What's the matter with Sanchez? He's (got) a bum (knee)
by Goofus on Sep 22, 2009 12:55 PM PDT
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Surely you're aware that Freddy Sanchez left last night's game with a injury to his left knee. I am serious and will call you Shirley.) He's scheduled to have an MRI today according to Baggs. How severe the injury is is critical for a couple reasons:
- It'll likely determine whether Sanchez is done for the season
- It'll likely determine how the team considers their decision about Sanchez for next season
The team has an $8.1 million option on Sanchez for next season that did not automatically vest because of his PAs or a $600,00 buyout. As Kuip said on KNBR this morning, the Giants are probably seriously considering NOT exercising the option now that Sanchez will miss games for the third time in his short stint with the team.
It presents quite the dilema as $8.1 million is a big chunk of change for a guy whose availablility is now in serious doubt. Perhaps the best option is to negotiate a cheaper 1-year deal to give Sanchez a chance to prove he can stay healthy and re-establish his value.
The Giants could also decide to give Sanchez his $600,000 and let him walk. Where they might have been previously hesitant to do so before, his injuries give them an excuse to change their mind about keeping him. Either way, they're bound to take a lot of heat for giving up Alderson for 25 games of Sanchez.
Personally, I like Sanchez, but not at $8.1 million. If a cheaper 1-year deal can't be worked out, I'd rather stick Velez there and put that money toward a Bay/Holliday/Crawford type of player.
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Sunk cost.
Offer a cheap deal and then part ways if someone else wants to pay him.
by DesertFox on Sep 22, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
this
and by “cheap”, I mean something along the lines of 2-3 million. The guy has a lot to prove at this point.
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
by hairball on Sep 22, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One Ticket please.
Though i would offer a much lower wage with large play time incetives.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
by daveinexile on Sep 22, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This.
"The part of the roster where most of the money is spent, though, is on free agents and guys acquired through trade — guys Sabean did play a big role in acquiring. And they are not good. When you get 2/5 of a pitching rotation for free, you would think you could do better with $76 million than to field the league’s worst offense."
-Taliesin September, 2009
by Lyle on Sep 23, 2009 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright who load the Sabean Virus onto Xanthan?
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
by daveinexile on Sep 22, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he won't sign for cheap for 1 year
Go out and get either Iwamura or Felipe Lopez. Especially Lopez, .815 OPS? Yeah.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Sep 22, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lopez is type A, as is Sanchez
But will the Brewers risk offering arb? Is it possible for Sanchez’s salary to go down in arb, because of the injuries?
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Sep 22, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lopez
I was shocked to see Lopez’ UZR to be positive, considering the bad publicity he got out here in AZ for being a terrible defender, but holy hell Eugenio Velez’ UZR is horrific.
Lopez also was rumored to be a poor teammate and was called out for his lack of effort in AZ.
by Fresburg on Sep 22, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently he has found the ability known as “range” to Fangraphs. Not sure where he found it, or where he lost it, lol
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or, as has been discussed many times, it’s a small sample size and not necessarily indicative of his true talent level.
This is, of course, really the first year where he’s mostly played 2B. He was a terrible defensive SS – it wouldn’t be all that surprising if a bad defensive SS could be a decent defensive 2B.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have no idea
but I hope they do. They have Weeks coming back and a guy in AAA who would get a shot if he wasn’t blocked, but Lopez is a Boras client I believe and would probably go elsewhere. If he accepts its not the end of the world. He’s been pretty good defensively although it seems like there have been some balls he could have gotten to if he dove. The tv guys always talk about how his hamstring isn’t 100 percent so maybe that’s why or maybe that’s an excuse.
I’d add that the guy in AAA is going to be a minor league FA. They also have a 3B who can play SS and 2B who will be a ML FA.
by JetSam on Sep 23, 2009 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've coveted Iwamura for some time
But is even going to be healthy for the start of the season? I was under the impression he had fairly serious surgery on his knee recently.
by taliesin on Sep 22, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but he’s back already.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
by giants9107 on Sep 22, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More platoons?
Velez against righties, Frandsen against lefties?
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Sep 22, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would think a two-year deal at $7 or $8 million would be fair
I think the Giants will re-sign him (to make it seem like the trade was not a failure) to either a 1-year $6 million or 2-year $12 million contract. And Ralph Barbeiri will sing Sabean’s praises for it.
