Comments on: Granderson versus Logan

By: The Detroit Tiger Weblog » Blog Archive » Grandy’s a stud, is Matt Joyce?

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:00:34 +0000

[...] Leyland wasn’t willing to hand a starting spot to either of them going into the next season. Granderson had to “battle” Nook Logan for a spot in spring training. And Leyland would merely say that Joyce is in the mix. Hopefully the [...]

By: The Detroit Tiger Weblog » Blog Archive » Defending Center

The Detroit Tiger Weblog » Blog Archive » Defending Center — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:18:58 +0000

[...] A couple weeks ago I wrote a post making the case why Curtis Granderson should be the starting centerfielder for the Tigers over Nook Logan. The the bulk of the agrument was based on Granderson’s offensive superiority. I intentionally didn’t delve into defense for a couple reasons. First, defensive metrics are tricky. It’s rare that you can get all the metrics to agree on any given player. Second, that problem becomes magnified when you’re dealing with small sample sizes as is the case with Curtis Granderson. However, there are enough metrics out there that we can take a look, as long as we take a grain of salt along with it. [...]

By: nick

nick — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:40:06 +0000

It seems to me that Nook and Granderson are both statistically about the same (average). So the deciding factor in choosing who should be the starting center fielder should be based upon who has the most potential to perform above average. Based upon what I saw last season Nook definitly has the most potential to be a star. Furthermore, I think that Nooks speed is an asset to the tigers roster. Who else on the team can we depend upon for regular steals and succesful bunts. The tigers need to be ble to successfully stir up a game with some speed from time to time. Although I believe that Nook is only an average player that is expendable I belive you will see him in the starting lineup at the begining of the season.

By: billfer

billfer — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:02:11 +0000

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By: Jeff K

Jeff K — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:57:58 +0000

I hope this idea is something Henning has concocted in his mind and not the real plan of Jim Leyland.

Let’s remember that we saw Henning state over and over again since the end of the 2005 season that Rodriguez was going to be traded and Inge was going to be the full-time catcher for 2006. We’re still waiting, Lynn.

Hell, Logan might be decent trade bait right now, as in: “Hello, Boston Red Sox? My name is Dave Dombrowski, and I have a center fielder that you might have an interest in…” Still, I’m in favor of letting Leyland and Slaught at least have a go at Nook for Spring Training. I think that the group concensus here that Nook is probably a fantastic 4th/5th outfielder is dead-on (just occurred to me that he might be 5th/6th, depending on what kind of shape Dmitri is in when he shows up in Lakeland).

By: Walewander

Walewander — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:41:29 +0000

Ugh. I like Nook too, but this a disturbing omen for the Leyland era.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 04:10:27 +0000

To my reading of the article, Henning’s thinking was more as a spring training project rather than as a long term sitution. Nook needs to show that he can walk and hit going into the season, and he may not get much of a chance once the season starts to do more than fill in if he can’t.

By: BigMax

BigMax — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:28:59 +0000

Nook should play every day — after the 7th inning as a pinch-runner and/or defensive replacement. There is no way he should start unless he makes an Inge/Infante in 2004 type transformation.

By: tiger337

tiger337 — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:37:33 +0000

Logan makes a good backup outfielder – defensive replacement, pinch runner, some starts against left-handers. He’s not a starter and certainly not a lead off hitter. I hope this idea is something Henning has concocted in his mind and not the real plan of Jim Leyland.

By: Jeff M

Jeff M — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:12:43 +0000

Agreed. Keep him. Develop him. Don’t start him. Trade him if a good deal appears.

By: Brian A.

Brian A. — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:17:56 +0000

At this point I would say that playing Logan at the expense of Granderson is a huge mistake.

By: ripi$money

ripi$money — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:07:38 +0000

I like Nook, but I’d go with Granderson. Nook is a suitable backup/Sunday player, and his speed will come in handy late in games as a pinch runner. Maybe he’ll prove us wrong.