Monday Rockpile: Special Announcement, Jason Hammel, Matt Anderson, Odds and Ends
by Andrew Martin on Jan 17, 2011 6:30 AM MST
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PrintBefore we dive in to today's Rockpile, I have an announcement to make - the Purple Row staff is expanding again.
I'd like to welcome on deacs to the staff. deacs will be taking on the Counting Rocks column that I've been neglecting the past, oh, 3 months-ish. I'm excited to see a fresh perspective on the nerd-number-crunchery, as I'm sure all of you are, and I'm confident that deacs will bring that to the Purple Row staff. Oh, and if deacs' parents/friends/anyone who he wants to impress are reading this, be impressed. He's taking a column from the editor.
As in the past, Counting Rocks will continue to be published on Wednesdays.
Still slow news as of the last time I checked the feeds, but I figure we can talk about the Rockies rotation a little bit more. Because seriously, what else are we going to talk about?
Right now, as it stands, the rotation looks as follows:
1. Ubaldo Jimenez (19-8, 221.2 IP, 2.88 ERA, 3.10 FIP, 3.73 xFIP)
2. Jorge De La Rosa (8-7, 121.2 IP, 4.22 ERA, 4.30 FIP, 3.77 xFIP)
3. Aaron Cook (6-8, 127.2 IP, 5.08 ERA, 4.54 FIP, 4.63 xFIP)
4. Jhoulys Chacin (9-10, 137.1 IP, 3.28 ERA, 3.54 FIP, 3.74 xFIP)
5. Jason Hammel (10-9, 177.2 IP, 4.81 ERA, 3.70 FIP, 3.81 xFIP)
Now, despite how ugly some of those ERA numbers look, the xFIPs are somewhat pleasing to the eye. The aggregate xFIP of Rockies' starters sits at a solid 3.96, good for 4th overall in the majors. Seeing how we're discussing pitchers within the same team, there's really not much need to normalize HR components for park (and much as I want to get into a larger discussion about the merits of FIP v xFIP, I'll leave that for the comments or just another time altogether)
More past the jump.
So the rotation, yeah. If we re-rank the rotation based on FIP alone, it looks more like this:
1. Ubaldo Jimenez (3.10 FIP)
2. Jhoulys Chacin (3.50 FIP)
3. Jason Hammel (3.70 FIP)
4. Jorge De La Rosa (4.30 FIP)
5. Aaron Cook (4.54 FIP)
Obviously, this doesn't tell the whole story. We know that Chacin has top-of-the-rotation potential, but there's no way that the Rockies slot him as the #2. There's that whole seniority, sophomore pitcher thing to worry about. Similarly, the #3 slot doesn't really seem to belong to Aaron Cook, but again, seniority, veteran, etc. If his control doesn't return or another random injury pops up, he'll be dropped faster than a hot cast iron skillet on bare hands.
De La Rosa's a bit of an enigma, given the fact that he's also shown some injury troubles, propensity to explode, things like that. But we also saw major steps forward in the area of explosion and fewer walks. The fact is that DLR has the highest potential for a lockdown start, as far as strikeouts go, and better defense around the ballpark will aid in reducing his ERA in general. I hope.
So that leaves Hammel for discussion. We demonstrated last season that Hammel is a top-notch #4/#5 pitcher (if that isn't a complete oxymoron), and keeping him in that role is likely the most beneficial to the team in general. While Hammel is still the team leader in K/BB (3+ in the past 2 seasons), he's also been one of the higher WHIP guys on the team (1.39 WHIP over the past 2 seasons; Aaron Cook 1.47 WHIP over the past 2 seasons).
So if we ignore issues of veteraniness and such, Hammel and Cook are in the most danger of losing rotation spots.
The next question is really how clear and present is that danger of losing a rotation spot? The biggest threats to that rotation slot are Felipe Paulino, Esmil Rogers, and...what the hey, Franklin Morales (never thought I'd say THAT, but that possibility is there).
Paulino's splits are the most confusing. As a starter, he made 14 starts, pitched 86 innings (averaging over 6 IP/GS), posted a 4.40 ERA, and a FIP roughly around 3.25 - I was surprised, too. Paulino's ugliest numbers came out of the bullpen (SSS FIP of about 7). If those rotation number shave any possibility of being repeated, faltering from Cook or Hammel could give Paulino another shot at being a starter.
Rogers, I won't touch on really, but take a look at Andrew Fisher's review of Rogers from last week.
