He doesn’t walk much and he was 9th in the league in outs on ‘07, so maybe it’s just trying to fill the Patterson void.

He isn’t the best hitter in Petco, but outside of last year he has hit very well on the road. If they are willing to take on some of the salary, I wouldn’t be completely opposed to the idea.

Here are his numbers for the last 5 years:

Year   RAR  Field  TtlVal

2005  10.5   0.2     15.0

2006  10.2   3.1     17.4

2007  19.2  10.7     35.6

2008  -9.6   4.5     -1.2

no mention of his incredibly sexy hair?

mark my words

Plus he’s white – should fit in nicely in cincinnati

the Indians want a young closer for Shoppach. would a Burton/Shoppach swap be something the Reds should look at? is that even a fair deal?

Year Tm G AB R H HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG *OPS+
2008 CLE 112 352 67 92 21 55 36 133 .261 .348 .517 123

Shoppach will be 29 next year. I see him as a back up or platoon guy. Maybe a starter for the Reds as we always try to find guys who are late bloomers or are resurrecting their careers. BUT Burton was the answer to an 8th inning problem last year and may well be our closer if any problems occur with Coco. I don’t see why we would want to give up Burton – who’d replace him and his role?

to be a productive everyday starter on a winning team. He’s a nice utility, type guy who can play slightly below average defense at all 4 infield positions. However last year he was the 4th worst shortstop according to the FIP system. Hairston was 12th by the way…

I like the move because Greene is a very good hitter and is a pretty solid defender as well. This could be a huge upgrade, but it all depends on the price

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2. Russell Martin. Some Dodger officials have spread the word that Martin will either be traded or moved to third base, with a Jason Varitek signing a possibility. Whether or not it actually happens will be interesting to see, but teams looking for catching, like the Red Sox, will do a headfirst dive to get in on Martin, who turns 26 in February.

As insane as this sounds, it seems to have gotten some traction elsewhere on the calm and level oceans of the internet. Apparently, the Dodgers might not be happy with Martin’s “make up.” Same thing with Matt Kemp. Whatever.

The Dodgers do some silly, silly things, but IF they’re being smart here they’re probably looking to start a prospect/young starter bidding war between teams with bad catching situations. The wrinkle would be unloading one (both) of their bad outfield contracts in the Martin trade.

Regardless, Jocketty ought to be all over this.

We’d be better of with Shop-vac. Doesn’t anyone think Hannigan will develop?
Other than me…yeah he’s 28 and doesn’t have the experience…but the guy is so intense and competitive and seems to call a decent game. Plus he’s cheap. Looks like could hit .250 and be a strong defensive catcher.

And the Yankees are cutting Jason Giambi and Carl Pavano loose.

Oh, and Selig has warned GMs about the financial crisis.

the White Sox may be shopping Nick Swisher. he had a really bad year this past year, but most of that was due to a low BABIP. he’s a pretty solid rebound candidate. the Sox are said to be looking for a CF. Dickerson perhaps?

Jeff Francoeur?? Classic buy low and another rebound canidate. Former gold glove winner, only 4 errors last season (.987). Oh and this Bonus.

Either trade some prospects for a quality player or suck it up and develop from within.

We’ve been bringing retreads for way too long. Sure some of them like Rich Aurilia weren’t bad but guys like Chad Moeller, Bake, Reese Clayton, Corey etc have done very little to help this team solidify and be able to compete consistently
Although this guy was special .

but Khalil Greene is not coming to Cincy. Walt says he is looking for a SS in case Gonzo cant do it, but one that is not as expensive dollar-wise as Greene would be.

Khalil Hussein Greene