Sexson to be released within the week, according to sources

by weebs on Jun 18, 2008 10:02 AM PDT Comment 48 comments

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080617/SPORTS/623385744

It's not the greatest source, but I'd believe it at this point. The article says that the team is likely to call up Bryan LaHair to take his spot from AAA Tacoma. LaHair is hitting .260 with 11 HR and 41 RBI, with an .828 OPS. I am not high on LaHair particularly, but anything is progress right now. Mac also mentions in the article that Clement will catch a "majority" of the games after being called up. Let the Kansas City Shuffle begin.

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by dirka dirka on Jun 18, 2008 10:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well

That’d be nice. Barn doors and horses come to mind…... And I’m not real high on Brian LaHair. But if he managed a .700OPS, he’d be our best hitter.

by TheEmrys on Jun 18, 2008 10:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

.700 is stupid....

.750 was what I meant.

by TheEmrys on Jun 18, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's no way in hell he manages .750

.700 is pushing it already.

by OlSalty on Jun 18, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He wouldn't be able to do that

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by BrettJMiller on Jun 18, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He might give you .650 with some breaks

by Gomez on Jun 18, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As bad as richie's been

I hope the team is making several more moves, and not just scapegoating him as the only player problem on this team…

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by LantermanC on Jun 18, 2008 10:11 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Is there any chance

If we hang onto him for the rest of the season that we’d get a compensatory draft pick?

by Scrupio on Jun 18, 2008 10:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If there is, I say keep him

Lahair isn’t the solution… not long term anyways

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by LantermanC on Jun 18, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zero

by Matthew on Jun 18, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That being said,

keeping Sexson around all season is likely to help us lose, which increases our draft pick, so…

by Matthew on Jun 18, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Does Richie have more or less trade value than that guy who was traded for ten bats?

What if you don’t factor in his contract?

by seattlebruin on Jun 18, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Less because I'm sure you'd have to send millions of dollars along with the ten bats

by Edgar for Pres on Jun 18, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

by JI on Jun 18, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More like....

by OlSalty on Jun 18, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I still doubt we're ever going to see Joh at first.

by BrianL on Jun 18, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe

But it would be so awesome if it did happen.

by OlSalty on Jun 18, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't really understand why Joh would be a good 1B

He can’t hit. He hasn’t played 1B. Am I missing something?

by Edgar for Pres on Jun 18, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No.

by JI on Jun 18, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He wouldn't be

That’s why it would be so funny and beneficial in our quest for Strasburg. I’ve never seen him play 1B but I’m willing to bet he’s going to be substantially worse than even Sexson was if Mac was serious when he talked about doing this.

by OlSalty on Jun 18, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The funniest part would be Joh walking out to first with his catcher's gear on

by Jordan of Boise on Jun 18, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Arbitration would have to be offered to get the pick.

That’s why we didn’t get one for Guillen. Sexson probably wouldn’t qualify as a Type A or B free agent either.

by Jed MC on Jun 18, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And with his ~$15 million salary...

...he can only be offered a small pay cut in arbitration.

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by PositivePaul on Jun 18, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That rule doesn't apply to FA players

Only to pre FA players.

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by rfloh on Jun 18, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Kansas City Shuffle all started with a horse...

by Last Fan Of Jose Lopez on Jun 18, 2008 10:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather dump Vidro and have Sexson around as a DH...

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by PositivePaul on Jun 18, 2008 10:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd rather get shot then be lit on fire

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jun 18, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll keep that in mind just in case

by seattlebruin on Jun 18, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He said then. Not than.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Jun 18, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So my reading comprehension sucks

what else is new?

by seattlebruin on Jun 18, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More likely Corco's grammar sucks

by johnbai on Jun 18, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why choose?

Dump them both and call up Wlad.

by eponymous_coward on Jun 18, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That worked so well last time

We don't negotiate with terrorists.

by Mariner John on Jun 18, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So it sounds like....

The plan is to send Sexson packing, move Kenji to 1B and have Clement as the regular Catcher, or swap the two of them around between those two positions.

Richie was BAD at defense….but this could be a whole new level of bad.

by OlSalty on Jun 18, 2008 12:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs