happy american bird-day, lovers of american sports.
petitio: . . . man, if Billy Beane does get Jason Kendall from the Pirates for Redman and freakin' Arthur freakin' Rhodes?
ghostrunner: Honestly
ghostrunner: HE IS CLEARLY SUCKING SATAN'S [censored]
Yes, I know, I know. Thirty one year old catcher with a heavy contract, OBP mostly as a result of BA and not actual patience, slugging percentage that is kinda painful for somebody used to the catchers of the AL East, but dude. Brewmaster Miller might have a deal with Satan himself for longevity -- eighteen innings, man, and the winning RBI in that one epic A's/Twins game from this summer -- and Lord God knows that I love the way he wrinkles up his bald face in sunlight, but his pact with Satan will clearly be <<< than the one that Billy Beane has with Ol' Forktongue if he pulls this off.
Miller's 2004 line: .272/.339/.403
Kendall's 2004 line: .319 /.399/.390
Sure, Kendall might get hurt again. Sure, Kendall might mess up his hand again. Sure, Kendall is hella expensive *. From what I understand, Kendall will never regain his old speed, but man, unless Beane is able to pull another one of his Diamond Out of the Rough bits, who is he going to get? Gregg Zaun? Is Kendall going to regress all the way back to his last sucky year of 2002, where he hit a totally shameful amd unacceptable .283/.350/.356? It's worth the gamble, particularly now that Miller is gone and also if the Pirates. Throw. In. Cash. Like they are rumored to be doing.
Yes. That's right. Paying the A's in return for a pitcher who, unless Hudson gets traded this winter, is going to have to fight for that fifth spot on the rotation and, also, a middle relief pitcher that the A's weren't going to either trust or need if the youth movement in the bullpen turns out to be for 50% real? The people on Baseball Primer are not excited about this, but I am. Believe me. I am so ridiculously excited if only because I'd love to see what happens with the A's and whether this gels and f;lieu;rljfhg!!!!!!!
Come on, Billy. My mother makes a mean Thanksgiving dinner, but pulling this deal through would be like putting the glaze on the turkey. **
* The A's would end up paying Kendall $19 million over the life of his contract than they would have paid for Rhodes and Redman combined. This is a lot of money, I know, for a franchise with an owner as dead cheap as that of the A's, and I'm bracing myself for the very real possibility that the deal will die over money the way that Kendall-to-SD died.
At the same time, though, the way out might be something like this -- if I'm counting on my fingers and toes right, Kendall has three years left on his contract. That means 2007 would be his last season with the A's if this trade goes through. He gets paid a ridiculous $13 million in 2007. 2006 is the last year where the A's own Zito and Mulder at their current super-cheap rates. You think Beane would have, you know, the eensiest bit of incentive to take whatever cash he can possibly get from the Pirates, use it all to finance Kendall's 2005 and 2006 and then trade Kendall before the 2007 season to clear out more room in the budget for, uh, office supplies or something?
** My mother doesn't actually make a turkey. Nobody in my family is a turkey fan, and we're probably not even going to have a big Thanksgiving dinner, but you get the general gist. In my best Rob Schneider voice -- YOU CAN DO EET, BILLY!
ghostrunner: Honestly
ghostrunner: HE IS CLEARLY SUCKING SATAN'S [censored]
Yes, I know, I know. Thirty one year old catcher with a heavy contract, OBP mostly as a result of BA and not actual patience, slugging percentage that is kinda painful for somebody used to the catchers of the AL East, but dude. Brewmaster Miller might have a deal with Satan himself for longevity -- eighteen innings, man, and the winning RBI in that one epic A's/Twins game from this summer -- and Lord God knows that I love the way he wrinkles up his bald face in sunlight, but his pact with Satan will clearly be <<< than the one that Billy Beane has with Ol' Forktongue if he pulls this off.
Miller's 2004 line: .272/.339/.403
Kendall's 2004 line: .319 /.399/.390
Sure, Kendall might get hurt again. Sure, Kendall might mess up his hand again. Sure, Kendall is hella expensive *. From what I understand, Kendall will never regain his old speed, but man, unless Beane is able to pull another one of his Diamond Out of the Rough bits, who is he going to get? Gregg Zaun? Is Kendall going to regress all the way back to his last sucky year of 2002, where he hit a totally shameful amd unacceptable .283/.350/.356? It's worth the gamble, particularly now that Miller is gone and also if the Pirates. Throw. In. Cash. Like they are rumored to be doing.
Yes. That's right. Paying the A's in return for a pitcher who, unless Hudson gets traded this winter, is going to have to fight for that fifth spot on the rotation and, also, a middle relief pitcher that the A's weren't going to either trust or need if the youth movement in the bullpen turns out to be for 50% real? The people on Baseball Primer are not excited about this, but I am. Believe me. I am so ridiculously excited if only because I'd love to see what happens with the A's and whether this gels and f;lieu;rljfhg!!!!!!!
Come on, Billy. My mother makes a mean Thanksgiving dinner, but pulling this deal through would be like putting the glaze on the turkey. **
* The A's would end up paying Kendall $19 million over the life of his contract than they would have paid for Rhodes and Redman combined. This is a lot of money, I know, for a franchise with an owner as dead cheap as that of the A's, and I'm bracing myself for the very real possibility that the deal will die over money the way that Kendall-to-SD died.
At the same time, though, the way out might be something like this -- if I'm counting on my fingers and toes right, Kendall has three years left on his contract. That means 2007 would be his last season with the A's if this trade goes through. He gets paid a ridiculous $13 million in 2007. 2006 is the last year where the A's own Zito and Mulder at their current super-cheap rates. You think Beane would have, you know, the eensiest bit of incentive to take whatever cash he can possibly get from the Pirates, use it all to finance Kendall's 2005 and 2006 and then trade Kendall before the 2007 season to clear out more room in the budget for, uh, office supplies or something?
** My mother doesn't actually make a turkey. Nobody in my family is a turkey fan, and we're probably not even going to have a big Thanksgiving dinner, but you get the general gist. In my best Rob Schneider voice -- YOU CAN DO EET, BILLY!