T.R. Sullivan luvs him some Joaquin Arias
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 4, 2009 7:14 PM CST
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PrintT.R. Sullivan has some blog notes up this morning, and includes this comment:
If Joaquin Arias doesn't hurt his shoulder two years ago, the guess here is Elvis Andrus would still be with the Braves.
Here's the thing...when Arias hurt his shoulder, he was coming off a bad year in AAA in 2006. If he bounces back and has a solid first half of 2007, he might have been more of a factor going forward, but I doubt that keeps the Rangers from picking up the four years younger Andrus, who was in high-A at the time the Rangers made that trade.
Now, it may be that Arias's presence would have prompted the move of Young to third base the previous offseason, and might have made the Rangers more willing to look at dealing Andrus for pitching help at some point in the past year. But I don't think the Rangers pass on Andrus in the Teixeira trade because of Arias.
That said, Arias is garnering some notice, and Sullivan is pretty clearly on the Arias bandwagon right now. If Arias shows that his shoulder is healthy and that he can handle the throws from deep in the hole, I have to wonder if there isn't going to be some discussion about Andrus starting the season in AAA and Arias, rather than Vizquel, being the starting shortstop.
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Who else besides
Sullivan is touting Arias’ return to glory? Crickets………No one.
I change my mind then
I’m not a fan anymore and he won’t make the team out of ST.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
return? lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Maybe a team in need of a longterm SS
is watching..
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
baltimore lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Someone told me today that there is word that
Toronto is watching him. Given their other options, that’s a curious one.
by Brett Perryman on Mar 4, 2009 8:29 PM CST up reply actions
They have several relievers I'd be interested in.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
He is in a League of his own...
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
I'm not sure
But he is the first that came to mind.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
My first choice of pitchers on their roster (other than the Doc, of course)
Would be D-Mac. Wonder what it would take to get a deal done for him?
Question is, though, why would the Jays be seriously interested in Arias given their current roster construct? They’ve got Hill, McDonald, Scutaro, and Joe Inglett all on the 40. Don’t get me wrong, that’s not exactly a striking list of players, but that’s a lot of roster space used on unproven and/or “meh” middle infielders to be interested in another unproven/potentially “meh” guy. But then again, J.P. Ricciardi isn’t exactly Branch Rickey, so anything is possible…
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
D-Mac?
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
exactly
i have no clue who that is
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Dustin McGowan
He’s had some injury problems, right?
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Forgive me for the confusing/cliched nickname
I’ve read/listened to too much Matthew Berry. He’s had a ridiculous man crush on McGowan going back to 2007, and McGowan was a fantasy stud for me in 2007.
I don’t know what the timetable for his return is, but he was on his way to becoming a darned good starter before the injury.
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
Him and Marcum have both been derailed by injury.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
scutaro
VERY good on defense
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
That's McDonald's calling card too, right?
All-glove/no-bat guys are fine in their place, just so long as you don’t give at-bats to too many of them.
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
i think
scutaro was one of the 20ish most valuable players int he AL last year, based entirely on his defense
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
Holy crap!
That’s a mean glove, right there.
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
yup
i remember him being on a list philkid3 used to sway me to the fact that pedroia was not the worst MVP ever lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Mar 5, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
Scutaro's Offense
His career OPS+ is something like 95. Yeah, that is below league average, but it is not a huge detriment.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Mar 5, 2009 8:11 AM CST up reply actions
No
His career average is 86. His career best is 96. Hes never slugged over .400
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
Sorry
I should have looked that one up before commenting. I, for some reason, thought it was higher.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Mar 5, 2009 8:29 AM CST up reply actions
right
but his overall value is high b/c of his glove
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Mar 5, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
So
Starting with your predicted 25-man roster … who gets axed when Elvis is ready?
Duran, Arias or Cat? Surely not Vizquel.
Cat please Cat
Trade him for a bag of balls right now.
Keith Law on Greg Golson, "He's similiar to Cameron and Hunter in that all three are black."
Just release him
I don’t think we could even get a bag of balls for him at this point.
"You can have such a massive impact on a game even when you're not getting ground balls hit at you." - Michael Young
by LSJ on Mar 4, 2009 8:14 PM CST up reply actions
Not to overly criticize you...
but I don’t think we should ever kid about trading for baseball equipment after what happened to Odom
(Wife) "So what do you want to watch on the T.V.? UFC or porn?"
(Husband) "Hmm... well, porn, I guess."
Cat's not long for this world
But Vizquel could easily be far past done, this year’s Broussard (at least offense-wise).
Nobody’d be too heartbroken if Arias wound up the utility infielder.
Duran starts in AAA just about no matter what, right?
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 4, 2009 8:17 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know
Meno’s been adamant about Duran being on the roster so far. I can’t figure out if who’s on first or what’s on second in Meno’s mind.
Well
It depends on the 25th man.
If that guy is Cat, no Duran.
If it isn’t Cat, Duran sticks.
If Andrus and Arias both start in the minors, Duran sticks.
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 4, 2009 8:24 PM CST up reply actions
back up SS
If Andrus and Arias both start in the minors, Duran sticks
Who becomes the backup SS? Duran?
