McCoven Poll on Renteria

by Lyle on Nov 24, 2008 2:47 PM PST

Pretty simple, really. In reading the fanpost on the apparent signing of SS Edgar Renteria, it seems there are different opinions about the wisdom of this move. So let's have a poll to gauge the overall reaction. I'm imagining three general outcomes: (1) It was a brilliant move, Renteria hit well and his defense were excellent whereas Furcal did an Andruw Jones; (2) it was a so-so move, with Renteria being league-averagish while Burriss languished on the bench, Furcal didn't set the world on fire, and we wonder how the lost draft pick turns out for the Tigers; or (3) it was yet another terrible FA signing by the youth-averse Sabean, who was eventually fired for his overspending ways and over-30 man-love.

Poll

How will we view this move in November, 2010?

1. After the two years, this will be viewed as an excellent signing; we'll have easily gotten our money's worth.

31 votes

After two years, we'll be pretty meh. Renteria was okay, did better than Furcal, but wasn't anything special.

142 votes

After two years, we'll dislike this signing because it was another expensive stopgap move by the deposed Sabean that didn't work out; Renteria's stats fell off a cliff, while Burriss blossomed in the Twins organization.

86 votes

259 votes | Poll has closed

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Those choices are not ideal, imho

I’m with “meh”, but I certainly don’t think that Renteria will do better than Furcal, so I didn’t vote. Also, isn’t it possible for people to dislike the signing without thinking that Burriss will blossom elsewhere?

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by hairball on Nov 24, 2008 3:13 PM PST reply actions

yeah, I agree. Furcal will be a better player than Renteria, and if they sign Renteria to a two year deal, it would mean they haven’t given up on Burriss as yet. Now if they give Furcal a four year deal, I think Manny might consider packing his bags.

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by rxmeister on Nov 24, 2008 6:51 PM PST up reply actions

I would like to change my vote to “This is not a thing that happened.”

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by groug on Nov 24, 2008 3:24 PM PST reply actions

Yeah, I was looking for that option, too

by Dan from NM on Nov 24, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions

Voted "Meh"

Do we have conformation yet ?

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by nvsfg on Nov 24, 2008 3:33 PM PST reply actions

"Meh"

Will always win any poll.

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by glenallen hill's waterpipe on Nov 24, 2008 3:50 PM PST reply actions

Anybody But (current occupant)...

is running a close second :-)

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by nvsfg on Nov 24, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions

mlbtr says the rumor is false

so we didn’t sign him. As for signing him, I’d say fuck no. He’s 33, losing it defensively, and he costs us a draft pick and a good amount of money. He’s an okay hitter, but I’d rather chip out more money for Furcal.

by boonitez on Nov 24, 2008 4:09 PM PST reply actions

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 24, 2008 4:10 PM PST reply actions

meant to say: "another nasty rumor nipped in the bud..."

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by Giants_Junkie on Nov 24, 2008 4:10 PM PST up reply actions

Renteria + Coke = Explosion!

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by Natto on Nov 24, 2008 4:30 PM PST up reply actions

Doing too much coke will make you have a brain explosion. Or so I’ve heard.

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by SoFa King Mike on Nov 24, 2008 7:28 PM PST up reply actions

no

that’s pop rocks

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by zenbitz on Nov 24, 2008 10:17 PM PST up reply actions

only when mixed with diet coke

by tyrannoman on Nov 25, 2008 8:19 AM PST up reply actions

Yes, look at mIckey Roarke.

by satyricrash on Nov 25, 2008 12:16 PM PST up reply actions

…a round of drinksh for all my friends.

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by bgunn on Nov 25, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions

I'd probably say...

If this happened (or happens) we’ll basically be mad about the draft pick going away, but ok about the 2 year deal vs a longer deal.

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by WalrusMan on Nov 24, 2008 4:31 PM PST reply actions

If the only choices are Renteria for 2 yrs 18 mil or Furcal for 4 years in the 50 mil range……I guess I hope for another Renteria bounce back year.

by sam23 on Nov 24, 2008 4:46 PM PST reply actions

Renteria rumor might be false! Details at 11

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by CB30 on Nov 24, 2008 4:51 PM PST reply actions

Poll Fail!

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by howtheyscored on Nov 24, 2008 9:25 PM PST reply actions

I’d be okay with Renteria at 2/$18m, or Furcal at 4/$42m. Either one seems better than standing pat.

But the best option would be to liberate a young shortstop from some other organization: Lillibridge, Escobar, Zobrist, Cedeno … Maybe none of these are realistic, but I wish I had some sense that the Giants were out there kicking tires on trade options.

by Evan on Nov 25, 2008 7:53 AM PST reply actions

I’m very sure the Giants’ are kicking tires like a one legged man in a used car lot. I just don’t think there will be much action on the trade front until Manny, CC, Tex, and K-Rod sign.

by tyrannoman on Nov 25, 2008 8:20 AM PST up reply actions

Maybe, but I’m not sure that makes sense. The set of Winn/Molina/Sanchez/prospects that the Giants have to deal doesn’t have much overlap with the set of Manny/Sabathia/Teixeira/KRod, so why would one affect the other?

More to the point, Sabean has basically never made a deal like what I’m suggesting, so it’s far-fetched to think he’s pursuing it now.

by Evan on Nov 25, 2008 8:36 AM PST up reply actions

GM dreams

I’m with you Evan. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a GM who spotted young blocked talent in other organizations and traded for it? I wonder what that would be like…..

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by Lyle on Nov 25, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions