Your new Starting catcher
by E5 on Jan 3, 2009 1:08 PM EST
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And the
possibility of signing Tek didn’t go down the toilet or anything, I don’t think the market for him is strong at all so it’s more likely the Sox will sign him.
Draft Pick
The problem is no one is willing to sign Tek bc he is an “A” and they would have to give up their 1st round draft pick. So no market for Tek. Boras really did an amazing job on Teixeira and Burnett but he left Tek and Manny out in the cold.
Should of taking arbitration from the Red Sox.
People rarely talk about the guys Boras throws under the bus to get his “high priced” guys signed.
by SoxAcumen on Jan 3, 2009 3:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Burnett is not a Boras client.
"We're not going to give up," It doesn't happen, so who cares? There's always next year. It's not like it's the end of the world."
Then
Boras did a pretty poor job just getting one of his client’s signed.
Lowe is the Boras client, another player who will take a significant pay cut this offseason.
It's hard to believe
That Burnett is worth $16.5MM a year (for 5 years), while Lowe’s biggest offer is $12MM a year (for 3 years). Lowe is a far more consistent player.
Umm... besides this being a few days old...
As SoxAcumen said, Cash is a Yankee. Tek will most likely be brought back (IMO) and asked to catch Wake and another pitcher. He used to catch Wake back in ’98 and ’99, IIRC.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
No way
Vtek Catches Wakefield. Vtek has proven to be horrible at catching him and his attitude and egotistical ways wouldn’t allow him to be a backup catcher ever. Vtek is gone. When the Sox open camp and Vtek is sleeping in his Michigan cabin we will all be able to rejoice for the k king will be gone.
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by E5 on Jan 4, 2009 3:18 AM EST up reply actions
When?
When was Tek horrible at catching Wake? He did an admirable job in the extra innings of Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS (yes, THAT Game 7), especially considering that he hadn’t caught him in years.
I’ve always had the hunch that it isn’t that Tek can’t catch Wake, it’s that the physical toll of catching Wake would wear him down and prevent him from being a full-time starter.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
Which he isn't capable of being now anyway...
…so there’s no reason why he couldn’t catch Wake.
Yep.
I think E5 has left over issues from being a Cleveland fan.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
Why don’t you take a look at Extra Innings of Game 5 in 2004. Three wild pitches in the inning, loaded the bases, I think that one or two runners were on because of errors from Varitek= YOU DO NOT WANT THIS GUY CATCHING TIM WAKEFIELD!!!
"We're not going to give up," It doesn't happen, so who cares? There's always next year. It's not like it's the end of the world."
Wild pitches are blamed on the pitcher. If they were past balls, then I would be concerned.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
You guys don't remember that game?!
It was absurd. My biggest worry (and everyone else’s) throughout that game was the passed balls. I don’t know how they were scored, but it was absurd. The balls were bouncing off his glove, if he even got his glove on them. It was one of the strangest baseball sequences I’ve ever seen. Now, I’m not sure you can judge Tek solely on that inning, he had caught how many innings in the previous 36 hours? like 30 or something? It was just extreme exhaustion.
I think I might have been forced to go to bed by parents with a Nazi-like enforcement of bedtimes.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
I was on a semester in Madrid at the time
and was watching in a Boston-fan filled Irish Pub at 5 in the morning. The Spaniards thought we were all fucking nuts.
Most people think that about Americans in general.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
Not to mention it was his first time catching Wake in years
If I recall correctly.
Manny ain't the only bad man.
I’m sorry, I meant passed balls.
"We're not going to give up," It doesn't happen, so who cares? There's always next year. It's not like it's the end of the world."
Okay, but as people have said above, it had been a while since he had caught Wake.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
I can't believe this...
Sure, last year he couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. But Tek’s defense and game calling alone make him one of the best catchers of the last five years. I totally would love to have him sign back for a year at least, and have Kottaras catch Wakefield. That way he could teach Kottaras all he knows, making him a better catcher for the future in terms of calling games. A lot of people don’t understand the importance of a catcher who calls a good game, sometimes it could mean 1.00 ERA less for a team, and that’s a big deal. If not sign him to be the catcher, sign him to be a coach so he can teach the younger guys a thing or two, cause if we don’t sign him the dude’s probably out of a job.
One ERA less?
that means one run every nine innings. That means a catcher “who calls a good game” is worth 162 runs every year. That is absurd. There is no way the effect is that big. The catcher would be by far the most important man on the team and Varitek, if he was worth that much on defense, would be the highest paid player in the league.
162- However many starts Wake has.
Or however many games Tek is worth.
Well, I'll appreciate for you to keep my zingers outta your mouth!
The point still stands
If Varitek was worth 120 runs over replacement simply from how well he calls a game, that is worth about 12 wins per year and on the FA market $50 million per year. There is no way the “calling the game” factor is more valuable than Albert Pujol’s bat.
Maybe it's factored into value at a different rate?
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
Well OK
I used some exaggeration. Alot of exaggeration. But I think his game calling skills were rarely noticed this last season. Plus, Dice-K has ONLY worked with Tek. I don’t know, maybe a baptism by fire would be good for the Dice.
by DirtySouthSox on Jan 5, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Which requires a team to sign Tek.
Clutch: A measurement of how much better or worse a player does in high leverage situations than he would have done in a context neutral environment. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/
I guess its actually getting to the point,
that teams wouldn’t want him at any price. I mean, how much is a first round pick worth at this point? I guess more than Varitek. Hilarious if he can’t sign anywhere. What would happen?
Wait a second
I guess I’m confused. If we sign him, we don’t have to give up a draft pick right?
by DirtySouthSox on Jan 5, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
right.
but if we don’t sign him and somebody else does, we get two picks; A sandwich pick and another depending on the signing team’s record and other FA signings.
Oh
Yeah, you’re right, I forgot about that. Yeah that would be nice if someone is dumb enough to do it. In that case, I’m for a platoon of Kots/Dusty/Bard.
by DirtySouthSox on Jan 6, 2009 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
That's what I thought
But BTLove said, “I’d just rather have the draft pick.” I guess you were just talking about other teams…
Well all I know is (honestly, I only played high school ball, but my brother played catcher at Miss. St.) that catcher and shortstop are the defensive leaders of the team. It’s very important to have one that can call a solid game, and Jason Varitek may be the very best at calling games. You guys are right, though, dude can’t hit. I’m just worried about how Kottaras is defensively, because he’s basically IT if not Tek. Josh Bard would not be the solution. I know that Kottaras has experience catching knuckleballs so maybe he could catch Wake, too, with somebody catching Matsuzaka or whoever exclusively. Again, this would only be valid if I were GM of the Sox.
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