Thursday Rockpile: While it's cold in Atlanta, Smith trade rumors heating up elsewhere
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Troy Renck writes that the Rockies seem to be focusing on minor trades at the moment and will "wait until they receive specific players" for Seth Smith. While the Atlanta Braves interest in the outfielder as a piece in a trade for Martin Prado has cooled, the Rockies continue to look for other fits, with pitching being the particular focus at the moment.
Ken Rosenthal adds that the Rockies continue to explore the trade market for Smith, hoping to fill either the hole at second base, or the hole in the fourth rotation slot. As Rosenthal reports, while interest remains somewhat high for Smith, locating a suitable trade match has been difficult for Colorado. Rosenthal all but eliminates a Smith trade to Tampa for either of pitchers Wade Davis or Jeff Niemann, as Smith duplicates what the Rays already have in Matt Joyce.
Rosenthal's source also seems to suggest that before talks went cold, the Braves and Rockies may have moved on from a center-fielder plus Smith deal to acquire Prado, albeit still couldn't agree on a pitcher to go along with Smith. Also apparently ruled out by the Rockies is a Smith for Jason Vargas exchange with the Seattle Mariners, perhaps leaving Oakland as the likeliest destination du jour, perhaps for either Josh Outman or Tyson Ross. The Renck link above states that the A's interest was prior to Coco Crisp re-signing with the team, so it may be that the A's are now also moving on.
I've mentioned Outman as a favorite target of mine in the past as a groundball oriented LHP that can still bring 92 mph heat. He spent the 2011 still coming back from a mid-2009 Tommy John surgery, but I would expect him to be fully MLB ready and effective for 2012. Ross, meanwhile, I believe to have less upside than Outman and we know that he has less overall MLB experience, so I would hope for an additional piece if the Rockies were to trade Smith for him.
Rockies newly signed outfielder Michael Cuddyer answered fan questions for the Denver Post. Cuddyer talks about looking forward to hitting at Coors Field and in the National League West. Let's hope he's just as enthusiastic after facing Lincecum, Cain, Kershaw and Kennedy a few times.
Infielder Josh Rutledge has big league dreams as he prepares to start his season, likely with minor league Tulsa, but with the Rockies 2B situation remaining in flux, he shouldn't be considered that far out of the picture right now and there's a possibility that he could see the majors by the end of the 2012 season.
Russel Wilson's Asheville Tourists jersey has been put up for auction. There are a few stats from the Asheville team last year that suggest very high unlikeliness for certain players to reach the majors. Tyler Matzek's walk rate and Corey Dickerson's road results are two such examples. Greater than either of those, however, at ruling out future MLB use would be Wilson's 35% K rate. He's an extremely gifted athlete, but Rockies fans should put close to zero faith that this particular Powerball ticket eventually pays off.
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The Rockies have re-signed Jose Gonzalez and have also signed Nationals outfielder Leonard Davis.
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the catcher?
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Yes
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 5, 2012 10:14 AM MST up reply actions
The Athletics, another club that likes Smith, might be a more logical partner – they still need outfielders and have a number of starters who could appeal to the Rockies, including left-hander Josh Outman and righty Tyson Ross.
Yes please, I will take either and move on
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Outman
Is an interesting case. His mechanics/history is crazier than Matzek’s. Check out his father’s website on
The Outman Methodology.
http://www.outmanmethodology.com/
Seriously – the video is amazing:
http://www.outmanmethodology.com/search/label/H-Video-Clips%20of%20Josh%20and%20Zach%20Outman
Dad dispells internet rumors and goes on a rant here:
http://www.outmanmethodology.com/2010/08/copyright-7-2010-st.html
Of course, he was told if he didn’t change his delivery he wouldn’t be drafted – here he is with Oakland last year:
http://www.pitchingclips.com/players/josh_outman.htm
If we sign him, I insist he revert to the Outman Method.
Fritz is all about the movement…
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:17 AM MST up reply actions
As is...
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It had a good beat and was easy to dance to.
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Get well soon Juan.
You have me convinced.
I’d take Outman with his original mechanics.
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What pitcher has a better name than OUTman?
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:26 AM MST up reply actions
I was going to go with
Bob Walk.
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
You're all wrong.
It’s this fella, here.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Jan 5, 2012 9:40 AM MST up reply actions
Not over a career, they're not.
