MLB Hot Stove Report: Ibanez, Jones, Abreu, Ichiro, Hamels
by Travis G on Feb 21, 2012 8:56 PM EST
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- The Yankees made the Raul Ibanez signing official today. I'm kinda "meh" on his addition. He should still hit decently against RHP and can - unlike Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui - play the field (not well, mind you, but he can still play). Damon is currently a better hitter, but considering he wanted around $5M, signing him (a platoon DH) didn't make sense. And while Matsui might've been willing to take the $1.1M Ibanez got (and is a comparable hitter), he's barely an outfielder anymore either. Ibanez has played at least 129 games in the outfield each of the last six seasons; he brings more versatility.
- Andruw Jones thinks his surgically repaired knee will allow him to contribute more in 2012. Frankly, I'd be ecstatic if he merely duplicated 2011.
- Bobby Abreu told the Angels that he wants to be traded before the season if they don't plan to play him everyday.
- Ichiro won't be Seattle's leadoff hitter anymore. Manager Eric Wedge told reporters that he'll be moved to the third spot in the lineup.
- Ken Rosenthal profiled the most desirable player of the next free agent class, Cole Hamels.
- MLB instituted a rule change after Tampa's Joe Maddon used a position player to pretend to warm up on the mound just to give his actual pitcher more time.
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I wonder who would take Abreu
Besides Falcor
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 21, 2012 9:38 PM EST reply actions
I'd take Abreu over Ibanez
that’s for god damn sure
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doesn't matter, its an expiring deal and its not my money
Ibanez sucks and Bobby can still rake
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by Rorschach44 on Feb 22, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
Wha?
Abreu – 104 OPS+, .325 wOBA, 104 wRC+
That is not what I would call “raking”.
by cookiedabookie on Feb 22, 2012 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
he's still Bobby and he can rake
call it what you want.
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So would the Yankees, but Burnett didn’t let them
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Burnett said he never turned down a trade to the Angels, but it was basically understood that he wouldn’t pitch on the West Coast. It wasn’t that his wife was fearful of flying he said, but because he has two young children that live in Maryland, and it’s too far away.
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Feb 22, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
Well still!
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I want to get to PNC to see him pitch this year
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Feb 22, 2012 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't know that Bobby Abreu...
was still relevant enough to dictate where he plays and what his role is.
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 21, 2012 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Feb 21, 2012 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
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by I'mGivingYouARaise on Feb 21, 2012 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Imagine if Girardi had done this...
MLB instituted a rule change after Tampa’s Joe Maddon used a position player to pretend to warm up on the mound just to give his actual pitcher more time.
Maddon does this: SMARTLY NOTICING LOOPHOLE IN RULES, GENIUS!
Girardi does this: DAMN YANKEE CHEATERS.
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The Mariners are a frigging mess
I’m only in Portland the first two months of this season, but it’s going to be interesting to watch this interesting disaster.
I'm pretty sure Damon could field better than Ibanez can
Just because Ibanez played in the NL and therefore had to be thrown out there, doesn’t mean he should have been. Damon benefited from playing in the AL and could DH, Ibanez would have been doing the same thing. If Damon shouldn’t see the field, Ibanez shouldn’t either.
by jetanumba2 on Feb 22, 2012 7:59 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Took the words out of my fingers.
I really do not understand how anyone here could think that Damon isn’t the best defensively out of the three of those.
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Feb 22, 2012 9:10 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This is actually a pretty big change!
The change will “prohibit a manager from sending his current pitcher out to warm up with no intention of having him pitch because a relief pitcher is not ready to enter the game.”
you'll see some fake injuries or guys throwing one pitch and getting replaced
It’s not exactly going to hamstring managers. They’d have to fix it so that the pitcher who warms up in between innings has to pitch to the first batter, unless there’s a pinch hitter, and they’d still have to have an exception for injuries.
by long time listener on Feb 22, 2012 9:25 AM EST up reply actions
Ehh, I doube faking injuries would happen to often and pitchers don’t want to start in the middle of an AB…
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Feb 22, 2012 9:46 AM EST up reply actions
I’m just saying it’s not going to happen on a regular basis or even semi-frequently as a way for managers to give someone more time.
by MichaelGGBGrabow on Feb 22, 2012 1:03 PM EST up reply actions
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