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Molina to the Phish?

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(from mlbtraderumors.com) 

 

Marlins Inquire On Bengie Molina By Tim Dierkes [July 27 at 3:31pm CST]

According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, the Marlins recently inquired on Giants catcherBengie Molina.  Frisaro believes the asking price may be too high, but the situation is worth watching.

Molina, 34, is hitting .282/.313/.421 in 368 plate appearances this year.  Molina rarely draws a walk or strikes out. Behind the dish, he's thrown out a third of attempted basestealers, fifth in baseball.  Jason Kendall leads that stat by a wide margin, which is surprising to me.

Molina is owed another $2.2MM this year and $6MM in '09, plus performance bonuses for games started as a catcher.  He has some level of no-trade protection, though it's unclear which teams are included. 

 

Honestly, I would love to move Molina his value will never be higher, were not going anywhere so why not unload him? Ecspecially because we can get a good position prospect in return.  We may as well have Alfonzo/Holm start until Sandoval or Posey are ready 

In return I think we could expect a Chris Coghlan type player who projects as an offensive minded 2b who reminds me of Todd Walker http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Chris%20Coghlan&pos=2B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=458085 

I wish we could get low a of Mike Stanton in return http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Michael%20Stanton&pos=CF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=519317 who has all the raw power upside and tools in return but could very well be the Marlins top prospect 

I would be less satisfied but happy with Gaby Sanchez an old but good prospect at AA (24) http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Gaby%20Sanchez&pos=1B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=459991 whoose slugging in AA and needs to be promoted he could be Connor Jackson with more speed only problem is he's been pegged to 1b by scouts? 

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I think there's been far too many threads like these

However I will play along….

I don’t think we will trade Molina, but if he did go to the Marlins I’d be fine with Gaby Sanchez or John Raynor + a lower minors bullpen arm.

Since I don’t think there’s anyway we could get Maybin, Logan Morrison, Stanton or Coghlan.

by Hobbes2d on Jul 27, 2008 2:21 PM PDT   0 recs

it's as bad as those damn "GAMEDAY" threads!

I me FFS, it seems like there’s 2 or 3 new ones of those everyday or something!

jeezus people…

Fairley odd parent to Wendell

by WTF on Jul 27, 2008 7:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

His value was a lot higher 2 months ago.

by cakes on Jul 27, 2008 2:46 PM PDT   0 recs

Blar blar blar

Why does everyone want to move everybody? It’s not like these guys are clogging the budget. We’re way under budget as it is. Yeah yeah, get prospects. The thing no one seems to realize is that if you don’t have a replacement you are fucking yourself.

Bengie is a valuable member of the team. His salary isn’t hurting us any. There is no reason not to hang on to him for another year. If we get a great deal, sure, deal him, but don’t deal him just to deal him.

Durham was different, we had players to take his place and he was not under contract beyond this year. The same can be said for Aurilia. Winn…not so much.

by positiveuphemism on Jul 27, 2008 3:04 PM PDT   0 recs

But we have Winn’s replacement, even if his contract isn’t “right”.

by giants9107 on Jul 27, 2008 3:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Bengie Molina- 734 OPS
Steve Holm- 724 OPS

by rotorueter on Jul 27, 2008 5:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

there you have it, Steve Holm, after 75 MLB at bats, is declared a suitable replacement for Bengie Molina

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 27, 2008 5:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What do we have to lose by replacing Molina with Holm if we can actually get something for Molina?

by rotorueter on Jul 27, 2008 6:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I am not opposed to trading Molina for something good

I just think we shouldn’t do so expecting Steve Holm, a pretty average minor leaguer throughout his career who was never thought of as much of a prospect, to be a suitable replacement.

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 27, 2008 6:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Don't worry

We still have Eliezer Alfonzo and Guillermo Rodriguez!!

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by Natto on Jul 27, 2008 6:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But what constitutes a “suitable replacement”? The guy is a solid catch-and-throw guy who seems to have a decent relationship with the young pitchers. What else do we need in a punted season?

by rotorueter on Jul 27, 2008 6:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

"You are fucking yourself"

for what, might I ask? We’re not going anywhere, might as well win in the future because honestly i dont care if this team wins 40 or 70 games same diff to me…

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by lmaozedong on Jul 27, 2008 8:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

exactly

Really all we’re playing for this year is a draft pick. Yes it is ‘fucking ourselves’. But it’s not like we’d go anywhere different if we didn’t fuck ourselves.

by boonitez on Jul 27, 2008 9:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So you’re saying if we can’t fuck anyone else, we might as well fuck ourselves? I’m down with that.

Here's to Kemp, Loney, LaRoche, Hu, and Kershaw not panning out.

by Woody Wins on Jul 28, 2008 9:16 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I have to say...

Who made the people saying “There have been too many trade threads” the fan post police?

Isn’t this feature designed for readers to post things that are hot topics. I’d say any trade possibilities are topics. What does it hurt? Are you too lazy to click “all fanposts”? Is there a limited amount of space on the site designated for fan posts? Do we need to conserve? If there are too many fanposts, does it contribute to global warming?

I think there is a group of people that were on the site early on that have a “I liked things better way back when” mentality that are too stubborn to change with what the times dictate. For some people on here, they’d rather have this place have less than 100 visitors a day, and the fan post section be filled with nothing but tumbleweeds, and maybe a tired joke about Matt Cain sucking until his 109th pitch at best. Little do they know, without the people who they look down upon, they would have no clever joke.

So, I’m championing for anything Giants news blurb related being turned into a fanpost.

Billy Ripken is not a fuck face

by Karlifornia on Jul 27, 2008 3:21 PM PDT   0 recs

Oh no you didn't.

Here they come – The McCoven Elite – a stat – spouting , Photoshopping strike force gonna blow your dissenting voice all the way to Memphis!

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 27, 2008 3:28 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It’s not really that, but do we really need to see 4 posts all linking to the same Molina article over a 1-2 day span?

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Jul 27, 2008 3:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This is the first post that linked to this article.

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Jul 27, 2008 3:48 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I could have sworn that it was at least posted once, but I could be wrong. I might be thinking of the Yankee thread.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Jul 27, 2008 4:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ironies in this post

1) This post effectively hijacks the thread; which is something that happens here when threads are deemed useless, boring or pointless.

2) The only person in this thread that mentioned anything about “too many threads” about a certain subject is a relatively new member of the site.

Not necessarily criticizing you Karlifornia (or Hobbes2d), just enjoying the irony.

Only 870 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on Jul 27, 2008 3:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

The problem is

Discussing the same topic over and over again. The reason unnecessary Fanposts are a problem is because it dumps another potentially interesting fanpost off the bottom of the page.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 27, 2008 4:26 PM PDT to parent up   1 recs

Pretty soon I’m going to exclusively read the fanshots because there are never any duplicate fanshots.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2008 5:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This time without the rimshot.

I think people don’t complain because they want things the way they used to be. I think people complain because this stuff gets ridiculous sometimes.

Important difference. This Molina stuff isn’t really bothering me yet (give me 3 more fanposts tonight and we’ll see), but I can see where it would be excessive for others.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2008 5:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was going to complain about yet another Molina to the Marlins rumor, but this one came from an actual source, so I think it’s fair game. I still don’t see a chance of it happening. The Marlins will want the Giants to eat some salary, and since the Giants aren’t really looking to move Molina anyway, why would they do that??

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by rxmeister on Jul 27, 2008 3:41 PM PDT   0 recs

Also does anyone really think the Marlins would actually be buyers? Their biggest problem is pitching, but they’re relying on all their young arms.

by Hobbes2d on Jul 27, 2008 4:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

FWIW...

...if you’re referring to me, I never said that Molina to the Marlins was a rumor, just that it would make sense for the Giants to start (or have) discussions with them due to team needs.

And hey, look, the Marlins agree!

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by BruteSentiment on Jul 27, 2008 8:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

“Phish” sorta confused me beecause I first thought of the Phillies. Then I thought of the band. Finally, I thought of the Marlins. That’s just the way my mind works, folks.

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Jul 27, 2008 5:56 PM PDT   0 recs

I think of the ice cream.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Jul 27, 2008 6:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I've always wondered

why it wasn’t called Phish Phood.

Only 869 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on Jul 27, 2008 9:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My thoughts went straight to the band

Ahh, for the halcyon days of college in New England.

Noonan. Nooooonan!

by Giant Fan in Singapore on Jul 27, 2008 7:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Molina to the “Phish”

Aurilia to the Grateful Dead

Zito too.

LinceCain and pray for rain .... or for someone to take Zito off our hands.

by Lincecain on Jul 27, 2008 7:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I know I'd be grateful if Zito were dead

...too harsh?

Only 869 games until the end of Zito's contract

by thehavenot on Jul 27, 2008 9:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This in the wake of...

Carlos Santana being traded

Ralph Barbieri, heal thyself.

by ThrillisGone22 on Jul 28, 2008 12:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

according to this from Baseball Prospectus

While the Marlins are in a pennant race, they would consider trading first baseman Mike Jacobs or center fielder Cody Ross for a reliever.
If that is true, how about a Bengie and Taschner for Mike Jacobs trade? The Giants would probably have to pay some of the salary, but in my opinion that would be a good trade.

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 27, 2008 6:08 PM PDT   0 recs

no thanks on Jacobs

sure his 20 hr are awfully attractive however, his .239 avg and .282 obp are downright ugly and where would we put him? at 1b? we have Bowker and we can’t put him back in rf because of winn unless he’s traded in which case i’d rather call up nate and leave bowker at 1b I’d rather do Molina and Taschner for Chris Coghlan and John Raynor

by caincecum on Jul 27, 2008 6:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I understand he supposed to be a pretty brutal defensive first-baseman as well.

by rotorueter on Jul 27, 2008 6:29 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I have no interest in Jacobs

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.

by jponry on Jul 27, 2008 6:45 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

He’ll be heartbroken.

Farewell, Ray. We'll miss your smile and your sugar. Welcome, Steve Hammond "Eggs". Throw strikes.
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by Natto on Jul 27, 2008 7:22 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

By the way….why would the Marlins even want Molina? Since when have they ever traded for vets?

Billy Ripken is not a fuck face

by Karlifornia on Jul 27, 2008 8:51 PM PDT   0 recs

A.) They are in a winnable playoff race.
B.) They have a young core that is ready to win now rather than later.
C.) They have been repeatedly unable to develop a catcher internally, and have no options likely for a few years.
D.) Molina is around for at least the next season at around, if not below, market value.
E.) Catcher is their biggest problem right now, and getting some stability at catcher has a good chance at providing a little more stability to help their pitching, their other major problem area.
F.) They’ve traded for vets in non-blockbuster July moves (which this wouldn’t be) in past times they were in legitimate playoff races (Urbina, ‘03; Villone ‘05). They just haven’t always been in said races.

History of trading for vets doesn’t factor into this; they’ve rarely been in this position before.

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by BruteSentiment on Jul 27, 2008 9:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They traded for Benitez last year. Nuff said.

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by Natto on Jul 27, 2008 10:49 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

but we paid his entire salary to get them to do so. That’s the reason I don’t think they’ll trade for Molina. They won’t want to pay him. They’re the Marlins.

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by rxmeister on Jul 28, 2008 6:20 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

the thing that is extremely puzzling to me is.......

this season we not going anywhere and in many ways the worse we finish the better due to higher draft pick (not saying this is why we make the trade but trying to prove a point) but, keeping molina will get us around an extra 5-7 wins each season roughly 1 and 2/5 more….... we could trade molina for a young offensive 2b in Chris Coghlan or 1b in Gaby Sanchez or of John Raynor or Scott Cousins which will prove much more vital to the long term success of the orginization. do you honestly think Bengi can help us make the playoffs let alone win a world series? I don’t but, I believe a young offensive player in return could

by caincecum on Jul 27, 2008 9:20 PM PDT   0 recs

My thoughts

I think it has to do with the way Molina handles the staff. If we throw Holm & Eliezer out there do you think our pitching staff suffers?

by ACgiant97 on Jul 27, 2008 9:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Holm did fine with Cain's Shutout

...did he not?

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by The Gene Hackman on Jul 28, 2008 1:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

plus

Molina is one of the biggest bats on an already horrible offensive team. If we lose him, the pitching staff will suffer even more from lack of run support. That is a precarious way to handle your best asset.

It all depends on what the return is…if good, trading is the smart move.

by haverecords on Jul 28, 2008 5:02 AM PDT   0 recs

that’s another problem. Everyone says dump everybody because we won’t be good for a few years, but you forget we have young players still here that want to win ballgames. You want to tell Matt Cain, Tim Lincecum and Jonathan Sanchez that they’re going to have very little chance to win any games until Angel Villalona, Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval get here??

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by rxmeister on Jul 28, 2008 6:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

They've apparently told

the Marlins and other teams that in order to get Bengie, it would require a power bat in return, so at least they’re leveraging Molina’s value for something of immediate need. Your point about telling the Big Three to shut up and wait for an offense to arrive is correct, but the Giants are in this mess even if they keep Molina through 2009.

This team has no consistent offensive production, and the Big Three will keep wasting their efforts only to lose close games because of it. If they can get a power bat (which I don’t think they can for Molina unless they are also willing to offer up a valuable pitcher like Sosa), and sheds some salary while doing it, then I would bite the bullet on a bad season and begin planning for next year. Besides, it would also allow them to give Sandoval his shot earlier than expected.

This team has few tradable chips to get power at the corners, and Molina, Winn, Taschner, and yes Wilson along with up-and-comers like Pucetas, Sosa, and English are what we have to get that help short of overpaying through free agency once again. In a better situation, we could keep Bengie around until the next competitive team comes together around here, but the Rowand and Zito contracts make that hard to justify when they gobble up so much of the payroll for relative nonproduction.

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by Buck Henry on Jul 28, 2008 7:45 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i'd listen to offers for Molina + Sosa

I think Sosa might be toast. (MIGHT.)

Billy Hayes: His job is better than yours.

by delorean on Jul 28, 2008 9:05 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Trading someone like Sosa for a power bat

Is what this team needs to do. Trade young unproven pitching for young unproven hitting.

I would much rather trade Sosa than trade Cain, for example.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 28, 2008 9:26 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

On the other hand

it seems entirely reasonable to believe he’s going to wear down drastically through the dog days. He’s hitting right about at his career averages right now (with the slide that’s been going on the last couple of months), but playing nearly every day through the summer at catcher at his age I would imagine we’ll be seeing his numbers decline continually for most of the rest of the year. (Another way to put this is, as critics noted at in spring, when Bengie Molina is your cleanup hitter, your offense has serious troubles).

That said, what I think would be a better idea than just getting rid of vets is to target seriously people who might help us and see what kinds of packages would be needed to accomplish this. Two people who spring to mind who really do seem to be unwanted by their respective organizations and would certainly have some value added assets for us at needed positions are Andy LaRoche and particularly Brandon Wood (who really just doesn’t seem to fit with Scoscia’s style and I think seriously needs a change of scene). If we came up with some package that includes say Bengie, somebody from our bullpen and some of our say B pitching depth in the minors could we swing a deal that would entice Anaheim for a guy who would definitely up our HR potential and play solid D at either SS or 3b?

My boy ain't fat, he's just big boned. Big bat, too.

by Roger on Jul 28, 2008 7:06 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But then were would Joe Castle play? Steel cage death match at 2nd?

/ stamped APPROVED/

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by daveinexile on Jul 28, 2008 7:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Big bat is relative. The guy’s hitting .285/.315/.422 and has a 92 OPS+. He hit .275/.287/.297 in June and is hitting .197/.240/.352 so far in July. Not to mention, Roger made a good point about how he never takes a day off and gets run down.

I’m not saying we should be giving him up for nothing, but Bengie’s not really that good of a hitter and if we could get a legitimate return for him, we should do it in a second. Saying, “Well, he’s our big bat!” is really just an indication of how bad the Giants offense is. Yeah, it probably won’t make the Giants offense any better to trade him, but in the long run, it could help a lot and a lot more than having a 92 OPS+ bat at cleanup would for the rest of 2008.

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by jponry on Jul 28, 2008 8:05 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

But he’s clutch!

(except when he isn’t.)

I too would move Molina and I think with Sandoval doing well enough in AA, the Giants might consider it.

Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Jul 28, 2008 8:10 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

he needs to relax

while being more aggressive

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by delorean on Jul 28, 2008 9:05 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Power at third? Hank Blalock?

