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1.ShoeGrit posted on August 21, 2012 at 01:04 AM #hit 0 | hit 0
For Sean Jamieson a 23 yr old in the Midwest League hitting .234 Former 17th round pick.
pro rated Drew is owed roughly 2 million the rest of the season. He has a mutual option for 10 million with a 1.35 million buyout.
So almost certainly money is exchanging hands here, as I can't see the A's absorbing 3.35 million bucks for a guy coming off a serious injury and hitting .193/.290/.311 since he's come back (40 games, 155 PA's)
I think that Melvin might have had something to do with the decision to land Drew since he played for him and was successful. Is Aviles better than Pennington?
12.Amit posted on August 21, 2012 at 02:52 PM #hit 0 | hit 0
So almost certainly money is exchanging hands here, as I can't see the A's absorbing 3.35 million bucks for a guy coming off a serious injury and hitting .193/.290/.311 since he's come back (40 games, 155 PA's)
According to Ken Rosenthal, the A's are paying all of the $3.3M for Drew's salary and next year's option.
Zips projects drew at .256/.320/.422. If all it costs is money, I think it's worth figuring out if Drew can actually hit like that. As Willie Mayspedes points out, they are getting nothing from the position at the moment.
Aviles, who has really sucked since a very hot start, is projected at .255/.301/.422. Rolling the dice on Drew seems to have a bit more upside, even if it is more expensive.
I'm sure others have said it before, but Joe Morgan on ESPN always used to mention after saying someone was a good fastball hitter, that everyone is a good fastball hitter.
Jemile Weeks is the exception. That guy can not get around on anyone's fastball. I've never seen anything quite like it. And fastballs became just about all he would see, and he still couldn't do it!
Jemile Weeks is the exception. That guy can not get around on anyone's fastball. I've never seen anything quite like it. And fastballs became just about all he would see, and he still couldn't do it!
Weeks getting optioned out is disappointing. He's a lot of fun as a player, and I hope he gets it turned around. FOR OAKLAND, and not somebody else.
Well, the guys who can't hit fastballs usually don't make the majors and those that do get shipped out early. Weeks' career was kinda going nowhere until that hot 200 PA at AAA in 2011. 267/335/403 as a 23-year-old in AA can't possibly project well. ZiPS however was not fooled and projected him to 267/318/374, 88 OPS+. He's been even worse of course.
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1. ShoeGrit posted on August 21, 2012 at 01:04 AM # hit 0 | hit 0pro rated Drew is owed roughly 2 million the rest of the season. He has a mutual option for 10 million with a 1.35 million buyout.
So almost certainly money is exchanging hands here, as I can't see the A's absorbing 3.35 million bucks for a guy coming off a serious injury and hitting .193/.290/.311 since he's come back (40 games, 155 PA's)
A's shortstops so far this season.
.187/.253 /.292 OPS.545
Drew's line is an improvement. How are the A's in contention?
Their chief weapon is surprise.
And ruthless market inefficiencies!
He cleared waivers? Never mind the A's, about 20 other teams could use him, too.
https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/237940802276433920
Aviles, who has really sucked since a very hot start, is projected at .255/.301/.422. Rolling the dice on Drew seems to have a bit more upside, even if it is more expensive.
Probably Drew decides first to exercise it then Oakland gets the option of the buyout or paying him.
The A's offense is the pointed cushion.
(That joke would have worked better last year or the year before, curse you Josh Reddick and Yeonis Cespedes!)
Jemile Weeks is the exception. That guy can not get around on anyone's fastball. I've never seen anything quite like it. And fastballs became just about all he would see, and he still couldn't do it!
Weeks getting optioned out is disappointing. He's a lot of fun as a player, and I hope he gets it turned around. FOR OAKLAND, and not somebody else.
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