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theoldgrizzlybear
God dammit.
dizzle4
I’m curious as to what kind of value the Rockies could get if they traded Ianneta. His numbers overall, in terms of OPS, look good for a pitcher (discounting this last year), but they’ve screwed around with him so much that he’s never come close to playing a full year.
theoldgrizzlybear
Except for the fact that he’s a catcher. I know what you’re getting at, though.
dbreer23
Why sign the guy to a 3-year deal just to bench/demote him? Is it Tracy that doesn’t like him?
Redhawk
The 3 year deal was to buy out his arbitration. Plus he had all the look of becoming a solid front line catcher, which in Arbitration would have cost the Rockies dearly. However, he never developed fully into that.
Defensively he’s good at receiving, but average to below average in throwing. Calling a game, he’s not very active with the young pitchers, where Olivo and Torrealba would talk to a pitcher after a couple of wild throws, Iannetta just put the fingers down. That’s one area I think was different than the coaching staff would have wanted.
And yes, there are rumblings that Iannetta isn’t real coach-able.
The Secret Inspector
He’s good at receiving? Sounds like he should go to the A’s and be buddies with Billy Beane.
dbreer23
Appreciate the info – I just felt that after his 2009 ‘breakout’, he was discarded pretty quickly when he struggled initially in 2009, and then all but shut down after a few weeks early in 2010.
Red_Line_9
Catching is a quirky position. It doesn’t take much to get out of sync either on offense or on defense. Hard telling what would happen with Iannetta elsewhere, but I’m guessing there are a stack of teams that would love to find out…given his offensive potential over a full season.
Brian Bourque
Way to jump the gun
melonis_rex
Pick up his option. VMart at the cost of giving up the #20 overall pick in deep 2011 draft just isn’t worth it.
haymaker9
Is it just me, or are Iannetta and Napoli almost the same player? Seems neither are defensive gems, but both are in a continuous state of unrealized offensive potential.
HerbertAnchovy
It’s just you. Napoli had pretty consistent playing time and hit 26 HR’s, and Ianetta didn’t.
mkorpal
The comparison isn’t that far off. Napoli has more pure power, while Iannetta is better behind the plate.
Tim Dierkes
In the morning Tracy Ringolsby reported that the Rockies will pick up the option. In the afternoon Troy Renck reported that the Rockies have actually not yet made their decision.
mrsjohnmiltonrocks
I think they should pick up the option. That’s not a ton of money, Olivio played well for them; he also handled their pitching staff fairly well. If Ianetta finally breaks through, Olivio would be a nice trade chip. If Ianetta doesn’t break through, you NEED Olivio to catch the bulk of your games.