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Monday, January 23, 2012

Red Sox Sign Cody Ross to One-Year Deal

Cody, Cody
And see where else this body’s flown (Detroit, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Florida, San Francisco…)

The Red Sox have apparently added some outfield depth, and it’s going to come in the form of Cody Ross.

FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports that the veteran outfielder has agreed to a contract with the Red Sox. He’ll be one of a few options for new manager Bobby Valentine in an overhauled Boston outfield.

The Boston Herald’s Mike Silverman reported that the deal will be a one-year contract.

Ross, 31, broke into the majors for good in 2006. For his career, Ross is a .261 hitter with .323 on-base percentage over eight seasons with five different teams. In 2011 with the San Francisco Giants, Ross hit .240 with 15 home runs and 52 RBIs.

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1. catomi01 Posted: January 23, 2012 at 11:58 PM (#4043842)

can he play shortstop?

2. The Gurus DO NOT BourbonSamurai Posted: January 24, 2012 at 12:09 AM (#4043847)

meh.

3. Steve Balboni's Personal Trainer Posted: January 24, 2012 at 12:30 AM (#4043859)

.240 with 15 HRs and 52 RBIs?

Or .255 with 11 HRs and 56 RBIs?

The first is Cody Ross.

The second is Carl Crawford.

Man, Carl Crawford sucks.

4. Drew (Primakov, Gungho Iguanas) Posted: January 24, 2012 at 12:32 AM (#4043863)

I think they just acquired Josh Reddick again.

5. Chip Posted: January 24, 2012 at 01:06 AM (#4043877)

He's a World Series MVP! Reddick and Crawford can't claim that.

6. Walt Davis Posted: January 24, 2012 at 01:07 AM (#4043879)

We were talking about Ross in some thread saying he'd be a good fit -- I think it was the Sox. He's (apparently) still a good defender who won't embarrass you in CF. In the RHB 4th OF sweepstakes, I'm not sure they come any better (maybe Reed Johnson, maybe Andruw). Given Crawford, Ellsbury and Kalish are all LHB, he's an excellent choice. If Kalish flops, Ross won't kill you as starting RF.

7. Diapers McGee Posted: January 24, 2012 at 01:37 AM (#4043897)

This is a great fit for the Red Sox. You forgot Ryan Sweeney as well. This moves makes a ton of sense.

8. Diapers McGee Posted: January 24, 2012 at 01:38 AM (#4043899)

I'm also willing to bet Cody Ross outhits Josh Reddick this year, and more than likely over the remainder of their careers.

9. ellsbury my heart at wounded knee Posted: January 24, 2012 at 02:25 AM (#4043923)

Given the Red Sox' current OF situation, this pretty much had to happen.

10. ellsbury my heart at wounded knee Posted: January 24, 2012 at 02:49 AM (#4043924)

EDIT: Wow, double post 25 minutes apart? Don't mind if I do.

11. Mattbert Posted: January 24, 2012 at 09:44 AM (#4043977)

Solid if unspectacular. Both the player and the signing.

12. Crispix Attacks Posted: January 24, 2012 at 09:50 AM (#4043982)

Congratulations to "Masterson and Manson" and "Jose Can You Seabiscuit" for correctly predicting that the Red Sox would sign Cody Ross.

13. tfbg9 Posted: January 24, 2012 at 12:02 PM (#4044108)

Agree with 11...especially if Ross is OK with whatever role BV lays on him. Ross can play D, can run the bases, and has really hit lefties big-time.
At 31, he oughta have at least one more decent year in him. Good all-around 4th OF or platoon guy.

He suffers from "Rickey" syndrome...throws left and bats right!

14. Mattbert Posted: January 24, 2012 at 12:34 PM (#4044147)

Sounds like the deal is for 1 year, three million bones. Taken together with the Scutaro trade...positive arbitrage! I can dig it.

Now to ransack the couch cushions for enough spare change to get another starting pitcher on board...

15. Drew (Primakov, Gungho Iguanas) Posted: January 24, 2012 at 12:42 PM (#4044154)

Ross with Sweeney is pretty good. Yet another deal which makes the Juan Rivera deal look bad.

16. Curse of the Graffanino (dfan) Posted: January 24, 2012 at 01:57 PM (#4044241)

Man, Carl Crawford sucks.

Man, Carl Crawford sucked last year.

17. Walt Davis Posted: January 24, 2012 at 03:21 PM (#4044383)

Yet another deal which makes the Juan Rivera deal look bad.

In fairness, Chita Rivera for 1/$3 would make the Juan Rivera deal look bad.

18. Drew (Primakov, Gungho Iguanas) Posted: January 24, 2012 at 04:32 PM (#4044516)

Cody Ross' B-R page costs over twice as much to sponsor as Satchel Paige's. ???

19. the Hugh Jorgan returns Posted: January 24, 2012 at 05:44 PM (#4044697)

Thank god they dumped Scutaro and his whopping $6 mil, they could get 2! Cody Ross's!

20. Drew (Primakov, Gungho Iguanas) Posted: January 24, 2012 at 05:58 PM (#4044732)

FWIW, Ross had a reverse platoon split last year (94 PA).

He went .287/.340/.543 against LHP in 2010, and .284/.347/.612 in 2009.

By contrast, Sweeney went .286/.365/.377 against RHP in 2011, .307/.350/.403 in 2010, and .301/.349/.417 in 2009.

Not bad for a cheap RF solution. At least, that's what I tell myself.

21. the Hugh Jorgan returns Posted: January 24, 2012 at 06:35 PM (#4044793)

Not bad for a cheap RF solution. At least, that's what I tell myself.

Well they should at least get more production out of RF(and LF for that matter) then they did last year. The question is how much drop off will they see in CF? Unless of course Ellsbury keeps up his Tris Speaker impersonation.

22. Drew (Primakov, Gungho Iguanas) Posted: January 24, 2012 at 07:06 PM (#4044848)

You're right, Ellsbury's bound to drop off some. As is Gonzalez, who had a .380 BABIP last year.

23. Paxton Crawford Ranch Posted: January 25, 2012 at 12:40 AM (#4045181)

The shape of Gonzalez's stat line might change (less average, more power and walks), but I think the overall production will be similar. OPS+ the last 3 years: 162, 152, 155.

Ellsbury on the other hand is one of the more interesting projections in the game. He was so good last year you can't possibly project him to repeat, but on the other hand he was too good for it to have been a straight fluke. The easy answer is to split the difference which I guess would be something like peak Johnny Damon. He's got a lot riding on 2012 -- an encore of last year would make him a $200M man; a 750 OPS or an injury ridden season could knock him back into Juan Pierre territory.

24. Charlie O Posted: January 25, 2012 at 05:05 PM (#4045665)

He's a World Series MVP! Reddick and Crawford can't claim that.

Neither can Ross.

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