Royals interested in Ivan Rodriguez
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Greg Schaum tweets in response to the Pudge rumor:
Along the same line, I think Vanilla Ice is going to be a huge star, Ice Ice baby is the best….also, RUDY is the best movie ever
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 2, 2009 4:50 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
that Schaum is a smart one
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by CollininCalifornia on Dec 2, 2009 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
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I know it’s just a typo, but it’s a great one given the season.
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I like it
If we sign him, bring back Juan Gonzalez and take a flyer on Roger Pavlik, we just may win the 1996 AL West.
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by RoyalsRetro on Dec 2, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Raffy Palmeiro, too
sweet lefty swing, tons of homers, GOld GLove winner at first. Tons of integrity.
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 2, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
Plus, they Royals could finally jump on the "Performance Enhancement" bandwagon
Unless I'm wrong...
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If the Royals are going down that path,
lets at least get someone who has a chance at hitting 40 homers.
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Maybe sign Mark McGwire as our hitting coach?
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by philofthenorth on Dec 6, 2009 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
I think a Pudge/Pena tandem would make some sense.
Non-tender Buck and I think that would be a serviceable (and cheap) unit for 2010.
Pudge used to be good defensively right?
It’s a mentoring situation for B Pena, and probably a chance to bring Wil Myers and other minor league catchers to ST and have them learn from one of the best.
Used to be good
I thought he had fallen off quite a bit but I could be wrong.
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Yeah, he used to be great
now he’s around average. Rally has him at -2 in 2007, +3 in 2008. NO Rally numbers for 2009; “my” stat (probably about the same) has him at +2.
Even if you thikn slightly-above average catcher defense would be a bonus, well.. how much are you going to sign Pudge for? Among the guys with a lot of PAs the past few years (so the projections are reliable), he’s just about the worst hitter. Seriously. My prototype hitter projections have him as the second-worst projected guys with a minimum reliability score of .79 at -25 runs per 625 PAs. the only player worse on the list was Jason Kendall, at -26. That’s horrible even for a catcher.
Don’t trust my projection (who could blame you?)? Rally has him at -28.
Um, yeah, I’d rather have Pena and/or Buck any day, unless Pudge wis willing to take a minor league deal. There are tons of catcher who are better out there.
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 3, 2009 9:41 AM EST up reply actions
Hire him as a coach!
Invite him to spring training, then let him know that we won’t be hanging onto 3 catchers but could really use his mind as a coach.
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Doesn't he cost a draft pick as well?
that would concern me more than money.
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Never mind
He’s Type B. I always forget that Type B FAs don’t lose you a draft pick.
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I wasn't saying pick him up for his skills as a player
He should probably just retire. I’d much rather have him as a coach since he used to be great defensively and we have a few defense-challenged catchers in our organization.
I think Pudge would cost about 1.5 and play about 90 games.
Similar offensive production to last year and I’d take it in a heartbeat.
Greg Schaum thinks this has legs
And he doesn’t seem to be a fan of IRod. Seems to think IRod will clash with Trey.
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Interesting
I think it’d be good for our pitching staff. If Pudge is our catcher for Zack, I guarantee at least one no-hitter this season. He’ll at least know how to handle the staff….
Oh, and our ERA will go down as we won’t give up over 1 base a game due to a poor backstop….
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and our runs scored will also drop by 0.5 a game
by having a hitter somehow worse than Betancourt in the lineup
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 3, 2009 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
I did not say that
I quoted what a 10 year major league veteran told me….
Not to be nit picky but that quote was not from me…and I clearly stated it that way
Still….I don’t thikn this would be a good signing at all
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by gashousegang on Dec 4, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
I just hope it doesn't block a potential Podsednik deal
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 4, 2009 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
As regards Boras clients, Jon Heyman is a shill for Scott Boras
Heyman has sold his soul to Boras in exchange for getting “exclusive” info from Boras about his clients. Anything that Heyman says about a Boras client should be regarded as a direct quote from Boras and weighted accordingly.
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