Wednesday Applesauce
In Arizona:
- Daniel Murphy went 3-for-5 with a homerun, a walkoff double, a walk, three RBI and two runs scored. He also made a fielding error at second.
- Josh Thole went 2-for-4 with a two-run homerun, three RBI and a run scored.
- Jason Vargas allowed a run on four hits and a walk in three innings of relief.
- Eddie Kunz allowed two hits -- including a homerun -- in 1.1 innings of work, blowing a save but picking up the win on Murphy's double.
In Hawaii:
- Ruben Tejada went 0-for-5.
- Jordan Abruzzo went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored.
- Junior Guerra allowed three runs on two hits and a walk in 1.1 innings of relief.
In the Dominican Republic:
- Salvador Paniagua went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.
- Luis Terrero went 1-for-1 with a three-run homerun.
- Eude Brito walked a batter in a third of an inning.
- Julio Polanco allowed a hit in a third of an inning.
In Mexico:
- Carlos Muniz allowed three hits and a run -- on a solo shot -- in 1.1 innings of relief.
Derek Lowe is high up on the Mets' winter shopping list, though with Scott Boras as his agent you can count on any negotiation being a protracted one. Despite his age, I think Lowe would be a great get for the Mets. He's durable and he's a groundball machine, two things I love.
Trot Nixon: Free Agent. Open the floodgates, boys.
Rob Neyer endorses any acquisition of Javier Vazquez, though he warns that it'll probably require a team to pick up the $23 million remaining on Vazquez's deal as well as a solid prospect to pry the righty from the White Sox. Keith Law says the Vazquez-to-the-Mets rumors started in Chicago (subscription required for both).
The Dodgers appear poised to decline Brad Penny's option at $9.25 million for 2009, taking the $2 million buyout instead. Penny was terrible/hurt this year, but given the cost of starting pitching, an extra $7 million for even part of a Penny season doesn't seem so bad.
Scott Boras says that Greg Maddux is likely to retire.
At Beyond the Boxscore (which is quickly becoming one of my favorite daily visits), Sky Kalkman looks at some of the prominent free agent hitters and their estimated dollar value using WAR (wins above replacement). Mark Teixeira is the clear head of the class, but Milton Bradley lands in the two spot at $22 million, which is probably $7 million (or more) than he's like to get this offseason. He could very well be a free agent bargain.
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Awesome
It’s so rare that I get this pumped when I see a player hit a HR but that Thole one is huge to me. Great day by Murph as well to erase Kunz’s semi-ruff outing.
Really enjoy reading Kalkman’s posts.
by Sokojoe on
Nov 5, 2008 10:08 AM EST
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FWIW, that $22MM figure for Bradley assumes he plays in the outfield for a full season
If you assume he’s a DH-only (in order to actually stay healthy), he’s worth more like $13MM to $15MM. If you figure he can handle RF (or LF) for 75% of a season, that $22MM is more like $16MM.
Beyond the Boxscore // Calling BJ Upton lazy is lazy.
by Sky Kalkman on
Nov 5, 2008 10:48 AM EST
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Brad Penny is crap
But my opinion of him might be skewed by the fact that the Mets tend to absolutely hammer him. (Quick and dirty: His career ERA is 4.08, but against the Mets it’s 6.38, which is the highest, by a pretty fair margin, of any team against whom he’s started more than two games. At Shea it’s 6.82, which is… crap. Never mind.)
by JoshNY on
Nov 5, 2008 10:51 AM EST
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Brad Penny is crap, BUT...
…you probably can’t use Shea as an ideal reference anymore. I don’t doubt that he’ll still be crap, but it remains to be see what kind of crap he’ll sling at Citi Field.
by MatthewA on
Nov 5, 2008 5:16 PM EST
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Yep, I know
Thus that “crap. Never mind.”
by JoshNY on
Nov 6, 2008 10:25 AM EST
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It's not ruff, it's rufff. Like nuculur, get it right
2nd fielding error at 2nd in as many days after one in his first 10 games. He’s just coming back after an injury, so I’ll cut him slack; but he’ll have to go on another good run defensively to reup his credibility. The Mets are going to be hard to convince.
I will not allow the denigration of the life essence
by GenJackRipper on
Nov 5, 2008 12:28 PM EST
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gotta take errors with something of a grain of salt
since there’s a fair amount of subjectivity there. it’s another thing if he’s booting routine grounders, of course, but we don’t really know whether that’s the case. (do we?)
by JoshNY on
Nov 5, 2008 1:48 PM EST
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Who thinks
That the White Sox might trade Gio Gonzalez (and perhaps, if they want, Konerko and his contract) for something oriented around a subsidized Carlos Delgado?
I will not allow the denigration of the life essence
by GenJackRipper on
Nov 5, 2008 12:32 PM EST
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The sox
are apparently considering shopping nick swisher too. I would love to add him if it was possible.
by Gina on
Nov 5, 2008 12:53 PM EST
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Yes
He was sent to Oakland in the Swisher deal.
by Eric Simon on
Nov 5, 2008 1:24 PM EST
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Damn, oops and D'oh
I will not allow the denigration of the life essence
by GenJackRipper on
Nov 5, 2008 1:41 PM EST
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Milton Bradley
my now weekly pitch. Get him.
by Endys Game on
Nov 5, 2008 3:36 PM EST
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