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  • Kearnzo
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    • Jul 2002
    • 5963
    #1

    If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

    ...how good would he be considered? I'm talking mass media. Anyone who knows baseball knows he's a great all around player, but outside of hardcore fans and west coasters, he doesn't seem to be well known at all. Frankly, I consider him a top 5-10 position player in the league, especially given the stadium he plays in. To put up 35-120 in Petco with that horrible of a lineup around him speaks volumes to his talent as a hitter. But when you factor in his defense, he doesn't trail Pujols by all that much in terms of best first baseman. In my little pipedream world, I drool at the thought of A-Gon coming to the Red Sox to play first when Lowell is gone and moving Youk over to third. Pipedream I know, but hey :wink:

    How does everyone else feel? I gotta wonder, with the Padres in full on rebuilding mode, can anyone see him being moved? I know he's still young, but he would probably land a load of talent if he were moved, and at this point, the Padres have holes in quite a few spots.
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    • BatsareBugs
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      • Feb 2003
      • 12553
      #2
      Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

      On top of this and the recent Jake Peavy to Milwaukee rumor, we must be the only 5-2 team in these types of trade talks.

      Adrian Gonzalez might be moved eventually if Kyle Blanks stays at first.

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        • Kearnzo
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          • Jul 2002
          • 5963
          #3
          Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

          Originally posted by Rag3vsW0rld
          On top of this and the recent Jake Peavy to Milwaukee rumor, we must be the only 5-2 team in these types of trade talks.

          Adrian Gonzalez might be moved eventually if Kyle Blanks stays at first.
          Well hey, might as well take the wins before you guys hit the full on rebuilding mode, if you aren't already there :wink:

          What type of player does Blanks project to be? Heard the name before, but i'm not all too familiar with some of the prospects on the West Coast outside of Bumgarner and Posey.

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            • BatsareBugs
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              • Feb 2003
              • 12553
              #4
              Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

              Originally posted by Kearnzo
              Well hey, might as well take the wins before you guys hit the full on rebuilding mode, if you aren't already there :wink:

              What type of player does Blanks project to be? Heard the name before, but i'm not all too familiar with some of the prospects on the West Coast outside of Bumgarner and Posey.
              I actually don't know. So far in the minors he's slowly developed power and has hit for average. I'm not sure where he's at defensively at first, but for someone who's 6'6" 270, he's agile.

              He raked in spring training in place of Adrian while Adrian was participating in the WBC.

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                • Marino
                  Moderator
                  • Jan 2008
                  • 18113
                  #5
                  Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                  I am all for him leaving the NL West.:wink:

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                    • steelcurtain311
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                      • Feb 2009
                      • 2087
                      #6
                      Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                      Adrian is an outstanding player. To put up those numbers with THAT lineup in THAT ballpark, he's directly behind Albert in my opinion. No one touches Albert, he's in a league of his own, but Adrian is one of the next closest.

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                        • JahMarLen
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                          • Apr 2004
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                          #7
                          Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                          Originally posted by marino13882
                          I am all for him leaving the NL West.:wink:
                          Being a Giants fan I'd like to see that as well...LOL! I've seen him enough times to know that he is definitely an underrated player.

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                            • chilli311
                              Fear the Friar
                              • Feb 2008
                              • 2475
                              #8
                              Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                              If you put Adrian into a better team, and a more friendly ball park, he would hit close to 40 HR, and 120 RBI per year with a BA around .295. Within his position, there are few better players. Yes, I'll admit that I am somewhat biased, but those numbers aren't that big of a reach if you look at his current stats.
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                                • CMH
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                                  • Oct 2002
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                                  #9
                                  Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                                  I always liked him. Any team without a top hitting first baseman would be blessed to have him.
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                                    • mgoblue678
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                                      • Jul 2008
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                                      #10
                                      Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                                      Originally posted by steelcurtain311
                                      Adrian is an outstanding player. To put up those numbers with THAT lineup in THAT ballpark, he's directly behind Albert in my opinion. No one touches Albert, he's in a league of his own, but Adrian is one of the next closest.
                                      One problem your forgetting somebody named Miguel Cabrera. Miggy IMO is the second best hitter in baseball behind Albert. At this point Miggy is really not to far behind Albert. Adrian is a very good hitter though.
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                                        • DTX3
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                                          • Jun 2003
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                                          #11
                                          Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                                          Loney, McDonald, Pierre for Pevy and Gonzo. Hey, with how things are going in Diego anything is possible.

                                          Alex is indeed top 5 1B men in the league.
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                                            • SPTO
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                                              • Feb 2003
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                                              #12
                                              Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                                              I was listening to some guy on ESPN Radio who used to cover the Red Sox. He seems to think the Sox will be willing to grab Gonzalez as the team just isn't the same without Manny. The guy believes that Gonzalez will put up bigger HR numbers in Fenway since all his power is mitigated by playing in Petco.
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                                                • Kearnzo
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                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                  • 5963
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                                                  Originally posted by SPTO
                                                  I was listening to some guy on ESPN Radio who used to cover the Red Sox. He seems to think the Sox will be willing to grab Gonzalez as the team just isn't the same without Manny. The guy believes that Gonzalez will put up bigger HR numbers in Fenway since all his power is mitigated by playing in Petco.
                                                  I'd crap myself if that were true, but I just don't see it happening this year unless we get desperate. I think Lowell will play well this year given he stays healthy, and obviously there's no need for a 1B with Youk around. In a year or two I could see it with Lowell gone and with a possible move for Youk to third base. One can hope.

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                                                    • cubsfan203
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                                                      • Jun 2004
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                                                      #14
                                                      Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                                                      I just don't get how the guy couldn't hit like that at the Ballpark in Arlington.
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                                                        • snepp
                                                          We'll waste him too.
                                                          • Apr 2003
                                                          • 10007
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: If Adrian Gonzalez played in a bigger market...

                                                          Originally posted by cubsfan203
                                                          I just don't get how the guy couldn't hit like that at the Ballpark in Arlington.
                                                          You mean during those whole 200 plate appearances that he was given as a 22/23 year old spread over two seasons?

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