Ortiz or Green: which is worse?

by Jim McLennan on May 31, 2005 4:23 PM EDT

The D'backs signed two long-term contracts over the off-season: Russ Ortiz and Shawn Green. So far, their underperformance has been overwhelming. But which do you think will be the biggest bust, and do the most damage to the team, over the length of the contract?

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Which will be worse: Ortiz or Green?

Russ Ortiz

33 votes

Shawn Green

15 votes

They'll be equally awful

11 votes

They'll both work out

8 votes

67 votes | Poll has closed

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Ortiz

They have both been busts so far but Russ no doubt has done worse than Green. Shawn for the last couple of season has a knack for getting hot in the second half of the season. So here's hoping it happens for the third straight year.

by Otacon on May 31, 2005 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

Green

Ortiz is fungible -- they'll overpay for his services, but it's unlikely he'll be the sixth-worst pitcher on the squad.

Green, on the other hand, clogs a corner outfield position when it's likely that Jackson or Quentin would both do a better job in 2006 (if not in 2005).

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by Stefan on Jun 6, 2005 2:14 PM EDT reply actions