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 1:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was listening to KNBR a few weeks back and Ralph was slobbering all over Freddy’s knob. It was pretty gross.
by xanthan on Sep 22, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What was the Pirates offer that he turned down before he was traded?
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 22, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was three years, $20 million, I’m pretty sure.
by deuce deuce on Sep 22, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sanchez turned down 2/$10 and countered with 3/$20. I don’t see him getting more than 2/$10 on the open market.
by ElDuce on Sep 22, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They made him a token offer of 2/8. He countered with 3/20 and they sent him and his best friend packing
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i thought it was 2/10?
i might be wrong though
by sfoakbay on Sep 22, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You might be right. I know between he and Jack Wilson, one got a 2/8 offer and one got a 2/10 offer that they both declined
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just thinking about these two options bums me out.
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"If you want to bunt, bake a cake."--Bruce Bochy
by Kitspool on Sep 22, 2009 1:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, it should cheer you up that Alderson's odds of being a difference-maker are slim
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
by hairball on Sep 22, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
even if he's just league average...
it’s going to burn deep
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really. We gave up on Kevin Correia and nobody seemed to care. Tim Alderson might not even become Kevin Correia.
Now, if he becomes Matt Palmer and OMG WINZ, people are going to riot. But if he is Kevin Correia?
To borrow from the great Gary Radnich,
NOBODY CARES
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
by jctGamer on Sep 22, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait....
are you saying Matt Palmer is better than Kevin Correia?
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Alderson puts up a season like the one Correia is having, I’ll be pretty pissed. (Especially if Sanchez never ends up making a difference in a Giants uniform.)
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amen.
"The part of the roster where most of the money is spent, though, is on free agents and guys acquired through trade — guys Sabean did play a big role in acquiring. And they are not good. When you get 2/5 of a pitching rotation for free, you would think you could do better with $76 million than to field the league’s worst offense."
-Taliesin September, 2009
by Lyle on Sep 23, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta be honest...
i’m already pretty pissed.
by FireBrianSabean on Sep 23, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Offer him 2 years for 11 million (unless the MRI reveals he needs surgery)
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 1:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If he’ll sign cheap for one year (like, significantly less than $8 million), I’ll be okay with it. If he wants more than that, then I’ll go for one of the other options out there.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I really don’t think Velez can cut it as a second baseman, but I’d certainly play him every day there for the rest of the season and hope that he shows me something.
Sanchez has now put together back-to-back seasons of pretty bad baseball. Giving him $8 million is pretty silly.
by Evan on Sep 22, 2009 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
why not play Frandsen there the rest of the year?
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 22, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who?
STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.
by UnleashTheGore on Sep 22, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just kidding
it would be CRAZY to play a young guy the last two weeks of the season!
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 22, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The organization isn’t going to play Frandsen. That’s just the way it is. And Eugenio’s ceiling is probably higher.
by Evan on Sep 22, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last year was a bad year, this year he got nailed by the injury bug.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
@#$% Juan Uribe. Dios es grande.
by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
.326 obp + minimal power + lots of missed games = pretty bad player.
by Evan on Sep 22, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WAR the past few years
2005 – 3.2
2006 – 4.8
2007 – 3.8
2008 – 0.4
2009 – 2.1
Looks like a pretty good player to me. He had a bad year in 2008 and he got hit with injuries in 2009.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s also a second baseman whose main offensive skill is batting average going into his early 30s though, a group that has historically seen very quick declines. Add that to all the injuries the last two years and…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
…he’s a perfect buy low candidate?
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trading Alderson for him and possibly having to pay him $8 million in 2010 is buying low?
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alderson is a sunk cost and at the time he was having a nice bounce back year. A 1/8 deal isn’t great, although it’s not bad; but I meant more signing him to a 2 or 3 year deal.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, at the time, he was technically in the middle of a long stretch of missed games with the knee problem, as well as a slump.
If the 2/3 year deal is for like 4-6 million annually, I think that’s one thing, but I get nervous that Sabean will give him significantly more than that. And I honestly don’t really want the Giants to be on the hook for that third year anyway, tbh.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the knee issue was certainly a concern. The Giants medical staff signed off on it though, so hopefully due diligence was done, although it’s really hard to tell with this organization.
