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[...] have a gaping hole at 2B this offseason and I would love to fill it with Robinson Cano, as I said the last time his name came up around here. But absolutely not for a 23-year-old who’s already among the best pitchers in [...]

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Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:18:25 +0000

Oddly enough, Torgy, the post I’m writing right now is about DeWitt.

By: grabarkewitz

grabarkewitz — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:32:55 +0000

Mike, keep in mind, DeWitt is still a rookie and very rarely do rookies keep it up for a full year. I would not be surprised if, with a little rest, he finishes strong. He does enough things right at the plate, like Loney, to be a solid, above average offensive player. Yes, he is scuffling, which is a team-wide malady, but I see more promise in him putting up good numbers than .167 or any other veteran on this team.

Just from watching his swing over the past couple weeks, he fell into the same trap that caught Loney, trying to be something he isn’t – a pull, power hitter. Loney, just recently, went back to what got him to the show – hitting the ball from foul pole to foul pole and I expect that DeWitt will return to the same thing, shortly. Now, if Matt Kemp will just relax and let the game come to him, we could have the potential to get hot, again.

By: kensai

kensai — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:58:15 +0000

Yeah, it shouldn’t be any surprise that DeWitt has come back down to Earth. A guy with an OPS of less than .800 in the minors isn’t going to do it in the majors. Assuming he can stay healthy, LaRoche is obviously the 3rd baseman of the future.
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If Cano is acquired, DeWitt is expendable, but I don’t see why the Yankees would be interested. I’m assuming they’re not stupid, and besides, it’s more likely that we will be the team getting shafted since Colletti is an idiot.
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I would love to get Cano, but I don’t get why the Yankees would just throw him in with Kennedy to get Lowe and DeWitt. Even if the Dodgers also add May, it doesn’t make too much sense.

By: Dusto

Dusto — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:09:33 +0000

I’d be willing to throw Dewitt in woth Lowe to get Cano.

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Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:45:33 +0000

I’ve become less and less convinced about the future of Blake DeWitt. I think our expecations were tempered greatly by the fact that he came from so far down, and that we expected Hu-like offense out of him. So obviously what he did blew that out of the water. But I think we need to start looking at him more realistically; and is he going to provide enough offense from 3B long term? I’m not sure.

By: grabarkewitz

grabarkewitz — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:42:52 +0000

Given the present state of both teams, I would hope that if Colletti is going to move Lowe, he needs to get the best deal possible. That would have to include Robinson Cano. Mind you, we would have to give something more than Lowe to get both Kennedy and Cano. It wouldn’t break my heart if we offered them DeJesus or one of our young catchers (May or Santana, with May being the player I would prefer to move, as I think Santana has the higher upside).

Now, if we do acquire Cano, someone will have to break the news to Kent that is shortly to be moved. Other ramifications would be the DeWitt/LaRoche thing. Second base was supposed to be the next destination of one of these guys, with Cano, that option is gone.

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Mike Scioscia's tragic illness — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:28:42 +0000

Well I don’t think Kennedy is an ace, but he was a first round pick and he really did dominate in his time in the minors. If a #3 is all he is, that’s fine by me because we’re all hoping we’ll already have a #1 and 2 for a while in Billingsley and Kershaw. If all it costs us is 8-9 starts from Lowe, I’d be happy with that return. I’m just not sure whether we ought to insist upon getting a bat back, rather than a young pitcher.

By: kensai

kensai — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:46:21 +0000

You really like Ian Kennedy that much? In most every report i’ve seen, his ceiling is as a #3 starter, but he’ll most likely end up at the back of somebody’s rotation.

Though I guess when they decide this season is lost, that’s not a bad exchange for a rental. And I agree that I don’t think those prospects or LaTroy Hawkins really mean anything. Basically Derek Lowe for Ian Kennedy.