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Friday, May 09, 2008

Blue Jays - Signed Wilkeron, Acquired Mench

Toronto Blue Jays - Signed OF Brad Wilkerson; acquired OF Kevin Mench for cash considerations.

Jays leftfielders have combined for 224/303/299, DHs for 197/295/314. Bonds could be a serial killer and still not be as unpleasant a situation for the Jays, whose GM's strategy for building the offense was to hide under a pile of jackets and just hope somehow everything would work out. It hasn't, though, and Wilkerson, who hasn't hit at all since he messed up his shoulder and Mench, who just isn't very good, aren't going to turn around the offense.

ZiPS Projection - Brad Wilkerson
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR RBI  BB  SO  SB    BA   OBP   SLG  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year-to-Date  56   1   13   4  0   0   5  10  15   1  .232  .348  .304   
Rest-of-Yr?  279  41   65  18  1  11  38  38  90   3  .233  .329  .423
Proj. 2008   335  42   78  22  1  11  43  48 105   4  .233  .332  .403  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2009?        286  42   63  16  1  13  45  34 100   2  .220  .305  .420 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Offensive Comps: Jim Dwyer, Rob Mackowiak
ZiPS Projection - Kevin Mench
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR RBI  BB  SO  SB    BA   OBP   SLG  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year-to-Date* 110  16   28   5  1   3  14  10  12   0  .255  .314  .400  
Rest-of-Yr?   321  39   83  17  2  11  41  23  54   1  .259  .314  .427 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2009?         331  41   86  17  1  11  47  22  56   0  .260  .310  .417
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top Offensive Comps: Marty Cordova, Shane Spencer
* - Contains Minor League Translation
Dan Szymborski Posted: May 09, 2008 at 05:58 PM | 6 comment(s)
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   1. 1k5v3L Posted: May 09, 2008 at 09:29 PM (#2775292)
Wilkeron?
   2. NTNgod Posted: May 09, 2008 at 09:33 PM (#2775306)
Mench making a couple million, as he was previously, was overpaid.

Mench, making the minimum this year, is a nice lefty-basher picked up on the cheap.
   3. DL from MN Posted: May 12, 2008 at 03:25 PM (#2777921)
It is crazy that teams are making moves like these when someone who would likely be the best DH in baseball is sitting at home.
   4. Mike Green Posted: May 13, 2008 at 08:31 AM (#2778716)
Mench was signed to platoon with Stairs, and to be a 5th OF. He'll be fine in Matt Mieske's role.
   5. Let The Healing Begin...(Met Fan Charlie) Posted: June 02, 2008 at 01:21 PM (#2803064)
Wilkeron?


The illegitimate son of Brad Wilkerson & Peter Bergeron...
   6. dasfunk Posted: June 02, 2008 at 01:53 PM (#2803088)
oops
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