Comments on: Player Profile: Chris Johnson http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/12/11/player-profile-chris-johnson/ A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Mon, 20 May 2013 02:03:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: astrosince1975 http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/12/11/player-profile-chris-johnson/comment-page-1/#comment-1340410 astrosince1975 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:43:40 +0000 http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2885#comment-1340410 @foamernight Thanks for the comment. I just think Paredes is destined to fail if given the 3B job. I hope I'm wrong, Like I said, it wouldn't be the first time. We still need a RF and Paredes could be that guy. I would rather see him learn to play RF in AAA and gain confidence at the same time. Johnson was a fourth round pick and had a great rookie season. Although it's painful to watch CJ flail away at those low & away piches, I'm just not ready to give up on him yet. @foamernight Thanks for the comment. I just think Paredes is destined to fail if given the 3B job. I hope I’m wrong, Like I said, it wouldn’t be the first time. We still need a RF and Paredes could be that guy. I would rather see him learn to play RF in AAA and gain confidence at the same time. Johnson was a fourth round pick and had a great rookie season. Although it’s painful to watch CJ flail away at those low & away piches, I’m just not ready to give up on him yet.

]]> By: astrosince1975 http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/12/11/player-profile-chris-johnson/comment-page-1/#comment-999 astrosince1975 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:43:40 +0000 http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2885#comment-999 @foamernight Thanks for the comment. I just think Paredes is destined to fail if given the 3B job. I hope I'm wrong, Like I said, it wouldn't be the first time. We still need a RF and Paredes could be that guy. I would rather see him learn to play RF in AAA and gain confidence at the same time. Johnson was a fourth round pick and had a great rookie season. Although it's painful to watch CJ flail away at those low & away piches, I'm just not ready to give up on him yet. @foamernight Thanks for the comment. I just think Paredes is destined to fail if given the 3B job. I hope I’m wrong, Like I said, it wouldn’t be the first time. We still need a RF and Paredes could be that guy. I would rather see him learn to play RF in AAA and gain confidence at the same time. Johnson was a fourth round pick and had a great rookie season. Although it’s painful to watch CJ flail away at those low & away piches, I’m just not ready to give up on him yet.

]]> By: foamernight http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/12/11/player-profile-chris-johnson/comment-page-1/#comment-1340409 foamernight Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:04:14 +0000 http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2885#comment-1340409 Er, it doesn't seem like JR Towles is much of an example to go with, even in jest. The difference between CJ and Ward, in my opinion, is that CJ was never even much of a prospect. I think we've come to expect more from him than anyone should have because this team is so thin. Nobody thought much of him, even when he was a younger prospect. So why not play the exciting 23-year-old who actually has a chance to develop and add some energy to the lineup? Er, it doesn’t seem like JR Towles is much of an example to go with, even in jest.

The difference between CJ and Ward, in my opinion, is that CJ was never even much of a prospect. I think we’ve come to expect more from him than anyone should have because this team is so thin. Nobody thought much of him, even when he was a younger prospect.

So why not play the exciting 23-year-old who actually has a chance to develop and add some energy to the lineup?

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