The Offseason
by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 10:09 AM EDT
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PrintWith the season near its end, we all know about the decisions the Red Sox will face this offseason. Victor Martinez, Adrian Beltre, and David Ortiz are all free agents. Those three players compile most of the offense on this team. How are they going to balance things out this offseason?
Well, they have several options. Option one will never happen; Re-sign Beltre to the four year deal he is looking for. Why can't this happen? Well, for one, Beltre is 32 years old and having arguably his career year. Also, last time he signed a big deal after a contract year was with Seattle, where he was contstanly hurt and inconsistent. And probaly the most important fact of all, he blocks too many players. In the farm system, you have three real good 1B/3B players. They are Lars Anderson, Will Middlebrooks, and Anthony Rizzo. All three guys have had good seasons and are high ranked prospects. You do not want to block that signing a 33 year old with two good seasons.
Another situations is Victor Martinez. They have already offered him a two year deal, with Victor laughed at and rightfully so. Victor has been nothing but great since he came over from Cleveland, and I think he is a must sign. The Red Sox continue to see him as a 1B/DH in the future, but who cares? Sign him to whatever he wants, and if he ends up at 1B or DH, you have Ryan Lavarnway and Luis Exposito waiting in the wings anyways. Martinez will get a lot of interest as a catcher in other markets, so why wouldn't the Red Sox just offer him what he wants? I am sure the Yankees will not be in on Martinez, seeing their catching depth, but the teams that poetentially worry me are Detroit, Anaheim, and the Mets.
David Ortiz may be the most intrigueing of them all. Ortiz has started slow the last two seasons, but got it going late. That is not a terrific trend, but the Red Sox may have to deal with it. With the likely departure of Beltre, they will still need a bat in the middle of the lineup. The safest option may be Ortiz, a guy you already know what he is going to do. Sure, $12.5 mm is a lot, but if you need that bat, you take it.
A few options with what they could do here; NOT Adrian Gonzalez. Everybody loves the guy, and I don't bame them. But do you relize that they will have to give up prospects and then re-sign him to Mark Teixiera money? Sure, he would be a great addition to the team. But not at that price tag. If you really want him, wait until he is a free agent and pay him.
An option I kinda liked was Carlos Pena. For one season, move Youk to third and have Pena as a bridge guy. He is going to be a power threat and not cost too much, with teams preparing for the big first base free agent class the next season. Pena can be the bridge to Rizzo, which I have heard he could be in the MLB next season. Pena can be the bridge while being a productive player.
There are no options when it comes to Victor Martinez. Sign him, or lose all production from that position. But, maybe they could get offense somewhere else. The big names are Jayson Werth and Carl Crawford. Personaly, I love Crawford, but do not see him signing here. Werth, I think, could add some punch in the lineup if Victor does not resign. Both of them together would be nice, but something tells me only one or the other would happen.
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I'm not sure that the best thing to do
Is to not sign a 32 year old 3B in order to sign a 32 year old 1B who has gotten worse each of the last three years. Pena is flirting with the .200 line this year and is getting on base at only a .330 clip who has also already had a taste of failure with Boston.
We do have to re-sign VMart though. Maybe it’ll cost us in the long run but short term there is no better option and the lesser ones are much much worse. With the prospects we have coming the cost will be better absorbed anyway.
Ortiz I think we have to keep as well.
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I see no need for Ianetta
You already have VMart, Saltalamacchia, Lavarnway, FedEx, and Expo in the future. Maybe even Ibarra.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Or you could pass on V-Mart
And get Iannetta who was been killed by BABIP for two seasons.
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by Ben Buchanan on Sep 10, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I would much rather have VMart than Ianetta
and probaly anyone else the Red Sox have.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Ben has a point
BABIP has DESTROYED his last two seasons, .245 in 09 and .223 this year. That’s incredibly low. But look at 2008, with a normal .311 BABIP he posted a 895 OPS. That makes Victor look Ianetta-esque! He’s also OPS’ed over 1000 3 of the last 4 years in the minors. Find me a Sox minor league catcher, or anything that has done that.
If Ianetta can be had for not too much since the Rockies are clearly down on him he could have massive upside, better than VMart or Salty.
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I dunno
Ive never been big on Ianetta. The Rockies are down on him for a reason.
They have tons of catching depth for years to come. But they have to resign Victor.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, and that reason is BABIP
Why sign Victor when you can get a younger equivalent with better defense?
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by Ben Buchanan on Sep 10, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Consider Type-A status for Victor in the equation.
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by Ben Buchanan on Sep 10, 2010 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
then I'd just be praying
that the Tigers get the number 19 pick and sign him. That would be fantastic.
