Adam Lind

by bjewitt16 on Dec 3, 2011 8:53 PM EST

I wrote about it already and most readers didn't seem to understand the idea that other teams may actually want Lind, so I thought I'd post something from my latest read.

"Fielder actually can help Anthopoulos upgrade the pitching staff, because his arrival would makeAdam Lind expendable. There would be ample interest in Lind, who averaged 28 home runs and 91 RBI over the past three seasons. And he’s signed to a club-friendly extension, making it easier to entice the Cubs (Matt Garza), A’s (Gio Gonzalez) or Rays (Wade Davis), all of whom are looking for a first baseman."

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Prince-Fielder-Blue-jays-could-make-statement-113011

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I would imagine

other GMs don’t trade for players based on homers and RBI. yes, Lind has power, but unless you believe in a BABIP rebound (possible but maybe not probable) he doesn’t get on base nearly enough to be an effective hitter, and especially not to be an effective hitter for a first baseman

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by benk on Dec 3, 2011 8:58 PM EST reply actions

Stop posting disclaimers in your posts

The site has its own rules. you don’t need to make them

Rent this for cheap!!

by Bowling_Guy25 on Dec 3, 2011 9:01 PM EST reply actions 6 recs

http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2010/11/15/1815135/posting-and-commenting-guidelines

Rent this for cheap!!

by Bowling_Guy25 on Dec 3, 2011 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2011/10/14/2489025/arguments

Rent this for cheap!!

by Bowling_Guy25 on Dec 3, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I completely agree!!!

As long as they only sign Fielder to a maximum 6 year contract then I am on board. They would probably have to trade one of their many pitching prospects along with Lind to get one of those pitchers but that is OK with me.

by JaysFan101 on Dec 3, 2011 9:03 PM EST reply actions

My first choice would be Matt Garza.

by JaysFan101 on Dec 3, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions

I'm not sure too many teams want him

They’d have to be desperate.

Derp

by Pikachu on Dec 3, 2011 9:10 PM EST reply actions

well he definitely has positive trade value

because his contract is basically just a bunch of team options. but he doesn’t have much value, because it’s unlikely it’ll be worth it for a team to pick up the options.

a team in need of a first baseman (like the Cubs or Rays) would probably be willing to give up an ok prospect for him (someone like jimenez or sanchez), but he definitely wouldn’t be the centerpiece of a trade for a mid-rotation starter.

by Jono411 on Dec 3, 2011 10:18 PM EST reply actions

*by someone like jimenez or sanchez i mean a prospect of similar value to those guys

by Jono411 on Dec 3, 2011 10:19 PM EST up reply actions

we can hope for a really stupid GM

but I guess the Angels fired him.

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by Tom Dakers on Dec 3, 2011 10:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

There’s a big difference between John Paul Morosi thinking a GM might be interested in Lind and a GM actually being interested in Lind.

by Mathlete on Dec 3, 2011 11:20 PM EST reply actions

the thing about Lind

is that if we trade him, within a season or 2 he’ll turn into a perennial silver slugger, 1.Murphy’s Law + 2.potential + 3.motivation. But if we don’t trade him, there’s no guarantee he’ll turn it around without the help of factors 1 and 3 above.

by khaleeji on Dec 4, 2011 6:16 AM EST reply actions

sarcasm

I love it

Derp

by Pikachu on Dec 4, 2011 9:34 AM EST up reply actions

(Dwayne) Murphy's Law: Grip it and rip it

Is it a problem? I dunno. On one hand, Lind professed to love working with Murph. On the other, Murph became hitting coach after the 2009 season, and the results haven’t been very good for Lind since.
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In all seriousness, I think the ral thing about Lind is that he has shown no ability whatsoever to hit lefties, and I don’t think that trading him will change that ability

by MjwW on Dec 4, 2011 10:12 AM EST up reply actions

I think he's talking about the other murphy's law

Derp

by Pikachu on Dec 4, 2011 11:19 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Yes, it was a (bad?) pun

by MjwW on Dec 4, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions

Whoosh on me then

Derp

by Pikachu on Dec 4, 2011 11:45 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

Lind is worth something, but not much

You’d definitely be selling low on him. On the other hand, do we really want to see him out there for 140 games?

by REMO on Dec 4, 2011 11:59 AM EST reply actions

If I thought the Jays would sell low on him, I’d move for Lind. He was great in 2009, bad in 2010, and up and down in 2011. But he still possesses a fantastic loft-angle swing path, explosive power through the zone and quick wrists. Add to that a defense that is average at worst at first base, and Lind is very much a guy who could come back in a monster way.

The big question is, in my mind, how much of 2011 was due to injury and lack of fielding condition? If it’s the main reason, than Lind certainly possesses the potential to rebound for a big year.

by dexfarkin on Dec 5, 2011 12:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs