DLD 1/14/09
by DyeLongJustice on Jan 14, 2009 4:56 PM PST
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PrintA few notes around baseball on a slow day today:
The Oakland A's agreed to terms with outfielder/designated hitter Jack Cust on a one-year contract. Personally, I'm glad they did so without a prolonged process. I feel like arbitration is just a battleground where the only possible outcome is player-team relationship damage. Cust was earning 410k, and that figure is surely going to climb a few million. Any thoughts as to what his new salary will be?
(Edit: Cust signed for $2.8 Million. Cust figures to be worth ~ 3 WAR next season. On the market with a rate of $4.4m per win, Cust should cost $13.2m. Cust is still a ridonckulous bargain to the A's. Every day he plays makes Billy Beane look like one smart man).
Bud Selig has given the A's permission to "discuss a ballpark with other communities" if officials in Fremont, Calif., don't quickly approve a proposed new stadium. This gives the A's a possibility of moving to Santa Clara since the territorial rights will now be in the hands of Selig and not the Giants. Hopefully this gets done in a timely manner.
On an non-A's related note, the White Sox have now signed "Big Fat" Bartolo Colon to a one year deal. It would be nice to know the price, but if you assume he came in at a greatly discounted price, I don't see why the A's wouldn't have tried to sign him. He couldn't harm the rotation that much, as I'm sure he'd have a quick hook if he did.
Apparently, the Indians have signed Los Kirk (a.k.a. Kirk Saarloos) to a minor league deal. As an A's fan, I'm going to miss him. Good luck to ye, and I bid thee farewell.
Lastly, the Hardball Times put up an interesting article recently approxmating the value of a first round draft pick. I find this highly interesting as an A's fan since it helps us put a value on how much our protected pick would cost us when signing Orlando Cabrera. I really think that if we could get O Cab on a 2 year deal for 5-7 million per season, it would worth it. Of course, this is just one man's humble opinion, and there has been a lot of heated debate about that lately.
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Cust deal woth $2.8 million
Also, Indians released Ryan Goleski
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jan 14, 2009 5:01 PM PST reply actions
thanks for the Cust update!
"I'm on hold for now"- Bobby Crosby
by DyeLongJustice on Jan 14, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
I posted a fanshot with links a little bit ago
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jan 14, 2009 5:03 PM PST reply actions
I think you want to call this a "DLD"
a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@
done son
"I'm on hold for now"- Bobby Crosby
by DyeLongJustice on Jan 14, 2009 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
i think someone got a more complete version of the letter
a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@
I posted this on another story and it's way OT
but I wish the A’s would try to find some more Jack Custs. I only mention this because I came across the Red Sox’s Devern Hansack, and, to me, he looks like the next Jack Cust (albeit a pitching Jack Cust…so there is no real defense issue!). I’m wondering what it would cost to get him.
"I'm on hold for now"- Bobby Crosby
A pitching Jack Cust
A Three True Outcomes pitcher – more than half the time he either gets a STRICKOUT, gives up a walk or a HR.
Actually, with a potentially poor defense behind him, that might not be too bad of an idea (especially if we get more STRICKOUTS).
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
well his FIP (essentially his 3 True Outcomes) is probably going to be around 4, or at least it has been slightly below that during his minor league career. There is value in that kind of pitcher, but of course we have a lot of league average pitchers as well. I guess I just don’t see why he hasn’t received a legitimate shot at the MLB level yet.
"I'm on hold for now"- Bobby Crosby
by DyeLongJustice on Jan 14, 2009 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
Tagg Bozied
I believe that is Billy’s play for the next Jack Cust.
Look at the numbers. Despite walking a lot less the two players are fairly comparable except Bozied plays 1b.
Lets just hope if Bozied is Cust then Giambi is not Piazza.
If the A's can build around Holiday, Furcal, Cust, and maybe call up 2nd baseman Wes Childs at some point in the year, they have a shot to take a weak AL West. -- jameersju post on ESPN.com
by youdownwithOBP on Jan 15, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
I think Tagg Bozied is Billy's play for the next Casey Rogowski
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
While I'm not 100% on board with the methodology Wang uses in the draft pick article,
at least it puts something like a dollar figure on the value of the draft pick the A’s lose if they sign Cabrera. It’s somewhere in the high six or low seven figures.
