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Monday, December 19, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves
Damn, it's been a while since I've done anything besides more theoretical player signings. Here goes.
Dayn Perry On Position Moves
Darin Erstad's last year as an Angel might take place in centerfield until he falls apart, which is the subject of a Dayn Perry column, which just says the obvious to Angels fans: "He's a great defender at first, but that doesn't compensate for his listless bat." About time, as is his comment about Nomar thatThe best use for Garciaparra is as an uber-utility player who's in the lineup four or five days a week and is the pinch hitter of first resort on days when he's on the bench — Tony Phillips v2.0, if you will. Fortunately, for all sides, that's the role the Dodgers appear to have in mind for him.Perry also recommends the Dodgers move Jeff Kent permanently to first because of other roster changes.
Worshiping At The Temple Of LoDuca
Bob Timmermann points us to a fairly adulatory New York Times story about new Met Paul LoDuca. No question but that his parents' Brooklyn background puts some bloom on the rose for New Yorkers, but the fact is he's declining in a big hurry.BA Rates Giants' Top 10 Prospects
I've become accustomed over the years to reading about the mostly sorry state of the win-now-win-at-all-costs Giants' farm system in the pages of Baseball America. That's changed a little recently, with BA's latest top ten prospects list actually providing some hope for fans of the orange and black, though the John Manuel chat wrap provides the following glee-inducing (for Dodger fans) paragraph:
Q: nick from san diego asks:
Overall, the talent level in the giants organization seems to be on the rise, is that a fair statement?A: John Manuel: I honestly don't know. A couple of years ago, the Giants ranked 11 and 12 on our talent rankings in back to back years. The org will rank lower this year. I think after Cain, it's hard to see a real impact talent in the organization who doesn't have a significant flaw as well. I think it's holding steady, and that's kind of to be expected when the organization's intense focus has been on winning now.
Mets Release Ishii
The Mets have released former Dodger RHP Kazuhisa Ishii, according to Rotoworld and MLB.com.
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