Agreed on the contract numbers.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
shoulda kicked his knee instead of the tires…
by Merope on Sep 22, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s also a second baseman whosemainonly offensive skill is batting average going into his early 30s though, a group that has historically seen very quick declines. Add that to all the injuries the last two years and…
Fixed
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But...but...
…dude hits doubles!
Meet my new son: Sundrendy Windster, on the Curacao-SF express (via Arizona).
by EliminateMe on Sep 22, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude hitz like a lady.
Exactly ONE double as a Giant — in 102 AB!!!
by hokysmksbw on Sep 22, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
By the way, my apologies to arguing so stridently with you about this subject before. I just really liked the idea of adding him to the lineup at his level of production at the time :(
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's half the fun...
I would probably never come around here if there weren’t argument’s. And it’s not like there wasn’t reason to believe Freddy Sanchez would be a major upgrade. Had he performed at the levels of 2007 and April/May of 2009, the impact certainly would have been huge. The hardest thing with all acquisitions is accurately figuring out what the guy is going to do going forward, which we can make educated guesses at, but no one really knows for sure.
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once all the injury news started coming out...
I started hating the idea of trading anything more than spare parts for him, fwiw. If he was healthy and hitting like he had at the beginning of this year, obviously Alderson would not seem like such a huge thing to give up.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
I was just laughing a little bit because I remember you arguing for Sanchez
by AllHailMightyBruins on Sep 22, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
in her defense...
As the leader of the anti-Sanchez bandwagon of June, I don’t know many people who weren’t pro Sanchez at the time. The guy did have a helluva start to his season
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
I wasn’t anti-Sanchez per se, but I didn’t want to deal for him because I didn’t (don’t) trust Sabean. I though he might give up someone like Alderson for him….doh!
by AllHailMightyBruins on Sep 22, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was pro-Sanchez. Good player until he got here, and its not his fault our moron GM gave up too much for him. I still hope the Giants keep him (at less than $8 mil.) The disaster at 2nd base for the first half of the season was hard to watch. If Freddy can get healthy by next season, he would solve that and leave whoever is running the team by then to go out and find a middle of the order hitter
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If my memory is correct the Sanchez topics were quite the emotional rollercoasters. People were initially cautious.. then overwhelmingly supportive (when Guzman/Bowker was the rumored centerpiece).. and finally the closing 2000(?) comments of rage.
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Sep 22, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What he did in 2006 has zero relevance to what he is capable of doing now.
by Evan on Sep 22, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is…um…completely wrong.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What?
In what way? Okay, maybe “zero” is a BIT of an exaggeration for effect…
"The part of the roster where most of the money is spent, though, is on free agents and guys acquired through trade — guys Sabean did play a big role in acquiring. And they are not good. When you get 2/5 of a pitching rotation for free, you would think you could do better with $76 million than to field the league’s worst offense."
-Taliesin September, 2009
by Lyle on Sep 23, 2009 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well … convince me. I’ve read more than one statty projection piece contending that anything more than three years back has literally no predictive value.
Put his last two years together — that’s 1100 plate appearances — and you have a line of .281/.311/.391. Go back a third year and it improves only to .289/.323/.410. That’s with good-not-great defense, and now he’s about to turn 32 and is riddled with injuries. I just can’t see wanting to invest anything more than chump change in such a player.
by Evan on Sep 22, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d probably consider not picking up his $8M option and just buying him out. And then, signing someone like Placido Polanco for cheap.
by xanthan on Sep 22, 2009 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe? I don’t know. I kinda get that feeling.
Check the FA 2B’s
Second Basemen
Marlon Anderson NYM
Ron Belliard LAD
Jamey Carroll CLE
Mark DeRosa STL
David Eckstein SD
Orlando Hudson LAD
Akinori Iwamura * TB
Omar Infante ATL
Felipe Lopez MIL
Placido Polanco DET
Freddy Sanchez * SF
Hudson, Sanchez, and DeRosa will probably all be ranked higher than Polanco.
by xanthan on Sep 22, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it’s not a matter of people hating Polanco, it’s just that there are several similar players out there who are going to be looking for work.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 22, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, Lopez could be ranked higher than Polanco by some.
by xanthan on Sep 22, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t imagine “some” includes John Dewan, though.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 22, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
Can I haz range? Does +/- hate him at 2B? I don’t subscribe to BJO anymore, so I haven’t seen any numbers.
by xanthan on Sep 22, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As of 2008 Lopez was -14, while Polanco was his mirror opposite at +14
For some bizarre reason, Lopez’s 2009 UZR numbers aren’t on Fangraphs, so it’s harder to compare them. For what it’s worth, UZR is less down on Lopez for his career than +/- is, but Polanco does appear to have an advantage.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 22, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lopez is on FG, it’s just weirdly formatted since he spent the year with Arizona and Milwaukee. He’s at +8 runs by UZR this season for his defense at 2B.
Career +3.5 runs prorated to 150 games
by xanthan on Sep 22, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Hudson
even though he (literally) is a bum
"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a woman healthy, wealthy, and wise. That's why you all are wiser than me. It's cloudydays."
by cloudydays on Sep 22, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is declining too, especially on defense. Making $8 million this year and splitting time with Belliard can’t be a good sign
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lets do our due dilligence here
Ron Belliard:
-super veteran goodness
-good a couple seasons ago
-strong second half suggest allstar = improving! Just ignore that .184 avg in the first half
-Flourished after joining a contender = He are CLUTCH!
Cut that man a comically large $18M check, he’s the Giants’ next starting 2B.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Sep 22, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and the quest for the fattest team ever continues!
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Sep 22, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think any team in history could really touch an infield of Sandoval-Uribe-Belliard-Garko. I mean, that’s gotta be around 1000 lbs! If they kept Molina and picked up Fielder somehow they should bring in the USGS to make sure it’s safe to put all of them on the field at the same time in a seismically active area.
There aren’t a lot of fat outfielders though. That’s gonna be tough. Adam Dunn will be available, of course. I suppose they could try to get Tony Gwynn Jr and hope he balloons up like his old man.
by taliesin on Sep 22, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way to kick the tires
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by Goofus on Sep 22, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Professional hitter!
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 22, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wth all those 2B FAs
It might behoove everyone for Sanchez to sign a cheap one-year deal with us, re-establish his value and hit the FA market again next season.
"We're in this thing!" My adopted Giant: "Raptor Jesus" Guzman, "Sweet Jesus" Guzman and Jesus H. Guzman.
by Goofus on Sep 22, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Polanco, Kennedy, DeRosa, FLopez, Scutaro, Tejada, Hudson are the decent middle infield options for next year
Not all of the guys above will require a 1st round pick to sign. We should feel no urgency to lock up Sanchez for anything but a bargain.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 22, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, the market at 2B looks decent next year.
by xanthan on Sep 22, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would DeRosa be that much cheaper than Sanchez?
by Hoist That Rag on Sep 22, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He wouldn’t be. But his presence will depress the market for everyone else.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 22, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
…and a trade for Hardy with Renteria sliding over to 2B seems like a pretty decent option as well and would probably cost less money than signing any of the better FA 2B, something with similar value to a mid-1st round pick, and improve the infield D. Oh and he’s younger than most of the 2B FA options too.
Thing A
by sam23 on Sep 22, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what do we have the Brewers would want?
That
a) isn’t a key contributor to our 2010 club
b) isn’t named Madison, Thomas, or Buster?
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like that key contributors to 2010 and Buster are two different things.
Proud father of Juan Carlos Perez. Think Albert Pujols at a position to be determined.
by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
true
same for madison too probably. Poor phrasing on my part
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love you man!
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
by daveinexile on Sep 22, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really don’t understand how the Elias rankings work, but when Sanchez went on the DL in August he dropped from being a Type A to barely being a Type B free agent according to the rankings MLB Trade Rumors puts up. His return for a couple weeks bumped him back up to being a Type A. I don’t know how severe his injury is, but if he misses significant time between now and season’s end it seems like there’s a pretty good chance he loses the Type A status again.
by ElDuce on Sep 22, 2009 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
With all the time he's spending in the hospital, I'm guessing he's type 0-negative
ba-doomp-cha
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by Goofus on Sep 22, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he drops out of Type A and becomes a Type B, buying him out and offering arb could be a good move.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don’t want to offer him arb if he’s type A because he’ll be unlikely to sign elsewhere and the arb award would be too much?
