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Votto May Crowd Hatteberg Out
If John Halpin is right, Scott Hatteberg of the Reds ought to be looking forward to a lot of bench time this coming season.
Writing about fantasy baseball on foxsports.com, Halpin is wild on Joey Votto. The Cincy first baseman ranks second in Halpin's list of rookies to watch in 2008. If Votto comes through, would Hatteberg be trade bait at mid-season? Hatteberg will earn $1.85MM this year after Cincinnati picked up his option. It's a bargain for a professional hitter who controls the strike zone.
The Yankees may need a first baseman once Joe Girardi gets tired of seeing Jason Giambi play matador at the corner. The A's may be attracted by his pricetag if Daric Barton doesn't provide enough offense. The Royals and Giants also are possibilities, in my estimation.
Votto joins teammates Homer Bailey and Jay Bruce in the list of eleven first-year players. Boston's Clay Buchholz heads the list.
By Big Mike Glab
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Big Mike,
Yesterday you wrote that given the uncertainty of carlos delgado's medical status, the mets could be a fit for hatteberg. do you still see this as a possibility. i think he could do very well in that lineup and they could use a high-average guy. thoughts?
Posted by: jacklaf | March 02, 2008 at 01:35 PM
Hey Big Mike, just want to throw out some praise!
Your description of Giambi's defensive prowess was great and if it's common jargon, I'm not familiar with it!
I'm sure to use "playin' matador at the corner" for a long time to come!
Kurt
Posted by: BaseballGuru | March 02, 2008 at 01:46 PM
How does trading Barton for Giambi make any sense? The A's are going young and cheap. The A's don't need a Yankees contract.
Barton will hit for average, the only question with him is whether or not he'll hit for power. In his limited play last year, he did show some pop.
Hopefully, Beane can still work out a deal with Cincy to get some of their prospects like Votto, Cueto, or Bailey. Hopefully dealing Johnson with Blanton would get a deal done. We already have back up 1B/DH in Sweeney.
Posted by: green_and_gold | March 02, 2008 at 02:59 PM
How does trading Barton for Giambi make any sense? The A's are going young and cheap. The A's don't need a Yankees contract.
Barton will hit for average, the only question with him is whether or not he'll hit for power. In his limited play last year, he did show some pop.
Hopefully, Beane can still work out a deal with Cincy to get some of their prospects like Votto, Cueto, or Bailey. Hopefully dealing Johnson with Blanton would get a deal done. We already have back up 1B/DH in Sweeney.
Posted by: green_and_gold | March 02, 2008 at 02:59 PM
How does trading Barton for Giambi make any sense? The A's are going young and cheap. The A's don't need a Yankees contract.
Barton will hit for average, the only question with him is whether or not he'll hit for power. In his limited play last year, he did show some pop.
Hopefully, Beane can still work out a deal with Cincy to get some of their prospects like Votto, Cueto, or Bailey. Hopefully dealing Johnson with Blanton would get a deal done. We already have back up 1B/DH in Sweeney.
Posted by: green_and_gold | March 02, 2008 at 03:00 PM
Would the Delgado injury draw some interest from the Mets?
Posted by: eighty1 | March 02, 2008 at 03:32 PM
green_and_gold: he was sptalking about Hatteberg,not Giambi. And he wasnt suggesting that they trade Barton for him.
Posted by: BravesFan | March 02, 2008 at 05:51 PM