That'll change my Twins projection.

>If not, he could go to the National League as a pinch-hitter and part-time first baseman and catcher.

Well, he could do that in April and the first half of May. Once Dusty or whomever saw him in the field, it would be PH only.

Boras may be good for the top-tier free agents, but I have to imagine that teams are less likely to approach LeCroy because of his agent. He's not a star, but he's a very useful player. I'd love to see my Phillies get him - he'd be a good lefty-killer for spot starts in place of Ryan Howard, and would prevent Sal Fasano from being massively overexposed if Lieberthal gets hurt.

I miss him already...

Many teams could use him as a part time player. I only wish the Yankees would realize this, as a 1B/DH/C he could be a good use of 250-300 PA's.

He's a passable catcher, right? A ton of teams could use him as a starter, and almost every one would benefit by making him the backup.

The Bill James book this year has a section on baserunning, and Lecroy is used as an example of one extreme of the spectrum--guess which one.

He's a passable catcher, right?

No, not really. He would would be the worst defensive catcher in the league, and I suspect it would take enough of a toll on his hitting that he'd be pretty much worthless overall. And he's had enough health problems that he might not even be able to squat half the time back there. He's a lefty masher that can catch once in a while and play first poorly (but not as poorly as catcher). He's a good pinch hitter or bench player. If nothing else, I'd think he'll get a minor league contract and spend part of the year in the majors as a injury fill in. Someone like the White Sox would do well to have him around if/when Thome's body falls apart. The Yankees wouldn't be bad either.

I think LeCroy has the longest run of PAs ever without a stolen base. That should answer #6, if there was any doubt.

And by all accounts he is a wonderful human being. I hope he gets a chance somewhere. But I don't see all that many teams that would be a good fit for him, and there are other players out there that fit those spots about as well.

Man, if the Indians are dead-set against playing Broussard against lefties, and if they aren't planning on playing Garko at first, I'd love to see them get their hands on LeCroy.

They've been jacking around with utility infielders (Merloni, Jose Hernandez) at first against LHP for years now. They traded for (and DFA'd) Josh Phelps. LeCroy at a reasonable price seems like a perfect fit if Garko isn't going to be the guy at first.

LeCroy is so bad as a catcher and also so bad as a 1B that the Twins quit using him at either position, and I seem to remember the Twins of '05 as a team that could have used a little offense.

All you folks who wish your home team could get their hands on him? You're wrong.

I'd have to agree with that. If a guy can't do anything but DH, he'd better hit more than marginally better guys like Wes Helms and Eric Byrnes.

Well, to be fair, when I say I think LeCroy's a perfect fit in Cleveland, what I really mean is "I'd rather see him at first than a mediocre utility infielder".

What I'd really like is for Ryan Garko to win the job.

LeCroy is so bad as a catcher and also so bad as a 1B that the Twins quit using him at either position, and I seem to remember the Twins of '05 as a team that could have used a little offense.

And he was one of their best offensive players despite not providing any value at all against RHP. The Twins offensive struggles should be blamed upon... Ullger, Gardy, LNP, LRod, Tiffee, Michael Ryan, Castro, Bartlett, Rivas, Morneau, Stewart, Jones, Hunter, Tom Kelly, and pretty much everybody not named Joe Mauer before getting to LeCroy on that list. He performed exactly the way one would expect, it was everybody else who either was worse than expected or playing more than they should have.