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Transaction Oracle— A Timely Look at Transactions as They Happen
Friday, May 09, 2008
Padres - Released Edmonds
San Diego Padres - Released CF Jim Edmonds; recalled OF Jody Gerut.
Edmonds was an important part of the Padres offense. An important part of why the Padres been almost as bad offensively as the Giants, that is. Edmonds has had a great career (and would be a Hall of Famer if the bar hadn't been raised ridiculously thanks to the Vet Committee now being a dead-end), but he's pretty toasteriffic now. He might latch onto a team for a few months (Reds if Patterson gets dumped?), but he's pretty close to playing out the string. Maybe the Giants will sign Edmonds - he can't hit and doesn't play short and is lefthanded, but still might be a better overall shortstop than Bocock or Burriss.
I'm glad to see a Jody Gerut get some more playing time, which he'll almost have to with Edmonds being done and messing up the Padres' plans.
ZiPS Projection - Jim Edmonds
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AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG
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Year-to-Date 90 6 16 2 0 1 6 10 24 2 .178 .265 .233
Rest-of-Yr? 285 36 67 13 1 11 37 40 75 3 .235 .331 .404
Proj. 2008 375 42 83 15 1 12 43 50 99 5 .221 .316 .363
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2009? 295 36 69 13 0 11 40 39 80 2 .234 .323 .390
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Top Offensive Comps: Ken Griffey Sr, Steve Finley
* - Includes minor league translation
Dan Szymborski
Posted: May 09, 2008 at 05:42 PM | 69 comment(s)
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Lou Brock
Ernie Broglio
Larry Jackson
Lee Smith
And many many more.
Cesar Izturis
Shawon Dunston
And Bruce Sutter.
And I forgot to check closers.
And Bruce Sutter.
Ken Reitz was also part of that deal. An important part - he was somehow thought of as a star at the time. Wound up hitting .215/.261/.281 in 82 games for the Cubs.
None of you guys mentioned Mike Tyson!
But anyway, the list also includes Walt Moryn, Tom Poholsky, Fred Beebe, Jim Brosnan, Irv Noren, Byron Browne, Joe Garagiola, Jerry Mumphrey, Real Househusband Matt Keough, three-time All-Star Emil Verban, Pete Mikkelsen, Rawly Eastwick, Dave Veres, Julian Tavares, Heathcliff Slocumb, Ted Sizemore, Jerry Morales, Delino DeShields, and PAUL FREAKIN' KILGUS!
And Bobby Bonds.
Miguel Cairo, Ray King, Tony Womack, Rick Wilkins, Alan Benes, Kent Bottenfield, Kent Mercker, Donovan Osborne, Tony Fossas, Bob Tewksbury, Les Lancaster, Frank DiPino, Steve Lake, Ivan DeJesus, Lynn McGlothen, Mick Kelleher, Jose Cardenal, Ripper Collins, Curt Davis, Bob O'Farrell, Pete Alexander, Clark Griffith . . .
I knew two of the three but looked it up anyway. Who were the 3 players to play for the 4 NY native teams? Playing for the Dodgers and Giants out west is acceptable.
Without cheating... Jose Vizcaino would be one.
I don't know who the third is, but I'll probably sit here for a long time trying to rack my brain for the answer anyway.
Strawberry is the only one of the three whose Major League resume consists of ONLY those four teams.
Don't forget Ricky Ledee.
Treder is the best guy to answer this, but I'll do my best. Basically the elder Bonds had was good enough to be employed, but not good enough for teams to overlook his issues(alcohol in particular) and not trade him.
Neyer talks about this in a sidebar in his Big Book of Lineups. The sum of it is, he got traded a lot, and it was for a different reason every time. So...no one reason.
Bruce Chen
He spent more time with the Phillies than any other team.
He spent more time with the Phillies than any other team.
I'd have to cheat.
Which current major leaguer has played at the Major League level for the most franchises?
I don't know the answer to this.
This "multi-franchise" thing is great. I entered four random teams, the Indians, Dbacks, Twins, and Astros. There are two players to have played for all four. A relief pitcher named "Greg", and a relief pitcher named "Gregg".
It's got to be Greg and Gregg Olson.
Which current major leaguer has played at the Major League level for the most franchises?
I don't know the answer to this.
I think this might be Kenny Lofton, assuming he is considered unretired.
Although intuitively one would presume it's a reliever. I looked at a few suspects and the highest number of franchises I found was 9, for the aforementioned Bruce Chen.
Matt Stairs? He has played for 10 different franchises in his professional career:
MON
BOS
OAK
CHN
MIL
PIT
KCA
TEX
DET
TOR
It's got to be Greg and Gregg Olson.
Greg Swindell and Gregg Olson.
Kenny Lofton is soon to have his number retired by the Astros, Braves, Pirates, Cubs, White Sox, Giants, Dodgers, Yankees, Indians, and Rangers.
If he can just spend some time with the Red Sox, Cardinals and Mets before he retires, he'll be the answer to just about every one of these type of questions.
CLE
SDN
LAN
ATL
TEX
BOS
KCA
FLA
PHI
COL (minors in 1993)
NYN (minors in 1997)
CHN (minors in 2003)
Throwing the minor leagues into this question adds a whole new level.
It would be impossible to figure that out for any player before the 1950s, though.
Paul Bako has also played for 10 teams at the ML level...
DET
HOU
FLA
ATL
MIL
CHN
LAN
KCA
BAL
CIN
Rick White
PIT TBD NYM COL STL CHW HOU CLE SEA PHI CIN
In fact, he played for all 11 of those teams just between 1999 and 2007, after getting a very slow start to his career. If he had started earlier, and not made repeat appearances with the Astros and Pirates, he could have smashed the record.
a) Reliever or backup catcher or supersub
b) Preferably left-handed
c) Has one skill they are particularly good at but by itself is not very useful(i.e. Mulholland and preventing the stolen base)
d) Is generally healthy/gets along with others
1997 - Orlando (CHC)
2004 - Las Vegas (LAD)
If only he hadn't been stuck with the Pirates until the advanced age of 28!
First you name the other player to have played for all four teams currently in the NL East (except the Marlins).
Assuming he can regain his stroke to play beyond this year, Jose Cruz Jr has an excellent shot of playing for 10+ teams in his career. He's only 34 and has already for 10 teams. When he first came up with the Mariners, it looked like he could be a great young hitter. He's had a fine career and a couple of good seasons, but he never really lived up to expectations. Despite struggling quite a bit along the way, he retains enough raw skills as he ages to continue to get opportunities--and his pedigree and former status as a top prospect don't hurt either.
Another guy who might fit into this model is Alex Ochoa. He's about the same age as Cruz and is another failed prospect (despite having a respectful career). But he wound up playing most of his 30s in Japan.
Did Jose Guillen ever play with the Rangers?
I'm still thinking about the 70's Phillie - any hints?
I have a suspicion that the all-AL West players may be obscure.
Yep, Morgan and Mulholland certainly qualify here. Morgan reached the big leagues at age 18, which didn't hurt.
I'm still thinking about the 70's Phillie - any hints?
He was the runner-up for NL Rookie of the Year...five years after his major-league debut, which was in the AL.
His only All-Star appearance was in his only full season with one of his teams.
Willie Montanez.
Checking it, yes, he did. That's one.
Who has rings with the most different major league teams?
Okay, this is driving me nuts. Who is the other one?
Played 6 games for one team
List of players that have played for four of them:
Angels Dodgers Athletics Padres
[url="http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henderi01.shtml<Rickey Henderson</a<
<a href=" http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsja01.shtml]Jay Johnstone[/url]
Angels Dodgers Athletics Giants
[url="http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/javiest01.shtml<Stan Javier</a<
Angels Dodgers Giants Padres
<a href=" http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/finlest01.shtml]Steve Finley[/url]
[url="http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/thomade01.shtml<Derrel Thomas</a<
Angels Athletics Padres Giants
<a href=" http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/aldremi01.shtml]Mike Aldrete[/url]
[url="http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/d'acqjo01.shtml<John D'Acquisto</a<
<a href=" http://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kingmda01.shtml]Dave Kingman[/url]
Dodgers Athletics Padres Giants
<a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sosael01.shtml>Elias Sosa</a>
His OPS+ as a Cub has gone up 144 points (from -25 to 119) in three games. I have to admit: I didn't think he had it in him.
If these trends continue....eyyyyy!
At that rate of increase, by the end of the season his OPS+ should be over 5000. I don't see any way he can avoid being the NL MVP with those numbers.
Obviously he's not going to continue hitting like this, but he may not be quite as toast-esque as I thought. I still think his bat speed is just about kaput--he very rarely turns on the ball (last night's homer was the first of his 6 Cub homers he's pulled), and he's overmatched against really hard throwers--but he still has a lot of raw power; when he goes the other way the ball still jumps off his bat.
He also seems to've fit in nicely with the Cubs' newfangled walk-drawin' machine. (That can be a sign of aging in a hitter [taking pitches he might've put in play before], but it still beats the hell out of making outs.)
I don't know how much of this streak is random chance and how much is due to the mechanical adjustments he supposedly made to his stance after he signed with the Cubs, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts.
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