Justin Smoak, the worst player in MLB

texhooper · 07-10-10, 11:13 PM

yeah, and all the media outlets keep saying "one of the most promising hitting prospects in the major leagues", as if to settle down the throngs of mariners fans. "don't worry, mariner nation, they didn't just give cliff lee away..."

No coincidences · 07-10-10, 11:14 PM

Give him some time.

I wish I had a dime for every player I felt this way about their rookie season, only to see them become solid or even great ones 3-4 years down the road.

Cappinpicks · 07-10-10, 11:16 PM

He swings at everything in the dirt. Hits about .200.... fat kid, what good is he compared to cliff lee?

Eagle1958 · 07-10-10, 11:16 PM

Justin Smoak will become a solid AllStar within 2 years

Cappinpicks · 07-10-10, 11:18 PM

how do you figure? worst rookie I've ever seen... Chris coghlan shits on this guy

Andy117 · 07-10-10, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by Cappinpicks

He swings at everything in the dirt. Hits about .200.... fat kid, what good is he compared to cliff lee?

What good is Cliff Lee when he's gonna leave your team in 3 months and you aren't making the playoffs anyway. Don't judge a rookie based on such a small sample of atbats.

Cappinpicks · 07-10-10, 11:29 PM

Hopefully he gets glasses so he can see that a pitch is way out of the zone

texhooper · 07-10-10, 11:35 PM

because cliff lee has proven he is not only good for a 9 inning win on any given start (tonight wasn't good but it was kind of a strange situation), but he's a solid post season starter. you'd think they could have gotten more for him than a guy with promise.

i would imagine if the phillies re-signed him instead of getting roy halladay he's still be wearing red pinstripes. i don't know what went on behind the scenes or if he was demanding too much but it seemed kind of silly for him to not be resigned after what he did for them down the stretch last season.

yanksfan · 07-11-10, 05:36 PM

Smoak is garbage...he wont amount to a hill of beans....BJ Upton was supposed to be the next Willie Mays. Don't believe the hype...he sucks.

Exodus52 · 07-11-10, 06:08 PM

Perhaps he's got a good agent?

starfire · 07-11-10, 06:21 PM

Huh? Smoak, Smoked alot balls for me. everytime I had texas

Mybologne · 07-11-10, 06:43 PM

SMOAK IS YOUNG just watch him next yr. a put him on your fantasy baseball roster

Cappinpicks · 07-11-10, 06:47 PM

they need to send this guy down to the minors for awhile

starfire · 07-11-10, 07:17 PM

fantasy team? Star aint got time for that crap. Too worried about my real Bets!

yisman · 07-11-10, 07:18 PM

Smoak will be a good player. Way to jump to conclusions based on a few ABs.

He's certainly not the worst player in MLB.

Cappinpicks · 07-11-10, 07:24 PM

Name a worse player, not a pitcher

yisman · 07-11-10, 07:28 PM

Tommy Manzella
Don Kelly

Cappinpicks · 07-11-10, 07:33 PM

Don kelly actually has speed, not sure if they have lower BA than pop-up boy.. they don't K as much either I bet

yisman · 07-11-10, 07:42 PM

gimme Smoak over both those guys.

Cappinpicks · 07-11-10, 07:44 PM

lol, must be related to the guy since why would you want a strike-out .200 hitter as your clean-up guy

yisman · 07-11-10, 07:53 PM

Originally posted by Cappinpicks

lol, must be related to the guy since why would you want a strike-out .200 hitter as your clean-up guy

where did I say I wanted him as my clean-up guy? He isn't even batting cleanup for Seattle, one of the worst hitting teams in the majors.

I just said I'd take him over Don Kelly and Manzella right now, and that he'll be a good player in a few years.

Cappinpicks · 07-11-10, 08:28 PM

How can you say he will be a 'good player'' in a few years when he looks like trash compared to all the other rookies right now

yisman · 07-11-10, 08:34 PM

how can you say I want him as my clean-up hitter when I never said that?

how can you say he's the worst player in MLB when there are a bunch hitting even worse than he is?

2daBank · 07-11-10, 08:35 PM

Brendan Ryan is pretty fukkin bad......

Cappinpicks · 07-11-10, 08:36 PM

The worst player ever to be traded for a stud pitcher

2daBank · 07-11-10, 08:37 PM

maybe he swings at everything because he watched Vlad all year, think plate discipline is certainly something you can learn.......

2daBank · 07-11-10, 08:38 PM

here in stl we will give Ryan to anyone who wants to even give us a avg guy from there pen

yisman · 07-11-10, 08:42 PM

Ryan needs to bring that gawd awful mustache back.

soxwin · 07-11-10, 08:58 PM

kevin cash is the worst Major Leaguer. Now there is a guy with a .191 BA lifetime 157K in 483 AB 11HR 49 RBI. He can catch a knuckleball so he is in the Major leagues.

Cappinpicks · 07-11-10, 09:14 PM

well as far as first basemen are concerned Smoak is the worst. Let's compare people that play his position

HoulihansTX · 07-11-10, 09:26 PM

Were the fuk is Kyle Lohse?

Easy Fade material.

ThaTopMoron · 07-11-10, 09:28 PM

cliff lee here, cliff lee there... still keeps on doin his thang

yisman · 07-11-10, 09:30 PM

Originally posted by Cappinpicks

well as far as first basemen are concerned Smoak is the worst. Let's compare people that play his position

You're changing the argument. You said he was the worst player in MLB.

chaseman · 07-11-10, 09:30 PM

He just got into the bigs. Give him time.