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Wednesday, March 08, 2006 |
D'Backs Send Alex Cintron To The Chisox
Arizona traded infielder Alex Cintron to the White Sox, for reliever Jeff Bajenaru. Bajenaru made Baseball America's top 30 prospects list for the Chisox at #16; he missed 2002 from Tommy John surgery, but recovered to rank second last year in the International League in batting average against (.185). BA says he "has value to the White Sox but could be most useful as trade bait", especially after the Snakes traded Jason Bulger to the Angels. Cintron had a career .279/.320/.412 line in 1424 at bats and 439 games, mostly playing shortstop, all in an Arizona uniform.
Could it be that the Diamondbacks have concluded that Stephen Drew is ready for the Show?
Update: Craig M. in the comments -- and I wish I could figure out what happened here, because I posted about this earlier in the day in the comments, too, and it seems to have been eaten -- recalls that former Dodger Craig Counsell was working out at shortstop earlier in the offseason. Rotoworld confirms this memory; the only trouble is, Counsell has an injured shoulder that he refused surgery on, leading us to think the Snakes are indeed going to be giving Stephen Drew a long look in ST. The only problem with this theory is that Drew has only four spring training at bats.
Comments:
I thought I read somewhere that the gritty Craig Counsel was shifting from 2B to SS this year. Did Drew sign a major league contract, if not, it always that service time argument.
Oh, yeah, that was why I went back to look at his numbers. Callaspo is at best a stopgap, and a cheap one.
Yeah, Counsell's pegged for the starting shortstop position in '06. Looks like he's putting off surgery, so I expect him to be there Opening Day.
Cintron's trade wasn't so much a vote of confidence in Drew as it was the D-Backs trading one of their eight million middle infielders (and one of the more expensive ones) for yet another middling relief pitcher.
Drew will end the season as the starting SS, but not start it.
Cintron's trade wasn't so much a vote of confidence in Drew as it was the D-Backs trading one of their eight million middle infielders (and one of the more expensive ones) for yet another middling relief pitcher.
Drew will end the season as the starting SS, but not start it.
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