2K11 Carlos Gomez: Any hope left?

[ThatRogue]

If he only has a .300 OBP, the Brewers shouldn't let him get anywhere near 500 AB's.

With Cain gone, what are their options? I guess Dickerson is an option if he could stay healthy...but he's never had a productive full season.

[chancellor]

With Cain gone, what are their options? I guess Dickerson is an option if he could stay healthy...but he's never had a productive full season.

I'm sure concern about Dickerson's health was an important driver for the Kotsay signing. That and he's a LH batter.

[FBP]

Well, if the Brewers are idiots, I can't do anything about that.

now that Macha is gone SBs should be in more abundance

[ThatRogue]

I'm sure concern about Dickerson's health was an important driver for the Kotsay signing. That and he's a LH batter.

Can Kotsay still play CF?

[chancellor]

Can Kotsay still play CF?

I doubt his back would hold up to a full-time role in CF. The White Sox didn't have him play a lot out there (more in RF), but he still seems to have OK (not great) range and a solid arm. As an alternate choice if Dickerson is hurt and Gomez stinks (which is a verrrrry strong possibility, IMO), I think he'd do fine.

I'm hoping I'm wrong, and Gomez suddenly discovers the value of a walk and realizes that going out of his way to PO the manager is a bad thing. As a Brewer homer, there's nothing I'd like seeing more than Gomez with a respectable OBP running like a wild man. The odds of this happening are a few orders of magnitude better than me winning the lottery...but not enough for me to spend a lot of fantasy cash on.

[The Dane]

As far as fantasy goes, Gomez is a great guy for a $1 5th OFer (just like Maybin), but if you pay for the 30 SBs, you will likely be disappointed in the investment, even if he swipes that many. He's a big risk.

[joncarlos]

I want to believe! From rotoworld:

Carlos Gomez went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against the Royals on Sunday. Entering into a very important 2011 season after years of disappointing returns, Gomez is at least stepping up in spring training, hitting .364 through his first 10 games

[Hornsby]

He did the same thing in his last season with the Twins...hitting with authority in ST. Once the season started, he sucked ass in a major way. I think if you look at the ST stats for this season, he's still not taking any walks...a bad sign for him.