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Sep 22, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess other teams might be unwilling to sign him if he’s got injury issues and he’ll cost a 1st round draft pick. I guess it wouldn’t be the end of the world either way if he did accept arb though…
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if he accepted arb...
It would pretty much come at the same cost as exercising the option, only with more awkwardness. He’d probably get a figure slightly above this year’s salary, 6.5-7 million + his .6 M buyout.
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but offering arb = chance of draft pick.
just picking up the option = no chance of draft pick.
Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
"AT LAST I AM A PARENTS." - Buster
by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
true...
not knocking the notion, just saying it would probably lead to the same road, with a 5-10% chance of netting a pick or two and a 90% chance of getting him back with a tad of awkwardness.
I would hope to decline arb and bring him back cheaper, since this market will be flooded with 2B’s anyway, driving the prices down
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buy out his option and offer a 2 year/5 million per year contract.
WHY IS BOCOCK?!
by Lars The Wanderer on Sep 22, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If his injuries really shape up to be a long-term issue
I’d rather pay him 3M more to leave at the end of next year.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
by Bhaakon on Sep 22, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No thanks.
That’s it! Katie bar the door for this 79 win team is star crossed! And I am loving it.
by daveinexile on Sep 22, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Freddy Sanchez hurt again?
What’s the next big shocker out of the Giants dugout? Buster Posey continues to sit on the bench?
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, where are you, all those people who were insisting signing him to a three-year extension was a no-brainer!?
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by jcb9 on Sep 22, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hanging out with the 87% who thought Randy Johnson was a good move.
You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman.
by SeeingStars on Sep 22, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was a good move.
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by Natto on Sep 22, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry if it came out douchy
I just didn’t why the need for an “I told you so” post when everyone gets things wrong or right.
P.S. I was also Yes on Randy/No on Trade/Yes on 3 years.
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by SeeingStars on Sep 22, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we all make mistakes...
But most of us make less than our GM.
I’m happy to say I was NO on this deadline altogether, but I was also a guy who thought Pablo was going to hit .275/.310/.425 this year
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL NEIFICHICKEN
yup, i didn’t expect huge things from pablo this year
by sfoakbay on Sep 22, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know if I was insisting, but I’d sign him to a 3 year deal assuming his knee isn’t obliterated.
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by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
unless it's at 3 M per...
No way I’d wanna go beyond year to year with a guy like this. Injury history up the ying yang and zero secondary offensive skills.
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This was the first year he’s really had injury problems. He’s played in 145+ games the past three seasons.
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by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t his bad season last year attributed to an injury he played through?
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by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure
I probably shouldn’t have used games played as a proxy for health, but I’m not entirely sure how to find out injuries from the past.
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by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure the extent myself, but he’s had 5 DL stints and has had major surgery on both his shoulder and ankle.
Beyond that, there’s plenty of performance based reasons he’s not an ideal long-term investment. At this point, I’d be happy with one year, 4 million + incentives
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve found that TSN.ca has a nice-ish log of injuries for players.
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/teams/players/bio/?id=3164
Since 2004 (also includes some transaction stuff)
07-Sep-09 Missed 19 games (left shoulder injury). 25-Aug-09 Left shoulder injury, 15-day DL. 18-Aug-09 Left shoulder injury, day-to-day. 02-Aug-09 Missed 5 games (sore left knee). 29-Jul-09 Acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates. 27-Jul-09 Sore left knee, day-to-day. 10-Jul-09 Missed 6 games (back injury). 03-Jul-09 Back injury, day-to-day. 13-Sep-08 Missed 1 game (eye injury). 12-Sep-08 Eye injury, day-to-day. 03-Aug-08 Missed 5 games (back spasms). 28-Jul-08 Back spasms, day-to-day. 14-Apr-08 Missed 1 game (right shoulder injury). 13-Apr-08 Right shoulder injury, day-to-day. 05-Apr-08 Missed 1 game (right shoulder injury). 04-Apr-08 Right shoulder injury, day-to-day. 05-Feb-08 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates to a two-year contract. 01-Oct-07 Missed the last 5 games of the regular season (shoulder injury). 26-Sep-07 Shoulder injury, day-to-day. 19-Jun-07 Missed 3 games (flu). 15-Jun-07 Flu, day-to-day. 26-Apr-07 Missed 1 game (eye injury). 25-Apr-07 Eye injury, day-to-day. 18-Apr-07 Missed 1 game (left wrist injury). 17-Apr-07 Left wrist injury, day-to-day. 07-Apr-07 Missed 5 games (sprained knee). 31-Mar-07 Sprained knee, 15-day DL. 03-Feb-07 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates to a one-year contract. 24-Feb-06 Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates to a one-year contract. 24-Jun-05 Missed 1 game (hamstring). 23-Jun-05 Hamstring, day-to-day. 11-Jun-05 Missed 2 games (groin). 08-Jun-05 Groin, day-to-day. 07-Sep-04 Recalled from Nashville (AAA). 10-Jul-04 Missed 84 games (ankle injury) and optioned to Nashville (AAA). 01-Apr-04 Ankle injury, 15-day DL (retroactive to March 26th).
