Comments on: Khalil, Renteria and the Vazquez Trade, the Others

By: Grey

Grey — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:48:56 +0000

@Schruender: He does play better in the NL, and might hit for a decent average, but he seems to have lost a step and might not be able to offer much speed.

By: Schruender

Schruender — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:36:59 +0000

I was really hoping that Renteria went to an NL team because he always plays better there. Now he’s in AAA San Francisco. Oh well. I’ll look for a new face as a possible sleeper next year.

By: Shogun

Shogun — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:15:09 +0000

@Grey: @Rudy Gamble: Yeah, in my opinion there's no reason to give up on Delmon right now. His value would probably be just as high a year from now - at least I'd hope he could still bring back a pos like Huston Freakin' Street a year from now if they still wanted to trade him. Apparently Delmon doesn't really fit into the MN Nice that pervades the Twins' clubhouse, so now they want to rush to undo the mistake they made trading for him.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:54:56 +0000

Brian Sabean loves old players like Tony LaRussa loves no-hit utility players. It’s dumb to spend $9MM a year on a middling infielder. Might as well play the youth….

Delmon Young would skyrocket if went to Colorado. The Twins should just give the guy another year imho….

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:54:47 +0000

@Shogun: It'll definitely be a post if it happens, but I can say briefly that his value will go up and I already liked him.

By: Shogun

Shogun — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:37:15 +0000

@Grey: How much will Delmon Young's value increase if he gets traded to the Rockies? Apparently the Twins might trade him for Huston Street, which would be like trading Garza for Street. Yes, I just barfed in my mouth. Okay, I cleaned myself up. Back to my question: I would expect a spike in Young's value, both because of the thin air and Delmon adding another year of experience (he's only 23). Maybe this is the subject of a future post (if and when a trade happens), so don't go into detail if you're waiting to do a full write-up when a trade happens.

By: Grey

Grey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:19:59 +0000

@Jimmy ray: As the Hulkster would say — Amen, brother.

Renteria has lost a step, the Giant’s shortsightedness on Zito is still myopic and Burriss could have gave some steals. It’s always sad to lose a SAGNOFer.

EDIT: Typo, cuz.

By: Jimmy ray

Jimmy ray — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:59:06 +0000

None of these guys are guys i want my team next year. what are the giants thinking signing renteria? The guy is over the hill! he might be able to hit but has lost 3 steps and cant play SS anymore. Even teams like the yankees are taking their time waiting for prices to drop on FA’s and here are the giants paying top dollar for a over the hill SS. I guess they have blocked the barry zito failure out. this is a short term zito cluster flop!!! they must really be down on burris, I thought he would get his shot…to bad so sad