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great name great career
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:41 AM MST up reply actions
haha okay its Outman
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:30 AM MST up reply actions
I’m all for progressive pitching mechanics, but if Esmil is having trouble concealing the ball from pitchers, then wouldn’t it be difficult to conceal pitches/not tip them if the windup involves you pausing with your hand gripping the ball in plain sight??
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It really is amazing to me that hitters are allowed to use whatever stance they want from
Andres Galaraga’s to Craig Counsell’s to Jeff Bagwell’s but pitchers like Matzek or Outman are never allowed to try their different approach. The current development approach in MLB is akin to forcing Rick Barry to shoot free throws overhand.
If my kid was like Josh Outman I would try to get him a short contract in Japan to prove himself rather than putting him through MiLB and their cookie cutter approach.
Matzek is a bit of a different story(1st round pick) but the results are the same, here is a guy who is having amazing results but they have to stop whatever it is he is doing.
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2012 baseball still has the same mentality as 1962 baseball.
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certainly in the minors it is all risk mitigation
the genius of the Rays is that they concentrate on what gambles are worth taking. They would ask why spend 30 Million on Cuddyer when you can break that money up in extensions for young talented players, if Jennings extends I am going to scream.
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we really need to raid their FO/scouting.
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Yeah, they've had some pretty good draft picks the last several years.
The off-season sucks.
That is all.
A lot of their better guys have come in later rounds too – Matt Moore, Desmond Jennings, Wade Davis, Hellickson, Shields (although he may have been a pick from a previous administration).
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it's even stricter in japan
they have actual rules about the kinds of delivery you can use, not just stigma
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Yeah, at this point.
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Meh
They are basically just another version of Chatwood. I’m starting to think that perhaps the best course of action is to hold on to Smith to start the season.
Aquire all Young Arms, one of them is bound to work out for us
#OnWithTheArmsRace
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:19 AM MST up reply actions
Lotta OF'ers to hold onto, though.
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Esp considering we have Giambi riding the pine
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 9:32 AM MST up reply actions
Giambi, riding the pine in his prime, we ought to build a shrine this time
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:34 AM MST up reply actions
If we save our nickels and we save our dimes
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we might hear the sweet musical chimes without the old crimes
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:39 AM MST up reply actions
Only if we drink tequila mixed with limes surrounded by mimes
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This should have been:
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Seen it.
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ive had enough with the whines
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:49 AM MST up reply actions
When I played Dragon Warrior
I liked killing the slimes.
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If we hold on to him to start the season,
we might be holding on to him for some time. His value isn’t going to do up when he becomes a bench player.
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I think now we can get
some decent prospects for him. Once he’s a bench player, we’ll be paying to get rid of him if we can.
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I don't know
if they can even get that. Guys like Outman and Ross are basically B level prospects. I’m not sure if they can get them. And I’m starting to think that other clubs view Smith as a bench player anyway.
I had thought we would get better value out of a trade, but I’m thinking we now get better value with having Smith be out 3.5 outfielder.
I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but perhaps the best course of action is to let Tracy play musical chairs with the outfield.
I am still mystified as to why we think we would get better value. Jim Tracy platooned him with the likes of Spilly, so why would anybody else view him as anything other than a bench player/4th OF
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:37 AM MST up reply actions
The comforting thing about keeping Smith
is that we’ll never have to see EY2/Herrera/Giambi play in the outfield if it happens.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 9:37 AM MST up reply actions
You are off in your evaluation of Outman and Ross.
Paricularly Outman. Saying that they are the same as Chatwood indicates to me that you’re only looking at certain statistics (most likely an unrepresentative sample too, such as Outman’s 2011) and ignoring scouting reports.
agreed
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:46 AM MST up reply actions
The nicest part of this
would be insurance against another Fowler First-Half Flop. Cargo can play center and Smith can play on the corners.
I tend to agree that the league in general sees exactly what the Rockies have been seeing. I still think he pulls in decent prospects now. I would consider Outman and Ross decent.
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I would say Ross has too
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:46 AM MST up reply actions
Ross has great stuff
clocked as high as 96-98mph, good movement, flashed plus slider.
His issue has been health and the A’s reluctance to tweak his violent delivery.
that could be a bit akward…after ALL of these rumors and all of the rumors insisting on the Rockies wanting to trade Smith
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:06 AM MST up reply actions
Sorry to breach the Broncos/Rockies boundary here
But I hardly believe that Smith is going to act like Jay Cutler here. I believe part of the reason he is still currently on the roster is that he understands the business side of things, and can be a professional if he is still on the roster come March.
