I was just looking at the VORP difference between Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay. Manny’s VORPr (runs per game) is .378, Bay is .309. Over 54 games that mean Manny would generate 20.4 runs over replacement, Bay 16.7. Four runs isn’t much over 1/3 of a season.
Juan Pierre is the highest ranked Dodgers [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:32 pm | Trades | Permalink | 11 Comments
July 31, 2008
Quote of the Day
When I told my wife Manny Ramirez as going to play for Joe Torre, she said:
He worked for Steinbrenner and survived cancer, he can handle Manny.
Posted by David Pinto at 8:19 pm | Trades | Permalink | 2 Comments
July 31, 2008
Manny a Dodger
Manny gets traded to the Dodgers. Verizon refuses to fix my DSL so I’m blogging from my phone. More later.
Update: The Red Sox get Jason Bay.
Update: The Pirates get four players in the deal, including Moss and Hansen, and Laroche from the Dodgers.
Update: Most of this deal was to get rid of [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 4:28 pm | Uncategorized | Permalink | 18 Comments
July 31, 2008
Dead Deal?
Ken Rosenthal says the three-way deal that would move Manny Ramirez is dead.
Posted by David Pinto at 1:51 pm | Trades | Permalink | 2 Comments
July 31, 2008
Schilling on Manny
Curt Schilling is his usual frank self in this interview:
On Manny’s effort running up the first-base line on a ground ball behind third base during John Lackey’s no-hit bid on Tuesday night.
“I laugh at the fact that people are like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe that… on this night he didn’t…,” like that night [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 12:32 pm | Trades | Permalink | 3 Comments
July 31, 2008
Griffey to the White Sox?
This deal makes no sense to me, unless Dye or Thome is secretly injured:
Despite all his achievements, Griffey’s productivity has been limited in recent years due to injuries. It is unclear where the White Sox plan on playing him, since they have Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye playing the corner outfield positions. Griffey has played [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:24 am | Trades | Permalink | 8 Comments
July 31, 2008
All Rhodes Lead to Miami
It looks like the Marlins picked up Arthur Rhodes. Rhodes missed a season due to Tommy John surgery, but has pitched well in 22 innings this season. His strikeouts are high, he hasn’t allowed a home run, but his walks are high.
Posted by David Pinto at 11:20 am | Trades | Permalink | 1 Comment
July 31, 2008
The Replacements
Game On offers the top five replacements for Manny Ramirez. I’m surprised they didn’t include Ted Williams’s severed head.
Posted by David Pinto at 10:30 am | Players | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2008
Trade Deadline Open Thread
Because my internet access is iffy today, here’s a post that you can use to comment on whatever happens this morning and this afternoon.
Posted by David Pinto at 9:38 am | Trades | Permalink | 1 Comment
July 31, 2008
Manny Being Marketed
Manny Ramirez continues to act like he wants to be traded:
No one disputes Ramirez is on the market. His often turbulent relationship with the Red Sox took a new twist Sunday when he said, “I’m tired of them. They’re tired of me.”
On Wednesday, he spoke by telephone with ESPNdeportes.com.
“The Red Sox don’t deserve a player [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:33 am | Trades | Permalink | 3 Comments
July 31, 2008
Games of the Day
The Yankees open a four game series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anahiem (LAnaheim Angels, for short) this evening. These are the two hottest teams in the majors. Starting July 12th, the Angels are 12-2, the Yankees 10-4. LAnaheim pretty much put the AL West in their pocket, opening up an [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:49 am | Matchups | Permalink | 2 Comments
July 31, 2008
Good Night for Chicago
Both the Cubs and White Sox won Wednesday night, extending their leads in the two Central Divisions. The Cubs are three for three in the four game series, dropping Milwaukee four games back and into a virtual tie with St. Louis for the Wild Card lead. The Northsiders are sending a pretty strong [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 8:20 am | Division Races | Permalink | No Comments
July 31, 2008
Thursday Update
The Day by Day Database is up to date.
My DSL is still down, so I’m back blogging from Friendly’s.
Posted by David Pinto at 8:15 am | Statistics | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2008
Royals Win
It seems every time I see the Royals doing something good, Mike Aviles is in the middle of it. He doubled in the tenth, moving the go-ahead run to third where Guillen drove him in with a sacrifice fly. It was his second double of the game, and Aviles now holds eighteen on the [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:01 pm | Games | Permalink | 2 Comments
July 30, 2008
Tiger Fan on the Trade
Bilfer at The Detroit Tigers Weblog thinks Detroit should have received more for Pudge:
Farnsworth kind of fills a need, but not that well. The Tigers don’t take a huge hit in terms of production and aren’t giving up on the season. But my issue is that I think the Tigers could have done better for [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 6:25 pm | Trades | Permalink | 8 Comments
July 30, 2008
Thirty Something
Brad Ziegler pitches three scoreless innings to push his scoreless innings streak to 30 innings. His shutout relief appearance allows Oakland to tie Kansas City at three with a run in the seventh. Street is on to pitch the ninth.
Ziegler already set the record for consecutive scoreless innings at the start of a [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 6:14 pm | Pitchers | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2008
Defections
More Cubans baseball players defect.
“Rumors were swirling around a couple of days ago. There were denials everywhere. Both players ate the pre-game meal, then went back to their rooms at the university and got dressed to go on the bus, and they didn’t get on the bus,” said Hayter.
Hayter there’s also talk that two more [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 6:05 pm | International | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2008
Road Warriors
The Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 this afternoon to finish their road trip 4-3. Given that they didn’t win a game on their last trip, this was a very good result. It coincides with the Red Sox having trouble at home, and another Boston loss tonight extends the Rays [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 5:50 pm | Games | Permalink | 1 Comment
July 30, 2008
Blogging From a Disclosed Location
With my home DSL down, I’m taking advantage of free WiFi at the Longmeadow Friendly’s. Many thanks to the folks at Friendly’s for not charging like Starbucks.
If anyone reads this in the Longmeadow area and wants to come by to talk baseball, feel free to join me.
Posted by David Pinto at 5:38 pm | Blogs | Permalink | 3 Comments
July 30, 2008
Cornering the Market on Vowel-Rods
Brian Cashman reunites Alex and Ivan Rodriguez. With A-Rod and I-Rod in the fold, can E-Rod, O-Rod, U-Rod and sometimes Y-Rod be far behind!
The Tigers get Kyle Farnsworth. Cashman admits the move is a gamble:
“Pudge is an everyday guy,” Cashman said. “You get an everyday catcher who will catch your staff for nine [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 5:24 pm | Trades | Permalink | 8 Comments
July 30, 2008
DSL Down
Updates will be light due to a failure on my DSL line. I’m not sure when it will be up again.
Posted by David Pinto at 3:54 pm | Blogs | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2008
Three Bagger
Carl Crawford at age 27 is having a poor season at the plate. Both his OBA and slugging percentage are not only below his career averages, but poor for a corner outfielder. Crawford continues to excel at one stat, however. He tripled in the first inning to put the Rays up 1-0. [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 12:50 pm | Players | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2008
Bay City Roller
It looks like there’s a 50-50 chance that Jason Bay could end up with the Rays. More OBA and some pop is just what the team needs, and Bay is a good choice.
Posted by David Pinto at 12:27 pm | Trades | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2008
Trading Manny
My latest article on SportingNews.com looks at how a loss of Manny Ramirez would effect the Red Sox runs and wins. Over a third of a season, the Red Sox don’t lose that much, and a good trade might even help them.
Of course, there is something to be said for concentrating offense in one [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:49 am | Baseball Jerks | Permalink | 3 Comments
July 30, 2008
Hate in an Elevator
Tyler Kepner shared an elevator ride with Brian Cashman last night after the Yankees loss:
I missed the early elevator to the clubhouse after Tuesday’s game, and the one I got included General Manager Brian Cashman. If you ever wondered how hard this job can be on him, you wouldn’t after seeing his face.
…
The elevator stopped [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:46 am | Management | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2008
Games of the Day
It’s Cy Young candidate Wednesday. Cliff Lee goes for his 15th win tonight as he pitches against Nate Robertson and the Tigers. A win would give Cliff nearly 1/3 of the Indians wins this season. With two months left in the season, it would also make it possible for Lee to win [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 11:13 am | Matchups | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2008
Zaun Looks to Move
Gregg Zaun expressed his desire to be traded during an mlb.com interview Tuesday:
Zaun became the first Jay to openly express interest in leaving the club yesterday when he told mlb.com it would “probably be a good thing” if he were traded to a contender. After beginning the season as the team’s frontline catcher, Zaun has [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 9:00 am | Trades | Permalink | 3 Comments
July 30, 2008
Back to the Minors
The Diamondbacks optioned Micah Owing to the minor leagues. Major League teams can’t sustain a pitcher with a 9.00 ERA.
Posted by David Pinto at 8:47 am | Pitchers | Permalink | No Comments
July 30, 2008
McGriff and Teixeira
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In 1993, the Atlanta Braves faced a problem. They consistently trailed the San Francisco Giants in the middle of July by 8 or 9 games. Their first baseman, Sid Bream, hit like a poor shortstop. So they traded three prospects for Fred McGriff, having an off year for the [...]
Posted by David Pinto at 7:35 am | Trades | Permalink | 11 Comments
July 30, 2008
Daily Dose of Data
The Day by Day Database is up to date.
Posted by David Pinto at 6:51 am | Statistics | Permalink | No Comments
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