Comments on: Next Need: Lefty OF/1B

By: BigJared

BigJared — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:58:44 +0000

Ummm? Johnson seems to have spent much of his 20′s on the DL.
Can that be expected to improve now that he’s nearing 30?

Corey Patterson has racked up a wood smoking .712 career OPS playing in hitter’s parks like Wrigley and Camden Yards. He’s going to do better at Safeco???
He also likes striking out and doesn’t like walking. A 4.5 K/BB ratio isn’t too great when you’re not providing power. He does bring speed, defense and outstanding base stealing skills, but another free swinging minimal power guy is NOT what this lineup needs. With that said, Bavasi will probably trade a couple good prospects to get him!

By: downwarddog

downwarddog — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:21:11 +0000

re: Corey Patterson’s breakout year. I’d love to see the list of players who finally figured it out in their ninth season in the big leagues.

By: Dicky Amaral

Dicky Amaral — Sat, 03 May 2008 00:08:10 +0000

I really agree with all of the Reed talk… at one time he was considered “Adam Jonesish” when the M’s picked him up as a part of the Freddy deal. It would be nice to actually salvage something from that deal.

At the very least he would give you a true fourth outfielder and add a left handed bat. Bring him up and DFA Cairo… seems to me the only reason that Bavasi would hold onto Cairo is that he is worried that Lopez will drop off the face of the earth like he did last year.

By: joser

joser — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:59:19 +0000

Dave thinks Patterson is still poised for a breakout year. I'm a skeptic. (I would've taken Patterson over Wilkerson in the off-season, and I'd be willing to consider picking him up if the Reds released him, but I just don't see him worth trading anything for).

By: north

north — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:56:49 +0000

Have the Nationals made any sounds about wanting to trade Johnson? What it the basis for the Johnson wishing?

I suppose I am asking – What is the reasoning from the Nats perspective?

(Of course the real answer is obvious, but someone has already made the obligatory mention. The Jays are also a team with a good starting rotation that is that one controversial left-handed bat away from competing.)

By: andrew23

andrew23 — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:34:07 +0000

Long time lurker — first time poster.

I’m a Reds fan and really wonder why you have any interest at all in Corey Patterson. He’s been dreadful this year, and I’d be happy for you to take him off our hands.

I guess if you hit him 8th or 9th, he wouldn’t be such a drag on your offense, but he’s KILLING us at leadoff.

A .306 OBP, even with the .428 SLG, wouldn’t seem to be very valuable.

By: gps

gps — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:23:13 +0000

There have been several mentions of Russell Branyan in this thread. I had him sitting around on my DMB team for years, just waiting for someone to give him a chance to play regularly. He was always platooned, though his career split is actually pretty small. His career OPS= is 107. He’s hitting .363, OPS 1.058 at Nashville.

By: Matthew Carruth

Matthew Carruth — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:04:40 +0000

@donger

Can anybody explain what OPS + is? Itâ€™s hard to google because of the operator

try googling OPS+

By: oystercracker

oystercracker — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:01:31 +0000

What does Corey Patterson bring that Jeremy Reed doesn’t?

By: Gomez

Gomez — Fri, 02 May 2008 22:55:26 +0000

82. A guess: Norton is owed the minimum. Cairo is owed ~$850K. Vidro is owed ~$9 million. Dumpting Norton is a lower sunk cost than dumping the others, and the marginal gain of keeping Norton over one of the others likely didn’t justify creating a sunk cost in dumping one of the others from the M’s POV.