by xanthan on Sep 22, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Recuring shoulder, back, and knee injuries
Oh joy.
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by Bhaakon on Sep 22, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is 53 games and the flu considered a lot for five years?
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Normal flu, swine flu, or bird flu?
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by Bhaakon on Sep 22, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It doesn’t seem like it to me, but I don’t know what’s typical.
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by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a lot more the last three years…
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by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe he had preseason shoulder surgery. He also didn’t really play a full 145 last year, as that includes games where he only pinch hit. He made 131 starts at second, DHed an interleague game, and pinch hit in 13 games.
by ElDuce on Sep 22, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
give Uribe a 2 year deal to start at 2B.
Let Frandsen back up 2B/SS.
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by jasomack on Sep 22, 2009 1:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d love to think Uribe will replicate his .821 OPS season in 2010, but I kinda doubt it.
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by Kitspool on Sep 22, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is me as well.
And I actaully was opening looking at him last winter for this club so I count myself as one of his supourters. But Uribes history is he get hot and he is very hot. then there is the rest of teh time…
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by daveinexile on Sep 22, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's like Black Jack
Uribe’s success this year is like hitting on 16 and getting a 5. It was marvelous, but that doesn’t mean we should keep hitting on 16
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does that mean Winn’s failure this year was like getting a pair of 2’s and splitting them?
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by Kitspool on Sep 22, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d compare it to doubling down on 11 and getting a 3
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends...
…is 16 really cute?
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by EliminateMe on Sep 22, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude
She’s 16.
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by Natto on Sep 22, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How was I supposed to know?!?
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by EliminateMe on Sep 22, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on officer, tell me you wouldn’t have bothered her.
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by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is also the reverse -- Hoshino Aki
She is 32 but looks 16.
Obviously any links in the above post are probably NSFW
by jctGamer on Sep 22, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But her ID said she was 23 !
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by nvsfg on Sep 22, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone should shop that and make it say Merry McLovin
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hitting on 16 is what you’re supposed to do if the dealer has a 7, 8, 9, or 10.
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by Mike Benjamin Hit King on Sep 23, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could you do me a favor and explain that to the judge?
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by EliminateMe on Sep 23, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To me, Tim Alderson was a PTBNL in the Jason Schmidt trade. We are now even with Pittsburgh.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 22, 2009 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So when are we getting the PTBNL back from the Twins?
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by cloudydays on Sep 22, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want Freddy back
Not for any rational reason, but I’m not willing to believe that we gave up alderson for so little.
Plus I like Freddy.
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by GiantPain on Sep 22, 2009 2:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Short term deal
to let him prove himself
by thecity23 on Sep 22, 2009 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Offer him arb
don’t pick up the option. no way he gets $8M, and we don’t commit for more than one year.
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by Aadik on Sep 22, 2009 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just throwing this out there...
How would you guys have felt about a Brian Wilson-Dan Uggla trade at the deadline?