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not saying he is going to be a drama queen, but it has to be a bit akward when your boss says it wants to trade you and then they can’t.
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 9:12 AM MST up reply actions
Depends on your perspective
You could look at not being traded after being “shopped” as evidence that your boss considers you more valuable than what they were offered in return and want to reward them for that valuation.
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arenado: it's Rockie for future
What about Michael Young last year?
He was definitely out of Texas, even went as far as to ask for a trade. But that didn’t stop him from being a total pro throughout the season.
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Michale Young makes like 17 million a year and is in his 30’s…little different
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 6, 2012 6:57 AM MST up reply actions
This is true...
But it also makes for a really crowded outfield. If the return is less than desirable, I suppose they could jettison Colvin. However, they’re not going to get full value for him due to the jogjam, which in turn makes the Ian Stewart trade look more lopsided. I really think they really planned on having Smith traded already.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
I think they can stuff Colvin in the minors for now
And Cuddyer can play the infield part time. They can make it work.
That’s true as well, looking at his history tells me that he has to have at least one option year left, if not two. Good call.
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It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
he has two
according to RockiesRoster.com
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 5, 2012 9:44 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
Rockin’. Option years are one of the things I never can find information on, generally speaking. Another bookmark in place.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
definitely is something that is difficult to find
which is part of the reason Greg started that site. last offseason, we had to confer with Ringolsby on Herrera, Esmil and Franklin Morales to make sure it was correct. there are so many nuances
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 5, 2012 9:57 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
I really should make an optional assignment flowchart.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 5, 2012 10:15 AM MST up reply actions
Done.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 5, 2012 10:59 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
I was thinking about this too ...
Smith isn’t necessarily a bad fit as a 4th OF’er – can take RF in lieu of Cuddyer if Cuddy moves to 1st; can also play LF and move Cargo to CF so really he can fill in for all thre OF’ers against RH pitching. And we all know he has demonstrated ability as a LH PH in late inning situations.
I have warmed up to the idea of LeMahieu/Nelson battling it out for 2B.
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AJC’s O’Brien hits on reason talks cooled w Braves and Smith. Braves need protection at 3b for chipper before moving Prado
That Frank Wren just can’t seem to make up his mind … first he wants a CF, now a 3B …
This is why I said they wouldn't move Prado months ago.
I just though Smith and Wheeler would make it happen.
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The off-season sucks.
That is all.
by DAWNMARIE01 on Jan 5, 2012 9:11 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
You gotta love how this team plays together.
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Really diggin' the team this season...
I’ve only made it to one game thus far (Mon v. Milwaukee), but I’ve been watching them more than I expected to. The loss in LA was disappointing because of how they finished, but they’ve been incredibly solid.
The Avs have been playing really well lately, too…been to 3 of those games and they’ve won each of them.
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It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Maybe the Nugs FO can teach the Rockies how to build a team,
Last year Denver was looking at loosing Melo for nothing and going into a major rebuild. Now I think they’ll play Miami in the championship series.
I like the cut of Ujiri's jib.
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great play
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I'm partial to this play...
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by BittenAnkles on Jan 5, 2012 10:33 AM MST up reply actions
A's fan here
no interest in smith, but what would it take for tim wheeler.
Would ross or outman + adrian cardenas be enough. cardenas mlb ready 2b.
All of them.
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by DumbAndNerdy on Jan 5, 2012 10:27 AM MST up reply actions
I find it very unlikely
that Wheeler would be traded in order to acquire other prospects.
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by DumbAndNerdy on Jan 5, 2012 10:28 AM MST up reply actions
Outman has pitched 151.1 innings.
He only pitched 58 in 13 games last year.
I’d still call him a prospect, even if he is old. He certainly isn’t a guaranteed commodity.
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by DumbAndNerdy on Jan 5, 2012 10:57 AM MST up reply actions
you there, MagicMike23, bring us the head of Gio Gonzalez and we’ll commence our friendly-yet-not-too-friendly barter for the rights of Seth Smith.
Also, do you guys have a stud 2b who isn’t Jemile Weeks? We tried your other 2b (Ellis) and apparently didn’t like him enough…
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cardenas
he was a midseason top 30 prospect from the joe blanton trade. Highschool player of the yr when drafted by phillies. He’s just a pure hitter, but blocked by Weeks. His natural position is 2b, but theyve tried him in lf, 3b , etc
I saw him too, but the dude has played in AAA 3 times and has never posted such great numbers, let alone ones for the PCL. I think we’d need more.
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We liked him OK...
The mighty, mighty, Dodgers just liked him a lot (hmmmmm?) more.
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mlb ready 2b.
SOLD
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17th best prospect in mlb recently.
i like wheeler but not that much
Okay we take Weeks but you owe us
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I will trade you Tim Wheeler and Parker Frazier..
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I may throw Nick Schnaitmann..
for a game worn Reggie Jackson jersey.
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Why does it have to be game-worn?
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Has to pass the smell test..
just like Nick.
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by Charlie77 on Jan 5, 2012 11:04 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
Wheeler
is pretty close to untouchable from the Rocks stand point. Weather or not that is the right course of action is debatable. But talks with Atlanta broke down because we wouldn’t move him.
Can you retroactively not trade Cahill to the Dbacks? I think that would be worth Wheeler.
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by frightened inmate #2 on Jan 5, 2012 10:49 AM MST up reply actions
The A's are my AL team.
Because I’m a masochist and have lived in the city but hated the Giants.
Wheeler is anywhere from our 4th- to 8th- best prospect depending upon whom you read. Obviously, Fowler and Gonzalez have two of our OF spots sewn up and now we’re blessed (saddled?) with Cuddyer at the other until he replaces Helton at first. The thing is that Wheeler has the ability to play CF and you might think with Fowler we wouldn’t need him in the future but since our outfield stretches all the way out to Kansas, we could easily play him in right. He has some pop so he also could provide the offense to justify himself at a corner OF position. For us to get rid of him it would have to be for something pretty rich. Some here don’t like Wheeler’s strikeouts and may be willing to deal him. The Rockies would not include him in talks for Prado so a BOR guy plus a career minor league infielder like Cardenas (who isn’t bad, actually but is not anywhere near a top prospect in your system) probably won’t get it done.
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Good points
And I really think management must see the sky as the limit for Wheeler in order to be this staunch. They must think Wheeler has the ability to improve against lefties and improve his contact rate, because they wouldn’t be this stubborn if they thought at best he’d end up as a platoon OF.
Judging by the strides he made this past season, who’s to say he can’t make those improvements?
"career minor league infielder"
cardenas just finished his age 23 season and is blocked by Weeks, not his fault. A’s tried him at 3b with mixed results. Actually his stint in LF he mentioned being most comfortable.
Is their a good reason for us to believe Cardenas is exceptionally better than say Emaus?
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dont know much about emaus
he seems to have put his best hitting yrs in vegas and colorado springs last 2 seasons. 2 hitter friendly ballparks
he’s also a couple yrs older than cardenas.
i’m just looking at the rockies team needs and rosenthal mentions mlb ready pitching and a 2b. i personally wouldnt give up ross or outman for seth smith. Only wheeler interests me
would you do a brad peacock for tim wheeler deal? peacock came in the gio trade, in jim callis pertsonal top 50 list
Personally, I would
That would basically us another Bettis and another chance to find a quality starter. I’m not as high on Wheeler as most, either.
Absolutely.
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Smith is of interest to Oakland fortunately..,
I imagine Wheeler definitely is too. Wheeler’s of interest to most everybody as an MLB ready OF and the Rockies want to keep him for this very reason.
I’d personally be happy if the Rockies attempted to snag Cardenas in a Smith trade, though, I don’t know if they’re looking that direction or not. Peacock’s obviously a good get. I don’t know if any of us would be disappointed in that trade if it’s either Smith or Wheeler going back your direction.
Granted, that was harsher rhan I meant it...
but he’s not one of your top ten guys. You’ll have to admit he’s fringy – Sickles rates him a C+
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I wouldn't go by Sickels on him...
Cardenas will be a case where prospect pundits get distracted by younger, shinier things or players coming off of career years. I think he’d be a solid add, but my guess is that the Rockies are looking for a more established, reliable and somewhat short term solution to 2B right now.
I think he gets mediocre reviews at 2b. Not sure he brings anything we don’t already have, though if he were able to consistently post a 14% walk rate I’d be more about it…
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Wouldn't you still go...
