southsider2k5 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 According to Phil Rogers in his Trib column that he also mentioned Matsui in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 (edited) Eh... Damon doesn't excite me anymore. I'd almost rather give those at bats to Teahen. Edited November 18, 2010 by Chet Kincaid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSoxFan Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 I'm not sure I want any more big-bucks, past-their-prime players (e.g., Manny Ramirez) for rentals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsandz Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 12:04 PM) According to Phil Rogers in his Trib column that he also mentioned Matsui in. Phil Rodgers reads mlbtraderumors.com as his source of information like the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 good lord...no thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Really, only if he's a bargain. And I think we know how this game played last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan-kwman Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 He never played for Cleveland during the 90's!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 QUOTE (soxfan-kwman @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 02:08 PM) He never played for Cleveland during the 90's!! But he's a former Royal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 KW trying to get that 2004 AL All-Star team!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macsandz Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 02:20 PM) KW trying to get that 2004 AL All-Star team!! KW just won't let guys go. If he's chased in the past, he's determined to pick them up even after they've started to decline. The rumors this year are literally the same as last off season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 03:30 PM) KW just won't let guys go. If he's chased in the past, he's determined to pick them up even after they've started to decline. The rumors this year are literally the same as last off season. Well what exactly do you expect when guys sign 1 year deals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeynach Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Do we really need to go out and sign a .265 hitter with 7 HR and 50 RBI, isnt that like AJ's 2010 campaign. Plus what the obsession with getting players who were in their prime about 6 or 7 years ago. The Johnny Damon ship has sailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 QUOTE (joeynach @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 05:09 PM) Do we really need to go out and sign a .265 hitter with 7 HR and 50 RBI, isnt that like AJ's 2010 campaign. Plus what the obsession with getting players who were in their prime about 6 or 7 years ago. The Johnny Damon ship has sailed. AJ's OPS last year was .688, Damon's was .756. Furthermore, AJ was playing in a much more hitter-friendly ballpark than Damon. Batting average and RBI aren't telling you the whole story there. That all said...a .756 OPS out of your DH spot isn't a spectacular number, even if the guy occasionally plays the field and you like that flexibility. It would have been stellar for the Sox last year...because the LH hitter in the DH platoon was so bad. Is it worth $8 million to the Sox next year? I'd like to think they could find better ways to spend that money level. $4 million? Now we're talking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 12:34 PM) Phil Rodgers reads mlbtraderumors.com as his source of information like the rest of us. Seriously... easiest job ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeynach Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 05:14 PM) AJ's OPS last year was .688, Damon's was .756. Furthermore, AJ was playing in a much more hitter-friendly ballpark than Damon. Batting average and RBI aren't telling you the whole story there. That all said...a .756 OPS out of your DH spot isn't a spectacular number, even if the guy occasionally plays the field and you like that flexibility. It would have been stellar for the Sox last year...because the LH hitter in the DH platoon was so bad. Is it worth $8 million to the Sox next year? I'd like to think they could find better ways to spend that money level. $4 million? Now we're talking. Check Matsui's OPS, the sox have already said to be interested in him for their DH vacancy. I believe he made something like $5-6M last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 They really don't need a slap-hitter guy like him. Pierre's already in LF and Rios is a far better CF. Why waste a DH spot on him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Once again a fellow we couldn't get before and now is on the down hill slide of his career and is on the Sox radar. Please just say no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 07:19 PM) They really don't need a slap-hitter guy like him. Pierre's already in LF and Rios is a far better CF. Why waste a DH spot on him? Johnny Damon is far from a "slap-hitter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 07:23 PM) Johnny Damon is far from a "slap-hitter." He's certainly not Thome, Konerko, Fielder, or Dunn either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 didnt someone do a player a and a player b comparison at some point last year between kotsay and damon....i believe kotsay had suprisingly similar stats to Damon, no? no thanks i'll pass on him this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 QUOTE (joeynach @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 06:22 PM) Check Matsui's OPS, the sox have already said to be interested in him for their DH vacancy. I believe he made something like $5-6M last year. .820 OPS, 124 OPS+, 70 OPS points better than Damon. $6 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 QUOTE (beckham15 @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 07:41 PM) didnt someone do a player a and a player b comparison at some point last year between kotsay and damon....i believe kotsay had suprisingly similar stats to Damon, no? no thanks i'll pass on him this season .683 OPS for Kotsay, playing in the Cell, while Damon again played in Comerica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I don't know how Damon would really work on this team in its current form. He can't play LF or CF, those are occupied already. He'd only be useful as a DH and he did not produce anywhere near what a DH should have last year. He'd fit in real well as a #3 hitter behind Beckham and ahead of whoever bats 4th, but I feel like he has to play a defensive position (RF isn't really an option). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeynach Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 10:35 PM) .820 OPS, 124 OPS+, 70 OPS points better than Damon. $6 million. There you have it, why would u want Damon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 The plus side of Damon is he holds his own against LHP's (unlike Matsui). Still....not interested in him as anything other than Plan F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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