I read this morning that we’re scouting Hank Blalock. I have mixed emotions on this trade if we make it. His home-road splits are atrocious and he’s not good against lefty pitching, but on the other hand, to say he’s a huge upgrade over freaking Jose Castillo is the understatement of the year. And then of course, you have to see what we give up. The Rangers supposedly want a young pitcher. If the Giants give up someone like Alderson, Bumgarner or Sosa, I will be violently ill. I might not mind someone like Pucetas, and anything below that is acceptable. Kevin Correia?? I would fly out to SF and help pack his bags!!

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by rxmeister on Jul 28, 2008 8:02 AM PDT   0 recs

I have a feeling ( ok a hope) this is just due diligence for possible Free Agent signing. The Rangers have to decide if they should pick up option for almost 6 mil next season. I think odds are good they don’t. And in any event you have to scout him when he is on the field and that is not happening too often in the last couple years.

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by daveinexile on Jul 28, 2008 8:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

actually the article said the Rangers are scouting the Giants’ minor leagues, so it’s definitely a trade and not an FA signing. I don’t agree that the Rangers wouldn’t pick up his option either. Six million dollars is not alot for a player like Blalock.

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by rxmeister on Jul 28, 2008 9:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I wouldn’t be shocked if the Rangers pick the option.

And, in your theories favor, Sabean does have a history of picking up players with a half season then deciding if he want to resign them. He just has not done it in a few years.

Just thinking if Texas picked up the option and say ( for the sake of conversation) Blalock stays mostly healthy next year and puts up good numbers he could still prove hard to move for a good return. If trading for him ( in those conditions in ‘09) how do you know his numbers are not over inflated because of Texas? And if not in a race why get the guy and have bid for him again in the off season? If Texas is hoping for pick Blalock would have to have huge ‘09 season. Just seems week postions to put your club in to me.

Glancing through the Texas depth chart it seems they have a few guys in the upper minors that play INF that might be rule 5 eligible this off season if Texas does not use a 40 man slot on them. I have no idea if they are good ( never seen them play) but I wonder if a minor leaguers swap ( ala Blackey for Ellision with the M’s last year) might be on the table.

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by daveinexile on Jul 28, 2008 9:42 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

People are making a couple of mistakes over and over again in their evaluation of Bengie Molina.

1. Bengie Molina is not an impact hitter. This is one of his best ever seasons with the bat (in context with his home park) and he’s only a .315/.422 hitter. For a catcher he’s not bad, but come on, Dan Ortmeier could probably hit that and nobody would be pining for his offense if he went. He’s not carrying this lineup, his .257 EQA ranks behind Fred Lewis, Aaron Rowand, Randy Winn, and Rich Aurilia, and it was well behind Durham’s .286 but nobody was talking about the loss of that bat crippling us.

2. “Handling the pitching staff” is not so valuable an ability as you think. Most all the research I’ve ever seen on the topic has shown this effect to range between “nothing at all” and “so small as to disappear amongst random variance.”

If we can get a legitimate power prospect for that player, not the player people seem to think he is, that’s a good deal for us.

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by JakeS on Jul 28, 2008 11:20 AM PDT   1 recs

+1

Though I do agree that we shouldn’t be looking to dump him for nothing.

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by jponry on Jul 28, 2008 11:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 28, 2008 11:38 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Also FWIW

I think it is a minor travesty that Molina is batting ahead of Bowker and Rowand.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 28, 2008 11:39 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Sadly, Bowker isn’t even out-hitting Molina.

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Jul 28, 2008 1:23 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

OPS+ of 91 and 92 respectively

Not out hitting, no – but basically the same.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 28, 2008 2:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Also

Bengie’s #’s are riding on the coat tails of a huge first half. Bowker has been headed the other way:

Molina OPS+/ month:
125/144/62/60

Bowker:
66/96/152/53

Both are pretty horrible in July, but Bowker was showing improvement.

Eugeniooooooo!!!!

by FairweatherFan on Jul 28, 2008 2:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If we get anyone under 24

and dump Bengie’s salary, I’m down

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by lmaozedong on Jul 28, 2008 11:57 AM PDT   0 recs

Posada's opting for surgery

The Yankees will have to shop for catchers now. The Rangers look like a good fit, as the have three pretty good catchers on their roster, but If NY is looking for more than the Gerald Laird or Jerrod Saltalammachgfia that Texas would offer and would like more of a proven guy, Molina is the obvious choice.

by biff pocoroba on Jul 28, 2008 4:21 PM PDT   0 recs

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