Friday Rockpile: Rockies look to the past with still-free agent Justin Speier
by Russ Oates on Jan 22, 2010 7:41 AM MST
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Rockies looking into Speier, Freel | ColoradoRockies.com: News
In what looks like to be the only news related directly to the Rockies, Thomas Harding reports that the Rockies are interested in former Rockies reliever Justin Speier and utility man Ryan Freel.
Speier has spent the last three seasons with the Angels and hasn't come close to replicating his peak years of 2005-06. In the last two seasons his ERA has ballooned over 5.00, his WHIP went up into the 1.4 range, and his FIPs were 5.81 and 4.85. The Angels released Speier back in the middle of August.
As for Freel, he's versatile in that he can play second and third and all three outfield positions, but it'd be hard for him to overtake any of our current bench players with his lack of a bat. Though the real deal here is that we also get Farney, that imaginary voice in Freel's head that he talks with from time to time.
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The Royals signed Scott Boras client Rick Ankiel. Royals Review puts it best:
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Remember when the rumor was that the Royals were considering Rick Ankiel, Scotty Pods and Randy Winn. That was incorrect: they are considering all of them, to comprise in sum the 2010 outfield. When Dayton signed Brian Anderson, we assumed that that meant no Scotty Pods. When he signed Pods, we assumed no Ankiel/Winn/anyone else.
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Isn't it going to be fun to be a Royals fan and watch that outfield this season?
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TULO = 2010 MVP!
LETS GO WINGS!
by TuLoRocks2008 on Jan 22, 2010 11:36 AM MST up reply actions
Good lord what is wrong with Dayton Moore.
I love Ankiel’s story, but that’s rounding out a pretty horrible outfield.
the man has a type
some prefer blondes, others brunettes. Dayton Moore prefers guys past their “prime” with low OBP skillz
Attention Whore.
Keeping options open.
While I’m not loving the new focus on washed up “veterans”, this quote from Harding sums up what’s going on I think:
Part of the club’s strategy is to monitor the market to see if a quality player falls into its price range.
While the FO plays the waiting game I don’t see any issue with a few low risk signings. You never know how things will shake out and I’m glad they aren’t limiting themselves and overpaying a sub par guy.
bwahahahahahaahhahaha
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jan 22, 2010 10:17 AM MST up reply actions
Just saw that the Angels will be paying almost all of the contract
They must have really wanted to dump him.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 12:11 PM MST up reply actions
Pittsburgh Pirates
looks like their Opening Day payroll will total $35.65M, $4-5M less than even the lowly Padres
Attention Whore.
Now the question is who will win less games.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 10:23 AM MST up reply actions
The Nationals.
NEVER SURRENDER DREAMS
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I stand by my prediction
that the Natinals will finish ahead of the Mets
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Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
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Did you watch Hurt Locker yet?
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
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Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
They might
The Mets rotation is a joke after Santana.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 10:30 AM MST up reply actions
Hey if the Nats decide to bring up Strasburg
and they now have “The Magical Marquis” why not?
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Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
And hey
They had a better brecord than the Mets for the last four months of last season.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 10:43 AM MST up reply actions
To the Natinals....
….finishing ahead of the Mets does count as a playoff appearance.
Watching the purple row from high atop the big brown monolith on California Ave
great minds :)
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
That is unreal
they must be minting money with that low of a payroll
they claim it's going to Latin America
but when Paul Maholm is your highest paid player at $4.5M…
Attention Whore.
Eh...if they know they are going to suck for a while
no point in dishing out bad FA contracts just to spend money. But the cash has to be reinvested in the draft and latin america
Heh...I just noticed the tag line change :) well done...and well done by holly96
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
What line are we talking about?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 7:14 PM MST up reply actions
Oh yeah
How could I forget?
Good job holly96.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 7:29 PM MST up reply actions
Heh...watching 2009 Year in Review on MLB Network
Tom Verducci said other than the Twins/Tigers tiebreaker, that the SpillySlam game was the game of the year!
I like him more now…lol
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Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
THAT GAME WAS AMAZING
I watched the whole game (one of few I could watch all year) and it was just..maybe the 4th most memorable Rockies game of my life.
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
by GoRockies!! on Jan 22, 2010 11:41 AM MST up reply actions
I bet
watching it wasn’t as great as being there, I wouldn’t know but being there was AMAZING and intense.
JFK
I heard via text message while in Disneyworld :(
I didn’t witness the game in any regard.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 22, 2010 3:18 PM MST up reply actions
I guess it's not "the happiest place on Earth" then?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 7:17 PM MST up reply actions
Not really
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 25, 2010 9:02 AM MST up reply actions
I don't really care about these signings.
They’re all low risk, low cost signings…brb office wants me :P lol
Remember old folks, I'm just 18 years old =]
Because we can't understand how valuable players are until they get awards
Jayson Stark says that we should create an award for best relief pitcher. Even setting aside the debate about how valuable closers really are, does a player’s value hinge on how many awards he receives? Do baseball writers even understand what makes a good closer? Would this award have any worth? Wouldn’t it just cause more arguments between the stat-heads and the old-school guys? Oof.
by controlled_slide on Jan 22, 2010 11:57 AM MST reply actions
blergh reply fail...sorry
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Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
did you miss the stuff at the bottom of that article?!
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 12:14 PM MST up reply actions
OT (kinda)
I just watched Dexter jump over Utley on Youtube. It’s still awesome.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
I could just watch that again and again
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
When Dex made the jump
I thought the entire section I was sitting in was going to lose its collective mind, myself included. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
Well, I know I surely lost my mind.....
well what was left of it…
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
I thought there already was the Rolaids' Relief Man of the Year?
Winners this year. Mariano Rivera and Heath Bell..
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
That's not a BBWAA award though
So it has less cachet in the writers community come Hall of Fame induction time.
by controlled_slide on Jan 22, 2010 12:03 PM MST up reply actions
oh right.....
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
per Jayson Stark
Rockfish: We keep hearing the Rockies talked to the Marlins about Dan Uggla, and the two sides “kicked it around” actively, according to one source familiar with those discussions. But the Rockies seem to be more zoned in on free-agent options — primarily Miguel Tejada, Orlando Cabrera or Orlando Hudson — if the price tag drops.
If there’s enough money left over, indications are that the Rockies also would love to figure out a way to bring Jason Giambi back as a bench bat if he can’t find more regular work elsewhere.
Uggla sure, Tejada sure, Hudson sure, keep Orlando Cabrera far far far away from this team. He’s Barmes but worse.
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No way Uggla happens now
besides it would be quite a drop defensively from Barmes. I agree about OCab, he doesn’t make much sense to me. My fingers are still crossed that we somehow get Odawg :(
Please no Uggla.
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
Cook will refuse to pitch if Uggla plays 2B
Attention Whore.
by Muzia on Jan 22, 2010 12:31 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
lol...that's funny...
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
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Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
lol...
well thanks to Uggla it made Cook look that much better in getting out of that jam.
by Colsportsfan on Jan 22, 2010 12:48 PM MST up reply actions
True, but his ASG pitch count (also thanks to Uggla) set him off bad for weeks afterward
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I'd be leery
Of trading prospects (no matter how good their potential may be) to Florida for a year of Uggla. I just don’t think he’d add that much to the team over Barmes. I’m on board with signing cheap free agents, but we don’t need to be trading prospects right now.
by controlled_slide on Jan 22, 2010 12:57 PM MST up reply actions
Just for funsies, WAR wise in 2009
Uggla: 2.9
Hudson: 2.9
Tejada: 2.1 (when changing the position adjustment to 2B)
Barmes: 1.9
Cabrera: 0.1 (when changing the position adjustment to 2B)
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 22, 2010 1:03 PM MST up reply actions
I'd take Hudson
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 1:07 PM MST up reply actions
I'm curious
Was anyone at the July 4th, 2008 Rockies-Marlins game? I just found my Patriotic Rockies hat and it reminded me of how awesome that game was.
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by BringBackBenitoSantiago on Jan 22, 2010 12:49 PM MST reply actions
IMO
that is the best game I’ll probably ever see. Just the combination of the game and the fireworks was something special. I actually got fired from my job because I chose to go. Worth it
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by BringBackBenitoSantiago on Jan 22, 2010 2:14 PM MST up reply actions
Best game I've ever been to
I was in a box suite with my buddy’s company, then went down on the grass for fireworks.
I think RMN was
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 1:34 PM MST up reply actions
nope, I was there the night before
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 2:01 PM MST up reply actions
That game was awesome too
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 2:07 PM MST up reply actions
That whole season
“Kevin Gregg is pitching. We win.”
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 2:09 PM MST up reply actions
Kevin Gregg didn't pitch enough that year
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 2:10 PM MST up reply actions
Silverblood and I were both there
So insane and SO much fun. We didn’t have tickets together but they were both in the bleachers, so we spent the whole game hopping from seat to seat until people came back with their food, and we’d move on. It was awesome.
Sam's Town -- The Killers
The best part of that game was the Holliday Grand Slam
As good as the bottom of the 9th was when they competed the comeback it was that response after the Marlins had scored four in the top of the 7th that was the pinnacle of that game for me.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 1:47 PM MST up reply actions
I just remember how crazy it got after that Slam. Freaking great moment
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by BringBackBenitoSantiago on Jan 22, 2010 2:18 PM MST up reply actions
As far as Speier...
maybe the Rox just need a Speier, any Speier, in the organization?
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Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
A Speier by any other name....
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I think RMN was
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 1:33 PM MST up reply actions
Oops
Meant to respond to BBBS
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 1:33 PM MST up reply actions
I miss Ryan Speier already
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 2:01 PM MST up reply actions
this
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 6:03 PM MST up reply actions
Sheets
Has anyone heard anything regarding the Rockies and if they are AT ALL interested in Ben Sheets?
Some hope?
by rockiesfan4ever on Jan 22, 2010 1:15 PM MST reply actions
They're not.
They didn’t attend his demonstration earlier in the week.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 1:16 PM MST up reply actions
Definitely a no.
At least 13 teams attended his workout, and the Rockies weren’t one of them. I’m glad. His demands and risk factor don’t fit in here
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 22, 2010 1:21 PM MST up reply actions
Although I agree that going after Sheets would be a bad idea
I was flipping through Baseball Reference, as is my wont, and discovered that he’s 5th all-time in career K/BB. That surprised me.
by controlled_slide on Jan 22, 2010 2:45 PM MST up reply actions
Interesting list
The best career rate by an active pitcher who pitched for the Rockies at one time…..is this guy.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 22, 2010 3:12 PM MST up reply actions
hard to walk people when you're grooving fastballs
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 6:04 PM MST up reply actions
he's absolutely stunning when it comes to K/BB
When he’s healthy, it’s hard to find a better pitcher
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 6:04 PM MST up reply actions
Justin Speier
I would like to say that if Justin Speier could regain his skills to be like the Toronto Blue Jays then he would be an EXTREMELY useful addition to this bullpen. Its definitly worth a shot in my opinion, because he has the potential to be a lockdown 7th-8th inning guy.
I know this because Ive probably watched over 200 blue jays games :) Go Canada!
I know it too from watching him pitch for the Rockies
I wouldn’t mind tossing him a NRI. Apodaca seems to do well with bringing back the usefulness of veterans.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 22, 2010 1:22 PM MST up reply actions
As seen in The Onion:
“Sabermetric Fan Eschews Purchase of Super-2-Arbitration-Eligible Left Fielder’s Jersey For Jersey of High-UZR Shortstop With Less Than 6 Years of Team Control”
Attention Whore.
So in order to keep our staff with players over 40
Pedro anyone?
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he's 38
I’d take the hell out of Pedro
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 2:02 PM MST up reply actions
why would you want him
he’s really not that good
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 2:03 PM MST up reply actions
I'm sure you mean Keith Weiser
Alan Johnson is the local joke
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 2:06 PM MST up reply actions
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
WTH?? arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
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Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
Everyone cancel the early victory party :(
Really though, while I wouldn’t have minded him coming back, there are plenty of comparable options. I’m also assuming Philly was willing to pay him more than we were, so I’m glad we aren’t bidding up the price of old pitchers. :)
The Phils payroll is getting a little...................
How shall I put this?
Enormous!!!
It’s almost like they are Evil Empire South, Boston is Evil Empire North and the Yankees are Evil Empire HQ.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 2:05 PM MST up reply actions
I'm not too disappointed
I think a lot of the success he had with us was a SSS fluke.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 1:50 PM MST up reply actions
Renck has a nice post up.
I may have missed this:
Eric Young Jr. left winter ball early because of a bruised knee as a precaution.
A quote from Street:
It doesn’t do much good to be on a team that’s not going to win. And this team is going to win a lot.
Also, apparently Cook has lost some weight and is in great shape.
I don’t think I’ve ever heard that about a baseball player in the off-season.
sarcasm?
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 2:04 PM MST up reply actions
making sure
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 2:06 PM MST up reply actions
also, EY2 is going to get some time at 3rd....that should be interesting..
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Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
Pretty sure they've talked about that before in connection with Hawpe covering 1B
It will indeed be interesting
I'm predicting ugly
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 2:07 PM MST up reply actions
His speed would seem wasted to me at third
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 2:09 PM MST up reply actions
As a fallback option if we can't get a proper utility player, I'm fine with it.