Finally, Morales. In his career, his ERA was best as a starter (4.46, 4.56 FIP), but somewhat underwhelming peripherals. He only managed about 4 2/3 innings per start (awful), and he was under 6 K/9. As a reliever, his strikeout numbers were at their best (8.8 K/9) but his walks were at their worst (6.87 BB/9). His ERA (5.49, 4.81 FIP). I have to wonder if he got another shot at the rotation if he'd maintain that punchout potential but retain some of that control he "had". Then again, maybe I'll win the lottery. Consider Morales a dark horse based on injuries and complete performance collapse from the other 4 pitchers in question here (Cook, Hammel, Paulino, Rogers).
As it stands, it looks like Cook and Hammel are going to both have to bring their A games to the 2011 season. Paulino might still have promise as a RHP version of Jorge De La Rosa, and Rogers shows a lot of potential as some sort of effective pitcher somewhere in the organization.
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One link for this morning, because I found it personally interesting. Matt Anderson, former 1st round pick by the Detroit Tigers, has found himself some sort of work with Philadelphia. Colorado gave him a shot in 2005 as a setup man, hoping to create a good 7th inning bridge to Mike DeJean and then Brian Fuentes. Yeah, Mike DeJean. That long ago. The article cites Anderson's commitment to staying in shape and that he can still hit low 90s - a far cry from his former 100mph gas, but hey, hitting low 90s when he hasn't pitched professionally since 2008, that's pretty impressive. Other cool thing about Matt Anderson: he rocked the super high stirrups. I can't seem to find a single picture of him and his stirrup socks, but trust me, they were awesome.
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Welcome, deacs!
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Thanks, Russ!
I’m pretty excited to fill the Russ Oates Native New Yorker Rockies Fan position. While I hope to at least make up some of the quantity you provided, I doubt I’ll ever match the quality.
Good to see you here.
I put in a good word for you when we were considering new staff members. :)
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 8:59 AM MST up reply actions
Thanks! I was pretty surprised when I was contacted. Sometimes I’m not sure if any of my comments made sense, but I always thought it would be a lot of fun to put some of my ramblings in one place.
You've got good writing skills + opinions.
Perfect blogger tools.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 9:21 AM MST up reply actions
Member(s)?
Should we be expecting another announcement soon?
74 more days until the Rockies Home Opener!!!!!!!
by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 17, 2011 2:23 PM MST up reply actions
Yes. No.
Up. Down.
Left. Right.
Circle. Square.
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This answer make me even more suspicious :-)
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 17, 2011 6:23 PM MST up reply actions
Suspicion/curiousity
killed the cat. And remember, I live only a short while away from you. ;-)
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I don't know, I don't think so.
Deacs is the only one I knew of for sure.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 3:18 PM MST up reply actions
ZombieDeacs gets introduced next week
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
And if I was writing
your introduction here, I would have spent 1,000 words telling everyone the history of the PR staff, how we chose it, and then included two sentences at the very end to announce you.
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Need to
establish the historical roots.
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Even though I rarely practice it, I'm fan of the subetlety.
If we’d gone on to explain the evolution of the site (is there not a post that is updated yearly with the major events), we wouldn’t know that Paulino might be a pretty good fill-in starter.
Congrats, deacs!
And yeah, it’s perfectly fine to deal in volume. Lower marginal overhead that way!
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I spent an hour and a half at Costco yesterday
Originally meant to buy paper towels and laundry detergent, walked out with two pounds of pulled pork, ten pounds of chicken, and a 30 pack of granola bars.
So basically… you nailed it.
I don't know how you're going to wipe your kitchen counters down with pulled pork, though
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IAWTC
My diet, however, disagrees.
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The heart burn last night was discouraging
but maybe I ate the paper towels and cleaned up with pulled pork.
As long as you used the BBQ sauce, it could be all sixes and sevens
It’ll all come out in the end.
erm
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Don't be so sure...
When I was a kid, my dog got into my box of Crayola 64s.
The dog shat technicolor for three days.
/not kidding
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Hey Deacs
Congrats man. Looking forward to seeing your perspective on this stuff.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 17, 2011 2:21 PM MST up reply actions
Thanks, RIRF!
The holidays and starting a new job have kept me away from the site for the past few weeks, but I’m looking forward to being back and to contributing in a new way.
I’m especially excited to have a space that will force me to think about the consistency within what I’m writing, which doesn’t always happen in my comments.
Your absence was definitely noticed
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 6:17 PM MST up reply actions
It's been weird to have a job where I can't spend 3-4 hours per day on the Row
I’m looking forward to the end of the busy season so I can get back to business here. Until then, I plan on keeping up with the comments in the Counting Rocks, and getting into the Rockpile comments whenever I can.
I was flipping through the ESPN app on my phone and saw the first Rockies ST game listed. Baseball is within reach again, and it’s awesome.
I hear that. I can't access PR at my work, so my usage has been cut at least in three
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5ish weeks away.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 6:31 PM MST up reply actions
Congrats deacs!
Always have enjoyed your posts (if you remember the compliments I’d send ya) and couldn’t think of anyone better to write for the community.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:02 PM MST up reply actions
Thanks! Hopefully you'll enjoy a longer version of my posts.
And, if anyone ever has something related to advanced metrics that they think would be good to explore, feel free to let me know.
SkySox Rotation
Any thoughts on who will be available in the Co Sprs rotation for depth? It wouldn’t be a good sign if we are digging past Rogers, but it wouldn’t suprise me if we need a couple guys out of there for a month or two.
I presume that Rogers and Greg Reynolds will be starting there, but not sure who else.
Any word on who the NRI will be?
TGFPR!!
Alan Johnson?
Assuming he isn’t flipped to Philly for Chase Utley
by WanderingRoxFan on Jan 17, 2011 7:57 AM MST up reply actions
You are
underestimating Johnson’s value. Utley, Lee and Halladay for him.
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I think that trade cannot happen until May
due to rules about trading free agents the year that they signed
by WanderingRoxFan on Jan 17, 2011 4:31 PM MST up reply actions
According to
RockiesRoster.com: Billy Buckner, Eric Duncan, Gin Espineli, Hernan Iribarren, Mike Jacobs, Matt Pagnozzi, Eric Stults,Claudio Vargas, and Sean White.
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I'd be pretty surprised if Jeff Salazar and Matt Macri didn't also get invites
by WanderingRoxFan on Jan 17, 2011 8:09 AM MST up reply actions
They may, but they were not offered along with the contract.
Same with Tug Hulett.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 8:10 AM MST up reply actions
I think everybody should take a look at RockiesRoster for these sorts of questions
and any questions about contract status/minor league.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
The only NRI we know so far are the incoming MiLB free agent signings.
The following players will be competing for a spot in the Sky Sox rotation:
40 Man Roster:
- Samuel Deduno
- Greg Reynolds
- Cory Riordan
- Esmil Rogers
Minors:
- Billy Buckner
- Christian Friedrich
- Alan Johnson
- Josh Muecke
- Greg Smith
- Eric Stults (has an out clause to play in Japan)
- Claudio Vargas
Rogers, Reynolds and Riordan are almost certainties, as is Deduno if he isn’t converted to the bullpen, leaving spots for 1-2 for the other players. There’s a pretty decent chance Friedrich begins the season at Tulsa again after last season, but if he is promoted, Greg Smith is likely to be released. Eric Stults will exercise his out clause if he doesn’t make the team. The rest will either be released, or put into relief.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 8:01 AM MST up reply actions
Little MLB Experience
Looks like the depth will be coming from younger less experienced starters. No Josh Foggs or Bartolo Colons.
TGFPR!!
Our roster's had a Colonoscopy?
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Do you mean depth for major league insurance?
I’d rather rely on Rogers or Billy Buckner than Kip Wells or Adam Eaton, and it’s exciting that the organization has enough internal depth that they won’t need to depend on mediocre veterans as minor league starters and major league insurance.
I would say that Vargas is pretty close to that type of pitcher
as are Buckner and Johnson, who are just younger versions of them. Stults and Smith would be the LHP variety.
Unless Billy Buckner is just immensely hittable (which may be true, he always seems to post high BABIPs), he seems like a better option than Fogg. I wouldn’t disagree about the others.
Even in 2007, Fogg was more mythical than good. Buckner has pretty consistently posted better Ks, GB and xFIPs. Playing in Col Springs might not make him any less HR prone, but his age and peripherals make him seem like a better option than other veterans that have come through the team.
I need someone new
to bag on, like I did with Josh Fogg.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 17, 2011 10:17 AM MST up reply actions
Buckner's consistently high BABIP and HR/XBH allowed rates definitely suggest that he's immensely hittable
My guess at the reason would be a lack of deception, maybe even that he’s tipping his pitches, and I’m guessing that the Rockies think that they can fix this a bit to get him better results.
It would be awesome if that were the case
I’m trying to find a reason to get as excited about Vargas, but Paulino and Buckner excite me more than some of the people who I had to convince myself weren’t scraps.
Without removing
Russ from his current abilities within the site, is it possible to get him under Special Assistant to the GM as well.
I look forward to what deacs brings, I enjoy his commenting already and this is a great addition.
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JFK
I don't believe
so, but probably should shoot an e-mail to Chris to see if it can happen.
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Maybe we can get you to write some baseball history soon Russ...
I know your busy but I like the thought of you combining passions.
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Under Robert’s Rules of Order, you already are an ex officio member. And those are some pretty official rules.
The Senate has
been abolished, and with it the last remnants of the Old Purple Row.
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So, you mean we can choose either the AL East or anybody else?
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by Mondogarage on Jan 17, 2011 10:08 AM MST up reply actions
Never gets old
Russ isn’t just a member, he’s the Hair Club President for Dark Sides
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by Mondogarage on Jan 17, 2011 9:54 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I made a Twitter List of all the Rockies who are tweeting..
There are currently 32 names on the list (although two are Josh Sullivan’s alter-ego). For those of you who don’t know, you can follow just a list instead of following every person. This helps to manager your feed so it doesn’t clog up and it’s fun to see the conversations back and forth as they’re preparing for spring training.
@charliedrysdale
You still have Chris Balcom-Miller on that list.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 8:56 AM MST up reply actions
You wanna know what's funny?
I used your Project Libra list to find most of these guys. Then the next day you announced your Rockies Roster website and I used the search function in it to add a few more names.
@charliedrysdale
Hooray!
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 9:29 AM MST up reply actions
I e-mailed MLB Trade Rumors and told them to link it in one of their posts.
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by Bryan Kilpatrick on Jan 17, 2011 11:46 AM MST up reply actions
Sometimes it's hard to let go.
I just noticed CBM jumped from 57 IP in 2009 to 114 IP in 2010. I know the Verducci Effect has been debunked by people, but I wonder if that increase will have an impact next season.
One player you may want to add is Chris Malone.
He left the organization as an MiLB FA, but tweeted recently that he has (or intends to) re-sign. We haven’t added him back to Rockies Roster yet because the transaction is unofficial at this point.
He may not be around long, though. He’ll be a Spring Training release candidate.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 9:42 AM MST up reply actions
He's on there already..
I added him after another player replied to this tweet of his..
Back to work tomorrow… Time together this arm in shape and start cuttin daisies.
Out of curiosity, can you read Kent Matthes stream? You may have to ask him to add you, but the guy is hilarious..
No joke: Just made a U-turn so I could drive back by some anti-fur protestors with Chaz holding my ostrich boots out of the window
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@charliedrysdale
When I look at your list, he doesn't show up for some reason.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 10:00 AM MST up reply actions
Ah, I know why.
It didn’t load the entire list until I scrolled ALLLL the way down to the bottom.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 10:02 AM MST up reply actions
I'm already following Kent Matthes.
He spent most of last year tweeting about food because he was injured most of the season.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 10:01 AM MST up reply actions
But was he tweeting about BBQ pork? Because that's sorta close to slopping hogs
I mean, it’s eating sloppy pig.
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by Mondogarage on Jan 17, 2011 10:03 AM MST up reply actions
I liked this one from August
At rehab. Why do bike seats have to be soo uncomfortable? This thing is killin my ba-donk
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 17, 2011 10:11 AM MST up reply actions
Wow, Caber channeling LaLohan
I would have thought Betty Ford could afford better seats by now.
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by Mondogarage on Jan 17, 2011 11:00 AM MST up reply actions
Has he been tested yet, then?
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by Mondogarage on Jan 17, 2011 11:15 AM MST up reply actions
Hahahahaa
I'm GoRockies!! everybody :P
by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 11:57 AM MST up reply actions
I bet Todd doesn't do Twitter...
Ubaldo "Iron Arm" Jimenez
Seth Smith’s beard looks on in anticipation.
Zomtober!!!
by Colsportsfan on Jan 17, 2011 11:33 AM MST up reply actions
What the heck is a Twitter?
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And I believe in hope and anticipation: the idea that we’ll meet again, and counting down the days until we do.
by prettyinpurple on Jan 17, 2011 4:06 PM MST up reply actions
Who cares what you're doing? You're basically still a rookie!
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And I believe in hope and anticipation: the idea that we’ll meet again, and counting down the days until we do.
by prettyinpurple on Jan 17, 2011 7:27 PM MST up reply actions
Thanks for this Charlie
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:06 PM MST up reply actions
Question: Since the Rockies are presumably done this offseason, how would you rate it overall?
I remember in the first month back in November there was a lot of complaining about the Rockies too-quiet offseason thus far. How about now? There was mostly resigns and extensions, and not too many additions. Whatcha guys say?
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:05 PM MST reply actions
I'd give it a B
I personally like the extensions, and the De La Rosa signing was very nice. However, they overpayed for mediocre RH bats and never addressed the lefty pen situation.