Either way, I really like Victor a lot, but I think he’s the least priority of the three. Beltre is just unreplaceable, either by free agency or trade, and if he’s even close to as good as he is this year, will be incredible. Ortiz is still one of the most productive DH’s (and hitters) out there, plus is pretty huge for the team from a business standpoint…
I don't know how much depth they have.
Exposito isn’t great, Lavarnway might never be a catcher, and Ibarra might never even be a catcher. Fed-ex should keep his day job and stick to delivering my mail. Saltalamacchia may just never be anything. He’s never had much extended success in the minors, and he’d need to go down or just be given the starting job to have any hope of being an everyday player.
That brings me onto another point. We’re gonna end up with a good catcher somehow. Maybe, Vic, maybe Iannetta, or maybe someone that’s not on our radar. We did go with 08 Tek as the starter, and look how that turned out. We had to get a better one. I just can’t see us going with Salt as next year’s starter.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 10, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
When I mentioned Ianetta at the beginning of the year you laughed at me.
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by TheLoneDavid on Sep 10, 2010 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn't be surprised.
I had a lot of trouble keeping my catching trade names straight.
Used to think everyone was Chris Snyder. Don’t ask.
That, or you were lobbying to replace Ortiz, which I will stand by now. More likely the first bit, though.
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by Ben Buchanan on Sep 11, 2010 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I was in favor of a catching tandem of Ianetta and Tek with VMart as a backup DH/1B
I never wanted Ortiz out of the lineup, I wanted him dropped in the order. And as soon as he was he started hitting again.
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by TheLoneDavid on Sep 11, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha, perfect.
I was getting everyone quite mixed up indeed.
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by Ben Buchanan on Sep 14, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought Pena for just one season
low risk, high reward. If he can be how he was in Tampa the last few years, great.
If not, you have Rizzo/Anderson waiting in thw wings and more than ehough options on the trade market.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I just feel that there isn’t much reward in Pena anymore. One year is a bad year, two years is suspicious and three is a trend. He’s trending now. He’s looking more like Hall all the time, all or nothing.
There aren’t a lot of great options though. Wigginton anyone?
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Wigginton
maybe. I like Pena a bit better.
It is true Pena’s AVG has not been good, but he still has big time power and is a threat every time up. I know he scares me when he is at the plate.
Wigginton not as much. Maybe Saltalamacchia is the 1B for all we know.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope Salty does well
but he has yet to prove that he can hit in the majors well enough to be a passable catcher, never mind a first baseman.
Exactly
that is why I want to see Salty at 1B for the remander of this year. Why not? See what he can do.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Conundrum
Takes time away from Lars who should also be getting regular at bats. I mean, it looks like getting VMart back is our best plan, Tek still got plenty of at bats with VMart catching, Salty can build his value that way, the plus is that it rests Victor.
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I agree
keep Victor.
But Im just saying, If they dont find options, maybe Salty is at 1B for a while.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
My question is
If we did get a stopgap, who is the long term 1B? What about Youk? He may be able to play adequate 3B for a couple more years, but you can’t expect him to move to accommodate Lars/Rizzo. Lars/Rizzo would probably break in as the DH.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 10, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Lars/Rizzo?
I haven’t seen anything from either that makes me think they can play in the big leagues. If they prove otherwise, great, use them, trade them or keep them in the minors until a spot opens up. Youk had to wait his turn. That is the downside of being a prospect for Boston or NY, they don’t promote young players quickly.
I’m sure Theo and the team are not worrying about accomodating a couple of mid-level prospects.
So even if those two never pan out,
then it still doesn’t really make your point. In the back end of a 3-4 year deal, Youk isn’t going to be moved to 3B. He could probably play the position adequately right now, but he isn’t getting any younger. Because of this, the only position left if he can’t catch is DH. Now, if they can sign him for 2 years on catcher money with 2 years of DH money on the back end of that, then that’s absolutely fine with me. I just don’t think that will happen.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 16, 2010 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Keep Youk at 1B
What is the problem here? He is a gold-glove caliber 1B and your #4 hitter; what more can we expect? Are we trying to plan for 2013 now? Sign V-Mart to the role he has now, leave Youk at 1B, V-mart can pay 1B once a week to give Youk a rest. With Lowrie looking good, he is your IF super-sub next year. Beltre is probably gone, so we should find a stop-gap for 3B again, just like Beltre this year. Not really that hard, I just don’t see the relavance of an Sox minor league IF players at this point in the plans.