Ruttledge over Cardenas, though? A Peacock deal is a lot more intriguing when Wheeler gets involved. A Smith for Cardenas or Outman seems more like-for-like.
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Rutledge might be getting a little too much attention off what's to date an outlier season for him.
I’d actually rather have Cardenas given that he’s more proven at higher levels, but there’s obviously a chance it could go either way. Having both would give the Rockies two very good prospects at the position, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that until one or the other actually becomes more than just a good prospect.
Well OK, but do you do Cardenas and Outman for Wheeler?
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Absolutely, I would.
I like Wheeler a lot, but two potential starters for one potential starter should be a no-brainer.
Why would we need Cardenas?
Want a 2B who’s put up good AAA offensive numbers? We’ve got Nelson & EY2 & Lemahieu already. Is the difference between any of them and Cardenas so great that it’s worth trading for?
I’d rather see Tommy Field get a no-cost shot at the position than to trade value for yet another 2B prospect.
But I guess “Gather all the 2B prospects” nicely complements the “Gather all the young arms” mantra.
We need to acquire 2B types until we have a 2B
I think that Cardenas is better than any that you mention currently in the Rockies system. The one exception right now might be Rutledge, but like I mentioned somewhere else, it’s not a given that this will absolutely be the case.
Cardenas is likely better than what we have, it would be advisable.
Nix or Quintanilla are likely not, so it’s not.
You really are underrating Cardenas here by equating his acquisition to Nix or Quintanilla, or comparing him to Field.
Honestly, I’d just have to trust the scouting department. I’m only really interested in trading for impact guys, which may not really be possible given Smith and Wheeler. Otherwise just keep Smith and platoon him with Cuddyer who can start at 3b rarely, and 1b more frequently…
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14%? So you want Joe Morgan as a 2B...
Ian Kinsler had a 12.3% last season. Really, Cardenas is a very underrated prospect right now. His defense is passable at his level of offense.
He posted it a couple of times in the minors, so why not? Otherwise he’s not such a great defensive 2b whose offense has fluctuated quite a bit.
And for the record, I would love Joe Morgan in his prime for 2b, every team could use a 10 WAR 2b..
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Yeah, I wouldn't mind Morgan either.
Cardenas is a good bet to post above 10% BB rates in the MLB, but 14% is unlikely. He does have a fairly low K rate with a solid line drive approach and patience, though. I think he’s a starting caliber 2B.
you could be right – and really, who knows how he’d perform given consistent ML playing time. But between him, EY2, Nelson, LaMath, Rutledge, and Herrera, I 1. have soured on fringey 2b guys and 2. don’t think he’ll get the playing time unless he bats .300 for the season.
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I think most see Wheeler as a Corner OF'er ...
who probably isn’t going to stick in CF. I do think if we trade him now we are probably selling high, which is why I don’t mid seeing his name bandied about so long as we get a good return.
OT: I just have to rant on how stupid the word "Colonel" is
I mean, it sounds like it has an “r” in it but it has an L. In what universe does the “l” make an “r” sound. Dumb as hell.
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
I think it's actually Kentuckian.
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Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
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But then wouldn't it be spelled
Flied Chicken?
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They accentuate the 'L' in Kentucky though.
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by Charlie77 on Jan 5, 2012 11:02 AM MST via Android app up reply actions
There's no "L" in Kentucky.
Though some might argue that Kentucky is a lot like ‘ell. I’d say that anyplace that boasts Ashley Judd as a regular, though is OK with me.
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The only time you really want to use "myself" is when you are the recipient of your own action. Usually you're better off using "me."
Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
But if you only remember one thing...
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Don't you mean UK basketbaLL feat. John WaLL?
and there’s also Loretta Lynn.
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A lot is two words. Allot can be one word but it has another meaning.
The only time you really want to use "myself" is when you are the recipient of your own action. Usually you're better off using "me."
Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
But if you only remember one thing...
There are no apostrophes in plurals.
Its unfortunate that when I see John Wall
I think of the Dougie, and not Basketball
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Wasn't Lexington named after Lex Blothels?
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by Junction Rox on Jan 5, 2012 11:37 AM MST up reply actions
“Well, I’m a regular visitor, but Milwaukee has certainly had it’s share of visitors. French Missionaries and Explorers were coming here as early as the late 1600s to trade with the Native Americans.”