I know it’s sort of taking from Peter to feed Paul (what’s the expression?) but the thought is interesting. I bet FLA would have done it and I think it’s much easier to find good relievers than potential 4-5 WAR 2B’s
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
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by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would have been cool with a Bumgarner for Hanley trade
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by cloudydays on Sep 22, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. Wilson is the heart of the team. At least this is how it appears to me.
by positiveuphemism on Sep 22, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uggla should be back in play in the off-season. Could be a bargain, since he’s getting expensive and is coming off a low-batting-average, low-RBI year.
by Evan on Sep 22, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really don’t like Freddy. I get that his injury problems aren’t his fault, but goddamn. Is he made of the porcelain they forgot to use when making Timmy? I hope he resigns a cheap deal with us. He kind of owes us for being such a colossal bust. If he was in the lineup even 3/4 of the time after we acquired him, our team would’ve been much better off. It is in part his fault we didn’t (won’t) make the playoffs. He’s been a massive disappointment. If he doesn’t resign for dirt cheap, I will boo the shit out of him wherever he ends up.
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by boonitez on Sep 22, 2009 3:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
how aren't they his fault in some way?
If he got drilled in the head, maybe it’s not his fault, but having a body that is susceptible to breaking down is his fault to some degree
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can’t really blame him for having an entire bum body. It’s not really under his control how his ligaments hold up. I suppose you could blame him for sticking himself in the lineup when he wasn’t 100%, though.
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by boonitez on Sep 22, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...
I mean we don’t know how well he takes care of his body. Is he stretching properly? Does he give it his all in rehab? Does he keep in good shape in the off-season?
Even if he does all of these things well, he still has to carry some blame for injuries because while that might not be in his control, it is part of his game. Just like how Bengie Molina doesn’t take walks. This is a known fact with Molina, it’s just a part of who he is. Getting consistently injured is similar, albeit a bit less directly responsible.
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he hasn’t been “consistently injured” for his entire career, he played more games than most big leaguers for years, so I would guess he does take care of his body. Can’t blame him for the injuries but maybe he tries to come back too soon and could be faulted for that, or maybe that falls on his doctors
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s had 5 separate DL stints and two major surgeries. Not too mention a plethora of nagging day-to-day injuries. Just being on the field doesn’t make you healthy
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, he’s been on the field and played well throughout his career except for last year and his time this year with the Giants.
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by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All big leaguers go on the DL and they all have nagging injuries, but nobody complains as long as they produce, which he was doing. He plays hard, and that probably is to blame as much as anything for the two times he went on the DL in spring training. One was a collision with the catcher, and the other was turning a DP. Hard to place blame on a guy for playing that way
And I guess the ankle tendonitis could be considered major, but the shoulder surgery was supposed to be very minor, not a rotator cuff problem or tendon replacement or anything
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was a rotator cuff problem
Although that’s not as severe to a position player as it is to a pitcher, it’s still serious
by NeifiChicken on Sep 22, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was not a rotator cuff surgery
It was a 15 minute scope to help with joint pain
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3040640&campaign=rsssrch&source=freddy+sanchez
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This reads like an old Ray Durham thread.
by seyheystretch on Sep 22, 2009 3:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I miss Ray Durham :(
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by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Ray Durham was the second baseman all year, this would have been a better team.
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by groug on Sep 22, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There were a few people who thought that was the way to go.
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by ResDog on Sep 22, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think I was one of them.
Whoops!
(To be fair to me, I thought that if Burriss was going to be so godawful, he would have been playing a lot less)
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by groug on Sep 22, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still waiting for that invitation to play golf at your home golf course Ray. Call me.
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by bgunn on Sep 22, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You guys overrate Alderson too much. He had no place in the rotation for the Giants in the coming years and his only value was being packaged in a trade. And it doesn’t seem like he was very much in demand this past deadline.
by The Franchise on Sep 22, 2009 3:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He had no place in the rotation for the Giants in the coming years
Oh good, I’m glad Sanchez will figure out his control and Bumgarner will be great for sure and Cain and Lincecum won’t regress and Zito will continue to pitch like a person who’s good at pitching next year.
Because none of those are question marks, it was totally a good call to trade Alderson for an injured second baseman who hasn’t been good in a Giants uniform.
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by groug on Sep 22, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
his only value was being packaged in a trade
Right, and a lot of people think he could have been packaged with other prospects in a trade to maybe get a better player than an injured Freddy Sanchez.
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by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also
Is it true that he wasn’t in much demand this trade deadline? The narrative around the Sanchez trade makes it sound like he was untouchable at first but the Pirates insisted on him being part of the trade and Sabean eventually gave in. Where did you hear about teams not being interested in him?