Just subtract a million from what you think Cabrera or Sheets is “worth” to account for the lost pick. It’s close enough for government work. If the A’s can get him for that amount, they ought to. (Example: If you think Cabrera is worth $8 million for one year in pure value, assuming the A’s have the cash, you should be advocating for them to be willing to pay up to $7 million to sign him. Keep in mind that if you’re advocating a multiyear contract, you can pay the player 100% of what he’s “worth” for seasons after the first, since you only lose one draft pick.)
$8 million is about what I think Cabrera is worth for next season. I think a contract up to 2/$14M would be reasonable, assuming some decline in year two. And I’m pretty sure that would land him— the only question is whether the team has the money (and by “has the money,” I’m not including discretionary spending on international and amateur draft players, which I think should be untouchable except in dire emergencies).
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
I agree with the beef on the methodology
it seemed pretty arbitrary to me. But I also like the attempt to put a dollar amount on a pick. The main thing I get from this article is that because the A’s 1st round pick is protected, what they are going to be giving up will not be worth as much as one might think. I think it’s worth it and doable to get O Cab for a fair deal (team or player is getting what they paid for/deserve).
"I'm on hold for now"- Bobby Crosby
by DyeLongJustice on Jan 14, 2009 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Andruw Jones will be available tomorrow
OK, everybody, repeat after me:
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
stop being ignorant
and start understanding that an overweight centerfielder who ops’d 505 before getting injured is very appealing and should be signed at somewhere around $20 million (roughly) a year. ;)
"My group runs some frogloks down the hall to finish them off and POP! RASTER! If there was a way to scream louder than caps in EQ I was doing it. Man I am straight panicking because I know I have NO CHANCE soloing and the party has run off. I'm in my hotel room; it's like 5am, and I am straight hollering, in EQ and in real life. Bottom line is the group comes back, heals me, and kills Raster! WOOT!" -Curt Schilling on his favorite memories in the video game "EverQuest"
Sabes, is that you, baby?
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
oh no
this is bill bavasi. andruw jones in only 31. sabes would wait at least 5 years to overpay him to play baseball (poorly).
"My group runs some frogloks down the hall to finish them off and POP! RASTER! If there was a way to scream louder than caps in EQ I was doing it. Man I am straight panicking because I know I have NO CHANCE soloing and the party has run off. I'm in my hotel room; it's like 5am, and I am straight hollering, in EQ and in real life. Bottom line is the group comes back, heals me, and kills Raster! WOOT!" -Curt Schilling on his favorite memories in the video game "EverQuest"
exactly my thoughts
"I'm on hold for now"- Bobby Crosby
by DyeLongJustice on Jan 14, 2009 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
All 162 regular-season games to be broadcast in Spanish
Adios, pelota!
Might help me re-learn Spanish.
Officially awaiting the 2009 season.
by One won lost won on Jan 14, 2009 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
Yesterday I saw a guy at my gym who looked EXACTLY like Ryan.
And by “saw” I mean “watched him lift weights for a half hour.”
No joke. I wanted to take a picture for you guys.
Thank god the cardio area overlooks the weight room. I will be doing a LOT more cardio these days…
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
You're ... Ryan Sweeney?
a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@
No, I'd be surrounded by women ogling all the Ryan Sweeneys of the world.
My confidence is low enough without experiencing that every time I want to go lift my 10 pound dumbbells…
Monkeyball must be roaming around Tampa
Hey, Monkeyball, when you get to a computer, tell us what the weather is like down in Clearwater.
http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=258683
2005 New Yorker piece on Rickey’s time with the Surf Dawgs
Among the gems:
Jose Canseco, who played with Henderson on the A’s, and who helped to fuel the explosion of performance enhancing drugs in the major leagues, has said of Henderson, "That’s one of the guys who’s not on steroids!"
"They kept that shit a secret from me," Henderson said. "I wish they had told me. My God, could you imagine Rickey on ’roids? Oh, baby, look out!" He laughed in an easygoing way. "Maybe if they weren’t juicing there’d still be a spot on a ball club for me.
Rickey on roids = Barry Bonds w/out roids (plus more speed)
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I'm picturing Pat Borders running screaming away from the field
a man has to have something to help the petite vanilla bean scones go down @('.')@
Random question
Does anyone know of a good recorder under/around $50 that will work with a Mac? Almost every recorder that I can afford has PC compatibility, but not Mac.
My medium is dying - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNI2Chjzr1M
I've seen that
Hilarious.
And really, I’m okay with using both systems. I just own, and prefer, Mac.
My medium is dying - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNI2Chjzr1M
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