning a position now. Why wait. Herrera is more valuable with some positional flexibility rather than just a DH.