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Thursday, November 04, 2010 |
Pickoff Moves, Bullet Points Edition
- Ron Washington and the Rangers are in extension talks. I'm not sure if this is a good thing; some observers noted Washington was outmanaged by Bruce Bochy, which isn't a great mark.
Update: Ron Washington has signed a two-year deal with Texas, according to Maury Brown.
- Jay Jaffe has an excellent review of the Yankees' surprisingly perilous financial situation; it might not be possible for them to retain Jeter, Pettitte, and make a run at Cliff Lee, too.
- Jay Gibbons will return to the Dodgers on a one-year deal, according to Dylan Hernandez. The deal is apparently worth $400k with incentives.
- Robothal says that Scott Podsednik declined his 2011 option with the Dodgers, but both sides remain in discussions.
- The Yankees have announced they have no plans to pursue either of Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth. This would make Crawford more amenable to the Angels, but his perilously low OBP is still a concern, especially at an age when he should be peaking.
- Sparky Anderson, who helmed the Reds and Tigers through some of their best seasons, passed away at age 76, from complications of dementia.
- Update 7:12 PM: The Giants bought out the balance of Edgar Rentaria's contract instead of exercising his 2011 option. The 2010 World Series MVP had an injury-plagued year, and is considering retirement. Via David Pinto.
Labels: dodgers, hot stove, yankees
Comments:
All things considered, Bochy did a pretty good job in San Diego. They made the playoffs four times in his 12 seasons, including the last two, and made it as far as the World Series in 1998. That was a team on a limited budget for several years (Petco only opened in 2004), and the rosters reflected that.
It's hard to imagine that Podsednik would turn down $2 million guaranteed. Does he really think someone will pay him more? Is he hoping for a multiyear deal somewhere?
It's hard to imagine that Podsednik would turn down $2 million guaranteed. Does he really think someone will pay him more? Is he hoping for a multiyear deal somewhere?
I also meant to comment on Sparky Anderson's passing. It's hard to believe he was only 76. Having just turned 40, that doesn't sound very old anymore. I guess I thought Sparky was older than that. He looked about 76 years old 35 years ago. I had the pleasure of meeting him once at Jim Lefebvre's baseball camp. This was in 1978, right after the Reds had (stupidly) fired him.
I'm not among the Carl Crawford advocates, but "perilously low" seems a bit overwrought to speak of Crawford's OBP. He's put up an OBP of .355 or better in three of the past four seasons.
I don't like that it's fueled largely by batting average, but it's not perilously low.
I don't like that it's fueled largely by batting average, but it's not perilously low.
Jaffe suggests that Granderson may be available for trade. . .I was greatly saddened to hear of Sparky's passing. The dementia seemed to come on quite suddenly, because it wasn't too long ago I saw him, perfectly cogent, on TV somewhere. He was a color commentator for the Angels on TV some years back, and a more colorful color commentator there never was. But one thing about Sparky--he was always fair with the f*****g writers!
A former coworker, Vicente Cue, told me Anderson was a parishioner at his church, also the same church attended by Mike Scioscia.
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