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by jponry on Sep 22, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ERgo sell for pennies on the dollar?
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by daveinexile on Sep 22, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just to expound a bit. I bet you 2 of Barmes, Alderson & J. Sanchez would get teh Giatns something pretty sweet from teh Brewers.
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by daveinexile on Sep 22, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time machine
Shop Alderson for someone who could help the team in 09 and beyond or hold onto him.
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by bgunn on Sep 22, 2009 4:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If i get a time machine
Thats priority 10969
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 22, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In your time machine do you become Brian Sabean?
by Fresburg on Sep 22, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I had a time machine, I’d go back and bet on sports.
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by Goofus on Sep 22, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they should make a movie where someone does that
We're all basically Pedro Feliz.
by SF Pete on Sep 22, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Make like a tree, and get out of here.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 22, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stanford vs USC
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by GrahamCrakalaka on Sep 22, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A 2B who can't steal or hit dingers, shouldn't get even $4 mil.
Not even if he hits .300 (.344 is a different story).
by hokysmksbw on Sep 22, 2009 6:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately
Based on that list of FA 2nd basemen above, there are only a couple that would fit your criteria, and they are going to get multi-year deals at way more that $4 million
by m34josh on Sep 22, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The league hits .259/.331/.410, which is basically what Freddy hits except with a BA around .300. So, he’s approximately a league average hitter while playing solid defense at 2B. That’s a pretty good player. Steals and homers aren’t the only important things.
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by marcello on Sep 22, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there's a semantic divide between shouldn't, couldn't, and wouldn't
Players are by and large overpaid. But as I pontificated some weeks ago, SB and HR dudes pay for themselves because they can move merchandise. Commercially speaking, the dude with 30 kabongs or 30 steals will sell more memorabilia than a dude who hits a flat .300.
by hokysmksbw on Sep 23, 2009 4:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just look at Rajai Davis. Totally should have kept him to sell merchandise. Bet he would sell way more foam fingers than magglio ordonez
by m34josh on Sep 23, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How could most players be overpaid? That statement defies simple logic.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
by rotorueter on Sep 23, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he means free agents? In which case I think it may well be true that they are overpaid.
by taliesin on Sep 23, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not League Average
Freddy Sanchez has a career .325 wOBA and a 3 year average of .319 wOBA. (.333 wOBA league average, I think). He’s a below average hitter, who is not going to get better. 320 wOBA is a generous expectation. He is still an above average fielder but I really don’t think he is worth more than $2/3 million a year.
by San Francisco Slim on Sep 23, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I said approximately, and if he’s healthy I don’t see any reasons to think he wouldn’t put up a .320-.330 wOBA.
And 2/3 million a year is his ceiling? That would be an almost replacement level player. The only year he hasn’t been worth 10+ million is 2008.
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by marcello on Sep 23, 2009 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't trust Brian Sabean
That’s basically what it comes down to.
Jonathan Sanchez. He's left-handed, like Barry Zito. His fastball breaks 80, unlike Zito.
by Aadik on Sep 22, 2009 9:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I trust him to ussaly chose the dumbest option. That has to count for something, right?
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by daveinexile on Sep 23, 2009 6:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we could have just kept Alderson and had him play second base. He had a .769 slugging percentage in AA this year! 1 HR every 6.5 AB! He didn’t slug quite as well as Bumgarner, but he did have the better HR rate.
by ElDuce on Sep 22, 2009 10:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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by raisingcain on Sep 22, 2009 11:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Start filling out that 600K buyout check.
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by Bhaakon on Sep 22, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
its a fucking torn meniscus
they wouldnt even let amy g make the announcement during the game
sabean needs to go
this trade tops the nathan trade….cuz at least we got aj the ball kicker for an entire worthless season
there is no way to sugarcoat this one…sabean fucked up
and it should be the last time he fucked up for this org
never mind that the garko trade is a fuck up too
by bacci40 on Sep 23, 2009 1:05 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
btw, AJ hitting .309/.341/.441
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by hokysmksbw on Sep 23, 2009 4:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this reminds me of a yahoo sports blog comment
by sfoakbay on Sep 23, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It reminds me of a Bill Plaschke article.
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