“In fact, isn’t Milwaukee a Native American name?”
“Yes it is Pete. It’s actually pronounced Mee-Lee-Wa-Ke which is Algonquin for ‘The Good Land’”
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by frightened inmate #2 on Jan 5, 2012 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
Something about socialists being elected to office
Whatever
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Yes, please!
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Your is not the correct contraction of you are. The word you're looking for is you're.
It's anyway, not anyways.
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I'll see your Colonel
and raise you “Lieutentant” pronounced lef-tenant in the UK and Europe(I think) and lou-tenant here. Go figure
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I'll see that
And raise you February and Wednesday.
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Explain your reasoning
because I’ve heard Wednesday and February pronounced exactly as they are spelled.
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But the common pronunciations are
Febuary and Wensday
That’s all I’m saying.
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Yeah but there is literally no F in Lieutenant....so why ?
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From wikipedia
The rare Old French variant spelling luef for Modern French lieu (‘place’) supports the suggestion that a final [w] of the Old French word was in certain environments perceived as an [f]
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Get well soon Juan.
There is no R in Colonel either and L's aren't supposed to make R noises
Its just not natural. I’ll be honest though, I’ve never heard the “lef-tenant” pronunciation before.
It's Jim Tracy's Fault.
I would have guessed there was a country in Asia where every person born in the last 30 years has 2 left hands
before I’d have guessed Lt. was pronouned like that anywhere in the world
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 5, 2012 1:13 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Those wacky Brits!!
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 5, 2012 1:41 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Wait, don't you mean GMT?
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Wouldn't that be his local time?
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It would. But you know who the Brits are about time and such
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Stoning today, then?
1700 GMT would be smashing as I have evening plans.
And I say “Febury” fwiw.
For more British pronunciation fun, guess how you pronounce the following:
Belvoir
Beaulieu
Featherstonehaugh
Glamis
Towcester
And to even it up a bit, my American ex wet herself when I pronounced the New York state town “Shenneck-TARD-ee”.
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have you not watched world war 2 movies with british people in them?
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I've heard in it British movies and TV
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I'll have to listen more closely next time I watch a Brit movie. I don't recall hearing that before.
The off-season sucks.
That is all.
My great-uncle was a Lieutenant-General
So I have heard the “lef” pronunciation from someone who was one.
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by DumbAndNerdy on Jan 5, 2012 11:06 AM MST up reply actions
Specifically,
I just got my two free tickets for January 21 and tickets to the 12:30 Autograph Session which is Infilders/Outfielders, but I don’t think I’m going to go.
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by DumbAndNerdy on Jan 5, 2012 11:06 AM MST up reply actions
They are mailing me the tickets.
You would either need to send me a SASE or come to my house and get them. I’m guessing I’d be able to send them to you in time.
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by DumbAndNerdy on Jan 5, 2012 11:09 AM MST up reply actions
I'm in - where is your house?
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 12:04 PM MST up reply actions
I'll email you.
I’m up in the north metro though. So, hopefully I can just mail you the tickets.
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by DumbAndNerdy on Jan 5, 2012 12:10 PM MST up reply actions
Aw, man.
20 minutes too late.
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by prettyinpurple on Jan 5, 2012 12:26 PM MST up reply actions
:-( I sometimes feel bad
Maybe I should change my s/n to “Guy who takes Petro up on his free ticket offers”
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 12:28 PM MST up reply actions
Petro has the power to say
I’ve given the majority of my tix to you, let someone else have a chance.
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Get well soon Juan.
No, that would be an even longer name :)
No, don’t feel bad- I wouldn’t know how busy I might’ve been that weekend anyway and would’ve had to find means to get there.
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by prettyinpurple on Jan 5, 2012 12:43 PM MST up reply actions
I've taken him up on tickets once
Fun game too
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I should have quite a few free tickets this year as well.
Last year, I attended the Mini-Plan games with my family five or six times, six or seven times with friends, and three times with Rowbots.
Instead of using the Mini-Plan tickets with my family, we bought not-as-good seats for when I go with them since, if you have a plan, you can buy tickets at the mini-plan rate in any section and we now need to buy three. This means I’ll have about 17 games to go to with a friend.
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I'm 5 hours too late
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JFK
Sid anybody else notice Omar (My pixie dust turned into PED dust) Quintanilla signed a MiLB contract with an ST invite with the Mets?
