Comments on: Rockies vs. Phillies – The Philly Perspective

By: Evan Kline

Evan Kline — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:34:48 +0000

The bullpen is definitely the worry in Philly. That could be the reason that the Phils go with Pedro in game 2, and put Happ and Blanton in the pen.
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By: Living with Balls

Living with Balls — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:14:06 +0000

Phils could be poised for another World Series title. They certainly have the bats and a couple of good arms to get it done. That bullpen could be their achillies heal thouh.
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By: kosmo

kosmo — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:35:24 +0000

Thanks for the guest article, Evan.

Carlos Gonzalez is definitely a stud. When he faltered early in the season (and was sent down to the minors), there was chatter about how badly the Rockies had been taken in the Holliday deal.

Not so much of that chatter now.

While it’s too early to say that CarGo will make people forget about Matt Holliday, he is definitely starting to bust out. Overall, he show 30 homer power (13 homers in 278 AB, a shade under a half season) and 30 steal speed (16 steals in 20 attempts). He was dreadful in June (.607 OPS), but sandwiched a tremendous August (1.146 OPS) between productive months in July and September (.860ish OPS in both).

If he wasn’t the unofficial MVP of the series, I’m not sure who was. 10 hits in 17 at bats, including a homer, 2 doubles, and a couple of steals. And he only struck out once.

Going into this year, the main knock on CarGo was that he had all the tools, but might not have the mindset to put them all together. Those concerns are fading.

And the best part? He hasn’t turned 24 yet …
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