I can’t imagine he could spend much time over there.
Helton may end up being the most rested of our staerts (other than Iannetta).
Which means our backup there will be seeing more significant playing time than the other benchies.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 2:15 PM MST up reply actions
Unless I'm missing something, that would mean Hawpe (or a TBD util guy)
My feeling is that they’re considering Hawpe at 1B and EY2 at 2B/3B as a fall back depending on what kind of infield util they can sign. More about expanding options than thinking EY2 has any future at 3B.
Yes, that's all correct.
That’s what was being discussed up above, isn’t it? Now I’m confused.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 2:19 PM MST up reply actions
I think I read your comment about 1B in reference to EY2
instead of it just referencing a backup in general.
I see what you’re saying now & agree, the backup at 1B will probably be the most important.
3B is all about reaction time
I don’t think he has it.
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 6:04 PM MST up reply actions
Agreed
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 7:19 PM MST up reply actions
Honestly, best case scenario for EYJ, IMO
is Chone Figgins lite
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 6:05 PM MST up reply actions
the lite being a .360 OBP max
and fielding somewhere between suspect and slightly above average
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 6:49 PM MST up reply actions
That would be good
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 7:20 PM MST up reply actions
EY Jr. also got sick during winer ball.
He had a rough go.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 2:09 PM MST up reply actions
After being away from PR for 20 days...
it has taken me four days to read everything that I missed. Good Lord there were a lot of comments during that time.
Now to write PR Academy on all of this offseason stuff…should be up by tomorrow.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 2:23 PM MST up reply actions
Yes. Everything.
I am very thorough—which is why my articles are sometimes so long.
Eschew Obfuscation!
Are you going to update the payroll figures
now that pretty much everyone is signed?
I’m thinking it’s around $85 million or so.
We’re moving into the “upper middle class” neighborhood.
New decade, new result: time for a Rockies' division championship.
probably going to go over 85
if we sign a utility guy. It doesn’t seem like there’s anyway to avoid that.
Well, we were 14th in end of year payroll in 2009...
we should be in that range again for 2010 ODP.
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Were any of them actually related to baseball and/or rockies?
Saved by the buoyancy of citrus.
by coolopotamus on Jan 22, 2010 5:03 PM MST up reply actions
AY!
quit pinning the creepy on me, lots of people were being creepy
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 6:06 PM MST up reply actions
touche
and besides, you landed an interview with Clint Barmes. (Which is related to creepy I-have-no-earthly-clue-how, but still…)
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by coolopotamus on Jan 22, 2010 6:16 PM MST up reply actions
THANK YOU.
thanks for noticing that, JABBS
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 6:50 PM MST up reply actions
he cut me off before I got to it, it was on the list
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 7:11 PM MST up reply actions
wait, you mean I posted 10% or 10% was regarding my darn pic or lack thereof?
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I know...I was just trying to figure out..what the 10% meant
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She doesn't post as much during the offseason though
She was at like 15,000 comments in October. She must have had a hell of a lot in game threads. :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 7:24 PM MST up reply actions
Hizilla....is that you?
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Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
you amuse me j
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 8:37 PM MST up reply actions
quitting isn't an option (I don't want to)
youtube is out because the computer doesn’t have speakers
JFK
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 8:41 PM MST up reply actions
no, it's much different
but it’s absolutely fantastic
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 8:46 PM MST up reply actions
Get silly with yourself?
NEVER SURRENDER DREAMS
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after he gets home
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 8:46 PM MST up reply actions
I heard a guy shout
it loudly in a store when he, a teacher, heard that school’s were closed the next day due to an expected snow storm.
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Target, people.
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boo...see if I send you any more snow
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Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
Grienke? That would be fun.
Otherwise, they are like car crash rubberneckers, gawking in disgusted fascination at what ingredients Dayton Moore decides to put into this year’s stew.
Attention Whore.
They do get some decent pitching now and again...
Problem is, it never stays long enough to make a difference.
Grienke
had one of the best pitching years this decade, and the Royals were under .500 in his starts
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
So it's fun once every five days.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 7:25 PM MST up reply actions
good work!
I’m about to ask my internship for a full time spot
here’s hoping for good pay!
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 6:09 PM MST up reply actions
yaaaaaaaaaaay
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVGHggXx8HM
YOU MIGHT END UP IN A BODY BAG
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 7:11 PM MST up reply actions
you know me better than that
DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON THE WOLF PACK
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 7:13 PM MST up reply actions
that's my question ....
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To hit baseballs off of the bench and be badass why else
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 7:25 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
it could work why not
piece together our utility guy from the rest of our bench/starters
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I don't think this precludes a Tatis signing
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 7:44 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
The problem with this is that it would leave Barmes, Tulo and Stewart as the only three players on the roster who can play 2B, SS, or 3B.
This leads me to believe that if Giambi does join the team, our final bench spot may end up going to Ryan Freel or another similar player. Giambi takes 1B, Freel takes 2B and 3B.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 7:57 PM MST up reply actions
Tatis would be able to take 3B, but not 2B.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 7:59 PM MST up reply actions
Oh...
But Tatis could take 3B, and Stewart could go to 2B… intriguing.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 8:01 PM MST up reply actions
Oh!
And Tatis played 51 innings at 2B last year. He could go there in an emergency. Case closed. I’ve argued myself down.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 8:03 PM MST up reply actions
Seems to me
that Tulo and Barmes don’t get days off often, or come out late, so your MI depth really would only need to be in AAA, and as you say Stewie could move to 2B in an emergency.
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
No, they don't.
At least Tulo certainly doesn’t. I still like having more than three players to cover 3 positions. As I argued agaionst myself above, a Tatis/Giambi combination would be satisfactory.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 8:09 PM MST up reply actions
Satisfactory yes,
but could there be a better combo (second player) assuming that we’ve actually signed Giambi? Freel wouldn’t be too bad and neither would Hudson.
JFK
I'll believe a $90 million payroll when I see it.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 8:43 PM MST up reply actions
I was speaking more of wasting a bench spot on a PH only player
using our depth as another bench player
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YAAAAY
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jan 22, 2010 7:35 PM MST up reply actions
I believe this is the same guy who told us Giambi was coming last time, before anybody else had the story.
He obviously has some sort of personal connection to the guy. It’s more than a possibility.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 7:48 PM MST up reply actions
it's Jeremy Giambi.
To all of the doubters, to all of the haters, one simple message:
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jan 22, 2010 8:12 PM MST up reply actions
He also
had the potential cancellation/postponement of G3 of NLDS significantly before the media…
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 7:12 PM MST up reply actions
OT - Thanks SDCat
Carryover from last night, this is a picture of me shoveling out my truck this morning. All that snow was deposited between 4pm yesterday and 8am today.
Hating Cubs fans since 1908
How is SDcat responsible for this?
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 7:27 PM MST up reply actions
DAMN HER :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 22, 2010 7:31 PM MST up reply actions
I'm ...
sorry?
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Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
lol...well glad I could help!
Dear Rockies- What a fun ride! Best comeback in MLB history to become NL Wild Card Champs.
Troy Tulowitzki-MLB's BEST shortstop..nuff said
Yorvit Torrealba-Our clutch has gone out,along with the best name in MLB.
Brad Hawpe- Yo,Carl Crawford, Brad would like his mojo back ASAP
Dexter Fowler- Blinding speed, blinding smile, leaps Utleys in a single bound.
Hey WolfMarauder
here is your NRI list. Friedrich, Craig Baker, Andrew Johnston,Matt Reynolds, Darin Holcomb, Jordan Pacheco
JFK
this.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jan 22, 2010 7:36 PM MST up reply actions
Preliminary list of NRIs released!
- Craig Baker
- Christian Friederich
- Andrew Johnston
- Paul LoDuca
- Matt Miller
- Jay Payton
- Paul Phillips
- Omar Quintanilla
- Matt Reynolds
- Juan Rincon
- Wilin Rosario
Charlie Blackmon, Chris Frey, Andrew Graham, and Keith Weiser also may receive invites. I still think we might see Jonathan Herrera as well.
No....
He left via free agency. We signed him to a minor league contract.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 7:40 PM MST up reply actions
Nope, mlc
Flores is.
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 7:40 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
KEEEEEEIIIITH
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 7:39 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Well I'm mobile
Telling you that I’m not at my computer. That’s a start.
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 7:55 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
Greg Reynolds
threw pain free today and is awaiting clearance to join Spring Training
Attention Whore.
whatever this means
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 22, 2010 8:19 PM MST up reply actions
And so was the guy who told Etkin...
… and the guy who told him, and the guy who told him, and Greg Reynolds, who received the message from his nervous system.
by WolfMarauder on Jan 22, 2010 8:34 PM MST up reply actions
gosh it would be nice if he got his career back on track
Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
You can’t get “back on track” if your career never was on track to begin with.
I hate the Red Wings.
but but AA!
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by Andrew Martin on Jan 23, 2010 12:00 AM MST up reply actions
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