Could this be our utility guy?
by SonnyKoufaxLSU on Mar 11, 2010 9:57 AM CST
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PrintRamon Vazquez Could Be Traded Or Released By Tim Dierkes [March 11 at 9:21am CST]
Infielder Ramon Vazquez is fighting to make the Pirates, reports Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Vazquez said he's been told he's not on the team right now, despite being guaranteed $2MM in 2010. GM Neal Huntington admitted he has to consider a trade of some sort, having six players for four bench spots.
A release is the least-desirable approach for the Pirates, since they'd still owe Vazquez's $2MM salary (less $400K if he joins another big league club). A trade makes more sense, with Kovacevic naming the Rangers and Orioles as possible matches.
Vazquez, 33, hit .230/.335/.279 in 239 plate appearances last year while playing second base, shortstop, and third base. His poor performance may have been related to a knee injury. Huntington's plan when signing Vazquez in December of '08 may have been to find a credible back-up middle infielder in case the team traded Freddy Sanchez and/or Jack Wilson. But you have to question his $4MM commitment to Vazquez, a journeyman platoon player who still didn't hit lefties in his career year '08 season.
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Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.
get them to throw in McCutchen and I'm game
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
They've got like two or three, they should be able to spare one
Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.
Pass
Can’t play shotstop at all and if poor at 3B and 2B
I was a Ranger fan when being a Rangers fan wasn't cool.
can't argue with that
"Jurick Profar is tired of practice!! I wanna play I wanna play….waiting for march 12 to go to spring training! to kill some pichers:D:D I am Jurickson Profar son of judeska and chesmond.. And I was born ready! ready to play baseball!!" - Jurickson Profar
nope
Vazquez has his career year in 2008 and is no longer very good with the glove nor the bat.
Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
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