On this date in 2000, Joe Torre became the fifth manager to win four World Series championships, joining Joe McCarthy, Casey Stengel, Connie Mack, and Walter Alston in the exclusive club. McCarthy and Stengel sit atop the leaderboard with seven World Series rings, a record that will not be tied or topped for a very long time, if ever. Here’s this week’s look around the baseball blogosphere..
- Camden Depot says the Orioles should pick up Nick Markakis’ option.
- Beaneball discusses Coco Crisp’s lackluster defense.
- Sports Talk Florida reflected on Andrew Friedman’s best deals.
- Inside The Zona wonders if the D’Backs might go for Chad Billingsley.
- Blue Jays Plus says Adam Lind and John Mayberry Jr. make a great pair.
- MetsBlog is wary of Jay Bruce’s hitting abilities.
- Baseball Hot Corner is glad to see Tim Hudson in the World Series.
- Rays Colored Glasses is concerned about Tampa Bay.
- Cheap Seats Baseball looks at the Rangers’ outfield.
- Beisbol’s Org discussed Jake Arrieta’s journey.
- Maniac Ball spoke with former Angels minor league trainer Mike Metcalfe.
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I don’t find that Friedman article particularly compelling.
The Orioles should let Markakis walk, but I’m not sure they will. So if I’m an O’s fan, and the choice is between Markakis for the next 3/4 years, or Markakis for one year at 15 million, I’d probably choose the latter.
You see that logic used all the time though. FAs are usually equated with a degree of certainty that is higher than the alternatives by the fans and media that make the argument. The notion of using less than star players from within a system is anathema to some.
On field performance is not an exact measurement for establishing a players value to a team as a business entity.
Very few can get paid as much on name value in the realm of Big Papi. It does make investigating the marketing value of players. It’s fairly simple to establish WAR value and tag it to a player, but that, of course, doesn’t establish their true value. So what in fact IS Markakis worth?
Sentimentality is a tricky thing….Markakis drops the obp down into the .320 range and that loving fan base will face the test.
I don’t know. I don’t see those kind of financial assessments floated around publicly. He’d have to be of more value next season and perhaps 2016 than in house options.
I do believe he’s heavily involved in the community, but no…he can’t possibly be the marketing force that Big Papi is in New England and across baseball.
No…they won’t base it on sales. His skills, while not optimal in ever facet, do seem intriguing for probably quite a few teams that don’t demand major power from that corner. He’s a solid defense..obp batter. That’s a nice piece to have if you’re lacking
I view Markakis as a player that enables Jose Abreu to win an RBI title..just to give an off hand example.
That seems like speculation numbers
My point is in the larger sense of player values in counter to so many of those out there that only think of the players as if they are building a team like they would their fantasy roster.
Yeah..15m on Markakis might be a good solid 3m over.
I have a theory that we overvalue people based on how interesting their name sounds