Odds and Ends: Doue, Furcal, Kuroda
Here are today's links.
- Dave Cameron notes Nelson Cruz's video game numbers in Triple A and suggests he deserves another shot.
- Japanese catcher Hayato Doue was expected to join the Red Sox organization, but visa problems have gotten in the way.
- Buster Olney notes that Rafael Furcal will test free agency if he can't hammer out an extension with the Dodgers by midseason.
- Shigetoshi Hasegawa denies the notion that he pushed Hiroki Kuroda toward the Dodgers.
- Athletics Nation sees Billy Beane targeting pitcher Tanner Scheppers if he's available with the 12th pick. Also, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com has an overall look at the '08 draft class.
If video games are now a good measure of MLB success, then I demand the Red Sox give me a call. I hit .380 with 54 HRs and 180 RBI playing in RF in 2008 on MLB the Show :)
Posted by: Mr. Tauntaun | May 06, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Nelson Cruz is a AAA player at best.
Posted by: Mike Simms | May 06, 2008 at 11:09 AM
video game numbers....ok.
ill take why the texas rangers suck for 1000 alex
Posted by: 04Forever | May 06, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Hopefully nobody needs a SS so that Beckham can fall to the A's.
Posted by: green_and_gold | May 06, 2008 at 12:10 PM
The Dodgers should just give Furcal 5/70 or 75 and be done with that.
As far as Kuroda goes, it was Takashi Saito's influence, if anything, that pulled him to the Dodgers.
Posted by: AA | May 06, 2008 at 12:12 PM
If Alvarez's signing bonus proves to be a problem for the first 11 teams, does anyone think Beane could pick him and pay out of slot ?
With the top 10 picks seemingly set, Tanner doesn't seem to be a long shot to be avaiable at the #12 spot. It's not like the other infield position players seem to be as good as Beckham.
Posted by: BaseBallz | May 06, 2008 at 01:10 PM
"Video game numbers" is an expression for a player putting up a statline so ridiculous it looks like it came out of a video game. For example, .380/54/180 in a full season.
Another (more germane) example: How does .364/.511/.758 with 11 HR, 32 RBI, and a 28:19 BB:K ratio, with 11 SBs in 14 attempts thrown in... in 99 ABs (28 GP) strike you? That looks like something out of some sort of video game, doesn't it.
Posted by: asm | May 06, 2008 at 01:12 PM