Lopez was not an overpay
And I think the lefty signing may come later in the offseason. Maybe sign Beimel. But if there is no signing, then the team really has given Morales a lot of trust.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:09 PM MST up reply actions
I would call Lopez an overpay
It was probable that Seattle was going to non-tender him anyway, instead we traded for him and tossed him 3.6 million or something close to that.
Betting on Non-tender can be tricky since there might have been other teams willing to do the same
I think of our 2 non-tenders this way, if we had traded Barmes for Lopez and Roe for Paulino how do you rate those trades?
by Chacinisthefuture on Jan 17, 2011 12:13 PM MST up reply actions
Well
I don’t want to think about Lopez vs Barmes, because the usual progression for those guys would make them free agents after non tenders as opposed to tradeable commodities. It’s rare to see guys who are almost certainly going to be non-tendered, be traded. It just kills the value.
In the end, I think we did better than the Astros did, but I don’t want to be calling our trade good just because it was somewhat better than a bad trade made by another team.
I'm pretty sure Seattle signed him to that deal then shipped him and the contract to us.
and losing Roe is hardly an overpay.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:17 PM MST up reply actions
$3.6 is almost certainly less than what he would have gotten as free agent had he been non-tendered.
If the Rockies wanted him at that price, this was the better way to go.
His FanGraphs prior 3 year value was $25 million,
Compare that to Garrett Atkins, whose three year value was $9.4 million when he was non-tendered. Remember the deal Atkins got? More teams were interested in Lopez.
People are severely underrating Lopez based on 2010.
What made you 180 on Lopez so that you are so bullish on him now?
Right before we traded for him you wrote:
Jose Lopez, Mariners. Bleh. Acquiring him remains one of my biggest off-season nightmares for the Rockies. Apparently our scouts see something there that I’m just missing.
I don’t mean to call you out on this, I just want to know what new information caused this expectation turnaround.
by purplesocks on Jan 17, 2011 12:54 PM MST up reply actions
I just was going by Lookout Landing opinion on him before.
When we acquired him, I actually took time to look into why, and it made more sense.
- A very high contact rate, higher than any other current Rockies player, that’s LD+GB oriented will play well in Coors
- He has a lot of power, it’s not like an Aaron Miles type of high contact and nothing else player
- his defense was getting underrated by the numbers
- He’s shown an ability in the past to not swing as much on outside pitches as he did in 2010 (see 2008.) I think it’s possible to correct him so he’s a very valuable player.
- His trajectory before 2010 was as a contending starter, potential All-Star, if 2010 was a fluke down season.., I just don’t see anything wrong with taking that chance.
that third bullet point's not really expressing what I meant.
The numbers suggest his defense has been underrated by popular opinion.
That makes sense
I figured you probably researched him a little more after the trade. It was just quite the swing from one to the other.
I hope that you are right about him. I have my reservations but getting his power from 2B would be huge
You know,
with those recent graphs where it shows where teams lie on a plane with OBP as the x-axis and strand-rate as the y-axis, and where OBP heavy teams could benefit more from a high SLG guy than a high OBP guy – I wonder if we’re in the same boat, and with our high strikeout guys, we could benefit more than the average team with a guy like Lopez… I guess he could still totally suck but hey, we’d be hurt less by his sucking!… or something…
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I'll be reviewing the offseason at length after all the arbitration guys have signed deals...
but my quick take is that I’m very happy with the offseason we just had. Not sure about Wigginton, but beyond that I’m pretty happy.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 6:29 PM MST up reply actions
It's kinda weird because we didn't do as much to improve the team this season as we did to build a brand for years to come
The plan was certainly different, but I believe it was executed successfully.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 17, 2011 6:40 PM MST up reply actions
I'd say B+
I really liked every move this offseason (save signing Wigginton, which may not be that bad, but was expensive). The Paulino and Lindstrom acquisitions I thought were genius, as was JDLR’s contract. We also learned players really friggin’ love it here – maybe one day I’ll write a piece on the potential impacts of Organizational Culture/Climate and how we may be the beneficiaries of a superior one.
What is odd is that despite me loving all of the moves, and there being a tremendous sum of money guaranteed, I still find myself feeling the same way I have for the past two offseasons, which is ‘well, if Stewart/Fowler/Smith/Iannetta can all take some steps forward, or one or two breakout, I really like our chances’ – hopefully this either happens on its own or Lansford expedites things…
Lastly, I also like the club’s depth – we have Blackmon for OF, Young/Nelson and now Giambi potentially for IF, Paulino/Rogers for 6th starter, some bullpen depth in Daley and Brothers (and possibly Weathers). Catcher is the weakest spot, but Rosario is probably good enough to be ‘thrown into the fire’ should the need arise…
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Giambi is coming back
on a minor league deal with an invite to ST……surprising
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I suspect this is our favor to him to showcase him in ST for other teams
There’s really no chance he’s on the active roster this year. I doubt he goes to the Springs to start the year.
