And Tejada moves
The Orioles get five players for the declining, expensive, and increasingly immobile shortstop. Wow.
Dave adds: The five players aren’t very good. A couple of back-end starters without much upside, a run of the mill corner OF, and a pair of fringe prospects. Of course, I don’t think much of Tejada either. Both teams still stink, but the Orioles save some money and don’t get demonstrably worse, so I guess they win the trade.
Also, Jeff Kent’s agent on Kent’s return:
“He is actively pursuing his customary and rigorous offseason conditioning and weightlifting program, and is very focused on helping his team win the World Series this year,” Klein wrote. “He asked me to wish all of you and your families a happy holiday season.”
Doing a lot of truck washing, then?
what?! you don’t believe that Mel will magically fix him?
“Hulett, who often goes by Tug, hit .279/.350/.406 for Triple-A Oklahoma last season. That he’s a left-handed hitter with some ability at multiple infield positions has kept him on the very edge of prospectdom, but he’s not a good bet to put together a career as a utilityman.”
so does this mean he was the Rangers’ Willie F. Bloomquist?
52- Then how will we decide between them???
#52: so does this mean he was the Rangers’ Willie F. Bloomquist?
Not quite. If he breaks out, Willie Bloomquist is his upside.
Might as well try to sign Prior to a 1yr deal
A lot of teams are going to want Prior. I wouldn’t assume he’s there for the Mariner taking.
Well if we thought that way we would never sign anyone.
Well if we thought that way we would never sign anyone.
Were you here in the 80s?
Yeah. All Im saying is we should offer one. Maybe I am foggy on how free agency works…generally you cant sign people if you dont first make them an offer right? I think a player and his agent field offers from the league, then depending on finances, personal preference, etc THEY decide to pick or turn down an offer. Therefore, like I said, *TRY* to sign. If he turns it down, we are in the exact same place as we are now. WHy wouldnt you assume we have a chance? Out of the teams in DIRE need of SP, we do have one of the highest payrolls…
“Who is Tug Hulett?”
Tug Hulett = Shin Soo Choo + Asdrubal Cabrera
“Tug Hulett = Shin Soo Choo + Asdrubal Cabrera”
Soooo, does that mean he is good, or not? We all know how Asdrubal is doing now, but I haven’t heard of Shin Soo Choo this year. Did he turn out a bust?
I would love to see Prior in an M’s uniform as long as it isn’t a huge investment. If he can get healthy… yadayada.
Also – I heard on the radio that Broussard is moving to Texas but I haven’t been able to track down the story. Que paso?
Nevermind. Yahoo! sports just posted.
If Kuroda signs with the M’s, are there any other moves to add pitching or does the cost of adding him preclude that?
See 52 and 54 for the guy we got for Ben.
In Tejada’s defense, last year was his only decline-type year. He’s got a 114 career OPS+ and put up years of 131, 128 and 126 before his 109 last year. He also missed 29 games due to injury after missing a total of 5 in the previous 8 years.
Not quite. If he breaks out, Willie Bloomquist is his upside.
So right now he’s a weak-hitting, left-handed Willie Bloomquist.
Nice. We could platoon our 25th roster spot. Oh, wait…
So does the addition of Tug Hulett mean there is no chance the Ms will extend Beltre as well as signaling the move of Triunfel to the outfield?
I saw Tug Hulett play in OKC and he was pretty good. Nothing more than a backup or injury replacement at the ML level though, in my opinion. I would say he’s better than Bloomquist, but that’s not saying much.
Eckstein close to signing with Toronto, pushing MacDonald to the bench. There’s another slick-fielding SS being pushed aside for offense.
That shows what type of value a guy like Everett has with the majority of teams in the leauge. My guess is Everett to Minnesota as they have shown that they value defense over offense, for the most part. Replacing Bartlett with Everett makes a lot of sense.
So does the addition of Tug Hulett mean there is no chance the Ms will extend Beltre as well as signaling the move of Triunfel to the outfield?
That’s reading way too much into this. Essentially, instead of outright releasing Broussard, they got a token return in exchange for trading him to a division rival so that he could be close to his home. If Tug was anything of value, the Rangers wouldn’t have given him up. Not for Broussard, and not to the M’s. This has zero impact on whatever future plans they might have for Beltre or Triunfel.
40: Wouldn’t our own beloved HoRam make a case for THAT dubious title?