tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post209449687016812787..comments2024-02-23T20:49:09.057-08:00Comments on obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2011 Giants: Play Ball! Beat LA Editionobsessivegiantscompulsivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23735245.post-15232289831302426132011-03-31T15:02:59.374-07:002011-03-31T15:02:59.374-07:00Of course, I forgot to include something else abou...Of course, I forgot to include something else about Belt. I think the Giants made the right move with Belt.<br /><br />Frankly, Ishikawa's time with the Giants was short, it was a matter of time before Belt comes up and we have to release him. It was a bold move on the Giants part to do it now.<br /><br />There are some immediate benefits to this move, however. First, they get to kick the tires on Belt and see how he does in the majors. No matter how good a hitter is in the minors, you don't know how he will do up here until you try him out. Ross being out gave them a 3-4 week window to try Belt out.<br /><br />This can also be helpful to Belt. If he rakes, then he stays, but even if he falters, he can go back to the minors and the coaches can work with him on what he was missing.<br /><br />And if he should go back, the Giants benefit from bringing Rohlinger or Burriss up, whoever is doing better in their eyes at that point, but probably more the former. We've seen Burriss up but not Rohlinger much. This gives the Giants major league staff some time to work with Rohlinger more extensively and see if he can handle the uber-utility role they have been saying is his future for a number of years now.<br /><br />Of course, it hurts badly for Ishikawa, and I feel sorry that he won't be able to celebrate the World Championship announcement and so forth as a Giant today.<br /><br />But in terms of short and long term benefits for the Giants, this was the right baseball move to do if they think Belt is ready. This gives him and the team time to see how he can do while Ross is out, then the team can adjust as necessary, and if no adjustment is necessary, all the better for the team as that means he is raking, oh, I guess the adjustment is then in the OF, but if Belt is raking, he's probably hitting better than Ross, Burrell, or Huff most probably.obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.com