Comments on: Pacific Perspectives: The Value of Kenji Johjima http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/2009/07/28/pacific-perspectives-the-value-of-kenji-johjima/ Covering America's Favorite Pastime Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:04:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Street http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/2009/07/28/pacific-perspectives-the-value-of-kenji-johjima/comment-page-1/#comment-3778 Michael Street Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:14:51 +0000 http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/blogs/2009/07/28/pacific-perspectives-the-value-of-kenji-johjima/#comment-3778 shields-- I've heard nothing substantial to indicate that Bavasi didn't agree with the Johjima extension, just internet chatter. Do you have anything more than that? I'm sure that ownership was in favor of it, but I don't really trust Bavasi's assessment of talent, and perhaps they don't, either. Getting a DH who hit .227/.295/.306 last season as your third overall pick doesn't speak well of Bavasi's player assessment skills, not when Ryan Braun, Ryan Zimmerman, Troy Tulowitzki, and Jay Bruce (among many others) went after him). The Johjima signing may or may not have been his, but defending him with the choice of Clement sounds like damning him with awfully faint praise.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3778','Michael Street'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3778','Michael Street','shields--\r\n\r\nI\'ve heard nothing substantial to indicate that Bavasi didn\'t agree with the Johjima extension, just internet chatter. Do you have anything more than that? I\'m sure that ownership was in favor of it, but I don\'t really trust Bavasi\'s assessment of talent, and perhaps they don\'t, either.\r\n\r\nGetting a DH who hit .227\/.295\/.306 last season as your third overall pick doesn\'t speak well of Bavasi\'s player assessment skills, not when Ryan Braun, Ryan Zimmerman, Troy Tulowitzki, and Jay Bruce (among many others) went after him). The Johjima signing may or may not have been his, but defending him with the choice of Clement sounds like damning him with awfully faint praise.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> shields–

I’ve heard nothing substantial to indicate that Bavasi didn’t agree with the Johjima extension, just internet chatter. Do you have anything more than that? I’m sure that ownership was in favor of it, but I don’t really trust Bavasi’s assessment of talent, and perhaps they don’t, either.

Getting a DH who hit .227/.295/.306 last season as your third overall pick doesn’t speak well of Bavasi’s player assessment skills, not when Ryan Braun, Ryan Zimmerman, Troy Tulowitzki, and Jay Bruce (among many others) went after him). The Johjima signing may or may not have been his, but defending him with the choice of Clement sounds like damning him with awfully faint praise.

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]]> By: shields http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/2009/07/28/pacific-perspectives-the-value-of-kenji-johjima/comment-page-1/#comment-3776 shields Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:38:13 +0000 http://www.baseballdailydigest.com/blogs/2009/07/28/pacific-perspectives-the-value-of-kenji-johjima/#comment-3776 Bavasi crippled the Seattle Mariners baseball organization, no doubt. But he is not to blame for the Kenji Johjima extension. Bavasi was reportedly strongly against such a deal but it was pushed on him by Yamauchi/NOE (majority owner). Why would Bavasi want to do this? He himself spent an early first round pick on Clement in what has been referred to as the on of the best first rounds ever, if not the best. He also drafted Adam Moore, who has since turned into Seattle's new catcher of the future. Bavasi made a lot of bad moves, but the Johjima extension doesn't have his name on it.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3776','shields'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3776','shields','Bavasi crippled the Seattle Mariners baseball organization, no doubt. But he is not to blame for the Kenji Johjima extension. Bavasi was reportedly strongly against such a deal but it was pushed on him by Yamauchi\/NOE (majority owner). Why would Bavasi want to do this? He himself spent an early first round pick on Clement in what has been referred to as the on of the best first rounds ever, if not the best. He also drafted Adam Moore, who has since turned into Seattle\'s new catcher of the future. \r\n\r\nBavasi made a lot of bad moves, but the Johjima extension doesn\'t have his name on it.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Bavasi crippled the Seattle Mariners baseball organization, no doubt. But he is not to blame for the Kenji Johjima extension. Bavasi was reportedly strongly against such a deal but it was pushed on him by Yamauchi/NOE (majority owner). Why would Bavasi want to do this? He himself spent an early first round pick on Clement in what has been referred to as the on of the best first rounds ever, if not the best. He also drafted Adam Moore, who has since turned into Seattle’s new catcher of the future.

Bavasi made a lot of bad moves, but the Johjima extension doesn’t have his name on it.

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