I’m happy for The Golden Thong
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by Mondogarage on Jan 17, 2011 12:44 PM MST up reply actions
wow, not bad.
Could be a nice call up if needed.
by BringItHome on Jan 17, 2011 12:43 PM MST up reply actions
yeah, sorry, heres the link
link. Maybe he has an opt out if he doesn’t make the 25-man
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by djmbluemoon on Jan 17, 2011 12:46 PM MST up reply actions
Even if he didn't, we'd likely release him anyway.
We intend to keep Mike Jacobs for 1B at the Sky Sox. There isn’t enough room on a 24 man AAA roster for Giambi.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 12:47 PM MST up reply actions
I'd rather have Giambi than Jacobs
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
I'm ok with it for spring training
But I’m going to be plenty upset if they do somehow decide to keep him on the ML roster. I really don’t expect it to happen, but then I couldn’t even begin to understand what he was doing on there last year, really…
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by Junction Rox on Jan 17, 2011 12:48 PM MST up reply actions
maybe Helton is still struggling with his back too
something ominous to read into this signing, Helton starting the year on the DL certainly opens up a spot
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by djmbluemoon on Jan 17, 2011 12:49 PM MST up reply actions
I've read reports saying Helton feels "great"
from Renck.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:50 PM MST up reply actions
?
Can’t really compare those at all. Renck talking to Helton and Helton saying he feels “great” and the reports about JDLR/CarGo were just opinions.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:53 PM MST up reply actions
There's no room.
Unless another player like Helton or Wigginton goes down with injury during the Spring, we won’t be seeing Giambi.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 12:49 PM MST up reply actions
exactly
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:50 PM MST up reply actions
It won't happen.
No room.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:50 PM MST up reply actions
Yay
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jan 17, 2011 12:44 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
This is cool.
He’s just insurance Helton gets hurt I’d imagine. But still cool to have him there for ST.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:51 PM MST up reply actions
Rockies sign Lindstrom for 2 years + 2013 club option
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depends what the salary splits are like
but yeah I find this a bit odd given that he was controlled through 2012 anyway
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by djmbluemoon on Jan 17, 2011 12:56 PM MST up reply actions
Creates cost certainly + avoiding arbitration
Nothing wrong with that.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:56 PM MST up reply actions
for Relieft pitchers? I'd rather go year to year
Look at Corpas. We could have non-tendered him this year instead of paying him 3 mil or whatever his “Cost certainty” guaranteed contract was
by purplesocks on Jan 17, 2011 12:59 PM MST up reply actions
To be fair, Corpas got a four year deal after 110.1 major league innings
Lindstrom gets a two year deal after 225 major league innings. If it’s an expensive two years, it’s not a good deal. But if it’s 2yr/$6M it’s not all bad, especially if he can get some movement back on his fastball.
I understand hes more proven
I just prefer to go year to year with relievers
Don't blame you.
And a lot of people, including myself, have come to that preference.
However, I wonder about the impact of all the recent multi-year deals for relievers. It could have a dual negative impact on the year to year preference by setting a bad precedent and depleting the market.
A shallower market is going to be a lot better for a guy like Rauch or Qualls, or any other veteran reliever who will be coming off a one year deal next year. At the least, it could drive their prices up higher than we’ve seen for relievers in the past 2-3 years.
2 years isn't bad at all.
Come on Matt :P
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:56 PM MST up reply actions
Depends on the money
As long as it’s not Fuentes-esque (or even in Balfour range), it should be fine.
I just feel he is too
inconsistent to be guaranteeing two years. I would have preferred to flexibility to non-tender if something goes wrong to what might be a small discount.
Also keep in mind that both Betancourt and Belisle are leaving via FA after the year.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:00 PM MST up reply actions
But Lindstrom would still be under team control.
It doesn’t really change his contract status, it just reduces our flexibility.
Though the figures aren't out yet, it also means he will likely be cheaper if he bounces back.
Clearly they’re looking at him as their setup man of 2012 right now.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:04 PM MST up reply actions
Even larger unknown than Lindstrom there, IMO
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:06 PM MST up reply actions
That may be true
But I am somewhat concerned about the inconsistent past of Lindstrom. I don’t mind the deal to acquire him, as it was very low risk, high reward. But I want to see how he responds to his god awful 2nd half before guaranteeing him a 2nd year.
Avoiding arbitration, correct?
Not a bad deal really.
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 12:54 PM MST up reply actions
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:06 PM MST up reply actions
Interesting day so far
I expect them to get at least one more arbitration eligible player done today.
Stewart
Whats the opinion of people here would they rather see a deal similar to the one Iannetta got for Stew or do you think year to year would be better
If it's a team friendly deal, multi-year is fine
If it’s something like what Joey Votto just got, I’d rather just have a pay as you go type of situation.
and by what Votto got, I don't mean in dollars, but in terms of discount to value
Votto’s deal is pretty close to market value.
Votto vs Cargo Arb years
Looking at the details of Cargos deal vs Vottos even though Cargo is a year away from arb i believe. Adding in this years salary plus the next 3 years Rockies are paying him less then Reds pay Votto over his arb years
Team Friendly deal i can agree with
Ya i wasnt suggesting a Votto type deal by no means. I guess it goes back to the risk slash reward thing if they get team friendly deal now and he breaks out like many think he will could of saved some money but if he floats around how has been past couple years then it would be losing situation
I agree dont have the numbers in front of me but i think that his expectations are high given his propect status, a lot of people would take 18 bombs and 60 RBI in 120 games or whatever he played
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by CentralCaliRox on Jan 17, 2011 1:42 PM MST up reply actions
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You have got to be kidding
Renck is saying we will go with 4 outfields just so we can have Giambi on the team. Crazy to adjust so much just for one guy.
It's seemed pretty clear to me for a while that the chances of going with a fifth outfielder were pretty slim, though I as of course assuming Young Jr. would be the 25th man.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:29 PM MST up reply actions
I saw the chances of that being slim.
My guess now is that Giambi lasts through Interleague, and in July gets replaced on the roster by Blackmon.
I know Blackmon has the tools
and had a pretty solid season in Tulsa, but don’t you think the org would rather have him play a full season in AAA rather than waste time as a 5th OF in the majors? Garner has the lower upside, why not use him as the 25th man?
by Andrew Martin on Jan 17, 2011 1:46 PM MST up reply actions
That is a good point
I think at this point it might be best to say that the bench situation is very fluid, and will eventually work it’s way out by April.
See, I think where I'm coming from is a different opinion of Seth Smith.
Blackmon’s not going to get called up to waste space as #25, he’s going to get called up because he’s good enough to help the Rockies win the division as a starter.
He's going to have to absolutely dominate whatever level they start him at to make that move
I do like his AVG/OBP combination, and he looks to have above average speed, even if it isn’t necessarily elite SB speed.
What do you know that has you so bullish on Blackmon?
by Andrew Martin on Jan 17, 2011 1:57 PM MST up reply actions
His home BABIP was .270 with a 25% line drive rate.
David Ohno describes him as an Andre Ethier type, he’s still emerging into his power (remember he was a pitcher until his last collegiate season) and has CF quality defense. He put in a really nice AFL appearance against more elite competition. I think the unlucky home BABIP obscured what was really a breakout year for him.
I do recall the strong AFL
I was more wondering if you had some sort of insider info
by Andrew Martin on Jan 17, 2011 2:16 PM MST up reply actions
well, it also helps that so many opposing teams were looking at him for trades this winter...
I think the org’s current plans are for a September call-up, but they’re not going to stop him if he breaks the door down.
I guess I'm just being selfish in wanting Garner to get a shot
just to see if he slips and falls like I’m pretty sure he will.
In fact, call up Keith Weiser for the same reason.
by Andrew Martin on Jan 17, 2011 2:28 PM MST up reply actions
I think Coles chances were hurt by his injury in the DR this offseason..
He could be starting St weak and playing catch-up.
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by Charlie77 on Jan 17, 2011 5:17 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I can see a bigger argument for Blackmon being added to the roster that early to replace a Giambi type.
Out of the gate, I definitely didn’t see Blackmon as a likely candidate. It looked like Young Jr. vs. Garner for the final OF spot, and it still may be, just with Giambi’s name thrown in there too.
I’m still thinking (hoping) that Giambi will not break his way in there. We’ll see.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:39 PM MST up reply actions
We have Helton's Burger Shack....
Maybe this will be CarGo’s Booze Booth.
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"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
I bet the line for that is gonna get awfully long when Frankie Mo comes into the game.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 17, 2011 2:35 PM MST up reply actions
I know I'll be there in those situations.
Well, I believe in the soul, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve and I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.
I bet the line for that is gonna get awfully long when Frankie Mo shows up on the 25 man roster
Is it ApRil yet?
Any number above zero is way too many days before Pitchers and Catchers Reports
Seems like a pretty big space
and a big change to the scenery at Coors – I wonder how it’s going to look…
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I think you guys are dismissing my Giambi theory wayyyyy too easily here
This sorta thing happens all the time…a team signs a favored player as an NRI just to give them a chance to showcase in ST for other teams, with no real intention of giving him a 40 man roster spot.
