Cubs, Cards & Mets Asked About Lugo

Of those teams, the Mets seem to have the greatest need considering how many injuries they have had among position players.

But would the Mets really waste trade commodities on Lugo when they badly need rotation upgrades, too?

So the Cubs asked about Hendry right after getting BJ Ryan? Wow, Jim Hendry sure is working hard to improve the Cubs.

Why look: here he is now, looking for his next big acquisition!

http://tinypic.com/r/be8wsw/3

"just a warm body in A ball."

Or even recently warm.

bdlugz:

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Only if the Red Sox take Miles of our hands would I consider Lugo.

Of those teams, the Mets seem to have the greatest need considering how many injuries they have had among position players.

But would the Mets really waste trade commodities on Lugo when they badly need rotation upgrades, too?

Posted by: jjpk | July 17, 2009 at 03:06 PM

OMAR!! Give them Mejia and Holt. Throw in Flores too! DO it now!!!

"Only if the Red Sox take Miles of our hands would I consider Lugo."

Won't happen. Boston has cut ties with last discard on roster and -0- salary wastes now and not in the habit of adding players like BJ Ryan, Milton Bradley, Aaron Miles and Soriano. Cubs can keep them one and all.

"what do you propose Hendry does??"

Resign.

Haha. I wouldn't mind the braves gettin him and trading escobar for someone that can hit a homer once in a while. And I know that won't happen by the way.

Seriously, the Mets have Angel Berroa, Alex Cora, and Luis Castillo, on their roster right now for the middle infield. Are you really telling me that Julio Lugo isn't better then any of them (If not all of them?)

Posted by: AdropOFvenom | July 17, 2009 at 03:47 PM

Castillo right now is better than Lugo. He's got a 96 OPS+ vs. Lugo's 84. But Lugo offensively is definitely better than either Cora and Berroa. Further, Cora is playing right now with a torn ligament in his hand.

Sad to say that the Mets could really use Lugo.

Bdlugz summed it up best.

Lugo comes for nothing. So why not throw some 15th round pick from last year (a guy who has about a 5% chance of making big leagues) for a backup shortstop.

Getting out of Boston could be a huge lift off his shoulders (see Renteria's .293 and .332 BAs the 2 years after exiting Boston). Playing in Boston is brutal on hispanic and black players (not blaming the fans, its the media). Many come back to life after leaving (Renteria, Ramirez, Cabrera), others fade (Martinez, Vaughn). But none miss it.

Why not take flyer on Lugo, its a fire sale. At worst you have a backup infielder with speed for the league minimum. At best you have a decent leadoff hitter with speed and a below average glove at SS. There are worse out there.

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question is.....will Minaya be dumb enough to pick up any of his salary.

Mets are desperate we know that.....and we know Minaya would sign anybody who has ever had anything close to a productive year (even if it were 10 years ago) to try and catch lightning in a bottle....so I'm wondering if Minaya would be that desperate to take on some of his contract.

If he does its official.....he is the worst GM in the game."

Wow, that is sad. You can replace Hendry in that perfectly and it would still work. The only issue present would be Hendry's absolute inability to take on any cash this year because of his prior spending sprees, but it would be my exact question about him any other time outside this small purchasing-period we are in.

To be fair, Lugo was wroth 8.7 WAR in 04 and 05. UZR had him rated as a very good shortstop. His bat wasn't much different in 06, but UZR didn't like his defense at all, so he was a 1.8 WAR player that year. Honestly, I could see why Theo made that move. Similar with Castillo. From 2002-2008, he was worth 2.8, 4.4, 3.4, 3.8, 2.1, and 2.4 WAR, and his defense was still good. Those deals look bad now, and maybe the extra years were more of a mistake then anything, but these guys definitely had value coming into their contract years.

fire omar, you know he will sign lugo you just know it..enough!

"To be fair, Lugo was wroth 8.7 WAR in 04 and 05. UZR had him rated as a very good shortstop. His bat wasn't much different in 06, but UZR didn't like his defense at all, so he was a 1.8 WAR player that year. Honestly, I could see why Theo made that move. Similar with Castillo. From 2002-2008, he was worth 2.8, 4.4, 3.4, 3.8, 2.1, and 2.4 WAR, and his defense was still good. Those deals look bad now, and maybe the extra years were more of a mistake then anything, but these guys definitely had value coming into their contract years. "

Ok this is my exact point. What the hell is WAR??? I say, WAR, what is it good for? I played college baseball for four years. I watch every single pitch of every single Mets game (not to mention a lot of other teams since I have that ill little Direct TV package now). I don't need obscure stats to tell me that Julio Lugo is GARBAGE. He was, at one point in his career, a decent player. You could have him at SS and be comfortable. Theo, however, overpayed him by a lot. Why do you want him on the Mets? What will he do for us?? Is he a significant improvement over Alex Cora? No. Is he any better than Luis Castillo? No. SO WHY DO YOU WANT HIM???? Because he has a good WAR. Real baseball players laugh at stat nerds because they don't need numbers to tell whether or not the guy can hit a curveball or whether or not he has good range. Derek Jeter had a great quote about stat nerds on Baseball Tonight the other day. Loved it. Go read your Bill James bible and yank it to Moneyball some more.