Comments on: Pirates acquire Travis Snider from Blue Jays for Brad Lincoln http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:07:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: evilnaturedrobots http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-340048 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:28:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-340048 Buy low…sale high. Pirates win this trade hands down. Pirates have one of the best bullpens in the league…they can afford to lose one of those right handers. The Pirates should be gobbling up left handed power hitters with that short porch in right field.

]]> By: heyzeus143 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339389 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:23:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339389 20 friggin years, and we trade for the future, this trade just stinks for 2012

]]> By: magicrat13 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339387 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:20:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339387 not sure how much this trade helps us this year, unless there is another impending trade…i like the upside of snider..

seems like the bucs has always traded players who never pan out for us who then go on to make it elsewhere (bautista, wakefield, vogelsong, etc)…maybe we can be on the other end for a change…

]]> By: proudlycanadian http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339378 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:05:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339378 Toronto needs relief pitchers. Lincoln will help a lot. Toronto also had a surplus of outfielders. An outfield of Gose, Rasmus and Bautista will be just fine. Do not know if they will resign Rajai Davis, but I expect that they will try to.

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339372 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:56:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339372 Yup, the weakness of that team is their trouble getting on base….they already have plenty of power options…but they don’t walk and they K too much….they managed to add to both their strength and weaknesses.

]]> By: wlschneider09 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339367 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:48:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339367 “a 27% K rate with only a 7% BB rate is going to make it tough for him to have a league average OBP”

Which, ironically, is what the Pirates should have been looking for, a league average (or, gasp, better) OBP.

]]> By: ptfu http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339366 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:46:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339366 If not, Pittsburgh’s got a great plan B

http://primantibros.com/assets/images/menu_suburban_cover.jpg

]]> By: heyzeus143 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339351 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:32:02 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339351 Bad trade for the bucs, Lincoln was turning into a very reliable reliever perhaps your most reliable since Correia doesn’t want to be your long term guy and isn’t as good, and Bedard is average, and J Mac has come back down to earth, they really needed Lincoln, for a guy hitting .247 – isn’t that Alex Pressley,

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339348 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:26:01 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339348 Too early, yeah…he’s only 24, but he’s bounced between AAA and the majors since 2008. His AAA stats don’t mean much, extreme offensive home park in an extreme offensive league, a 27% K rate with only a 7% BB rate is going to make it tough for him to have a league average OBP.

]]> By: mikeincmn http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339336 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:56:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339336 I have generally liked what AA has done up in Toronto, but I dont understand this one at all. Feels like they are giving up on Snider WAY too early into it. I know he has generally struggled as the big league level, but he is just 24 and cheap. Lincoln feels like just another middle relief guy.

]]> By: yarguy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339321 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:57:21 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339321 But can Lincoln cook steaks?

http://www.sportsnet.ca/video/latest/Sniders-home-cooking/

]]> By: sincitybonobo http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339310 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:57:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339310 Travis has always raked in the PCL. Having watched him play in Vegas on many a summer night, I always thought he was close to breaking out. Hopefully, he can improve his plate discipline enough to stick in The Show. The power is there to be a solid offensive force if he improves his OBP. Good luck, @lunchboxhero45.

]]> By: dtybur http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339295 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:42:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339295 Something tells me that this is a prelude to a bigger Pirates deal. They acquire another OF prospect who just got called up to the majors, just like Marte. I’m thinking they will turn around before the deadline and deal Starling Marte in a major trade. I hope not, i think Marte is going to be an all star. Either way, i guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

]]> By: D.J. Short http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339287 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:00:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339287 Oy. Fixed!

]]> By: jaysjunkie http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339286 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:59:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339286 Sorry to see him go, but just seemed like it was never going to happen for him in T.O. Wouldn’t be at all surprised to see him fulfill his potential in Pittsburgh. The arm we got back seems decent enough.

]]> By: whodeytn http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339284 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:56:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339284 As a Reds fan, I don’t mind this

]]> By: 1943mrmojorisin1971 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/31/pirates-acquire-travis-snider-from-blue-jays-for-brad-lincoln/comment-page-1/#comment-339283 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:54:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=188487#comment-339283 The Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Travis Snider from the Blue Jays?

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