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Odds And Ends: Lowell, Girardi, Pirates
Some links to read through this morning...
- Joel Sherman of the New York Post says the Red Sox will evaluate Mike Lowell's health tonight before deciding whether to pursue the likes of Garrett Atkins and Nick Johnson.
- Sherman wonders what will happen to Joe Girardi if the Yankees miss the playoffs for a second straight year.
- The Pirates have discussed the financial side of possible extensions for Freddy Sanchez and Jack Wilson, but only in general terms according to Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star says Julio Lugo would have been easier to acquire and probably more productive than current Royals shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt.
- New manager, same result. The Nats lost their first game under interim skipper Jim Riggleman.
- ESPN.com's Buster Olney says the MLB draft is broken and explains why he thinks teams should be allowed to trade picks.
- ESPN.com's Jorge Arangure Jr. says the Dodgers are one of the teams relying on psychological data to select and handle their players.
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Giants are in Pittsburgh this weekend...
It will be interesting to see if any uniforms change!
Posted by: 55saveslives | July 17, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Giants are in Pittsburgh this weekend...
It will be interesting to see if any uniforms change!
Posted by: 55saveslives | July 17, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Yanks miss the playoffs, Girardi is gone. End of story.
Posted by: money941 | July 17, 2009 at 11:23 AM
"the Dodgers are one of the teams relying on psychological data to select and handle their players."
Really? Manny. Really?
Posted by: Kevinfoley46 | July 17, 2009 at 11:24 AM
"ESPN.com's Jorge Arangure Jr. says the Dodgers are one of the teams relying on psychological data to select and handle their players."
... but they picked up Manny anyway.
Posted by: Little Bear | July 17, 2009 at 11:25 AM
KC, it's not too late to pick up Lugo, too. He's practically free.
Posted by: Little Bear | July 17, 2009 at 11:26 AM
"the Dodgers are one of the teams relying on psychological data to select and handle their players."
This would be the same Dodgers that traded for Manny, right? I guess that tells us something about what sort of pyschological profiles they're looking for in their player selection/handling process.
Posted by: JimCrikket | July 17, 2009 at 11:40 AM
I was wondering myself why KC didn't get Lugo instead of Betancourt. Cheaper in both money and prospects not to mention he can proabally play better anyway. He isn't a horrible player just another guy who is terrible for his contract.
Posted by: bravoboy10 | July 17, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Everyone's bringing up Manny regarding the Dodgers' use of psychological profiles. But I think it's obvious they make exceptions for elite players. Or perhaps Manny has one of the key psychological markers they look for.
Regardless, whatever they are doing it seems to work. They were winning this year even without Manny.
That article is for paid subscribers only. Can anyone who has access read the article and give us an idea of what it says? What do the Dodgers look for in players? I'd be really interested to know.
Posted by: caseyB | July 17, 2009 at 11:47 AM
"Or perhaps Manny has one of the key psychological markers they look for."
Cheater?
Posted by: SuzysMan | July 17, 2009 at 12:46 PM
SuzysMan, I get your drift. But obviously, his PEDs habits were unknown before he was signed. So, seriously, maybe it was something related to him being oblivious to game pressure.
But my guess is the psychological evaluations have more to do with scouting and development than players acquired through trades or free agency.
Posted by: caseyB | July 17, 2009 at 01:00 PM
But my guess is the psychological evaluations have more to do with scouting and development than players acquired through trades or free agency."
Bingo
Posted by: SuzysMan | July 17, 2009 at 01:06 PM
suzysman, since I can't access the article, I'm only guessing here. But I wouldn't be surprised if they used psychological profiling whenever possible when looking at major leaguers as well. Their ability to do so would obviously be far more limited than if the player were in their farm system. But I doubt they would ignore the mental factors.
I'm a Mets fan. Sometimes I think Omar completely ignores the psychological makeup of a player. Trading Bannister for Burgos is a prime example. And I thought this was a bad trade for just those reasons before Burgos got into legal trouble.
Posted by: caseyB | July 17, 2009 at 01:31 PM
What is the reasoning behind not being able to trade draft picks? I can't see the negatives out weighing the positives.
Posted by: bkoke | July 17, 2009 at 01:32 PM