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Free Agent Notes: Young, Ross, Cespedes, Oswalt

By Tim Dierkes | December 5, 2011 at 7:46pm CDT

Stray notes on various free agents…

  • Dmitri Young is attending the Winter Meetings in Dallas, searching for a contract offer. Danny Knobler of CBS Sports tweets that Young has lost 70 pounds and would go to Japan if he can't land a job with an MLB team. The 38-year-old last appeared in the bigs in 2008 with the Nationals.
  • Outfielder Cody Ross seeks a three-year deal, an NL official tells ESPN's Buster Olney.  The 30-year-old hit .240/.325/.405 in 461 plate appearances for the Giants this year, playing all three outfield positions. He told Jaymee Sire of CSN Bay Area that the Giants are his "number one choice" (Twitter link).
  • The agent for soon-to-be free agent center fielder Yoenis Cespedes is telling teams he'll require twice what fellow Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman received, tweets ESPNBoston's Gordon Edes.  That is, $60MM.  The Rangers, by the way, are unlikely to pursue Cespedes, hears MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.
  • Roy Oswalt's camp is waiting for C.J. Wilson and Mark Buehrle to sign to see the exact market, as most teams view Oswalt as a fallback option, tweets Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
  • Free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal underwent an appendectomy last week, tweets Yahoo's Tim Brown, and is recovering well at home in Florida.
  • Teams are looking at Edgar Renteria as a multi-position utility guy, including third base, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Renteria wants to play for a contender.
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  1. Blink

    11 years ago

    I wonder if the Braves would consider bringing back Renteria for a year to keep SS warm until Pastornicky is ready?

    Reply
    • NYBravosFan10

      11 years ago

      i wouldn’t mind it one bit. I love Edgar and he’s still got the good stuff.

      Reply
      • chico65

        11 years ago

        Well, he is Colombian after all.  Of course it’s the good stuff.

        Reply
        • NYBravosFan10

          11 years ago

          hehehehe…that took me a minute

        • tomymogo

          11 years ago

          Colombian……

        • chico65

          11 years ago

          Whoops, thanks, fill of the typos today

        • chico65

          11 years ago

          Err, *full of them that is ha ha ha

      • tomymogo

        11 years ago

        I like him, he could play SS until July and then call up Pastornicky and he becomes a utility infielder

        Reply
      • Nik

        11 years ago

        Edgar can’t hit or field well anymore and you have to look at advanced metrics, how dumb are you?

        Reply
        • Nik

          11 years ago

          That comment @ nybravosfan

  2. Zachary Eick

    11 years ago

    No AL team should consider Renteria though, look at his stats with Detroit and Boston…

    Reply
  3. Laura Warren Osborn

    11 years ago

    NO!!! Renteria is horrible.

    Reply
    • NYBravosFan10

      11 years ago

      why? And I don’t buy advanced metrics so don’t include that in your argument

      Reply
      • vtadave

        11 years ago

        Does a .306 OBP, no power, and an average glove constitute “advanced metrics”?

        Reply
        • NYBravosFan10

          11 years ago

          No not all. The guy still has more good stuff than you’re giving him credit for. I’d love to have him as a backup or insurance.

        • Curtis Main

          11 years ago

          What stats are you looking at that make you think he’s not horrible? 

      • MaineSox

        11 years ago

        How advanced is too advanced?  His OBP has been around .300 for the past several years, and (I hate FLD%, but I’m trying to stay with the “simple” stats here) his FLD% has been terrible the last few years.

        Reply
        • NYBravosFan10

          11 years ago

          when I say advanced I mean WAR, FIP, BABIP, xFIP, wRc+, wRc ++, E=MC2…all that stuff.

        • bacboris

          11 years ago

          Impressive. So keep it to Wins, Saves, and RBI’s? Just when you thought it was safe after the firing of all those old timer GMs this year…

        • EdinsonPickle

          11 years ago

          Hey what’s wrong with keeping it simple? So he doesn’t want every baseball game and player to turn into a math test, cut him a break.

        • Daniel Wesley

          11 years ago

          Way to commit yourself to the statistical dark ages!

        • guydavis

          11 years ago

          You don’t believe E=MC2? What is going on here?

      • -C

        11 years ago

        “why? And I don’t buy advanced metrics so don’t include that in your argument”

        “why? I’m being willfully ignorant, so tell me why in willfully ignorant terms”

        Honestly, it’s not voodoo. They aren’t magical. They just require your effort to understand. If you’re not willing to make the effort, then don’t expect your arguments to carry as much weight.

        On the same token, advanced stats aren’t the end-all, be-all, either. You can’t look at just one advanced stat and come away certain of anything.

        Baseball and its statistics are a puzzle – you can’t complete the picture without putting everything in its proper place.

        -C

        Reply
  4. chico65

    11 years ago

    Some shrewd GM just dropped his offer to Furcal since they are now getting less of him

    Reply
  5. sergio

    11 years ago

    I thought he had retired

    Reply
  6. Ben_Cherington

    11 years ago

    Better pay Renteria more than 1 Million, so he isnt disrespected again!

    Reply
  7. InLeylandWeTrust

    11 years ago

    3 year deal for Cody Ross? lol

    Reply
    • Amish_willy

      11 years ago

      Kind of like Jorge Cantu seeking the same last year.

      Reply
    • Serdar Sirin

      11 years ago

      Good luck with that Cody….

      Reply
  8. 55saveslives

    11 years ago

    Good Luck with that Cody!

    Reply
    • Lefty

      11 years ago

      If I were the O’s GM, which I am not, he would be signed by now!
      Either that or Aoki. Someone will sign him.

      Reply
      • OrangeCards

        11 years ago

        You’d give Ross three years?

        Reply
        • Lefty

          11 years ago

          You’re right giving Ross 3 years might be a bit much.
          I would give Ross 2 for sure and depending on what the scouts told me about Aoki probable three years. I would think you would have to do that to get him. I like both and either one would be a solid addition to the O’s.

          PS Ross said he would love to go back to the Giants, that looks like a no go. If not there, then a hitters park. Camden Yard is a hitters park.

  9. bayareabeast

    11 years ago

    hahaha cody ross, i like you but i wouldnt want you on my team on a 1yr contract yet alone 3..goodluck to you

    Reply
  10. DickHarden

    11 years ago

    I like how he’s demanding double Chapman’s money, like there are other leagues he wants to play for.

    Reply
  11. scott4

    11 years ago

    Cody Ross wants a 3 year deal. Me too!!!!!!!!I think we both have about the equal chance of getting that….Actually i think i will say its about 60/40 me.

    Reply
  12. FacelessGeneralManager

    11 years ago

    I say all teams collaborate and keep Cepedes’ greedy self out of the league. Who does this guy think he is?

    Reply
    • Matt Moore

      11 years ago

      It would be really funny… Too bad we all know it would never happen…

      Reply
  13. Jelly bean Butera

    11 years ago

    Dmitri Young?

    Well, I like his odds at a comeback better than Manny’s.

    Reply
  14. bigpat

    11 years ago

    Delusional athletes FTW! 

    Reply
  15. orangenblackattack

    11 years ago

    Okay Cody, how about 3 years for a total contract value of 3 million?

    Reply

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