Originally Posted by
SamDiamond
I take the blame here.
I should have typed much slower and used pictures because you are not getting it.
If you don't understand the point I was trying to make to you using Pegeuro and Raburn, then I don't know what else to tell you.
They were examples of guys having better spring camps than Brown, and who still suck. You, for reasons you never made clear, think Brown's 26 ABs are some sign that he is on the verge of being the next Trout/Hamilton.
26 fuking ABs, and you are convinced Brown is no longer a .235 hitter. 26. That is so statistically insignificant, and yet you have wrapped yourself around it and proclaimed Brown to be having a "MONSTER" Spring.
As for why the deal with Soriano didn't get done, again, seriously? You need me to explain it to you?
Let's start with the obvious. M-O-N-E-Y. Chicago owes Soriano 16 million dollars, you think the Phillies want that kind of salary hit? The obvious reason it didn't get done is money. The Cubs were probably willing to take a bite on the salary, and the Phillies wanted them to take more of a bite. It doesn't change the fact that the Phillies are done with Brown. Brown will fail this summer, and the Phillies will move him soon enough.