Sheffield Clears Waivers

If anyone is stupid enough to actually claims him, the Tigers should dump him right then and there.

If/when he clears waivers, the Tigers are going to have to eat the contract.

Maybe the Dodgers will sign hime they dont have enough overpaid low producing egomaniacs.

Meoveryouok:
That depeneds on what your definition of is is.

"Maybe the Dodgers will sign hime they dont have enough overpaid low producing egomaniacs."

And who would qualify as that? Even if you think Manny is an egomaniac, a dubious claim, the Dodgers aren't the ones paying him and he definately isn't "low producing"

Jones? Overpaid? Sure. Low producing? No doubt. Egomaniac? Nah.

Same deal with Pierre, and at least he provides some very strong elements: speed and clutch hitting

MAYBE Kent fits that mold, but he has been robbed of at least .15 points of BA this year on balls that were absolutely smoked.

The Rays should get Sheff. Now that Crawford and Longo are on the DL, they need another bat in the linep. He could be used as a DH and get an occasional start in the outfield.

“If/when he clears waivers, the Tigers are going to have to eat the contract.”

…Its doesn’t seem to be that kind of Waivers ~ he has only been put on the normal revocable waivers that all players get put on at this time of year from what I understand. If he was really waived with the purpose of releasing him, then he wouldn’t be in the lineup.

If he’s claimed, the team will probably try to make a trade (maybe do like the Tribe with Byrd, taking a PTBNL or Cash just to send him elseware) if someone else wants him ~ but if no one puts in a claim I imagine he finishes the year with the KittyKats.

Tigers should release Shef and renteria. They should also see if they can get anything for rodney AND Zumaya. I'd take a crate of bananas for Rodney.

"Juan Pierre is fits the bill. He's an egomaniac because he thinks he should be a starter. The only thing Juan Pierre is good for is pinch running and pinch bunting. And I guess pinch hitting when your first 2-3 PH have already been used. Way overpaid. Maybe he isn't underproducing though. He's just bad."

Given that Pierre has been a starter his whole career and has contributed to some very good teams, I don't think it is ego maniacal for him to think he should start. Not to say he should, because he is clearly the 4th best outfielder on that team, and probably 5th best once Delwyn Young returns from injury. Juan Pierre is talented enough to be a starter on a MLB team, he just isn't worth the contract and isn't better than the combination of Ramirez, Kemp and Ethier.

"Clutch hitting doesn't exist and speed is the least useful of the 5 tools."

Clutch hitting doesn't exist? So you are telling me a single with the bases clear is just as important as one with second and third and 2 out? In a perfect world, all players would have the same approach at the plate every time they play and all pitchers would pitch them the same, but it doesn't work that way. People like Casey Blake and Maicer Izturis are prized because they adjust their approach when they have a chance to drive in runs, whereas Adam Dunn doesn't change anything and drives in far fewer than he should given his power.

As for speed being the least valuable, I don't exactly disagree. The most valuable tool, by far, is the ability to hit for average and contact. That said, speed can make a huge difference in the ability to get on base, along with influencing the ability of other players to get good pitches to hit.

“People like Casey Blake and Maicer Izturis are prized because they adjust their approach when they have a chance to drive in runs, whereas Adam Dunn doesn't change anything and drives in far fewer than he should given his power.”

…HAHAHA!!! I just read someone claiming Casey “Left-On-Blake” to be a good clutch hitter… Indians fans everywhere are laughing their @sses off seeing that one… For his career, Blake knocks in a guy 25% of the time when there is a man on with that pitiful .237/.323/.382 line, and 37% when there is someone in scoring position with an even worse .245/.315/.389 line ~ that’s pitiful, and probably one of the worst you will find in the game really…

But whatever, lets get back on track... Now, because you are just in your normal attack-Dunn over incorrect crap thing you go into on a seemingly daily basis, lets go over this for you real fast:

Manny ~ Men On / 197 AB, 71 RBI… 36.0% ... RISP / 107 AB, 53 RBI… 49.5%
Blake ~~ Men On / 170 AB, 59 RBI… 34.7% …RISP / 104 AB, 56 RBI… 53.8%
Izturis ~~ Men On/ 111 AB, 35 RBI… 31.5% …RISP / 069 AB, 33 RBI… 47.8%
Dunn ~~ Men On / 147 AB, 54 RBI… 36.7% …RISP / 093 AB, 48 RBI… 51.6%

So, Men-On = Dunn #1, Manny second, Blake third and Izturis a distant forth…
Runners in SP = Blake #1, Dunn #2, Manny third and Izturis again at the bottom…

To recap: so much for that "Dunn isnt clutch" Crap ~ Dunn's been the best of the bunch… But I guess something foolish like that should be expected from someone who would also claim that “The most valuable tool, by far, is the ability to hit for average and contact”…

“You taken a look at his numbers this year? That is the biggest reason the Dodgers traded for him.”

Hahaha ~ yeah, “Left-On-Blake” must have just ‘figured it out’ in this, his age 34 season, and 13th in professional ball. He now does all this trickery where he “adjust(s) (his) approach when (he has) a chance to drive in runs”… Cant just be a complete fluke or anything ~ he’s now plays for the team you root for so he has to somehow be one of the best in the game with this amazing approach or whatever. That’s how it usually goes, right?

“You can't tell me that what Dunn does is easier than what Ichiro or Gwynn did.”

…Easier? Who knows ~ but I’ll tell you this, Dunn’s approach at the plate is just as, to even much more valuable to his team as Ichiro or Gwynn or Puckett were. How do I know this? Well, this:

Dunn ~~ 0678 Runs, 4572 PA = scored in 15% of PA (with .241 career BA)
Ichiro ~~ 0861 Runs, 5736 PA = scored in 15% of PA (with .331 BA, .090 higher)
Gwynn ~ 1383 Runs, 10232 PA = score in 14% of PA (with .338 BA, .097 higher)
Kirby ~~ 1071 Runs, 7831 PA = scored in 14% of PA (with .318 BA, .077 higher)

…Now, considering that Ichiro, Gwynn and Puckett never had the RBI totals that Dunn puts up, its actually quite easy to figure out that Dunn means more runs for his team at the plate than any of the four…(well, Pukett gets close ~ guess he is about equal with him…)

…Anyway, so much for that “Average has to win every time” theory ~ BA doesn’t mean Runs on the board in any way, shape or form… Just another blatantly incorrect statement proving how little you must actually know about the game...

“The lower average means he will have an uneven distribution of those RBI, which makes him less valuable to the team as a whole. He can pile on one night with a 3 run homer and do nothing for the next 3-4.”

…Hummm… Ok, so lets do this then ~ Number of games with atleast 1 RBI:
Manny ~ 47
Dunn ~~ 43
Blake ~~ 41
Izturis ~ 27

…So whats the next blatantly incorrect theory youre going to pull out of your rear?

Lastly,
“know you are obsessed with Dunn, but that doesn't mean he is going to ever lead a team to the playoffs or hurting his team with a huge number of 0fers every year.”

…Not obsessed with Dunn in the least, just cant stand when people say stupid, blatantly incorrect things. And it seems that every time you open your mouth you are trying to talk bad about Dunn over things you obviously just make up ~ there sure isnt anything to actually support them afterll…