The Giants have made quite a few deals today — Melky Cabrera, Nate Schierholtz, Santiago Casilla have all signed deals — as the team works it’s way through the arbitration process. The most exciting deal today, by far, is the three year deal that Pablo Sandoval has agreed to. From the Giants twitter feed: Per Andrew Baggarly, the contract breaks… Read more →
At first glance, the similarities between Andres Torres and Angel Pagan are striking; both are switch-hitters; both have primarily played center field in their careers; and both were non-tender candidates coming off down years. Pagan really seems like a near identical version of Torres without the amazing defense. In center field, over his career, Pagan rates at -2.7 runs by… Read more →
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He’s watching. Always watching. He knows all your secrets. (Can’t stop talking about Melky Cabrera; my brain must be dying.)
Given the chance to let the dust settle on the Sanchez-Verdugo for Cabrera trade, I’ve shaped my thoughts into concise bullet points based on pluses and minuses. First, the pluses: Probably the best thing about Cabrera right now is his age; at 27-years-old he’s (theoretically) in his prime baseball years, and that’s always a nice thing to have in a… Read more →
Just when I thought I was out… they pull me back in. I’ll have more to write on this later when I get home from work, but I think my initial reaction is, “We traded for Melky Cabrera … what … why?” In the meantime, feel free to pour over his stats via Baseball-Reference. Year Age Tm Lg PA SB… Read more →