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December 7, 2009 at 2:16 pm | Posted in Alfredo Amezaga | 10 CommentsI know they’re “just rumors”, but it’s like they’re trying to come up with the worst possible infield options here. First it was 35-year-old Jamey Carroll, who’s at least not without his virtues. Then it was 31-year-old Nick Green, who can’t really hit and isn’t a big asset with the glove. What horror awaits us today?
The Dodgers are inquiring on Marlins utility man Alfredo Amezaga, tweets MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro. Amezaga, 32 in January, missed most of the season due to a knee injury that eventually required microfracture surgery. He’s one of the Marlins’ 11 arbitration-eligible players and shouldn’t cost much to acquire.
Oh, good lord. What, going after any old 32-year-old who can’t hit isn’t enough, we need to find one who’s coming off major experimental knee surgery? To say that Amezaga isn’t an offensive threat is understating the situation; in parts of 8 seasons spanning nearly 1500 PA, his line is a sparkling .251/.311/.341. Do we really think Chin-Lung Hu couldn’t put up that line in the bigs?
I’ll grant that Amezaga is a pretty good fielder, as FanGraphs has him with positive values at CF, SS, and 2B. That doesn’t change the fact that he’s 32 and coming off major experimental knee surgery. Plus, he’s not even a free agent – while the price wouldn’t be high, you still have to give the Marlins something to acquire him and then you’d have to put him through arbitration.
I’m clearly against the idea of acquiring Amezaga, but don’t take this to mean that I’m killing the Dodger front office here. Hamstrung as they are by the McCourt debacle, they have to take some unique measures this offseason, turn over every stone, and I get that. Due diligence, and all that. But let’s just be grateful that most of these rumors never come true.
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Due Diligence when you aren’t in the know has a tendency to make your head explode. I’ll be truthful..I love the baseball offseason more than the offseason of any sport, and I love rumors, but I wonder if maybe columnists and reporters shouldn’t report every single rumor you hear… unles they think the majority of the sports viewing population loves to be disappointed.
Comment by A Shot of Haeger — December 7, 2009 #
Amezaga, Green, who’s next? Are we in on Khalil Greene? Aaron Miles? What other crappy middle infield types will we dumpster dive on? I know it is mostly bs, but with Ned now having to answer to another level of moron, one has to wonder when it will be announced that we resigned Angel Berroa because he is willing to be paid in food stamps.
Yeah, I read Ned’s statements about the payroll, but I doubt that he is totally truthful as his boss(es) have never met a lie they couldn’t tell.
Comment by grabarkewitz — December 8, 2009 #
I actually think Chin-Lung Hu CAN’T hit .251. I think the reason you go out and get one, maybe two of these guys for a minor-league contract, or even at 600-800K, is so you have options in the infield. Remember, Furcal was gone all year two years ago, and Nomaaa and Andy LaRoche went down the same DAY in Spring Training. Would I prefer we went after some good infielders? Yes. Will we? No. Does speaking in questions make me sound like Jim Tracy? Don’t answer that.
Comment by Mike Sharperson Lives! — December 8, 2009 #
Of course, that Spring we ended up with Blake DeWitt. But you want to be ready if Chin-Lung is a dud and you end up with a Vicente Padilla-type reclaimation miracle.
Comment by Mike Sharperson Lives! — December 8, 2009 #
I would like to see what it would take to get Jed Lowrie out of Boston. They know have SS Marco Scutaro and 2B Dustin Pedroia locked up for a few years, plus are locked at 1B/3B with some kind of combination of a Mike Lowell/Kevin Youklis/Victor Martinez/Casey Kotchman.
Francona on MLBNetwork indicated that they signed Scutaro because they couldn’t take the chance on counting on Lowrie to start a SS over a full season with his recent health issues. He would though for us make for a good middle infield combo with Furcal (SS) and DeWitt (2B). He and DeWitt also have the ability to play a solid 3B if needed. Add to him being a switch hitter and he would make the perfect addition to the team.
Comment by Bluefan — December 9, 2009 #
To add another point, he would fill the role that we envisioned Tony Abreu could/would do for 2010 and beyond.
Comment by Bluefan — December 9, 2009 #
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