Comments on: Renteria Reactin’ http://www.baycityball.com/2008/12/05/renteria-reactin/ Giants Baseball With a Side of STATS Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:00:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MarkOC http://www.baycityball.com/2008/12/05/renteria-reactin/comment-page-1/#comment-3947 MarkOC Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:58:01 +0000 http://www.baycityball.com/?p=2466#comment-3947 You mean with our LACK of SS depth! :-) I'm with you, I'll take it. You mean with our LACK of SS depth! :-)

I’m with you, I’ll take it.

]]> By: Chris http://www.baycityball.com/2008/12/05/renteria-reactin/comment-page-1/#comment-3946 Chris Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:09:11 +0000 http://www.baycityball.com/?p=2466#comment-3946 Mark, I agree with you to an extent, but, I think even if this deal rates as a "meh" this offseason has been a pleasant change in terms of how the front office is dealing with free agents. After the past couple of years (Roberts, Rowand, extending offers to Gary Mathews Jr. and Juan Pierre, etc.) the slight improvement is nice to see. It's nice to see quotes detailing that free agent compensation will be a factor in signings. And, in the end, Burriss could very well beat out Frandsen to start at 2B in '09 -- I think everyone knows it's between him and Kevin, Velez has no chance -- and Burriss can continue to get AB's at the major league level. He could use more seasoning in the minors if he doesn't make the cut. Not bad fallback options, if you ask me. I think with our SS depth, you almost had to make this move. It's cost is about right and the deal length is super short. I'll take it. Mark,

I agree with you to an extent, but, I think even if this deal rates as a “meh” this offseason has been a pleasant change in terms of how the front office is dealing with free agents. After the past couple of years (Roberts, Rowand, extending offers to Gary Mathews Jr. and Juan Pierre, etc.) the slight improvement is nice to see.

It’s nice to see quotes detailing that free agent compensation will be a factor in signings. And, in the end, Burriss could very well beat out Frandsen to start at 2B in ‘09 — I think everyone knows it’s between him and Kevin, Velez has no chance — and Burriss can continue to get AB’s at the major league level. He could use more seasoning in the minors if he doesn’t make the cut. Not bad fallback options, if you ask me.

I think with our SS depth, you almost had to make this move. It’s cost is about right and the deal length is super short. I’ll take it.

]]> By: MarkOC http://www.baycityball.com/2008/12/05/renteria-reactin/comment-page-1/#comment-3945 MarkOC Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:47:46 +0000 http://www.baycityball.com/?p=2466#comment-3945 Keith Law overstates the case, I think. This deal is "meh." I'm not full-blown outraged (like OBM), but I'm not excited, either. Obviously we had no choice but to buy, er, rent a free agent. They decided Burriss couldn't start at SS and that's that. No one on the depth chart meant "get a body now." Two years is tolerable IF we are grooming a SS-in-waiting for 2011. There's an option for a 3rd year. (That's "bleah.) Keith Law overstates the case, I think. This deal is “meh.” I’m not full-blown outraged (like OBM), but I’m not excited, either. Obviously we had no choice but to buy, er, rent a free agent. They decided Burriss couldn’t start at SS and that’s that. No one on the depth chart meant “get a body now.” Two years is tolerable IF we are grooming a SS-in-waiting for 2011. There’s an option for a 3rd year. (That’s “bleah.)

]]> By: raisingcaincecum http://www.baycityball.com/2008/12/05/renteria-reactin/comment-page-1/#comment-3944 raisingcaincecum Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:30:34 +0000 http://www.baycityball.com/?p=2466#comment-3944 One note about wOBA: beyondtheboxscore (an sbnation blog) posted averages by position, and shortstop was .312. So if Renteria actually got around .325, that would nice. One note about wOBA: beyondtheboxscore (an sbnation blog) posted averages by position, and shortstop was .312. So if Renteria actually got around .325, that would nice.

]]> By: obsessivegiantscompulsive http://www.baycityball.com/2008/12/05/renteria-reactin/comment-page-1/#comment-3943 obsessivegiantscompulsive Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:06:39 +0000 http://www.baycityball.com/?p=2466#comment-3943 Good deal, not great deal, not bad deal, good deal. I think he'll have a bounce back year, his peripherals were still good, much like other seasons, and his second half was stellar. He was also hurt by Detroit's bad infield, errors were up 15% over league average in 2005-7. Good deal, not great deal, not bad deal, good deal. I think he’ll have a bounce back year, his peripherals were still good, much like other seasons, and his second half was stellar. He was also hurt by Detroit’s bad infield, errors were up 15% over league average in 2005-7.

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