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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Rosenthal: Sources: Yanks on verge of signing Sexson
Wasn’t NY just trying to dump those useless statues? Odd.
The New York Yankees aren’t interested in signing Barry Bonds. But they are on the verge of adding another hitter — Richie Sexson.
Sexson, released by the Mariners on July 10, is closing in on a deal with the Yankees, major-league sources say. He will play first base against left-handed pitching, likely reducing the playing time of Wilson Betemit, a switch-hitter.
When Sexson is at first, the Yankees could use either Jason Giambi, a left-handed hitter, or Jorge Posada, a switch-hitter, as their DH.
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John Olerud, 2004 w/ New York: .280/.367/.396, OPS+: 101
Richie Sexson, 2008 w/Seattle: .218/.315/.381, OPS+: 90
Rihcie Sexson, 2008 w/ New York: ???
(Well, I can dream, right?)
He'd get a shot if he wasn't overmatched by anyone with a fastball over 88 and/or a breaking ball that moves more than an inch.
How can you fault the Yankees for signing Sexson? It's not like there's a much better player out there that you could sign for the minimum...
.151/.250/.370 (11 for 73, 84 PA, 5 HR, 10 walks/31 strikeouts)
Don't forget about Ken Phelps!
Hey, thanks man. I appreciate it. I'm still really excited, which I suppose is a good thing.
On another not, you should come out drinking with RB and me sometime. Of course, I'm never sure if you're in NYC or not, but we should make that happen sometime soon if you are.
Isn't it possible that every team has just independently decided that they don't want to deal with the media nightmare that would follow any Bonds signing?
(PS- Aware that this has probably been argued a thousand times, feel free to ignore)
The decline actually began in 2006 but was hidden by a huge second half where Richson slugged over .600. But that whole first half he struggled with seemingly ordinary stuff.
2007 he was just across the board awful but especially at home where he hit .185(!). This year his game in Safeco has completely collapsed as Richie is hitting .178 with a .256 slugging percentage at home while .260/.363/.512 away in the same number of plate appearances.
Despite being somewhat prickly at times personally Sexson is also a bit sensitive. And the normally staid M's crowd appears to have gotten to him. And it wouldn't surprise me if the blogosphere is part of his reading material and that has been even less kind.
Now, he's 33 and that is a classic age for guys like Sexson to drive into the career abyss. But as pointed out he can always hit lefties and with a change of scenery maybe the Yanks catch someone on the rebound.
It's just really, really odd to see someone swing and miss at 84 mph fastballs. Or what I prefer to call them, straightballs.
Wait a minute ... is Cowboy Popup actually Richie Sexson?!
Oh, then he'll feel right at home in the Yankee lineup, he, Betemit, Melky and Cano can start a club.
Wait a minute ... is Cowboy Popup actually Richie Sexson?!
Only if I walked around on stilts for the rest of my days. It'd be nice to have his salary though.
After 12,727 posts, it is a little late to sweat that. How was #64?
Yeah, but this is the Yankees. If there is no media nightmare, the media makes one up. If they signed Bonds now, at the very least we would stop hearing about A-Rod and Madonna.
Absolutely true, and I think Sexson was bewildered at being booed at home, because he's from Washington state. We've generally been very kind to our home-grown pro athletes here, and I think it genuinely hurt him to be booed by the fans.
Sexson is white, duh.
Get used to that feeling, because you're never going to see him play again.
You might want to start giving some consideration to moving on, then your disappointment will eventually go away.
After 12,727 posts, it is a little late to sweat that.
Well, better to know that you're ignorant than not to be aware of it. No names necessary on that one. (smile)
But I'd still like to know just what made Sexson go South after 2005, and especially after 2006. He's only 33.
Not fair! I'm a defense first ballplayer (although that may not hold true on stilts), of course he's going to out VORP me (unless of course he really sucks).
Despite keeping himself in shape Sexson is a slow, right-handed power hitter. He's had some owies since the shoulder but at the end of the day it's "old player skills" meets Father Time.
UNLESS the rabbit ears are as real as imagined. Then a team might get two more useful years.......
Oh, then he'll feel right at home in the Yankee lineup, he, Betemit, Melky and Cano can start a club.
that's not fair. Melky and Cano just tap weakly to second.
I have no idea why he's gone cliff diving, but he was reportedly struggling with hamstring problems in 2007.
I heard they call it the "New York Yankees Baseball Club" : )
Get used to that feeling, because you're never going to see him play again.
You might want to start giving some consideration to moving on, then your disappointment will eventually go away.
Bonds may fade away, but we'll always have his shadow...
Thanks for the info. I was afraid of that. Sure hope that the Yanks insist on a thorough physical exam before signing him.
Out of the blue
and into the black
You pay for this,
but they give you that
And once you're gone,
you can't come back
When you're out of the blue
and into the black.
G AB R H HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
34 61 10 21 5 12 9 13 .344 .423 .623 1.045
I assume this was posted elsewhere, but I can't really see faulting NY for picking the guy up and playing him against LHP. The lead-in says he will play 1b against LHP. Seems OK to me.