Is it ApRil yet?
Any number above zero is way too many days before Pitchers and Catchers Reports
I think people are getting a bit prematurely worried about people bringing up the possibility of finding a way to slot Giambi into position 25 again
While I agree that that is a possibility, I also completely think that we shouldn’t be jumping to any conclusions about forcing him onto the team. With the MiLB contract, we have all the control here.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:47 PM MST up reply actions
doesn't seem outlandish to me
They did it in 2010 with Paul LoDuca
by Andrew Martin on Jan 17, 2011 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
Although LoDuca ended up staying with AAA
I think Giambi either makes the team or goes.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:51 PM MST up reply actions
I think he ends up staying if he doesn't make it
or retires. There doesn’t seem to be any other place that would want him.
So you think they'd displace Mike Jacobs for him?
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:54 PM MST up reply actions
Don't some teams in AAA use a DH?
2011: A new year and a new chance at a championship.
Yes, AL ones
But most AAA teams don’t keep a DH. There’s barely enough room for a DH type on a 25-man roster, let alone a 24-man AAA roster. We’d be down to just three true bench players of Giambi were doing that. If Giambi were there; he’d be the first baseman.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 1:58 PM MST up reply actions
Wigginton as an OFer?
TroyRenck Troy Renck, Rockies
Rox could play Wiggington in LF on road. They are going to play hot hand, it appears. Not going through another year like last year on road
Idk if I’m on board for this one.
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Tickets question
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should we have a fanpost?
I have q’s too regarding tix and the sale is tomorrah
I believe in the future, the reality of the present, the sweet memories of the past, living is more than breathing, spring will came if we wait, patiently, believing, hoping. But the winter is long and we must endure its cold. I believe in the future, the reality of what is to come, the sweet memories that are yet to occur, probably, eventually, someday.
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fanpost up
I believe in the future, the reality of the present, the sweet memories of the past, living is more than breathing, spring will came if we wait, patiently, believing, hoping. But the winter is long and we must endure its cold. I believe in the future, the reality of what is to come, the sweet memories that are yet to occur, probably, eventually, someday.
And I believe in hope and anticipation: the idea that we’ll meet again, and counting down the days until we do.
by prettyinpurple on Jan 17, 2011 4:16 PM MST up reply actions
thanks
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Why is the right side bar
on the front rearranged? Looks like: Featured stories, fanshots, PR Cares, and fanposts are last. It just looks weird.
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all the right sidebars on SBN sites are getting shifted around.
I don’t know what the overlords are thinking.
Invasion.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 3:19 PM MST up reply actions
I moved things around.
Not sure what happened there.
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Contrary to the logos on the bottom of the page...
… the Rockies complex is the one on the left. Each team has six full fields and two infield only fields for infi9eld, baserunning and pitching drills.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 17, 2011 4:20 PM MST up reply actions
nice, so they can practice making McCovey Cove splash shots on one of their practice fields
as shown in this picture.
You can also see how the two practice fields in the foreground have the same shape in the OF as Coors Field.
Opening Day tickets
Just mentioning this again in case anyone missed it last night. I only need two of my allotted four Opening Day tickets, so if anyone didn’t get selected, let me know and I can buy two more for someone. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning, so I’d need to know by tonight.
Ok, a little freaked out now
Ubaldo posted a pic of him when he was 1, naked, and holding what almost looks like a syringe.
FSNRM is showing the Arizona @ Colorado game from 2001 where Colorado came back from 6-0 to beath Schilling.
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Now showing Fogg's 2 hitter against the Mariners from 2006.
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jan 17, 2011 8:04 PM MST up reply actions
Was that when he faced the min 27?
"These are thin mints. I put them in the freezer. My favorites. So good."
--Reds outfielder Adam Dunn, on the girl scout cookies he keeps in his locker
Yes
That win also got the Rockies to within one game of the division lead 80 games into the season.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 18, 2011 8:45 AM MST up reply actions
Oh what a game that was
It took place one week to the day after the September 11th attacks and was only the second game played after the event. For just a moment, those Helton and Cirillo HR’s made everything in the world seem right again.
Another spooky thing about that game is that the back to back HR’s hit off Kim in the 9th were almost foreshading the events that would play out later that Fall in the World Series against New York. Crazy stuff there.
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by RhodeIslandRoxfan on Jan 17, 2011 8:09 PM MST up reply actions
Dodgers pick up Marcus Thames...
to platoon with Jay Gibbons. Thames gets $100 up front and a billion dollars in an IOU.
Go Bruce!
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