I never said we should move Youk or plan around
minor league players. I said that when Vic can’t catch anymore that there won’t be much if any room for him. 1B is solidified, and DH MIGHT not be there either. THAT was my problem with a three to four year deal with the catcher money that Vic is wanting.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 16, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Let's worry about the next couple of years
V-mart can probably catch for 3 more years and I don’t see why he can’t move to DH/backup 1B at that point. plenty of room for a .300/25/100 guy on an AL roster
I personally see him catching only 2 more years,
but yes, he might be able to do 3 years. However, how can you justify paying him catcher money to sit the bench or DH. In case you haven’t noticed, DHs don’t get paid what star catchers do. AGAIN, I said that a deal backloaded with 2 years of DH money if fine.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 16, 2010 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Why only 2
yes, I said he may only catch 3 more years, but the more I think about it I don’t have any reason to believe he can’t catch for 5 more years. How old is Posada? I-Rod? Fisk caught until he was 40.
Just because they can catch doesn't
mean its the best option for the team. Have you seen Vic try to throw to 2B? His throws aren’t even close. His pitchers don’t always hold the runners on well, but he’s just not good at defense.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 16, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Lars?
He can get plenty of at bats in Pawtucket. Remember, the minor leagues are for developing players and the big league team is trying ot field the best team they can on any given night, not holding tryouts. Sure, with the Sox banged up and out of the race, this is a good time to see the youngsters in the big leagues, but most of them will find themselves back in the minors next spring.
probably there is nothing Pena would want more than a one year deal
he’s had just an awful, awful year and would probably much rather gain some value back. It’s not like there aren’t much better first basemen out there. Frankly, I’m not sure why anyone would want him for the Sox.
you know what I didn't think about it like that
Thats a good point look at what Beltre did on a one year deal. I just think someone will give Pena some money on a longer deal then 1 year and try to buy low off this year hoping he will bring his numbers up.
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His numbers have gone down for three straight years
I’d like him no where near the boston club house.
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sign him to play May-Oct
because hi slast couple of Aprils have sucked…but wow what a turn around after 2 slow starts, he is still a great big threat in the middle of the lineup
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by Rickfansince76 on Sep 16, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
V-mart is the #1 priority. I have no problem keeping Papi for another year or even two. He already has 30 homers (the new 50). I’m guessing Beltre is gone, so the discussion should really be about who will play 3B next season.
Theo has a pretty good record picking up guys to fill in for a year or two, like Beltre or Mueller and even Bellhorn. Inge anybody?
I suppose Inge could be Ok for a year.
He’s like Bill Hall except that he doesn’t suck at defense.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 16, 2010 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I think next year might be the bridge year
Depending on what route Theo takes. Losing Beltre or VMart means a far less enviable player will be taking that spot (Unless Ben gets his Iannetta wish) and with a lot less offensive firepower. This of course will be offset slightly by the return of Ellsbury, Cameron, Youk, Pedrioa and hopefully Lowrie in the starting SS role. The FA market looks very thin at our need positions.
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Yeah
they have to keep VMart, no doubt.
Next year, hopefully without the injuries, I think the Red Sox could live up to who we thought they would be this year.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
It comes down to who do we lose? And can that loss be offset by our gains, also by pitching, I don’t expect Lackey or Beckett to be this bad again.
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Beckett maybe
but I expect Lackey to live up to who he is next year. I think he just needed an adjustment period.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 10, 2010 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Becketthas a better chance of bouncing back
his k/9 and bb/9 are not insanely different from his career numbers. his xFIP is relatively low at 3.80’s. so expecting him to be a mid to high 3 era pitch again if he keeps up these numbers is not out of the question. as for lackey…well the lackey you see is the lack you are going to get. his xFIP is at 4.48 the same as his era. his k/9 has decreased every year since he peaked in 05 and his bb/9 has increased as well.
Lackey has lost control for no reason
I mean, this wasn’t a decline for him, it was a cliff drop in ability. I find it hard to imagine that it wouldn’t be all too difficult for him to get it back in just the same way, suddenly. He has pitched much better since the ASB, walks are down, Ks are up again. That is the Lackey I’m expecting to see, his numbers have been anomalously bad, worse than your typical age decline would ever suggest.
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It took him half a season
to adjust to my hate.
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don't think they keep Vmart
not that he isn’t hitting decent, but they willprobably keep Beltre and Ortiz and lose Vmart
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by Rickfansince76 on Sep 16, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
why do you say that?
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 16, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Bearing a trade
I think that VMart is the one we can afford the lose the least. We have options at 1B and 3B, Youk can move over, Jed can start etc. DHs aren’t that hard to come by. A good hitting catcher? That’s a thing of beauty and there aren’t any others available in FA so we’d have to give up something to get one.
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My number one hope for the offseason is to not sign Vic longer than 2, MAYBE three years, or trade for Iannetta. I definitely wouldn’t give him four. I think the most the sox would give him is 3yrs with a club option. Someone will probably give him four.
