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Monday, November 21, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves
M's Sign Jojima
Looks like the Mariners have signed Kenji Jojima, to a $15M, three-year deal.Snakes Interested In Paul LoDuca?
The East Valley Tribune reports on what appears to be an attempt by the Diamondbacks to reunite the infield of the 2004 Dodgers, one player at a time, by way of bringing Paul LoDuca to the Valley of the Sun."I’m a Florida Marlin now, but I would love to play here,’’ Lo Duca, a former Glendale Apollo High and Arizona State player, told KTVK-TV (Channel 3). "It’s my home town, and I grew up here.’’Six home runs, guys...
Update: Jon notes that Paulie might be headed to Queens, with the catcher pipeline running from the Dodger farm to the Mets backstop. This time, it's not a future Hall of Famer they're getting, though...
Hey, This Beckett Thing Could Happen
The Rangers are openly discussing Danks and Diamond in their talks with the Fish. I don't see how they can't make this deal if they want to be competitive in the division; they need somebody to replace Kenny Rogers.Update: The Dallas Morning News on a two-sentence update on their mast says the Marlins have eliminated the Rangers as their trade partner. More from the Dallas Star-Telegram, which says Beckett is headed to the Red Sox, in exchange for unidentified minor league prospects. ESPN says it's Hanley Ramirez and top pitching prospect Anibal Sanchez. The Angels were bidding on Beckett but have dropped out, and the Dodgers were believed to have been involved.
Comments:
Lo Duca is an overpaid decent catcher who suffers from a perennial second-half slump. So if you have someone who can share a significant portion of the catching duties and the fish take a sizable portion of his salary, then he would be an OK pickup. Otherwise, no.
What's really ironic is that the return from the Dodgers -- Koyie Hill -- must have completely dropped off their radar from 2004.
And, yeah, look at these numbers: .218/.308/.282 in that hitter's haven in Arizona. Hill's a failed prospect at 26. Too bad.
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