Some players I will grade, others , just amalgamate.
R.A. Dickey gets a C-, not what we thought we were getting, to date. Loads of excuses, reasons and diatribes. He is the Mao Tse Tung of pitchers, always the philosopher. We needed Cy Young.
Josh Jonson gets a D +, again he has tossed of late a few good games, but body of work has been shite. Expect grade to improve. He's been kept after school for remedial "fastball".
Casey Janssen grades out as an A, no problem kid, plays well with others. Odd stance, send him to the nurse.
Esmail Rogers gets a B +, an over achiever, and has made the jump part way through the year up to senior class level.
Steve Delabar gets an A-, weird guy, has strange eating habits, rubs carrot juice on his face. Send to guidance counselor.
JP Arerencibia - B, his home runs are impressive, needs to work on catching the ball and helping his pitchers. He is teaching others Spanish on the side. Watch him close in the second half.
Adam Lind - best pupil in the class, gets an A+, found his mojo after manager realised he was still on the team.
The Kawasaki Kid- an A for effort, a C + for results, kid has moxy, but might have to go back to remedial school if this Reyes kid pans out.
Brett Lawrie - D -. Oh this one is a project, bad attitudes, too much mouth, not enough hitting ( the books ) might need a few more weeks in state pen to sort some shit out.
Balance of infield, gets a C-, weak at times, great in spurts.
Joey Bats 19 - I give him a B-, the numbers will be there in the end, but not as consistent as we'd hope for.
Edwin - A , how could you not give him this grade, even his rare defensive start has been good.
The Rajah, B + , limited use, but acceptable numbers
The Melk Man - C -, sporadic, okay defense, injuries mounting, was a gamble after being to asked to take on lead off position.
Rasmus - B-, some power, some defense, never has made any other improvements. Too many holes in his swing
Gibbons, has to get a B, handles bullpen well, but is that clever managing, or a good collection, a bit of both.
Anthopolous - sorry Alex, cannot give you any more than a C-, this team is today 41-41. We expected better, we got an average team.
Incomplete grades for transfer students Wang, injured Morrow, and 30 % of the pen now here.
All in all, the team should have over 40 wins, and it does not. It cannot beat the AL East, and changes have to be made to be a contender.
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