Tulo vs Penn

by kienast on Jan 13, 2006 9:49 PM EST

Thoughts?

I'm considering picking up one of them in one of my Diamond Mind League.

I have a good set of pitchers so I'm leaning towards Tulo but just unsure. I already have Lester and McCarthy and have a solid 4 pitchers already in my rotation. I have little or no depth at the SS position. I have J Uribe right now but no one on reserves.

Thanks for any insight.

Tracy

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tulo

personally i would grasp the tulo without hesitation on this one. disregarding your team need that would be my inclination, and the fact that you don't have an incumbent just clinches it.

i think a lot of people get turned off by the incessant tulowitzki = bobby crosby comparisons, but i think crosby himself is a little underrated and hasn't peaked yet. he was looking pretty freaking good last year before he kept hurting himself. plus, i mean, coors field.

by wily mo on Jan 13, 2006 10:00 PM EST reply actions

why?

Why would people be turned off by Tulo/Crosby comparisons? Maybe they won't after he OPS' north of .850 this year....

by ohad @ Minor League Ball on Jan 14, 2006 4:56 AM EST up reply actions

well, that's kind of my point

seems like a lot of people want shortstops to be compared to nomar or tejada, or at least jeter, before they get excited.

by wily mo on Jan 14, 2006 12:56 PM EST up reply actions

tulowitzki

without question, I am taking Tulo. Should be a very solid SS in the near future (sometime in 2007) and as a bonus he will play in Colorado.

by rhodehead on Jan 13, 2006 11:20 PM EST reply actions

Take Penn...

He's a year younger than Jon Lester and put up better peripherals in the same league.

If Penn were in the Red Sox system, he'd be considered a top 25 prospect. Don't shy away because he's in a system with so little hype - he's the real deal.

by dkdc on Jan 14, 2006 12:41 AM EST reply actions

Lester vs. Penn

Their K/9 and BB/9 are similar (Lester has a slightly higher BB/9 ratio), but Penn has a slightly higher HR rate. Penn had an BA against of .248, Lester was at .215. Penn's much more hittable...

Now I like Penn, but I don't think he's nearly as good as Lester...and I don't think this is Boston bias either.

by Anibal the Cannibal on Jan 14, 2006 12:01 PM EST up reply actions

he may be the real deal

but he's a pitcher compared to a Coors field SS. Should be no contest, take the SS.

Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen.

by Phil Gurnee on Jan 14, 2006 1:29 AM EST reply actions

SS at Coors in 2007?

Isn't that position already taken -- by a young man who was running away with R-O-Y before he got hurt? Or is Tulo or Barmes looking at 2B at Coors in 2007?

by Jihan1 on Jan 14, 2006 4:00 PM EST reply actions

2b

If anybody is moving, it will be Barmes. Tulo is pretty big for a SS, but supposedly he is projected as being the better defender.

"Second guessers are guys that could have never gotten it right the first time." - Tommy Lasorda (for guys that have no other defense for their actions.)

by slurve on Jan 14, 2006 9:38 PM EST up reply actions