I think this is a good deal for the Royals, though, and Moore should get credit for making his team better. . . Dayton Moore has made a lot of bad moves, but this is not one of them. He made his team better without spending significant resources to do so. Kudos to him for a nice signing.
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It seems like most of the comments on this site reacted to the Ankiel signing thusly: “Dayton Moore is a shitty GM, so I don’t like the Rick Ankiel signing.” It was a decent signing. Ankiel isn’t a good player, but he’s decent and Moore paid a decent price for him. Meh. Well, meh that improves the team. Maybe a little more than meh.
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by Scott McKinney on Jan 23, 2010 9:28 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
the only way i think this move makes sense...
is if it leads to a davey trade…otherwise i think its just wasting money that could be better used elsewhere. signing old/risky players to 1 years contracts makes no sense for a team in the position that the royals are in. Now, if Davey is traded, we really need another OF to field a major league OF….I’d prefer a guy closer to the minimum, but would not have a huge problem with Ankiel then.
If projections are correct, the Ankiel deal was about market value…but does his value project to be over $3 million more than Maier’s?
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by billybeingbilly on Jan 23, 2010 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Pods and Anderson were wasting money
Ankiel is a decent one year space filler (although they could and should have signed someone better for that purpose). DDJ/Maier/Ankiel is a decent OF solution for this year. Ankiel is certainly an upgrade over Pods and Anderson.
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by Scott McKinney on Jan 23, 2010 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
yeah...its not awful in itself...
but following the Pods signing…this is dumb…unless davey is traded
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by billybeingbilly on Jan 23, 2010 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
or Guillen is just flat out let go?
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by averagegatsby on Jan 23, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
i think guillen is pretty irrelevant in this discussion...
i think his presence on the team mostly cuts into Berts ABs
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by billybeingbilly on Jan 23, 2010 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
I just don't get the positive Maier comments whatsoever
The guy didn’t have a .300 OBP until August! I could care less what a player does the last two months when nothing matters. The Royals were already one of the worst teams in baseball by then. Can you say he improved? Yeah maybe, but its more a function of performing in garbage time.
However, Ankiel has the potential to slug .500. Which Royal can say that? Butler? Guillen on roids?
by GobbleforCyoung on Jan 23, 2010 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
But he had a .300OBP
A .333 OBP in fact. Which is almost exactly league average. Something beyond a few of the everyday “stars” of the Royals.
but he had a good end of summer
he sucks….Remember Davies, Ryan Shealy etc…they looked good too at the end of the year
by GobbleforCyoung on Jan 23, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Maier's OBP
Went above .300 for 7th game, on April 24th. It went sub .300 for 12 games at the end of July before recovering for good.
That pattern isn’t consistent with a guy suddenly discovering a fluke ability to get on base.
Look at me: ...
…I just rec’d a NYRoyal comment. …Key here: More than meh. – TL
"Sir,--It has been wittily remarked that there are three kinds of falsehood: the first is a 'fib,' the second is a downright lie, and the third and most aggravated is statistics." *The National Observer* (June 13, 1891): p. 93-94.
agreed
I agree with nyroyal… I understand the hatred towards other moves (pods, yuniesky, kendall, farny, guillen) but this is good deal. He may not be a terrific player, but when your a team like the royals, you have to take a number of risks to compete. Hate gmdm all you want, but lets at least be reasonable here and react to each move fairly. I’m sorry, but despite his low obp, he is still our 2nd best outfielder, and if he bounces back as in 08, he’s worlds better than anyone else we have (sorry mitch) and this will be a steal. And when you realize jose guillen may be on his way out because of this, it looks even better!
by kcfan92 on Jan 23, 2010 10:33 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Every OF move...
…made this off-season has pointed toward Guillen having no role in 2010. Great! – TL
"Sir,--It has been wittily remarked that there are three kinds of falsehood: the first is a 'fib,' the second is a downright lie, and the third and most aggravated is statistics." *The National Observer* (June 13, 1891): p. 93-94.
