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Elias Rankings: AL Infielders
Eddie Bajek at Detroit Tigers Thoughts has Elias projections for American League second basemen, third basemen, and shortstops.
- Type A: Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria. Cabrera certainly gets an offer of arbitration and signs elsewhere. The White Sox have to be hoping the Dodgers, Blue Jays, or Twins sign him. The Tigers offering arbitration to Renteria is a borderline call - would they be OK with him accepting?
- Type B: Mark Grudzielanek, Juan Uribe. The Royals, hoping to try someone new at second base, may not offer arb to Grudzielanek. Uribe seems unlikely, as his salary in '08 was high for a utility guy.
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Why is Longoria and Aviles ranked so low? Some of these look awfully skewed to me.
Posted by: rememberthecoop | October 22, 2008 at 09:54 AM
Longoria only a rookie and the stats take 3 seasons into account. Pedroia is only fifth as an example and he has played 2 and 1 month, or he would be much higher.
Posted by: johns | October 22, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Juan Uribe's case should be interesting. The White Sox want him back, but only as a utility infielder and at a reasonable salary.
If Juan wants to start and get a larger contract, he'll go elsewhere.
So I'm not sure the Sox will offer him Arb regardless of the compensation pick since they might end up stuck with him at a higher number than they want.
Posted by: Cold Golden Falstaff | October 22, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Rookies are generally ranked lower, since they have only played for one year and the stats take 3 seasons into account (I initially thought 2, but when looking at the rankings, 3 makes more sense).
Posted by: melonis rex | October 22, 2008 at 10:21 AM
The Elias rankings take the last two seasons into account.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/10/stats-used-for.html
Posted by: Tim Dierkes | October 22, 2008 at 10:35 AM
"The Elias rankings take the last two seasons into account."
Yikes..
Apologies for the mis information of 3 years I put up earlier people. Try not to do things like that when am almost certain of something like that.
Posted by: johns | October 22, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Juan Uribe won't get a starting job from anyone. His defense is great and he has good power, but his contact and plate discipline are so poor that it drags down his value.
Posted by: scribbletone | October 22, 2008 at 11:40 AM
I wouldn't be shocked if the Dodgers signed Uribe at 3rd if they couldn't acquire Beltre or resign Casey Blake. I'd take Uribe or Crede any day of the week after the last two seasons of uncertainty.
Posted by: whitesoxfan424 | October 22, 2008 at 12:32 PM
"I wouldn't be shocked if the Dodgers signed Uribe at 3rd if they couldn't acquire Beltre or resign Casey Blake. I'd take Uribe or Crede any day of the week after the last two seasons of uncertainty."
What are you smoking. Blake DeWitt is already a better player than Uribe. Why bother signing Uribe for 3B when DeWitt can be moved back and the team can ink Hudson for not much more than Casey Blake would make?
Posted by: AA | October 22, 2008 at 05:23 PM