Personally, I think Werth might be OK on a 2 year deal, but he’ll probably get more years somewhere else. He’ll be 32 in May, so this isn’t a great sign anyway.
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Why not?
Sure, V-Mart may not catch for 4 years, but he has been healthy and and versatile. I’m sure most teams would love to sign all players to 2-year deals, but that’s not how it works. From a fan’s perspective, what is the downside of having V-Mart here for 3-4 more years? I don’t get it.
You said it in that he won't catch for many more years,
sure he could be the DH after that. Now, maybe we could work out a deal where he gets catcher money for 2 years and then DH money for 2 years. I just don’t see that happening. There isn’t much more room for him, unless he’s at 1B, which really wouldn’t work out well. That would remove Youk or possibly Rizzo. Vic isn’t hitting that well this year. He SHOULD be in the 6 or 7 hole this year, considering if everyone was healthy, but it could just be a down year. If we can get a younger catcher for a decent price that should be at least as good as Vic, then why not?
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 16, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
At least as good as Vic?
We are talking about an All-star player, a catcher that can hit for average and power, a switch-hitter and a backup 1B. He broke his thumb fielding a ball, his body is not breaking down. Sure, bring on a better player. But who? Ianetta, Salty? those are AAAA players at this point.
And why are we even discussing V-mart not being able to catch in 3 years? does not seem to be much of a problem for Posada, I-Rod and others.
Just take a look at Iannett's stats: Vic- career .358 wOBA and
Iannetta has a .349 career wOBA. Iannetta has also been killed by bad luck. When you team doesn’t let you play full seasons, bad luck can kill the stats. Salt hasn’t had anywhere near the success that Iannetta has had. And about catching: Hell, I could go out there and try and catcher in MLB, but that doesn’t mean I should.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 16, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Ianetta
I must admit, I don’t know much about Ianetta or most other back up catchers in the NL West. But I’m guessing the reason he isn’t starting has nothing to do with luck or the Rockies not liking him. More likely they don’t like some aspects of his game, maybe defense, when compared to their starting catcher. Just a guess.
Your guess is as good as mine.
Not a lot of people understand what the Rockies are doing with their catcher situation. I have read up on this, and he’s my understanding: First, the Rockies have good prospects in the minors. Second, Olivo WAS hitting well this year, and the wanted him to bridge the gap to the prospects. Third, the Rockies kept Iannetta around for depth and tried to shop him. Gammons made it sound like a Lowrie for Iannetta deal didn’t happen ONLY because the health of Helton was in question. Olivo does a pretty good job of throwing runners out, but he’s never been much of a hitter. Iannetta’s arm isn’t quite there, but it’s not like he’s had much time to show it off.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 16, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I want to keep all three.
A lot.
Anywho, I know that Beltre will be the hardest to keep, but I’ll really miss him if he goes. Love that guy.
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Gmmons thinks Crawford will get 7 years/140mil
Someone would have to be out of their mind to do that.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 10, 2010 9:16 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
He's arguably the best outfielder in a weak Free Agent market.
I could see him getting between 80-140
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by TheLoneDavid on Sep 10, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking more like 16-17 per year, not 20.
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by BoldandBrash on Sep 10, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Starting 9
I think we may see more of a flurry of players in the future, not so much a starting 9 guys. Especially with Lowrie and Varitek on the roster. I would love a good 1B-3B guy and a C-1B guy. That would make the whole roster very usable. I’m not a fan of clogging up the DH spot either. I would be OK without Ortiz, V-Mart and Beltre as long as they fill that offensive gap with a power LF or maybe 3B.
well those things aren't really available
And outfield really isn’t a place wheere we have a hole to fill next year, barring an unexpected trade. Beltre is the only power 3B available.
Sox OF
The Sox OF looks to be in decent shape for the next couple of years with Cameron and Drew in the last year of their contracts and Ellsbury just hitting arbitration. Also, and I usually don’t get as excited about prospects as most here, I like what I see from Kalish, Reddick and Nava. Kalish should be starting in the OF in 2012 and can be a very nice 4th next year. I just don’t see them even taking a wiff of Crawford or Werth.
have to keep Beltre
this guy will get a big pay day with the year he has has…but he is good. I still say an IF with Youkolis, Pedroia, Scut and Beltre healthy all season is great in the field and at bat.
health was the issue this season, just keep the guys together minus Cameron and I think the close the gap next season to the Rays and Yanks
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Why minus Cameron?
When healthy he is our second best OF? The dude hasn’t really been an injury risk before this season, in fact he had a reputation as an older player who kept himself in amazing shape. His injury could have happened to anyone.
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I think the general fanbase wants to get rid of Ells now.
However, last year he was a .300 hitting, 70 base stealing, gold glove superstar. Pretty funny stuff considering he was never that good and he isn’t that bad.
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