I understand Guillen fields like Crap
But the guy can hit. Why not play him at DH and back up outfield
This team has alot of unknowns, but it also has some potential.
If you rotate DDJ, Ankiel, Pods, Fields, Maier, Guillen in the outfield
Rotate Beancourt and Aviles at SS, Callaspo and Geitz 2nd, Geitz, Gordon, callaspo at 3rd. Butler at 1st. Kendall and Pena at catcher.
then at DH hit Guillen and Callaspo.
who knows what could happen.
Uhhh...
I understand Guillen fields like Crap. But the guy can hit.
No, he can’t.
2008: .738 OPS, .318 wOBA
2009: .681 OPS, .304 wOBA
He’s done. Put him out to pasture.
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by Sweep_the_Leg on Jan 23, 2010 5:52 PM EST up reply actions
Awesome greatness will surely ensue.
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by philofthenorth on Jan 23, 2010 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
isn't there a big difference between signing someone who is 30, rather
than someone who is 34? I just wonder where the cut-off is for calling someone “old”. Its
not like he can’t run any more and field his position (Jose).
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
30 is neither young nor old
A player at that age isn’t likely to improve or decline much.
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by Scott McKinney on Jan 23, 2010 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
but in that respect
this could be seen as another case of dayton treating a 30 year old like he’s a 19 year old
Ankiel is still new to hitting!
He can still get better!
I guarantee you that was part of the thought process
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There's plenty...
…of room for improvement at 30. Look at Raul Ibanez. – TL
"Sir,--It has been wittily remarked that there are three kinds of falsehood: the first is a 'fib,' the second is a downright lie, and the third and most aggravated is statistics." *The National Observer* (June 13, 1891): p. 93-94.
I'm going to pick on you some more now
but only a little, and I’ll try and be nice about it. ;)
First, we have to remember that our perception of older players improving over the last decade is… a little tainted. I am not suggesting that Ibanez was cheating, he’s one of the exceptions to the decline phase rule.
Second, while it is certainly true that some players inexplicably improve in their 30s, the actual evidence pre-1995 shows that the vast majority of players begin to decline once the second digit in their odometer rolls over. Given the effect of PED usage, I’m not willing — yet! — to presume that this has changed any in a tested environment. Perhaps after a decade or so, we might see an alteration in the growth/decline curve, but I will note that even with the steroid era, that curve only moved about one year to the right (players were peaking at 28 rather than 27, and didn’t begin to decline until 31 rather than 30).
It’s okay to make a move with an eye toward the possibility such a player will improve, so long as the deal’s not stupid (and in this case, it was not; I like the signing quite a bit), but one has to do so with the understanding that you’re bucking the odds.
Which is to say, if you’re the GM and you sign a 30-year-old and drone on about how you’re sure he’ll only get better, you probably ought to look into a career in real estate or something. If you sign him and say, “We realize there’s a risk here, but our analysis leads is to believe that in this case it’s a risk worth taking,” that’s a completely different ball of twine.
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Of course I'll make...
…no argument that Pods, Kendall, or Guillen will improve. There seems, however, to be room for pitching improvement into your thirties (see numerous exhibits of medium-to-soft-tossing lefties for examples). And I agree that our recent 10-15 year sample of tainted players doesn’t help any (legit) late-blooming arguments.
Although I cited Ibanez, I really do think that Ankiel could have a nice 3-year run if he can minimize injuries. His style of play (e.g. A. Rowandish) might be his biggest barrier to that kind of sustained stretch of above-averagishness. But his knowledge of the everyday game at the ML level, particularly of the strike zone, might still be on the rise. And strike-zone knowledge can only help him.
The trick is this: Is Seitzer the guy to bring this out of Ankiel? – TL
"Sir,--It has been wittily remarked that there are three kinds of falsehood: the first is a 'fib,' the second is a downright lie, and the third and most aggravated is statistics." *The National Observer* (June 13, 1891): p. 93-94.
another factor for Ankiel is that
he hasn’t been a hitter for most of his pre-30 years, so he may be a special case
Conversation b/t Special baseball operations consultant Zapp Brannigan and GM Dayton Moore: "...but paper covers rock and rock crushes scissors...we have a conundrum. Get me some paper, a rock, and some scissors."
