There was a chart I read somewhere that showed once he goes in slumps most of the time how he snaps out of them are a day or two off.

And He did drop a bit in averag in the second half but according to his splits he was pretty consistant with his hits, RBIs, SBs and Runs throughout the year.

On the otherhand, his walks, OBP and SLG numbers plummited in August and September, so you can make an argument either way regarding his consistantcy throught the year.

One thing I can’t stand with a player in general is sloppy play in the field and on the basepaths. Pagan has been above average in the field but has had a few bad plays. As for the basepaths, Pagan looks to have completely reverted to his 2009 campaign. He needs a day or two off with Mookie and Hudgens in order to regain his 2010 form.

I’ve never been a fan of Pagan’s really. He’s a fringe player who realistically played subpar baseball from August through the end of the season. His entire “success” from last year stemmed from April-July.

I mean don’t get me wrong, he was great during those months and I appreciate it… but an every day starting CF shouldn’t be a minor leaguer for 2 months out of the year.

If you look at Pagan objectively, you have a fringe OF who wouldn’t start for most teams yet he’s put on a pedestol because of the uniform he wears

Even though selling high might have been a smart, safe way to go on Pagan, I can see why Alderson did not. 30-40 stolen bases, speed and a 290-300 avg makes sense for Citi Field. Unfortunately, Pagan has yet to show any glimmer of his 2009-2010 form.

I made my comment after you said, “We all know he was safe last night….”

Anywory, it’s on to the next fray and I hope we get some of the close calls. We didn’t on this one.

Sure he’s had a slow start so far but it’s not related to having secured a full time job with his great play last year, getting a one year 3.5 M dollar deal or anything else other than just a bad start.

He could be feeling the pressure of trying to get a guaranteed deal this coming off season, his last arbitration year, who knows. He knows the team is in transition and he’s thrived in that situation before.

Until recently his OB was still .300 so he wasn’t exactly bogging down the offense and clutch? He’s not really getting any hits now clutch or not why bring up that term? You know how that goes, clutch one year, not clutch the next anyway.

A set spot in the order would be nice. He should be hitting higher against RHP. I’d like to see him hit 3rd in front of Davis and Beltran against RHP and get him in the thick of it. No matter where he hits he’ll come around but hitting him 6th is just wasting his ability there.

the 90% of the time he takes the extra base he’s a hustler, the 10% of the time he doesn’t he’s a bonehead. I’ll tell you you just can’t win. Angel has been one of the best base runners in the entire league for a couple of years now. Trying to score with 2 outs on a wild pitch with our offense and our clutch hitting ability is exactly what he should have been trying to do. The players playing hard, maybe pressing, but playing to win. give him a break.

On the other side of the ball who covers as much ground in the NL as Angel Pagan? How would you like to see Harris or Hairston in Center? Think Beltran can play there? Bay? Duda? Murphy? Has he even had a day off? All players should enjoy a little competition on the roster, another option to go to here and there. Who’s Pagan’s?

While it may have sounded good to trade Angel he does have all the skills needed to be an all around player. He’s always in great shape, he always plays as hard as possible as just exactly WHO were we going to get to play CF here?

Angel’s arm, legs, glove and bat have kept us out of the cellar the last two years and they will again this year too, just relax.