Troy Glaus

by Hobbes2d on Jul 30, 2009 12:49 AM PDT

I realize he is coming off an injury but he's currently rehabbing in the minors, and has been asked to play some LF as well...I really think he would be a really good low risk buy for the Giants. The Cards are trying to give him away because of the salary owed to him, and the Giants could probably get him for a bag of balls. If he is able to get healthy in the next week or so we can add a guy capable of playing LF, 1B (platoon with Garko vs RHP) or 3B (assuming he is healthy enough to handle the throws necessary). Plus Glaus immediately would upgrade our lineup yet again and provide nice protection for Pablo. And the best of all it might finally force Molina out of the cleanup hole....

Thoughts?

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I can not endorse Troy Glaus on the giants

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by BleedBlackNOrange on Jul 30, 2009 12:56 AM PDT reply actions

I second that emotion.

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by victor frankenstein on Jul 30, 2009 2:36 AM PDT up reply actions

thirded.

by zuma420 on Jul 30, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought I read somewhere that he can’t throw the ball farther than 90 feet. I’m not certain I want a guy like that playing 1B, much less LF. He’s also another RH bat so how exactly would we platoon him with Garko?

Thing A

by sam23 on Jul 30, 2009 12:57 AM PDT reply actions

Garko plays vs LHP, Glaus vs RHP.

by Hobbes2d on Jul 30, 2009 1:00 AM PDT up reply actions

Glaus’ numbers vs. RHP aren’t that great, especially his more recent numbers vs. RHP

Thing A

by sam23 on Jul 30, 2009 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah I would rather keep Ishi platooning with Garko. One of my favorite parts of that trade is it allows us to keep developing Travis.

by OTTOMATIC on Jul 30, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions

I love Troy Glaus (being a Bruin and all) but I really doubt that he could play an adequate LF or 3B right now

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 30, 2009 12:58 AM PDT reply actions

True, but of all the potential bats the Giants could acquire he would cost the least in a trade right now I think. Also, His defense still probably wouldn’t be as bad as Dunn. I think at the very least it is worth considering.

by Hobbes2d on Jul 30, 2009 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions

as an alternative to Garko I wouldn’t have totally hated it……… now, I don’t really see how he could be useful. I think its pretty safe to assume that leaving Guzman on the 25 man roster would probably produce similar results.

Thing A

by sam23 on Jul 30, 2009 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions

I really doubt it.

by Hobbes2d on Jul 30, 2009 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions

Pass.

by SFGuy on Jul 30, 2009 1:03 AM PDT reply actions

We need a legit cleanup hitter, but this guy’s not healthy and doesn’t fit the bill. Not only that, he makes a lot of money.

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by rxmeister on Jul 30, 2009 4:23 AM PDT reply actions

Hmmm… low risk buy. So I guess something like pick up all his contract and toss in Posey might just do the trick.

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by Roger on Jul 30, 2009 6:06 AM PDT reply actions

lolz

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by UnleashTheGore on Jul 30, 2009 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions

we would have to throw in bumgarner to make it work

by sfoakbay on Jul 30, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions

If we are in the marked for an expensive, big-hitting, sometimes-hobbled 3rd baseman, I’d rather go with Scott Rolen.

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by rotorueter on Jul 30, 2009 6:38 AM PDT reply actions

Scott Rowand?

Don’t he have a bummed right elbow?

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by Scooter Ellis on Jul 30, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Alex Rios

by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 30, 2009 8:21 AM PDT reply actions

And Roy Halladay

by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 30, 2009 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions

And Scutaro

Thing A

by sam23 on Jul 30, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions

We need more injured dudes.

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by xanthan on Jul 30, 2009 8:36 AM PDT reply actions

/ tryin to be the Met’s

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by nvsfg on Jul 30, 2009 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions

lol

by Lars The Wanderer on Jul 30, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Carlos Delgado should return in August, too. How does Lincecum + 99% of his remaining salary sound to you guys?

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by Li on Jul 30, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions

Nah

You have to throw in Matt Cain

by SFGuy on Jul 31, 2009 12:59 AM PDT up reply actions

If he was free, I might take him as a pinch hitter.

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by CB30 on Jul 30, 2009 9:18 AM PDT reply actions

…not even worth the roster spot

by KrazyKrabMeat on Jul 30, 2009 9:26 AM PDT reply actions

Wheres he gonna play?

Over Garko? Over Winn?

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by GrahamCrakalaka on Jul 30, 2009 10:28 AM PDT reply actions

SS! He was actually a SS in college — I think.

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by xanthan on Jul 30, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions

he was indeed

by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 30, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions

LF is probably out of the question for him. If that’s true, then where does he play? Pablo’s holding down 3rd and he’s not moving back the C. Glaus is far too expensive to be a 1B platoon partner and given what we traded for Garko we’re definitely not benching him.

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by boonitez on Jul 30, 2009 11:57 AM PDT reply actions

Seriously… this is the worst idea I’ve heard in a long time. I would so much rather they ask Bonds to come back, and that’s a ridiculous idea. That’s how bad an idea this is.

by zuma420 on Jul 30, 2009 7:04 PM PDT reply actions