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Yeah, I did see that.
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It's anyway, not anyways.
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not a prospect
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 5, 2012 1:16 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Prospect, AAAA Journeyman
What’s the difference?
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 1:21 PM MST up reply actions
usually a couple years
and about 100 mlb ab’s
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 5, 2012 1:40 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
OT: (Kinda) Saw this and thought of you all.
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Fixed.
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by Muzia on Jan 5, 2012 1:49 PM MST up reply actions 10 recs
Cold man....cold
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he's like the mona lisa
always looking at you, no matter where in the room you are
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Looking ahead at our schedule, Sept/Oct could be extremely tough
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At least April looks good
Series against the ’stros, Padres, Pirates and Mets.
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Just enough to build our hopes up.
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I will never trust April again.
/2011 PTSD’d
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Big trust issues with April after ’11
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 2:36 PM MST up reply actions
yeah can we just not do april this year?
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Lol
Without April last season would have been HORRIBLE. It’s better to have gone 17-8 and tanked than to never have gone 17-8 at all.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 2:50 PM MST up reply actions
we'd have a higher draft pick
and we wouldn’t have been lied to… pick your poison
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I understand that
It’s just that everyone’s saying “let’s not do April again”, but I’d just rather not do
crappy May – September again.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 2:54 PM MST up reply actions
I’d just rather not do crappy May – September 2011 again.
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This!
In fact, could we just do April 2011 about six times this year?
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we could have gotten a much better pick and saved ourselves an extra couple of months
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 2:51 PM MST up reply actions
June we have a 9 game Road Trip against Detroit, Philly, and Texas
Sept we have a stretch with 4 @ ATL, 3 @ PHI, 3 vs SF, 3 @ SD, 4 @SF, 4 @ AZ
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 2:49 PM MST up reply actions
well, so much for an amazing september run
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By that time
The majority of the SF and Philly rosters will have their AARP cards.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 2:51 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Torture.
Can we please have baseball?
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 2:28 PM MST up reply actions
Speaking of weather.
We are supposed to get 18 foot waves tomorrow! I’ll be an idiot and go watch.
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Got your board ready?
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Heh...Hardly, that's a death sentence....
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Yep.
I did 10 ft. once, for about three runs. That was enough.
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I ended up in the ER on 3-4 ft waves :-(
Got too close to the shore before jumping off, front tip of the board went into the sand, board flew up in the air and came down on my head, making a nice gash. Lucky there was no concussion. Darn beach getting in the way….
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Hang 9 duuuuuuuuude
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 2:45 PM MST up reply actions
Nice! Sounds like fun.
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by prettyinpurple on Jan 5, 2012 2:51 PM MST up reply actions
I’m in Iowa….going golfing…on January 5
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 2:39 PM MST up reply actions
I've been tempted, but I have a late afternoon meeting tomorrow.
One of the local courses is open for $5 to walk.
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Get well soon Juan.
haha thats awesome $5 is cheap. Its tough to get it in because its really only warm enough for like a couple hours
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by waterboy31321 on Jan 5, 2012 2:43 PM MST up reply actions
I'm hoping to get out there in the next year or so
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 5, 2012 2:58 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
That would be awesome.
Let me know, we can catch a meal or a pitcher of beer or something.
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No Twin Pines
However I love to play at St. Andrews.
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Aparrently the greens are closed
And they have buckets set up for you to chip your ball into, but its Golf.
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by MileHighHawkeye on Jan 5, 2012 3:47 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I was driving near the Montana border earlier with the AC on max
yesterday set an all time record for rapid city
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 5, 2012 2:59 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
now thats crazy
A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves
by waterboy31321 on Jan 6, 2012 6:58 AM MST up reply actions
it'll be like -6 and snowing in april though
arenado: it's Rockie for future
That's how it gets wet and three feet high.
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by prettyinpurple on Jan 5, 2012 3:25 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
that's what she said
arenado: it's Rockie for future
"Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate"
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jan 5, 2012 3:32 PM MST up reply actions
Good article by Matt Swartz, creator of SIERA
arenado: it's Rockie for future
Two new 3B?
From the Rockies Twitter feed….
Rockies Colorado Rockies
#Rockies agree to one-year contract with 3B Casey Blake. Rockies also acquire INF Chad Tracy from Texas in exchange for RHP Greg Reynolds.
