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.
I wonder if the Braves would consider bringing back Renteria for a year to keep SS warm until Pastornicky is ready?
i wouldn’t mind it one bit. I love Edgar and he’s still got the good stuff.
Well, he is Colombian after all. Of course it’s the good stuff.
hehehehe…that took me a minute
Colombian……
Whoops, thanks, fill of the typos today
Err, *full of them that is ha ha ha
I like him, he could play SS until July and then call up Pastornicky and he becomes a utility infielder
Edgar can’t hit or field well anymore and you have to look at advanced metrics, how dumb are you?
That comment @ nybravosfan
No AL team should consider Renteria though, look at his stats with Detroit and Boston…
NO!!! Renteria is horrible.
why? And I don’t buy advanced metrics so don’t include that in your argument
Does a .306 OBP, no power, and an average glove constitute “advanced metrics”?
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.
What stats are you looking at that make you think he’s not horrible?
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.
when I say advanced I mean WAR, FIP, BABIP, xFIP, wRc+, wRc ++, E=MC2…all that stuff.
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…
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.
Way to commit yourself to the statistical dark ages!
You don’t believe E=MC2? What is going on here?
“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
Some shrewd GM just dropped his offer to Furcal since they are now getting less of him
I thought he had retired
Better pay Renteria more than 1 Million, so he isnt disrespected again!
3 year deal for Cody Ross? lol
Kind of like Jorge Cantu seeking the same last year.
Good luck with that Cody….
Good Luck with that Cody!
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.
You’d give Ross three years?
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.
hahaha cody ross, i like you but i wouldnt want you on my team on a 1yr contract yet alone 3..goodluck to you
I like how he’s demanding double Chapman’s money, like there are other leagues he wants to play for.
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.
I say all teams collaborate and keep Cepedes’ greedy self out of the league. Who does this guy think he is?
It would be really funny… Too bad we all know it would never happen…
Dmitri Young?
Well, I like his odds at a comeback better than Manny’s.
Delusional athletes FTW!
Okay Cody, how about 3 years for a total contract value of 3 million?
Yep, right alongside Odalis Perez and Elijah Dukes.
I give him props for working his ass off, cleaning himself up, and getting back to business. Can’t say that for a lot of people that were in his situation. Makes for a great story, and he wasn’t bad offensively in his prime.
I also hear all three are known as the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future