Dayton Moore's Top 5 One-Track-Mind Acquisitions
- Veteran/Mentor Catcher - Jason Kendall
- True SS - Yuni Betancourt
- RBI-Man - Jose Guillen
- Power Bat - Mike Jacobs
- Hard-Throwing Reliever - Professor Farnsworth
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And by One-Track-Mind I mean that GMDM felt he NEEDED one trait in a player, and the rest of the player’s traits became essentially irrelevant. Player’s contract is not even a factor here: what this list cares about is how much the “whole player” was ignored to focus on one small detail.
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This is awesome
Every time I hear someone talk about how the team needs a table setter, or an RBI man, I’m going to link to this. Thank you.
Juan Carlos Perez, please start hitting.
lol... nice list.
We have LHPs in the pen and minors. No need for them here.
Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.
Still don't have
Speedy centerfielder. Wily Taveras, we’re coming for ya!
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You could definitely add Coco for that.
He wasn’t a great OBP guy, terrible arm, mediocre stick. His skill was being a speedy centerfielder, wasn’t it?
I used to work with an old man that told me- Son, every workplace has a dumbass. If you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.
Gathright, too
Maybe even Anderson
I used to work with an old man that told me- Son, every workplace has a dumbass. If you don't have one where you work, then I'm afraid you're it.
those guys would be next on the list
except none have been quite as damaging as my top 5, although giving up Ram Ram was pretty harsh
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that's a good one!
hadn’t thought about that, but in hindsight we may decide he was as much of a problem as any single player
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7. Japanese pitcher with crazy stuff like we've never seen before
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8. Defensive stalwart at 1B
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9. Runelvys Hernandez
He is vicariously liable for that one. General principles, and all that.
StonewallPDS
Cuban slugger who hit straight ball berry berry good
But curveballs – bats are afraid
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10. Someone to pin Alex Gordon and Billy Butler up against the wall and tell them to start working harder.
(^Willie Bloomquist)
11. Someone to throw shit around in the clubhouse and generally make loud sounds and make the softies feel uncomfortable.
(Miguel Olivo)
+10 will be taken care of Mike Moustakas
he’s already internalized the Royals rigorous regimens re: conditioning and plate discipine.
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 15, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
12. Owner of a big orange cat that enjoys eating lasagna.
…or was that John?
by tomasofthejungle on Dec 15, 2009 4:32 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I would say Yuni is #1
GMDM love of him was 3 years in the making.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
i struggled with that
and for all the bad, bad, bad things about Yuni, he is actually a better hitter — and he has some chance of working out as a sort of reclamation project, whereas Kendall is old and getting older, with basically zero chance of returning to form (though I realize this is sort of like making a point out of 0.000001 > 0, but still, that’s what I went with).
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on the other hand
what i didn’t take into account is that Kendall retires in two years (in all likelihood), but Yuni is around indefinitely (until GMDM gets fired, that is).
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He better not retire
We need the picks he will get us as a Type A free agent
by kcbottom9th on Dec 15, 2009 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
With apologies to Robert Palmer:
You see the signs, but you can’t read,
You’re runnin’ at a different speed.
Your offer grows to double time,
Another mil, and you’ll be mine,
a one track mind…
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
Damn
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Dec 15, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
14.Any former Brave I scouted
They need jobs too
such an obvious omission
I think we’re pretty close to pinning down GMDM’s decision tree, starting with your addition:
1. Is he a former Brave? Yes, then sign/trade for him; No, then go to step 2.
2. Did he have a career year last year and is over 30? Yes, then sign….
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flowchart!
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 17, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
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