I think Cat will be bought out and 2 of Andrus, Arias and Duran make the team.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
If 2 of Andrus, Arias and Duran make the team
what happens to Vizquel?
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 5, 2009 9:12 AM CST up reply actions
I'd imagine they release him
I imagine his contract has an opt out date where he is released if he isn’t in the majors by a certain date.
Most veterans seem to get that in their NRI.
Get off my lawn.
Much as I liked the Vizquel signing
I can see him getting released, yes.
I think the org’d love Arias to succeed as a MLer, even if it’s just in a backup role.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 5, 2009 9:25 AM CST up reply actions
I'd rather them start the season with
Vizquel than Andrus, just for service time reasons. Given the way service time works, they’d be silly not to buy themselves an extra year.
Get off my lawn.
SS
I wasn’t too clear. I have Vizquel down as the starting SS unless Andrus makes the team. If so, Vizquel becomes the backup IF. They are not going to release him until they believe Andrus can handle the job.
If (When?) Cat gets bought out, there will be two open roster spots by my calculations. Arias and Duran could get both spots if the Rangers believe Duran can handle the 5th OFer spot. However, that would make for a RHB dominated bench. Give one point to Boggs for being a switch hitter. And lets not forget Andruw Jones just yet. I am sure he has 5 or 6 more Ks in his bat in the next week.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Way too many IFers
I think thats way too many IFers on your roster. When you look at it with Davis entrenched at 1B and Hank as his backup, Kinsler your everyday 2B, and Young as the everyday 3B I don’t see the need for two utility IFers. Part of the reason I personally think Cat is perfectly suited for our 25th man role is he plays LF, albeit not well. Arias doesn’t play LF and Duran had a grand total of 3 games out there last year, 2 of which came when he first came up and the other was the 2nd to last game of the year. If you are going to cut/buy out Cat you need to replace him with another OF.
Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.
TR Sullivan or Jim Reeves
Which screw is looser?
"You can have such a massive impact on a game even when you're not getting ground balls hit at you." - Michael Young
Reeves
because he’s also completely out of touch.
by Brett Perryman on Mar 4, 2009 8:30 PM CST up reply actions
Definitely Reeves
TR at least cares and wants the Rangers to win (from what I can tell). Reeves is ahead of only Galloway on the scale of bitter columnists who may or may not even like the teams they write about. Sometimes I feel like Reeves care, other times I feel like he actively roots for JD and Hicks to fail.
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
Arm
I saw Arias last week against the cubs and his arm looked extremely weak on his only throw to first. Then there was a relay play where he cut the ball off and had a clear shot at getting the runner going to third, but instead put the ball in his pocket. It’s possible that he lost his grip causing him to have to double clutch, but I couldn’t help but wonder if he isn’t comfortable airing it out. I’ve been really surprised by the Sullivan and Reeves comments this week.
Video of Elvis, Harrison, and Levine on B-Mac:
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
good video
They included some actual game clips. Vizquel just doesn’t look good in blue.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Keith Law notes
• Justin Smoak saw one pitch, a 94 mph fastball from Cortes, that he deposited on to the berm in left-center (the opposite field, as the switch-hitting Smoak was batting left-handed). He’s good.
• Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s swing looks cleaner and more direct than it has in the past, although this is based on just a couple of swings he took Wednesday.
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Nelson Cruz went 1-4 (single) today.
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
OMG. I'm bracing for MC Cahizzle's comment on this one.
Here’s guessing he finds a way to break his own LSB record for vitriol and sarcasm.
Either that or his head exploded when he read this.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555, throwing one of his patented sandy-vagina'd hissy fits.
Eric Fry
Some guy at the NMLR board posted the following on your boy E-Fry:
I saw Eric Fry Jr. working out at San Jac College in Texas the other day. Man, He is looking good. I talked to him and he said that he’s been working very hard this off season. He said that his Dad is an endurance and agility’s coach, and he and several other area atheletes worked out with him all off season. There’s no doubt that Fry Jr. is for real. Randy Taylor was amazed at Fry’s accomplishment’s so far. Spring Training is right around the corner. I’ll see him there.
I heart him for his abilty to look unimpressed with you in every single picture he takes.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555, throwing one of his patented sandy-vagina'd hissy fits.
by thedirkatron on Mar 5, 2009 12:31 AM CST up reply actions
heh
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
Is he still in Clinton to start the season?
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 5, 2009 9:14 AM CST up reply actions
No, but maybe Hickory.
"It doesn't look like he's trying. It kinda pisses me off," "He could throw 110 if he tried. The way it explodes out of his hand is really something special." ~ B-Mac on Feliz.
I hope he's in (Hickory), since that means I'll get to see him. I'll try to get a picture of me and him with him looking unimpressed as fuck with the scraggly white boy he's posing next to.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I hate Michael Young.
"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555, throwing one of his patented sandy-vagina'd hissy fits.
Arias?
honestly, if Arias has anything at all, you trade him for whatever trash you can get.
Andrus, Vallejo, Lemon….I rather have any of these guys than Arias. Put Vizquel in that mix as well.
Another one bites the dust! And another one, and another one, and another one bites the dust!
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