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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 |
"Can't Someone Fire Bill Bavasi?" Mariners Trade For Jose Vidro
"Can't someone fire Bill Bavasi before he does anymore damage?" asks Rotoworld, and who could blame them? The M's moved outfielder Chris Snelling and reliever Emiliano Fruto, both of whom were pretty good — and young — players, for the ancient, ineffective, and expensive ($6M/year for two more years) Jose Vidro. News via the Washington Post; U.S.S. Mariner says of the pair,
Chris Snelling is a 25-year old corner outfielder with an injury history and a plus arm who hit .250/.360/.427. Based on his PECOTA projections, he’s one of the best hitting prospects in baseball. He was the third or fourth-best hitter on the team last year (performance, not taking playing time into account).Fruto had solid strikeout rates throughout his minor league career, and the fact that he's only 22 and pitching in the Show should count for something. Jeff at Lookout Landing is all about the hand shaking (not the handshaking), and would like nothing more than to be killed now. Bill Bavasi's a great GM... for fans of opposing teams.Fruto’s a 22-year old reliever.
Update: It gets better... Bavasi gave Vidro a vesting option for 2009.
Update 2: Nate Silver on the trade: "Younger, cheaper, and better. It’s hard to win a trade when you’re on the wrong side of each of those parameters."
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