That'd mean getting rid of Betemit, for, whatever.
Sure, but even so, I can see why NY did it. Sexson did not do well against LHP in 2006 or 2007.
I still think Betemit could be an OK player if he got the right job, but I am stubborn about stuff like that.
.071 .235 .071. Make everone forget Arod
The Yanks probably spend more than $161K in their monthly food spread, so this is an absolute low risk move (what's the harm?).
Well he kept getting traded to older, and thus less kept up, stadiums. Maybe he realized the easiest way to spend the least amount of time near spiders crawling around those old parks was to get on base.
"Yo, Glen, breaking stuff is killing me lately. Any ideas?"
"Sit fastball. I never figured out that sh#t either."
As opposed to Ted Williams' coaching approach.
"Sit fastball. You won't understand half of what I tell you anyway."
I still think Betemit could be an OK player if he got the right job, but I am stubborn about stuff like that."
I agree with you on that. Granted, I haven't gotten to see him play much the last couple years, but he is far more talented than he has been hitting.
And like Hatteberg said in Moneyball, crappy players make for good coaches 'cause they know their #### doesn't work.
It's still a good deal for the A's. With Blanton's rising HR rate, CBP will be...tough.
Cardenas is a good 2B prospect, so adios Ellis? The other two have a good chance of being roster fillers.
Cardenas is a good 2B prospect, so adios Ellis?
Cardenas is 20, so I wouldn't take it to mean too much at the MLB level yet other than the fact that this gives them options down the road. Cardenas might be able to play third too, so they could put Chavez out to pasture too. By the time he is ready for a full-time starting gig one of them will probably have left as a FA or be obviously toast.
And you know what? Because he's sucked this year, the Phils are buying low! That's what smart shoppers do! Right?!?!?!?!?
:-/
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:-)
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I'll just pretend we traded Harden and Gaudin for this and Blanton for the Cubs' pu-pu platter.
Though ofcourse, thats going to be worth the tanking.
I dunno. You think Gio Gonzalez is that much worse than Blanton? (I can sort of see the Harden trade generating a "tanking" comment, but not this one.)
I had forgotten that he was developed by the Indians. In the late 80's and early 90's, the Indians developed Belle, Ramirez, Thome, Giles, and Sexson. Clearly some scout or minor league hitting coach was doing his job...
It's rather astonishing; I can't remember anything quite like it.
These aren't "white flag" trades, they're smart trades from a man who already knows the team has no reasonable shot and doesn't want to lose what little value can be seized right now.
Depends on whether you think Blanton is going to pitch like the first half of 2008 Blanton or the rest of his career.
Have you guys seen the A's this year? I'm perfectly fine with them trading Street, too, while his perceived value is greater than his actual value.
That would be my guess. Sorry for the snarky comment about Street. I just don't think he's all that great for a closer though I could still just be bitter about that last game he blew.
Would the A's really be that much worse in the 9th inning with Brad Ziegler (who is 4 years older than Huston)?
I don't follow the A's like you do, so I don't really know these guys. And no, I don't think I can run the team better than Beane, and have never said or implied any such damn thing.
But I see from looking at the stats that Braden has a career ERA+ of 65 in 86 major league innings, and Gonzalez has never pitched an inning in the majors in his life yet, so I'm not sure just how you're able to make that kind of determination.
Said, no. I'll even give you that you didn't imply that you, personally, could run the team better, but your dentist's gardener's retarded helper probably could. I admire the humility.
But I see from looking at the stats that Braden has a career ERA+ of 65 in 86 major league innings, and Gonzalez has never pitched an inning in the majors in his life yet, so I'm not sure just how you're able to make that kind of determination.
Minor league performance counts. It just does.
The offense is pretty terrible, but the AL West is looking very winnable. Trading Harden and Blanton doesn't really change that; the rotation should still be fine with how good the defense is. But if you take Street off the back end of the bullpen, I think you're officially packing it in.
This is where the Gaudin throw in still bugs me. The A's needed his versatility. What do you guys think of Blevins?
BTW, the Mets-Reds game is crazy.
I don't know. The Mets are indirectly involved, but not directly. We shall see.
Can't before the game, but I'll be at whatever post game drinking is going on.
Sane Joe Blevins?
Lucky Number Blevens?
Maybe they can just tarp over the mound.
Minor league performance counts. It just does.
Yes, who can forget the legend of Drederick Barton. We all know Billy did his job by getting good players in the minor leagues. The AL-- that is just a crapshoot.
Am I right here?
Your prediction:
April - Bonds not signed
May - Bonds not signed
June - Bonds not signed
July - Bonds not signed
August - Bonds signed!
Reality:
April - Bonds not signed
May - Bonds not signed
June - Bonds not signed
July - Bonds not signed
August - ?????????
You're 4 out of 5 so far, good luck!
Would the all time HR leader and indisputablly one of the top 3 hitter ever in this game counts?
on the other hand, I would rather have the bones of Babe Ruth or Frozen Ted right now then Richie Sexson
Unless you believe something, or know something, has happened to Street that makes him give up much more home runs per flyball, you're putting way too much value on a reliever's half season.
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