What's The Deal With Crede?

Both the Tigers and the Tribe are stumbling out of the gate. The White Sox are no worse than the Twins and the Royals...they may be contenders and should keep Crede hoping he has a big walk year.

Then, no matter what, let him walk.

I know an intra-division deal probably won't happen, but we're here to speculate. If CLEV continues to get no production from LF, think they'd move Blake out there and add a 3B? Crede for Marte?

the sox have 0 use for Marte. We have Ozuna and Ramirez on the bench who can both play every position in the field.

The sox need to rebuild the farm system they traded for Swisher. They'll get some pitching prospects for crede, not another utility player.

BTW I hope the Sox find someway to sign Crede to an extension and trade Fields for some pitching. I doubt Fields will ever be as good defensively as Crede is. When Crede first came up he couldnt hit but he still had great defense.

Blakjakk...

One HR and Crede is God again??

The argument Giants have had all along is Crede wouldn't make us a contender!! Why give up a top prospect (whom Giants control for years) for one year of Crede (with Boras as his agent) and STILL come in last??

This is common sense. Maybe if we added Crede AND Nick Johnson AND Torii Hunter this off season we could have been contenders. Crede alone? no way!

This is a great situation to be in for Kenny Williams. He can ride Crede for the season if he continues to play as well as has so far, and either resign him or let him go. I think if he does well he'll be a type B. Or he can trade him and bring Fields up. However, Fields looks bad so far.

It is hard to judge Crede's value though. I can't call him injury prone, but he's not consistent either. I think it depends on if the Sox keep winning or if they flounder. Right now it makes the most sense to hold on to him. Especially because with the makeup of the team, trading Crede for a spare part wouldn't be an improvement, so it would have to be to help rebuild the farm.

What the Sox should really do is hold on to Crede and trade Konerko for pitching or a 2B and play Fields at 1B. Konerko is inconsistent as they come and Fields could give them similar power numbers for 1/10 the cost.

A word of caution for optimistic Sox fans. Take a good look at Rich Harden. The guy is aces his first two starts. Discussions are beginning about how he is the prize catch of the season. Then low and behold - his next start is scratched. Who knows if this is an isolated incident or the beginning of yet another injury plagued season.

The longer you hold on to Crede the larger the risk becomes of re-injuring his back. He is a ticking time bomb and should be moved as soon as possible. Holding on to him to receive a maximum return is a huge risk. His performance will certainly decrease and the odds for injury go up every day he plays.

Since when is Josh Fields a first baseman?? If Konerko is dealt or takes over DH duties next season with Thome's expected departure, Swisher will take over at 1B.

"Did someone really say fields puts up similar numbers to konerko? In a few years, maybe. But not now."

Depends on which Konerko you're talking about. The Konerko of 2004-2006,
which knocked out near 40 homers with 100+ RBI and a 900 OPS. OR the Konerko of 2007, which hit .259 with 31 homers and an .840 OPS.

I think that Fields would be able to easily reach 2007 Konerko's numbers. His power is legitimate, and in The Cell, there is no doubt that he could knock out 30 homers and bat .260. Obviously this was a downyear for Konerko, but it'll take a little while to tell whether Konerko actually had a downyear or is simply getting worse.

And they're right that if Konerko gets traded (unlikely considering his 10-5 trade rights are activated in like two weeks, even though I think they should move him if they're not contending) it'll be Nick Swisher moving to first. With Swish at first and Crede at third, they'd have Fields, Quentin and Dye share the corner outfield positions with Owens and Alexei Ramirez in center.

Personally though, I think they should move Dye or Konerko if they can. This team needs to figure out a way to get Carlos Quentin into the lineup consistently, because he still has all the skills that made him an elite prospect like two years ago.

I think that if the Giants are on pace to lose more than 100 games, and Crede proves to be at least average with the bat, then they could reach a deal.

The Giants may not want to give up Jonathan Sanchez, and Alderson and Bumgarner obviously aren't going anywhere, but this leads me to Henry Sosa. He's a pretty high risk/high reward guy, but the talent is legit. He's not a top 100 prospect, but he's a legit good prospect and would be a solid fetch for Chicago.

So. Yep, if Crede proves he's healthy in June while the Giants are embarrassing themselves, maybe they add Crede in hopes of turning the teams hopes around a little. Henry Sosa would be the guy I could picture KW going after.

"If he's OPSing 1100 after 500 AB, I will personally go to the best hat store I know in Oakland, California, purchase their finest pimp hat, and eat it. I'll film it and post my meal of shame on the internet.

Will any Sox fan offer so much as a plugged nickel if he fails to?"

And honestly, what an odd thing to say. You really would be willing to bet that Crede can't hit 1100? Do you honestly think there is anyone who would take that bet? Even a dellusional, drugged up, shitfaced drunk White Sox fan wouldn't put his money on that. It's simply preposterous and pointless to even discuss it.

"Pedro Feliz is bettter than Crede, netting out defense and salary."

I'm assuming that "netting out" means ignoring. That makes the previous statement extremely wrong. Feliz is making almost as much money as Crede is.

And on defense, while Crede is very good, Feliz is maybe the best defensive third baseman in baseball.

In fact, Crede's advantages over Feliz are solely based in the fact that he's a superior hitter. He has slightly more power potential, and is probably the better hitter overall. Plus, until his injury, Crede's hitting was on a clear, upward swing. Feliz's hitting was declining.

I feel that the sox should keep Crede and play Fields at 1b. Instead of trading Paulie though, I feel the Sox should move him to DH and send Thome packing. I didn't like the acquisition of Thome in the first place and this is a good way for Kenny to redeem himself. A lot of teams are in need of a DH and a Thome type of player can bring in good prospects.

It's hard to imagine Crede not being dealt. He's unlikely to resign as a free agent. Why pay him big bucks when Fields is under control?

o n Tough sorry to say but, that was the stupidest idea i've ever read

"Move Fields to 1B and Konerko DH" KONERKO'S 32 YEARS OLD! AND HIS GOOD DEFENSE

Fields wouldn't come up to play 1B over Konerko no way