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Odds & Ends: Minor Deals, Catalanotto, Gwynn Jr.
Your Thursday links, with more to come...
- Andy Martino of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Phillies have acquired RHP Manny Ayala from the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. Ayala will probably spend the entire '09 season in the minors.
- According to Steve Holley of Scout.com, the A's have plucked right-hander Rocky Roquet from the Cubs for a player to be named later. He's another minor league guy.
- The Boston Globe's Tony Massarotti would like the Red Sox to pursure Frank Catalanotto, but writes that there's "no indication that they plan to do so."
- Marc Hulet over at BaseballAnalysts.com reviews the production of the 2008 Rule 5 Draft class. It's not a very impressive group.
- SI.com's Jon Heyman explores the Rays' and Phillies' offseasons.
- Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wonders if Tony Gwynn Jr. could be on the way out.
- Even with the loss of Matt Holliday and Brian Fuentes, the Rockies will come close to setting a franchise payroll record this season.
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Awesome. Is Rocky Roquet related to Rikki Rockett?
Posted by: daslied | April 02, 2009 at 12:11 PM
I think you've got it backwards - Roquet has been a part of the Cubs' system, and was traded to the A's.
Posted by: kgbaseball | April 02, 2009 at 12:14 PM
I'd like the Sox to pickup Catalanotto just so they won't have to play against him anymore...he used to give me nightmares when he was with the Jays.
Posted by: rip | April 02, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Rocky Roquet is a major sleeper that might have a chance. converted OF has been pitching for only a couple yrs. throws mid high 90's. the cubs thought he was expendable due to his age, AFL sreuggles.
Posted by: arly2380 | April 02, 2009 at 12:31 PM
I hope Gwynn's on the way out. The Brewers would be best off going with Chis Duffy as their 4th OF
Posted by: kgbaseball | April 02, 2009 at 12:46 PM
I think the Rays had one of the best offseasons in the game.
They added a powerful, patient veteran bat to their lineup in Burrell, and managed to add a potential long term right fielder in Matt Joyce, who I would argue is pretty underrated in a lot of baseball circles.
They also added a solid bullpen piece in Nelson, signed some young guys long term and now I would argue that they're probably the most complete team in the game. And the farm system is still stacked.
How can you not love what Friedman, Silverman, Hunsicker and co. are doing in Tampa?
Posted by: scribbletone | April 02, 2009 at 12:50 PM
No AB's for Catalanotto in Boston. He bats RH and is a fair corner of/1B at best. If the team had not committed to Kotsay? Maybe, but Kotsay is capable of playing CF and is better defensively.
He's a Sean Casey type, but does not even have the bat that Casey does. If they wanted a bat, just resign the LH hitting and affable Casey.
Posted by: johns | April 02, 2009 at 12:52 PM
johns:
Cat's a lefty.
Posted by: mtex | April 02, 2009 at 01:00 PM
Cats a pure Platoon player, and a great 1 half of one at that if you can find someone that Mashes Lefties its a great pair. I mean look how well Cat and Reed Johnson did for the jays.
Posted by: Devmac | April 02, 2009 at 01:12 PM
My mistake and thx mtex.
Kotsay is lefty and like posted, he plays the same + more positions. I'd rather have Casey's bat as a pure hitter over Catalanotto, as Sean proved last season he can handle the pressure very well, hitting .322, with .381 OBP and a 100 OPS in nearly 200 AB of PH and backup 1B play.
Granted, if he had been released earlier in ST Boston may have taken a closer look.
Posted by: johns | April 02, 2009 at 01:20 PM
The Red Sox have replaced the Yankees as the ones in the AL East who most covet ex-Rangers. I guess they know where the best hitters come from, but geez.
Posted by: MadmanTX | April 02, 2009 at 01:30 PM
"Kotsay is lefty and like posted, he plays the same + more positions."
Actually, Catalanotto plays more positions because he throws with his right hand. He can play the IF corners and the OF corners, as well as a little 2B. Kotsay is obviously excellent defensively in CF and at 1B, but he doesn't have the batting upside.
"I'd rather have Casey's bat as a pure hitter over Catalanotto, as Sean proved last season he can handle the pressure very well, hitting .322, with .381 OBP and a 100 OPS in nearly 200 AB of PH and backup 1B play."
Sean Casey is retired and on TV, so you can't really make the comparison. Also, Catalanotto plays more positions and has come close to winning a batting title in the past.
"I guess they know where the best hitters come from, but geez"
That's a bold statement given the park. Also, Catalanotto wasn't a Texas product.
Posted by: AA | April 02, 2009 at 02:41 PM
AA, Boston let Casey go because he was pretty much only a bat should maybe have been what i said. We all know he is retired and on TV (and funny still I enjoy watching him also) and both Cat and Casey are pretty much liabilities with the glove.
Think if Casey was a bit more mobile with his glove, even at 1B only they would have maybe had 2nd thoughts about acquiring Kotsay last year even. Kotsay got the majority of playing time over Kotsay even after Casey's neck healed, pretty much because he was more mobile around 1B, even though he had barely played the position in the majors.
Posted by: johns | April 02, 2009 at 04:12 PM
"AA, Boston let Casey go because he was pretty much only a bat should maybe have been what i said. We all know he is retired and on TV (and funny still I enjoy watching him also) and both Cat and Casey are pretty much liabilities with the glove."
Cat has proven to be a plus OFer, a so-so 1B and a decent 2B.
Posted by: AA | April 02, 2009 at 09:06 PM