Personally, I’m fine with turning the #2 pick in the draft a few years back into Chad Tracy. In fact, I wonder if that was the plan all along.
But seriously, I am glad to see Blake signed…
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Whoaaaa Greg Reynolds is gone????
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for Jim Tracy's son
This trade will have repercussions throughout space and time
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in that it isn't an inanimate object
Campaigning for more day baseball games since 2006
His long hair was animated
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Silver will be sad.
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by prettyinpurple on Jan 5, 2012 5:51 PM MST up reply actions
I think when he cut the locks
that’s when she knew it was over.
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Better return for Reynolds than the Schmidty value we got for Street.
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by Muzia on Jan 5, 2012 6:06 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
Well we got a salary dump in addition to Schmidt
Get it?! Dump?! BAHAHAHAHA Dump and Schmidt.
by The Toddfather's Goatee on Jan 5, 2012 7:06 PM MST up reply actions
yep
the Padres sure dumped their Schmidt
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Not a 3B...
Unless I’m looking at something wrong, he’s 1B/OF. Hasn’t played a game at third.
-C
It’s rough to sit through these games and not have someone that can’t hit a Ball?
Casey Blake is 3B
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I don't know!
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What?
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What's on second.
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In my mind the two are the same person
or something….
We're trying to win a (#)(*@$%#)@#&$#)^ argument here!!!!
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Just to clarify, there are two Chad Tracys in baseball
One is a 31-year-old who plays in Japan now after like 8 lackluster seasons in the majors. The Chad Tracy we received is a 26-year-old who has put up pretty average numbers in the minors; an AAAA type who plays 1B/OF.
Then again…Greg Reynolds…
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by Muzia on Jan 5, 2012 6:04 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
We could always trade him for greg Vaughn's son
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"When I was pitching 90's in the seventies; I never thought I'd be pitching 70's in the nineties!" Frank Tanana
But I'm sure he's a very special Tracy
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THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEJ8lpCQbyw
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High praise indeed
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Think of the gif and jpg possibilities...
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by prettyinpurple on Jan 5, 2012 7:41 PM MST up reply actions
JFK's Quote of the Day:
“Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.” Source: The Babe Ruth Story (Babe Ruth) ~George Herman Ruth
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare." ~Tallulah Bankhead
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JFK
Trading Greg Reynolds will ultimately save my mental health
That’s because I simply couldn’t look at him without thinking…. “Before Tim Lincecum? Before Clayton Kershaw? Before Evan Longoria?”
Seriously, it became this weird mantra that rattled through my head whenever I saw the guy — even just sitting in the dugout. Finally, I’m freed of that. My brain thanks you.
And I expect Greg’s just as happy to be away from a city filled with people like me thinking the exact same thing every time we see him.
Good luck in TX, Greg.
2006 draftees who have had worse careers as measured by rWAR:
- Andrew Miller
- David Huff
- Chris Davis
- P.J. Walters
Reynolds is tied with Brad Mills for fifth worst player to reach the MLB level from the entire year of 2006.
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by Greg Stanwood on Jan 5, 2012 9:37 PM MST up reply actions
Dave Duncan stepping down as pitching coach
JoeStrauss Joe Strauss
Dave Duncan is Stepping down as Cards pitching coach. Details at @stltoday.
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yessssss no more StL pitching voodoo magic.
(please take your magic to Denver)
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jan 5, 2012 7:28 PM MST up reply actions
oh well, damn it then :(
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by The Lodo Magic Man on Jan 5, 2012 7:35 PM MST up reply actions
not often
you see a former catcher as a pitching coach
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"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." ~Greg, age 8
JFK
So, Chad Tracy.
Me think he has a lot of production to do to make this all worth it. Pretty big shoes to fill.
You mean clown shoes?
Jason Giambi for player-manager in 2012!
How the world will end in 2012: George of the Roses builds a Machine that Pommels everyone with La Violencia during Whiteouts.
if he never plays in MLB
he will provide more value than reynolds has by either rWAR (-1.5) or fWAR (-.6)
arenado: it's Rockie for future
Am I the only one
who thinks this reads a little bit wrong?
Tracy is Jim’s son. via @TroyRenck
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nah
I’d take a potential loogy and $7mil over another in a long line of AAAA 1B
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Jan 5, 2012 9:41 PM MST via Android app up reply actions
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