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D'Backs Interested In Tony Clark
According to Tom Krasovic of the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Padres' callup of first baseman Bryan Myrow increases the likelihood of a Tony Clark trade. Myrow, 31, hit .324/.455/.502 in 87 Triple A games. Granted, he's had multiple stints at Triple A. But Myrow is a Paul DePodesta favorite who has never gotten a legitimate shot in the bigs despite mastery of Triple A.
DePo had this to say about Clark on his blog:
Tony is the type of player that you'll often see moved at the deadline. He's a veteran player who has been very successful coming off the bench in recent years, can change the game with one swing of the bat from either side of the plate, and is known in the industry as one of the finest clubhouse leaders in the game.
DePodesta admits that Clark's power, his calling card, is down significantly this year. He's slugging just .314; it may be due to the limited role. Krasovic notes that Clark gets a $500K bonus if traded. According to Jack Macgruder, the D'Backs might be interested in bringing him back. They made a two-year offer to Clark in December, but pulled it off the table.
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Would the Twins make sense for Clark? I know that they have Morneau to play first, but they shuffle guys like Craig Monroe and Mike Lamb into the DH rotation - I think Clark would make sense to join that rotation, he would provide more pop than either of those guys.
Posted by: 7thinningstretch | July 11, 2008 at 09:46 AM
I would wonder if Arizona would like him back? Clark is loved in Phoenix, and that team needs some leadership down the stretch.
Or potentially the Cubs to provide some leadership as that team moves deep into the playoffs, and would allow a day-off now and again to Derek Lee.
Last thought, a Wolf and Clark package to the Yankees?
Just random thoughts...
Posted by: SanDiegoGuy | July 11, 2008 at 10:54 AM
Clark makes so much sense in so many different ways for the Dodgers. He could replace Sweeney and be a true power threat off the bench, which is needed.
Posted by: AA | July 11, 2008 at 12:19 PM
I agree that the Dodgers would make a lot of sense for Clark.
But on the comment that Clark would provide more pop than Craig Monroe, I would disagree. I think that at this point in the season we can accept that Monroe is more capable of providing power than Clark. Monroe has clearly outperformed Clark this year and although Petco has hurt Clark his power numbers are still poor away from San Diego. Plus Monroe has shown he's capable of playing all three outfield positions adequately, while Clark is confined to first base and DH.
Posted by: scribbletone | July 11, 2008 at 12:59 PM
I love Tony, we all loved tony he is the reason Connor Jackson is so good this year, defensively and Offensivley, he loved him so much he took his number
Posted by: WilllGoAngels27 | July 11, 2008 at 07:56 PM