Cubs - Acquired Freel
Chicago Cubs - Acquired UT Ryan Freel from the Baltimore Orioles for P Joey Gathright; recalled P Randy Wells.
Ryan Freel was apparently unhappy in Baltimore, due to the club’s apparent unwillingness to play players that aren’t healthy enough to play on the field. Freel should be happy to sit on the DL or the bench; given his play since 2006, playing baseball is extremely unlikely to bolster his reputation as a player of baseball. The Orioles pick up Joey Gathright, whose star has fallen to the point that he’s no longer putting up good 50 at-bat stretches that fool bad teams into thinking he’s a full-time player.
Randy Wells is Zambrano’s replacement for the time being. I was amazed, when looking up his birthday, to find out that he’s only pitched in 4 games in the majors. Wells had a nice April in that coastal state of Iowa, but he’s spent an entire career hanging onto the fringes of 40-man rosters for good reason, so we’re probably not looking at Rick Reed.
2009 ZIPS Projection - Ryan Freel
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AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG
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Year-to-Date 15 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 .133 .350 .133
Rest-of-Year 211 31 53 12 2 3 15 22 42 13 .250 .330 .365
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Total 226 33 55 12 2 3 16 27 46 13 .243 .332 .349
Year-to-date totals include minor-league translations, if applicable.
2009 ZIPS Projection - Joey Gathright
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AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG
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Year-to-Date 14 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 .214 .267 .214
Rest-of-Year 281 43 75 7 2 0 23 25 43 18 .269 .337 .308
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Total 295 45 78 7 2 0 23 26 49 19 .266 .334 .304
Year-to-date totals include minor-league translations, if applicable.
2009 ZIPS Projection - Randy Wells
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W L G GS IP H ER HR BB SO ERA
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Year-to-Date 2 1 5 5 26.0 19 6 2 7 16 2.08
Rest-of-Year 5 6 25 14 93.0 105 52 13 30 59 5.03
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Total 7 7 30 19 119.0 124 58 15 37 75 4.39
Year-to-date totals include minor-league translations, if applicable.
Dan Szymborski
Posted: May 09, 2009 at 04:59 AM |
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1. Walt Davis Posted: May 09, 2009 at 05:30 AM (#3172049)I guess hits about as well as a pitcher. Considering the deal is cash neutral (Cubs pay rest of Gathright's $800K and O's pay rest of Freel's $3.3mil), this deal is a steal for the Cubs.
Wells was drafted as a catcher and didn't become a pitcher until his 3rd season in the minors (age 21 season). He was just added to the 40 man roster last season.
That's not to say he's anything special, but he's perfect for the 6th-7th starter AAA shuttle role.
you have it the wrong way. Freel is an excellent defensive outfielder and a passable infielder. he commits a lot of errors, and can't play shortstop. his main roles are pinch runner / outfield defensive sub.
[Chad Fox probably finally had his career end tonight, as well - he seemed to blow his arm out throwing a pitch]
Chad Fox is still in baseball? I thought he retired about four years ago.
Looking up his record, it appears that he may as well have. He's got to be getting pretty close to the record for fewest innings thrown for a pitcher with 10 or more years in the majors.
Deja vu, didn't this also happen about 4 years ago?
I remember it well. It was one of the many "fire/kill Dusty" moments of 2004-2006.
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