First, we are exactly one week away from exhibition baseball. It's hard to believe the Padres will be playing actual games next Friday. Where did the off-season go?
Held Podcast #3 last night - here's the link. I hope you get a chance to listen to it in the archives, and tune in for the live show next Thursday. I won't rehash the discussion here, but I will hit the highlights:
- Adrian Gonzalez contract expectations, and when/if the Padres will move him.
- How the defense will change when/if Gonzo leaves.
- Baseball America Top 100 Prospects, and the 4 Padres appearing on it.
- General baseball discussion (Cardinals, Mariners, etc).
I'm planning a more in-depth post on the 4 prospects, but that will probably not appear until next week.
One other item of note: the Texas Rangers released Khalil Greene yesterday. You might recall he signed a 1-year, $750K contract with them this off-season. However, he hadn't reported for spring training yet, due to a 'recurrence of issues he's dealt with in the past', according to Ranger GM Jon Daniels. The NY Times article linked above stated it wasn't an anxiety disorder issue, but you have to wonder based on the wording Mr. Daniels used.
I continue to hope Greene gets the treatment he needs to defeat these demons and return to a normal life. Who cares if he plays baseball again.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Padres interested in Khalil Greene?
Monday was back to work day. Which means driving to and from downtown, but it also means being in the car for Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton's afternoon radio show. Hacksaw, during his 'greatest 15 minutes of radio' schtick, casually mentioned the Padres appear interested in bringing Khalil Greene back.
I smirked. That CAN'T be right. One of the major bright spots in 2009 was the rapid development of Everth Cabrera at short. I know this because the SDUT writers and Padre announcers constantly talked about it.
Why would Jed Hoyer even consider this? Khalil, dealing with anxiety issues and depression, went in the tank on the field. Cabrera was much better at the plate:
45 points of wOBA is pretty significant, in my opinion, in Cabrera's favor. So is 31 points of ISO in Greene's. But Greene had a bad year in 2009. How do his career numbers stack up with Cabrera?
Almost identical wOBA, but Greene walks 4% less career than Cabrera did last season and only trailed Cabrera by 6 wOBA points. A HUGE advantage in ISO for Greene. Granted, Greene nosedived badly in 2008 and 2009. There's risk, but if he could reprise something close to his career numbers...that'd help, wouldn't it?
Defensively, Greene was always solid (at least, that was his reputation), but wasn't Cabrera as good or better? Let's look:
Cabrera was god-awful at short last year. His WAR is solely a function of his bat. Greene, despite his reputation, isn't a very good defensive shortstop either. His UZR numbers, however, are better than Cabrera's. His Dewan plus/minus is worse. So call it a wash - neither one is very good.
There's been no discussion, either in the paper, on ESPN, or any other sites I frequent, regarding possible Padre interest in Greene. No where other than in Hacksaw's sports summary. So how much credence can be given to this seemingly preposterous rumor us unclear. But a back-of-the-napkin look indicates it's not as crazy as it seemed at first blush.
Which is the exact opposite of what I thought going into this line of inquiry.
Of course, the Padres would be taking a pretty big risk, betting that Khalil Greene could approach his 2007 season production when all recent data says those days are gone, never to return.
Interesting.
I smirked. That CAN'T be right. One of the major bright spots in 2009 was the rapid development of Everth Cabrera at short. I know this because the SDUT writers and Padre announcers constantly talked about it.
Why would Jed Hoyer even consider this? Khalil, dealing with anxiety issues and depression, went in the tank on the field. Cabrera was much better at the plate:
45 points of wOBA is pretty significant, in my opinion, in Cabrera's favor. So is 31 points of ISO in Greene's. But Greene had a bad year in 2009. How do his career numbers stack up with Cabrera?
Almost identical wOBA, but Greene walks 4% less career than Cabrera did last season and only trailed Cabrera by 6 wOBA points. A HUGE advantage in ISO for Greene. Granted, Greene nosedived badly in 2008 and 2009. There's risk, but if he could reprise something close to his career numbers...that'd help, wouldn't it?
Defensively, Greene was always solid (at least, that was his reputation), but wasn't Cabrera as good or better? Let's look:
Cabrera was god-awful at short last year. His WAR is solely a function of his bat. Greene, despite his reputation, isn't a very good defensive shortstop either. His UZR numbers, however, are better than Cabrera's. His Dewan plus/minus is worse. So call it a wash - neither one is very good.
There's been no discussion, either in the paper, on ESPN, or any other sites I frequent, regarding possible Padre interest in Greene. No where other than in Hacksaw's sports summary. So how much credence can be given to this seemingly preposterous rumor us unclear. But a back-of-the-napkin look indicates it's not as crazy as it seemed at first blush.
Which is the exact opposite of what I thought going into this line of inquiry.
Of course, the Padres would be taking a pretty big risk, betting that Khalil Greene could approach his 2007 season production when all recent data says those days are gone, never to return.
Interesting.
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