Taking advantage of the market, Dayton-style

But I really don’t think the 2B market is flooded at all. Dave lists three starting FA (and omits Adam Kennedy, which we’ll include). One – Placido Polanco – has already signed as a 3B. Three starting second baseman FA doesn’t strike me as “flooding the market.”

He also lists three 2B teams are looking to trade. We’ll include Callaspo, which he omits. Well two of those teams – the Mets and Mariners – don’t have replacements if they do trade those players. The Marlins would have Chris Coughlin I suppose if they feel he can handle 2B and the Royals would have Getz if they really believe in him. But the Mets and Ms would still need to acquire a 2B.

And the Twins, Diamondbacks, Cubs, Astros, and Giants all might be in the market for 2B.

keeps us warm.

For instance, aren’t we supposed to be stockpiling young, affordable talent? Getz fits the bill exactly. His numbers aren’t yet impressive, but that’s because he put in only part of one whole season! His upside is excellent for a second baseman. No, he doesn’t have Callaspo’s bat. But Callaspo is a 3rd baseman/DH/OFer masquerading as a 2nd baseman anyway.

There are A LOT of reasons to not like some of GMDM’s acquisitions, but Getz isn’t one of them. – TL

He’s 26 years old and is a smidgen above replacement level. There’s very little upside.

I don’t think he has any particular value beyond the fact that he’s making minimum salary. But the bigger issue, as discussed at the time of the deal, is ’What’s the point’? Where and how does he make the team better?

We’re supposed to trust in The Process® but it just looks like random, piecemeal moves.

At the time picking up Getz looked a puzzling, disconnected move. Layering this on top of the situation reinforces the perception that there isn’t a coherent process.