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 25, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
He definitely transformed 2009's Ankiel
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 25, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
and when Ibanez was 30, he was making around the league minimum
basicallly a no-risk signing
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 23, 2010 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
I agree
It’s a one year deal with upside and limited downside. I don’t know what the buyout is but I’m sure it’s minimal. Unlike the Jacobs deal KC didn’t have to give up another player to get Ankiel so it could payoff well. Chone and the Fan projections both have him as more valuable than what KC is paying him so it seems like a good deal. If he returns to his basic one season form (167 gms) in ‘07-’08 then you have to love the return KC will be getting. Especially if he is playing RF opposite DDJ in left and an replacement level player like Maier-Pods-BA.
The player this could hurt the most not surprisingly could be Kila. KC without a DDJ trade will be left with Ankiel, Maier, DDJ, Pods, B-Anderson, Guillen and Willie Boom Boom as outfielders. Possibly meaning Fields won’t get any OF time and thus clouding Kila’s ability to get any DH/1b at bats.
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
the downside isnt exactly limited
he hit terribly last year and isn’t great in the position that now dayton supposedly wants him in
Positions could be coach/GM speak. I’ll wait to see where they actually play him. GMDM is playing the upside card he usually does. Hoping/Wishing he reaches full potential. This team isn’t gonna compete this season so I don’t mind “Wishing on a Star”. I had hoped he would come out with a player with a more disciplined approach but GMDM isn’t gonna change anytime soon and we should stop thinking he is going to. Hopefully he finds a diamond in the rough prior to 2011 or 2012
I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
While I agree that Ankiel could make the team better and is a decent signing on its own,
I don’t think it’s a good signing for the Royals today. Maybe it will be on opening day when we know who is and isn’t a Royal. Either way, this move places Guillen on the chopping block (good) and DDJ and Callaspo on the trade block. Just have to wait and see what Moore does before this move can be judged.
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Agreed, he's better than Scotty Pods
and he’ll likely be here just one year, so it’s not an awful deal. Still seems a waste of money, though, that could have been spent developing younger talent. Who’s kidding who – the Royals are not going to contend next season. It’s not just a rebuilding year, there’s going to be three more years of rebuilding process before Moore’s alleged improvement of the minor league system bears fruit. I don’t see how signing yet another low-OBP oft-injured ex-HGH-using thirty-year-old outfielder now helps rebuilding.
Sad. Ankiel is now the fifth best non-pitcher and eighth- or ninth-
best player, depending on where you rank Banny, on the Royals. On a contending team he’d be about the 20th best.
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comparing the Royals to a contender
… is depressing. My friend asked me how many Royals could play a significant role for the 2000 Red Sox. My answer:
Greinke: As good as the Sox rotation is, Greinke would make it even better.
Soria: He and Bard setting up Papelbon might be the best 1-2-3 ever seen.
Butler: Platoon DH with Ortiz, and maybe the occasional 1B start. Not an everyday player.
A few other guys (e.g., DDJ) would be useful bench players, but basically that’s it. The Royals are a long way from being good, and their inability to compete for top-tier free agents is only a small part of the problem.
Sox LF
Jacoby Ellsbury. (Mike Cameron will play CF.)
I’d take Ellsbury over DDJ, but reasonable opinion could differ.
Comparing the Royals to a decent team
is depressing. When I said “contending team,” I was thinking about one with a .540-.560 winning percentage, good enough to compete in a mediocre division. The Red Sox are much better than that.
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sorry
The Royals are my second-favorite team because (1) my best friend lives in Overland Park, and (2) I’m the Royals’ beat guy for a Red Sox fan site (sonsofsamhorn.net).
My friend got me a Brian Bannister T-shirt for Christmas. I can’t f—-ing wait to wear it to Fenway this spring— good times!! I’ll beat at least one person asks if we’re related.
(I also own Greinke and Meche T-shirts. Wearing Sox tees around here is as passe as Abercrombie & Fitch in the rest of the country.)
let me be the contrarian
I think this is a good signing.
For one thing, it’s clear that Jose Guillen will either be DFA’d, or given one last chance to redeem himself as a DH. Good to see hard evidence that DM understands the concept of a sunk cost.
If Ankiel regains his 2007-08 form, he either gets traded for value at the deadline, or the Royals net a draft pick or two when he signs elsewhere next winter. The sandwich pick is probably worth close to the $3mm the Royals will pay Ankiel; two picks would be worth more than that. I think gambling on a bounce-back year by Ankiel is a decent wager; so the signing isn’t bad, even before you consider the 2010 on-field impact.
Ankiel pushes Maier to the bench, and Anderson to the minors, which is probably where each of them belong. A DDJ-Pods-Ankiel should be about average defensively, and could be close to league-average offensively. Yes, that’s faint praise, but that’s a huge improvement over last year’s squad— with only $5mm or so spent, and no commitment beyond 2010.
If Moore signed Adam Everett to play SS, to be replaced by Mike Aviles when/if he’s 100% and proves it with a strong rehab stint in Omaha, I’d consider this a good offseason overall. Moore was wise to spend his money on the likes of Arguelles and Calixte, rather than signing one shiny free agent in a futile attempt to polish the turd that is the 2010 team.
by aquaman213 on Jan 23, 2010 1:46 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
We hope...
For one thing, it’s clear that Jose Guillen will either be DFA’d, or given one last chance to redeem himself as a DH. Good to see hard evidence that DM understands the concept of a sunk cost.
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Draft compensation
Is determined on what the player did the last two years I believe. Ankiel was so piss poor last year, I would have to think he’d have to put up an All-Star type season to qualify as even a Type B free agent.
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draft comp
Thought it was 3 years, weighted most heavily toward year 3.
If Adrian Beltre was a Type B after his horrendous 2009, I have to think Type B status is in reach for Ankiel.
He wasn't this year
And his “good” year is still counting heavily. He is going to have to really rake to make it this year.
that's true
But define “really rake.” 800 OPS?
Also, I think the Elias ratings are primitive enough to use stats like RBI. Almost anyone can drive in 90 runs batting in the heart of a major-league lineup, which Ankiel will do so long as he’s healthy and doesn’t completely s—- the bed.
Its only based on two years
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2009-11-16-complete-elias-rankings_N.htm
Ankiel is grouped in with 1B and other OF. This winter he wasn’t particularly close to being a Type B free agent (#66 among 1B/OF with 50 being the cutoff) and that was factoring in his 119 OPS+ 25 HR season in 2008. He’d have to improve on that, or hope that the other 1B/OF drop quite a bit to qualify for Type B status.
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beltre was injured
BIG difference
when you miss time due to injury, you get credit for still being yourslef in the stupid elias system
ankiel played a ton and was horrible
Ankiel was never the same after crashing into the wall early in the season
1.14.10, the day I went green.
also note
Beltre was better in his career worst season of 2009 (2.4 WAR) than Rick Ankiel was in his “awesome” 2.0 WAR 2008.
On an unrelated side note Khalil Greene better be good this next season, otherwise his coming back from mental health issues just isn’t really that inspiring at all.
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 24, 2010 2:00 AM EST up reply actions
DDJ-Pods Ankiel
only has a chance of being average defensively if the Royals align them right — DDJ is the only one of the three who might still be able to play an average CF. Ankiel is bad in CF, a bit above average at best in the corners. Pods is average in the corners and would be at least as bad as Ankiel in CF. So if you do Pods/LF, DDJ/CF, Ankiel/RF, it might be above average, but just brealy.
Oh, and Pods horrible with the bat and on the bases, so he’s basically Willie BLoomquist (his “advantage” at the plate is nulfillied by his inability to play the infield). Ankiel will be fortunate to be league average with the bat… and that’s not good for a non-awesome defensive outfielder. If he’s league average overall in 2010, the Royals should consider themselves lucky.
DDJ is a above average overall, but not enough to make up for the amount Ankiel and (especially) Pods are below average.
MITCH is clearly superior to Pods (MITCH’s offense is poor, but MITCH is far superior defensively), and is arguably at least as “good” as Ankiel.
And MITCH isn’t very good.
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 23, 2010 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
try to keep a positive attitude
Otherwise, when the Royals finally do break through, you’ll be like one of those old, bitter Red Sox fans who hates the girls with pink “B” hats and that everyone in town can name the team’s entire starting lineup. Like those are bad things.
I was here for the bad old days. They weren’t so bad. If I had to choose between experiencing 2004 and 2007, or experiencing Pedro Martinez in his prime (probably saw him live 15-20 times), I’m not sure which I’d choose.
Kinda surprised how down on this the MSM was
Mellinger seemed to hate the deal and the guys on 810 just hammered it saying it was a move to sign a “name” that didn’t make the team appreciably better.
I think its a nice value signing, but just indicative of (a) how badly DM has done in building depth; and (b) how haphazardly he is forming a 25 man roster. And to top it all off, he allegedly sees Ankiel as a CF even though DJ and even Pods are better options, and Ankiel has the arm to play RF, where they plant to put DJ and his pop gun arm.
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Yeah, I mean it's not like he didn't already sign 53 other OFers this winter
That’s what I don’t get. I understand Ankiel has come down into the bargain range, I think this is a good bet for the Royals. I just wish DM hadn’t rushed to sign Pods, BA, etc. And from his past track record, nothing can be inferred about the JoGui situation. He’s just as likely to be on the team today as he was 3 months ago. DM likes to talk, but he doesn’t like to back up his talk with corresponding actions. “We want young players with 0-3 years of service time.” Who does he sign? Scotty Pods, Jason Kendall, Rick Ankiel. Do any of those fit that? Didn’t think so. I think DM makes a new plan every week.
haphazard?
Don’t take what DM says at face value; he might be pimping DDJ for a trade. The MFY still haven’t resolved their LF situation.
At any rate, I don’t see a “haphazard” 25-man roster construction:
C— Kendall
1B— Butler
2B— Callaspo
3B— Gordon
SS— Betancourt
OF— DDJ, Pods, Ankiel
DH— Guillen/TBD
Bench— B.Pena, Getz, Maier, Bloomquist, TBD
SP— Greinke, Meche, Banny, Tejeda, Davies
RP— Soria, Cruz, Farnsworth, Osuna, Bullington, Herges
Obviously, we can debate whether DM has made good moves, or whether some of my assumptions (e.g., Callaspo over Getz, Hochevar to Omaha) are correct, but I wouldn’t call DM’s moves haphazard. You might not like where he’s going, but it’s hardly a mystery wrapped in a riddle wrapped in an enigma.
Where is Josh Fields?
Getz is a starter – Dayton has all but said so. So where does that leave Callaspo?
And it even goes beyond positional haphazard roster management. He doesn’t have this team going towards any kind of identity. It doesn’t seem like he assembling a team in any kind of image except perhaps to replicate the plot of the movie “Major League.”
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Callaspo
For 2010 alone, Getz may be the way to go— but it means taking a write-off on a potentially valuable asset in Callaspo. If DM isn’t going to give Callaspo a chance to compete for the 2B job, he should trade him for whatever he can get now— because once word gets out that Moore thinks Callaspo can’t stick at 2B, his value will drop to near zero. (Callaspo has a good bat for a 2B, but a mediocre-to-bad one for a corner man or DH.) So, knowing the 2010 club isn’t going anywhere, I’d give Callaspo half a season to show something in the field; then, if Getz was my preferred long-term choice, I’d trade Callaspo for whatever I could.
The lack of “identity” is a function of a lack of quality young, major-league ready players. Without that, any club (especially a small-market one) is necessarily a patchwork of veterans and 4-A guys. At this point, the lack of major-league ready talent is still Allard Baird’s fault, though personally, I’m not excited about the progress to date of Moore’s “program.”
