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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Royals - Signed Olivo

Kansas City Royals - Signed C Miguel Olivo to a 1-year contract with an option for 2009.

Terms are undisclosed, but I'm guessing it's a fairly inexpensive contract, as I'm giving Moore the benefit of the doubt and assuming that Olivo's the backup catcher, which is something the Royals probably wouldn't be interested in paying through the nose for. The Royals could do far worse for a backup catcher and if you look at the catching depth in the upper levels of the system, they would have. A lot of teams, with a reasonable defensive starting catcher, would probably do better with a player like Adam Melhuse or Tom Wilson were years ago, but with Greinke and Bannister and eventually, Hochevar and some others, the Royals might be smarter to have a good defensive plan B behind Buck.

2008 ZiPS Projection - Miguel Olivo
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              AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR RBI  BB  SO  SB    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS+  RAR  DR   WMV ($M)
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Projection   410  50  102  20  2  13  58  15  96   5  .249  .281  .402    76     4   3   $1.75
2009?        405  48  100  19  1  12  57  13  97   4  .247  .277  .388    72     1   2   $1.28 
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Opt. (15%)   441  64  121  25  4  17  68  21  94   8  .274  .316  .465   101    20   5    
Pes. (15%)   362  37   81  15  1  10  42   9  94   3  .224  .246  .354    55    -7   0     
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Top Offensive Comps:  Jim Hegan, Chris Widger
Dan Szymborski Posted: December 27, 2007 at 12:34 PM | 10 comment(s)
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   1. 8ball Posted: December 27, 2007 at 02:29 PM (#2654473)
Olivo, but no Hamilton/Volquez?
   2. J. Lowenstein Apathy Club Posted: December 27, 2007 at 02:37 PM (#2654489)
For some reason, that last comment made me think of Mr. Burns's lament that "yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. That’s democracy for you."

Then it made me think of the "Dear Jackass" letter from the "Breakin' the Wand" essay in the '88 Abstract.

People, I beg of you, if you don't like what Dan does, for God's sake just go and ##### and whine elsewhere.
   3. 8ball Posted: December 27, 2007 at 02:47 PM (#2654508)
I guess I should have been clearer. I was trying to ask if a Hamilton/Volquez TO was coming.

Sorry to have ruined your morning though, JLAC. I'll go ahead and #### off, I guess.
   4. Roiding Team (Oriole Tragic) Posted: December 27, 2007 at 05:52 PM (#2654756)
Good job, guys, way to make it about what "Dan does."

Now we'll never see a TO on the Hamilton trade.
   5. Mark Edward drinks your milkshake! Posted: December 27, 2007 at 05:57 PM (#2654764)
Chris Widger

Nobody Beats The Widge!
   6. "vicinity of the zip code of brain power" Posted: December 27, 2007 at 08:02 PM (#2654843)
Chris Widger

Nobody Beats The Widge!

Having seen him play, this is decidedly untrue.

However, Olivo's projection is a perfectly respectable line for a backup catcher, and the Royals could have done a lot worse.
   7. talbright Posted: December 27, 2007 at 08:25 PM (#2654846)
No Milton Bradley so far either. Ranger fans are distraught.
   8. 8ball Posted: December 27, 2007 at 09:31 PM (#2654865)
Ranger fans are distraught.


Yep. Both of us.
   9. Brandon in MO (for America!) Posted: December 29, 2007 at 06:09 AM (#2656147)
If Bell was managing, then Olivo would be gettin bizarre amounts of playing time as Buck was hitting a home run in every other game and hitting .187
   10. Alex Gordon's #1 Fan Posted: December 29, 2007 at 11:45 AM (#2656203)
If Bell was managing, then Olivo would be gettin bizarre amounts of playing time as Buck was hitting a home run in every other game and hitting .187

And playing Olivo at third base!

Kinda surprised there weren't more teams after Olivo. I'd rather have him than say Paul LoDuca or Jason Kendall.
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