Author Topic: Nats Acquire C Kurt Suzuki from A's  (Read 8874 times)

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Offline hammondsnats

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Re: Nats Acquire C Kurt Suzuki from A's
« Reply #150: August 05, 2012, 12:09:12 PM »
All I'm saying is Suzuki isn't the catcher people think he is.  And I like how you clipped only '08-'11.  You forgot 2007 and 2012.  Ramos will be a good player, and I'm not happy the Nats traded a good young catcher in Frietas to the A's for a guy who is mediocre at best.  Given some more time, Frietas could have blossomed into a great young catcher.

Nobody is calling him the savior.  I don't know where you think we're all expecting him to be a HOF catcher. 

Flores was the current starter and wasn't getting the job done.  So he's going back to a reserve role.  We all know Ramos is our catcher for the next few years, nobody is taking that from him. 

Why would I post Suzuki's numbers from his rookie when he only played in 68 games (with a plus WAR)?

And I already stated Suzuki has struggled this year offensively.  But if history is an indicator, he's usually a pretty decent bat with some pop. 

You had this to say: "And I can safely make the assumption Suzuki won't be successful."

I think a lot of us disagree with that.