If you want “identity,” throw 6/40 at Billy Butler and see if he bites. Otherwise, there’s not much to do except wait. The club is committed to very few players beyond this season, and only Greinke beyond 2011. When you’re rebuilding, flexibility trumps identity. It’s unsatisfying, but it’s reality.
Actually...
Callaspo has a good bat for a 2B, but a mediocre-to-bad one for a corner man or DH
Callaspo put up a .813 OPS in 2009. That would have ranked him 14th out of 51 3B who got 100 or more ABs in 2009.
In a theoretical universe where you could insert Bert into the lineup for 162 games at third, 18 out of 30 MLB teams would have improved their 2009 production by doing so… and his 2009 numbers aren’t that far off his 2008 “second-half” numbers …which is to say he’s been a pretty good hitter ever since returning from his 2008 stint on the DL for “undisclosed reasons”…and also to say that he’s currently sitting on a one-and-a-half-season-long streak of hitting better than your average 3B.
What about Dusty Hughes?
He seemed to have a good showing late last year. Also at fanfest I got a “sweet” Hughes game used jersey for $40. Seriously though, he and Rosa may be better alternatives to Bully and Herges.
we should hope it's haphazard
if this roster is carefully planned, then Dayton Moore might need to be tested to see if he needs special ed
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 23, 2010 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
If nothing else....
I could see DM possibly building up some trade bait that doesn’t include losing our prospects, like in the Betancourt deal last year. I think that the “process” really is in the works and that DM will eventually build a competitive roster. We have some high quality talent in the minors that we need to hold on to, so if that means signing tested, but questionable players like Pods and Ankiel now, then so be it. I’m waiting the 2 or 3 years that it takes to get Crow, Moustakas, and Montgomery up to the Majors and then we will really see the process in action.
we've been watching the process
Dayton favors raw power, “agressiveness,” and the well-known hidden upside of fat middle infielders and hacking outfielders in their 30s
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by Matt Klaassen on Jan 23, 2010 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
At Least He
Hasn’t selected anyone over 30 years old or over 300 pounds in the draft……..yet.
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by philofthenorth on Jan 24, 2010 2:25 AM EST up reply actions
What planet is this?
These are the moves of a panicking GM, finally convinced that he’s not good at what everybody think’s he’s good at. He just looked in the cupboard that he’s been responsible for keeping stocked for three years and SURPRISE! it’s empty!
So this isn’t Jose Guillen/Kyle Farnsworth bad? Really? What kind of Stockholm syndrome is this? The man just spent 3.5 million out of what, 78 million, to replace the last past-his-peak outfielder he destroyed our team with?
It’s cute that it’s only for one year and he’s projected to be a 1-war player, but that’s not the point. Why is Dayton Moore acquiring players for one year? So we can make a run to the playoffs?! So Ankiel can be a placeholder for…who exactly? If it’s for Maier, he’ll only be a block. Is this for some other unknown prodigy in the minors that we haven’t heard of yet?
The point is that this isn’t the straw that broke the camel’s back. That corpse is actually keeping quite well in the arid air, but this is just trampling all over those poor little humps.
Let’s review:
1. He either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care about statistical analysis.
2. Statistically, he’ll get a couple right.
3. This is not one of them.
4. He doesn’t understand that players peak between 27-28.
5. He doesn’t understand value.
6. He doesn’t understand our place in the win continuum.
7. Out limited faith in “the process” is based on the idea that he was at one point, a good scout and the good players would eventually start trickling in.
8. He’s not a good scout!!!
9. The process has been abandoned, if it was ever actually being pursued. The “process” is a euphemism for “give me time.”
That time has come, sir.
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by Justin Bopp on Jan 24, 2010 2:39 AM EST reply actions 7 recs
My predictions for Opening Day
Nothing changes. DDJ and Guillen will both be on this team. Callaspo will get to sit the bench a lot, and Podsednik or Ankiel will play CF. And to take it a step further, Gordon and Fields will split time at 3rd.
I say this in the hope that I will at least jinx some of it, but I really do believe that. DM has his own brand of logic when it comes to constructing a roster and not much of it makes sense.
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