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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

St. Pete Times: Unhappy Cantu to play for Durham

Disgruntled and demoted second baseman Jorge Cantu will report to Triple-A Durham in time for Thursday’s season opener and will be focused and prepared to play hard, agent Steve Canter said Tuesday.

But whether Cantu plays again for the Devil Rays could be another issue.
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“The club said they moved Jorge off second base because of his defense. But Jorge didn’t make an error all spring, and his range has vastly improved. So I question the validity of that,” Canter said. “I think the facts speak for themselves.”

Canter also suggested the Rays might miss Cantu more than they think.

“There are other leaders on the club, but I think this club is going to miss his leadership and his bat,” Canter said. “He also was one of the club’s most popular players and appreciates all the support of his fans. That being said, Jorge will go to Durham and turn this into something positive and with class.”

How about Jorge Cantu (he can fake third, right?) for Jose Capellan!  It’s a match made in heaven of disgruntled AAA’ers!

NTNgod Posted: April 04, 2007 at 03:04 AM | 5 comment(s)
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   1. Lou Potent Potables (Dan Lee) Posted: April 04, 2007 at 04:43 AM (#2324285)
“There are other leaders on the club, but I think this club is going to miss his leadership and his bat,” Canter said.
Yes, they'll miss a guy who on-based .295 last year, .254 this spring, and .310 for his career. Which is precisely why they should trade something to Cleveland for Luis Rivas.
   2. Bull Pain Posted: April 04, 2007 at 12:26 PM (#2324515)
Rivas was in Durham for most of last year, putting up a stellar line of 218/252/288 over 240 PA. He was still better than Sean Burroughs.
   3. Jim Wisinski Posted: April 04, 2007 at 01:26 PM (#2324587)
his range has vastly improved


No, it still blew.
   4. Aspiring One-Armed Economist (6 - 4 - 3) Posted: April 04, 2007 at 03:23 PM (#2324746)
Hmm... I don't think it would be inconsistent to state that his range has improved, but is still among the worst in the majors. What do you think?
   5. Jim Wisinski Posted: April 04, 2007 at 04:35 PM (#2324828)
That's quite possible, though "vastly improved" is definitely an overstatement.

NTN, you really don't want Cantu at third, unless he has managed to get better (without playing the position) since 2005. At 2B he is merely rangeless with poor hands, at 3B he looks completely overmatched and unable to handle it.
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