Bobby Abreu signs for 1 yr/$5mm
Really? I mean, I know we have like 40 outfielders...but dude would instantly be the best hitter in our lineup. For 5mm. I suppose age is a concern...and maybe his defense is atrocious...but, 5 million for some much needed pop in the lineup is sort of worth it.
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maybe..?
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
by GameSix on Feb 12, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No.
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by WalrusMan on Feb 12, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
not with that attitude
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
by GameSix on Feb 13, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s another guy I would have signed in a New York minute if he could set down the glove and pick up a mitt, but the outfield is already crowded.
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by Goofus on Feb 12, 2009 8:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
ATREYU!!!!
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
by oldjacket on Feb 12, 2009 8:41 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
ARTAX!!!
Dodgers fans eat their young.
by redhornet78 on Feb 12, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
no
BTW, I hate your username.
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by SoFa King Mike on Feb 12, 2009 9:27 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Me too,
Who in their right mind would want to constantly remind themself of that? Unless he’s not a Giants fan…
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by Azmanz on Feb 12, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
been a fan for long?
its all about pain for pleasure
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
by GameSix on Feb 12, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
sorry
i was at the game. burned in my mind. i write “gamesix” over and over again on surfaces of all kinds, all the time.
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
by GameSix on Feb 12, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What game are you even talking about?
by satyricrash on Feb 12, 2009 8:20 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
No homer and no beer make homer game six
by lincypoo i wuv u on Feb 13, 2009 1:58 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
nah...
you have to look at him as an all around player— I’m willing to bet that anything we might gain by having his bat in the lineup we’d just give right back with his glove in the OF. I’m much more tempted by wondering if Dunn would’ve signed with us for $25 mil over 2 years to play 1b, which might have been worth it, IMO.
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by Smoke on the Water on Feb 12, 2009 9:31 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
yeah like i said
I don’t know that his defense would give it all back. I have OPS+ in my eyes, can’t see the negatives.
"They can trade me," Bonds said. "I don't think they will, though. It's not like I want to be traded, man. I'm a Giant. I'm stuck here till the end."
by GameSix on Feb 12, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Abreu at $5MM would have been our best signing of the winter
by wilriv21 on Feb 12, 2009 12:43 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Not even as a 1B?
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Feb 12, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Will he play first base? Probably not.
by xanthan on Feb 12, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Forgot to add my last bit, even if he did play first and we call him a -5 run defender at the position, his value really isn’t going to change much from playing the OF.
-12.5 runs position (1B) – 5 runs defense = -17.5 runs total adjustment
-7.5 runs position (LF) – 11 runs defense = -18.5 runs total adjustment
by xanthan on Feb 12, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember discussing this with you, I think it was regarding Crede – what matters is not the league replacement level, but our replacement level. Abreu’s replacements in LF are Lewis and Schierholtz. His replacements at 1B are Ishikawa and Phelps.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Feb 12, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the last I checked I had Ishikawa worth a little over +1 win as a first baseman if he got 70% playing time (or about 490 PAs). Abreu — if he would agree to play first in this thought exercise — would be worth about +1.5 wins in the same amount of playing time.
So, overall, you’re looking at about a half-win to a full-win depending on playing time between the two.
by xanthan on Feb 12, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Could be worth the money. Depends on how close to contention you think we are.
..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.
by Cookyman on Feb 12, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Someday soon this team might be close to pretension.
A lot has to go well with the young ones for this club to be near contention.
Here comes Captain Obvious wearing his Atomic Wedgie!
by daveinexile on Feb 12, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
abreu
i’m not a huge abreu fan, but jesus…. it sure would be nice to have a #3 hitter. ( or 4, or 5)
we’re going to have a nice pitching staff, with a line up of #2 and #6 & #7 hitters.
by giantdonkey on Feb 12, 2009 5:27 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
We have a three hitter, he might not be any good, but we have a three hitter.
by xanthan on Feb 12, 2009 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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