Tuesday Notes

by Tom Dakers on Aug 26, 2008 2:05 PM EDT Comment 4 comments

Apparently Scott Rolen will be activated for tonight's game, I would have thought he might have had a couple of rehab starts. It will be nice not to see Scoot at third, though maybe Rolen will be DH tonight. I hope his shoulder is better and that he'll be able to play the rest of the season.

Having had a day to think about it, I've come to the opinion that Diaz for Bautista is not a trade I'd have made. Diaz has had an off year due to injuries and he doesn't walk as much as we might want but we really have no clue who will be catcher next season and Bautista is coming up on arbitration. How many middle infielder types do we need? His career stats aren't anything to brag about, you can check out here, but he doesn't have a OPS+ of over 100 in any season. He has hit 43 home runs over the last 3 seasons but would we really want him for the amount of money he'll get now that he is arbitration eligible?

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If he's not a great hitter

then he probably won’t get much money in arbitration, and we have nobody in AAA to fill in for Rolen in a pinch. With Kratz having a good year, Arencibia moving up, and Barajas on a cheap team option for next year, catcher is a deeper position for us than third.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Aug 26, 2008 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll bet he'll get in the 3 mil range.....

Plus or minus 15 home runs a year from a middle infielder will get $3 million in arbitration…..I’m not sure I’d pay that much for him. But yeah we could use someone that could fill in decently for Rolen when he misses 60 games next year. I guess Bautista is a better choice than Scoot.

by Tom Dakers on Aug 26, 2008 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's more of a corner infielder than a middle infielder.

That will probably skew his pay lower, since more is expected of corner infielders.

"He almost has to start. Do you believe in miracles?"

by Torgen on Aug 26, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bautista

matches up better as a platoon partner, I guess, since he has pretty significant splits. He and Inglett would make a good fill-in platoon, potentially, if Rolen goes down again.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 26, 2008 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs