Comments on: Colletti’s Answer Is Under His Nose

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:23:43 +0000

Oh, and Hudson’s OPS+ was almost identical this year to his last 3.

By: Randy

Randy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:21:51 +0000

Home/road splits are especially misleading when a home park is a hitters park. It’s a mathematical requirement that home/road splits will average much wider for teams playing in hitters parks.

By: MU789

MU789 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:11:49 +0000

It looks like the Dodgers won’t be getting Sanchez – he just signed a two year deal with the Giants for 12 million.

By: nick

nick — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:23:22 +0000

Kelly Johnson could be an option as it looks like he will be a non tender candidate, he’d come cheap and is capable of being a 3 WAR player (even higher if he can put offense and defense together)

By: Vince

Vince — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:46:43 +0000

Except that Polano won’t be a type A free agent. If the Tigers offer arbitration, he would be a fool to turn it down. Much more likely, the Tigers simply won’t offer arbitration because they can’t afford him.

By: Steve P

Steve P — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:26:24 +0000

And Figgins stolen base percentage has steadily declined each of the last four years, his OBP has fluctuated from between .335 and .395 over the last 4 years, and he hasn’t played second in a while and when he did he wasn’t very good at it. Third is a much different position. It’s about reflexes and arm strength, where second base requires more “range.” Just cause Figgins is fast doesn’t mean he has “range.” Figgins is likely to be one of the most overvalued players on the free agent market, I would stay away from him.

By: Luis

Luis — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:07:46 +0000

The dodgers need a leadoff hitter and a second base. The perfect fit for them should be Figgins. He played third base this past year but he can play second base. He is a free agent. The dodgers dont have a true leadoff hitter. Furcal is not a leadoff any more. We need a player that can steal bases and have a high on base percentage.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:53:59 +0000

There’s no way he’s coming back to LA – they burned that bridge.

By: Preston

Preston — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:13:55 +0000

Actually, he got $10,000 per plate appearance up to 632, and ended up with 631 – so Brad Ausmus (as acting manager) replacing him in the final game of the season cost him that last 10K, but no more. Still not the most politic move on the Dodgers part.

By: B

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:07:54 +0000

What exactly about the analysis of Hudson are you disagreeing with? You know road splits aren’t a good indicator of a players “true talent level”, right?