Yuni Traded
Per Drayer, to KC (hah!) for a pair of minor league pitchers. Details to follow.
They are:
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I JUST heard that.
Holy crap!
~I'm on the DA~
by section331 on Jul 10, 2009 12:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOHOOOOOOO
I’d have traded him to KC for some BBQ.
by eponymous_coward on Jul 10, 2009 12:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BBQTBNL?
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on Jul 10, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
No, it isn't
BBQ To Be Named Later = BBQTBNL
by The Ancient Mariner on Jul 10, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GASP
Somebody missed a Simpsons reference!
by Karma Police on Jul 10, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, is that it
You’re right, I missed that one. Sorry.
by The Ancient Mariner on Jul 10, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The extra B
is for BYOBB!
Look upon my 62% faceoff win rate, ye mortals, and despair!
by Orion Moony on Jul 10, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yippe Kay Yay!!!!!
Dayton Moore!
Dayton Moore!
Dayton Moore!
by jimmylauderdale on Jul 10, 2009 12:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why the fuck would Kansas City want Betancourt?
by Graham on Jul 10, 2009 12:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why the fuck would KC want Jose Guillen?
by Poochie on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why the fuck would KC want Horatio Ramirez?
by Poochie on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why the fuck would Kansas City want Mike Jacobs?
by Poochie on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why the fuck would Kansas City want Gil Meche?
by eponymous_coward on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why the fuck would Kansas City want Miguel Olivo?
by Wilder. on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why the fuck would the Royals play in Kansas City?
by russak on Jul 10, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Kauffman renovation is fantastic.
by hcoguy on Jul 10, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad the team's renovation is sub-par.
I hear the Royals are also interested in the corpse of Freddie Garcia.
by 13194013 on Jul 10, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gil Meche is good.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 10, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KC is on an ex-mariner binge. Plus what jimmy said.
by kentcheesehead on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's a useful utility player who was actually an upgrade on a roster spot for them
Is Aviles dead?
by Graham on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's been hurt for awhile
He some extremely bad BABIP luck to start the year, and the Royals’ training staff bites so he hasn’t come back yet.
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 10, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BECAUSE HE'S A FUCKING PILE OF SHITE AND KC IS CREATING A PILE OF SHITE DYNASTY
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
To answer your original question
Aviles has been all kinds of terrible
by Poochie on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This falls under the heading of "not something I particularly care about"
he’s their problem now.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They want Yuni.
Nobody knows it yet. Not even them.
by Robert on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only explanation I have is that Aviles was not projected to be much more than a utility player by scouts (At least from what I've seen)
Then last year he came in and had a monster year. This year he started off struggling hugely and maybe they figured last year was a fluke and the scouts were correct.
by OlSalty on Jul 10, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOOO!
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
by Goose on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How can you be so stupid
That you think the best way to build your team is to collect the worst parts of a team that was worse than you?
by Robert on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Holy dumb fuck.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phildopip on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
THIS IS THE GREATEST 24 HOURS SINCE THE BERLIN WALL FELL
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dave Cameron going to be on 710 in 15 min to break the deal down.
by jimmylauderdale on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bhahahahaha
One of these broadcasters is hilarious.
Commenter: I just want to comment on the Yuni…
Broadcaster: Uh huh
Commenter: trade and I think this was…
Broadcaster: Uh huh
Commenter: umm… well it was a…
Broadcaster: Uh huh
Commenter: good move.
I think it might Salk doing the “Uh huh” thing.
by Wilder. on Jul 10, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CRACK OPEN THE BEERS! I'M GLAD WE'VE GOT THAT MONKEY OFF OUT CHEST.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
KC seems to be in love with the Mariners
Maybe they’re going to try and make a baseball player suit with all the former M’s they’ve collected.
by 13194013 on Jul 10, 2009 12:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It puts the lotion in the basket!
by Clown baby on Jul 10, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is this changing twiddle dee wth twiddle dum
or is there actual potential in talent from a straight-up trade for Yuni.
Assuming Dayton Moore isn’t dumb, which could be a stretch.
by Will Kier on Jul 10, 2009 12:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
USSM commenter says
Daniel Cortes and Derrick Saito, Pitchers
by Will Kier on Jul 10, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Farewell, Yuni - if this trade doesn't wake your bitch ass up, nothing will.

You just got traded to KC for a couple minor leaguers while you’re on rehab in AAA yourself. That’s… vaguely kinda sad.
At least you have plenty of ex-Mariners to compare notes with there. Assuming they call you up…
by Spoomeister on Jul 10, 2009 12:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cortez
Danny Cortez is one of the guys coming back. BA had him rated as KC’s #3 prospect in pre-season…
by gustafm on Jul 10, 2009 12:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Time to score meselves a Yuni T-Shirt on the cheap
by Robert on Jul 10, 2009 12:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BETANCOURT REUNITED WITH BLOOMQUIST
Awesomeness overload in KC!
by OceanBird on Jul 10, 2009 12:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They are going to have their own show called Lazy & Hustle.
The show will end with them both grounding out.
by greg briley on Jul 10, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other news, Vlad and Hunter are both on the DL for the Angels.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
by Goose on Jul 10, 2009 12:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Baker with the details:
After all that speculation, it became official today. Yuniesky Betancourt has been traded to the Kansas City Royals for Class AA pitcher Danny Cortes and Class A pitcher Derreick Saito. Not sure whether the Mariners had to eat any money.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cortez is legit
He was BA’s #3 prospect in the KC org.
50 walks in 80 innings so far this year… But otherwise good numbers (in AA). He’s a lefty so maybe he becomes a LOOGY
by gustafm on Jul 10, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I suck Cortez is a Righty. My bad
by gustafm on Jul 10, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I accidentally clicked Flag on this, sorry 'bout that.
by okdan on Jul 10, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus it doesn't do anything if you don't write in the box.
I don’t think.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 10, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saito's a lefty, too, K an inning, not a lot of walks.
Guess Zduriencik is stocking up on fungible arms.
by eponymous_coward on Jul 10, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saito has good numbers, Cortes does not
but I’ll leave that to the experts
by Poochie on Jul 10, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Cortes was overrated last year, but he's got great stuff and is a legitimate high-minors starting prospect
Injury concerns though
by Graham on Jul 10, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was my guess upon seeing his K/BB totals and his BA ranking
Some times those guys can be fixed
by Poochie on Jul 10, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm guessing that's what KC thinks about Yuni.
“Hey, fix him up and we get a Gold Glove-caliber SS!”
by eponymous_coward on Jul 10, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The past 24 hours have been unbelievably awesome.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth on Jul 10, 2009 12:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh good gravy...
WOWOWOWOOWWOWOWOWOWOOWW
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jul 10, 2009 12:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I AM FREAKING OUT!
So awesome. WHo do we get??
by ARock on Jul 10, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ruh ros.
Cortes’ walk rate spiked this year, and his strikeout rate plummeted.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phildopip on Jul 10, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
doesn't really matter
even if they’re both busts, we still got rid of Yuni and that’s what matters.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
by pdb on Jul 10, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look at that! Minor league pitching depth!
Thank you Z.
by kentcheesehead on Jul 10, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Danny Cortes and Derreick Saito
These guys worth much? Or is this mostly just a Yuni-dump?
by ARock on Jul 10, 2009 12:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yuni dump
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not just a Yuni dump
Cortes is a top prospect having a bad year, and Saito’s an interesting arm; both should at least become useful bullpen pieces, and Cortes could be a pretty decent starter if he puts it all together.
by The Ancient Mariner on Jul 10, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cortes is their #4 prospects in the organization.
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
by russak on Jul 10, 2009 12:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know practically nothing about either pitcher.
But both could be piles of shit and this would still be a win for us.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
by Goose on Jul 10, 2009 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, USSM hasn't fallen over yet!
Everyone go refr-NO JUST KIDDING
by eponymous_coward on Jul 10, 2009 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Our two new players
Derrick Saito

A quick glance at his stats: “MEH”.
Dan Cortes

Nothing that strikes out at first glance as awesome.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Babies? They're zygotes!
Have you seen my mule?
by cogs on Jul 10, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
From Baker
But considering who is coming Seattle’s way, I’m sure the Mariners ate a considerable amount of Betancourt money.
Cortes is a big deal.
“He’s a big kid with a real good arm,‘’ Zduriencik told me moments ago. "We’ve been watching him the past few weeks and were real impressed with what we saw.’’
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He actually looks okay if you go by last season. Not sure what we can attribute to
the high walk total and drop in strikeouts this year at the same level.
by Rudy4three on Jul 10, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What does GMZ say to get this deal done?
Look, Yuni is a MAJOR league player.. I’ll just take two of your minor league players for him. Surely Two minor league players equal one MAJOR league player
by superJAYdude7 on Jul 10, 2009 12:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Royals fans reactions
I feel sorry for them, but…
by jimmylauderdale on Jul 10, 2009 12:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That is an awesome picture of Yuni.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 10, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The best of him I've ever seen, actually.
The Yankees suck-a-doodle-doo!
by JamMasterJesus on Jul 10, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
First thing that came to my mind when I saw it:

by Vatinius on Jul 10, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Endy Harvey Chavez.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jul 10, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Er, wait, no...
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jul 10, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The picture or the player?
I mean, you have to know the picture, right?
by marc w on Jul 10, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's the entire newsreal
by Kermit. on Jul 10, 2009 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks. I do who both those men are, so hopefully you don't need to say "kids these days amirite" :)
by Decatur on Jul 10, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still kind of need to say it. I mean, that's an iconic image.
And no, I wasn’t born when Kennedy/Oswald were shot….
I find this fascinating.
by marc w on Jul 10, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As do I. One of many things on LL that makes me feel old.
by Sec 108 on Jul 10, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They sound like us after the Bedard trade.
The difference being we at least got a good player as part of a shitty trade.
by eponymous_coward on Jul 10, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
While I am obviously elated, the Royals were my team as a kid before I moved here
and I really feel for their fans. What a poorly run team.
by Sec 108 on Jul 10, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually feel sorry for them too. They'll never get better with moves like this.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree somewhat. Moore is following Bavasi's career path, only with even less success. This is his last stand.
Then they will get smart people in their F.O. like the Pirates and Mariners have gotten.
by Decatur on Jul 10, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're headed down the LA Clippers path if they don't.
Out of the last 15-20 years they’ve had good players and traded them away. That’s okay IF you get something in return for the future. But they got jack for players like Carlos Beltran. Carlos Beltran should’ve been a franchise deal and fallen in line with the deals of Bartolo Colon, AJ Pierzynski, and Erik Bedard. Bad, bad scouting needs to change. The Royals are still 4 to 5 years away from MAYBE competing. At least 2 or 3 years ago you could see where the Rays were headed, but this team doesn’t have an impact player in the system that’s going to be ready before 2011, as far as I know. And by that time I assume they will have traded Zack Grienke unless this FO is really going to consider becoming a good franchise.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't exactly call Kansas City a sought after destination for good GM's, though.
by OlSalty on Jul 10, 2009 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure. I was simplifying things a good bit. I do think, though, that that's the most probable outcome (although the ownership could always hire more old school fools in the current F.O.'s place, of course)
New Kauffman stadium is a really well-done remodel, so that will preserve their revenue and payroll for the forseeable future. Plus, I think the most influential media in KC, from what I’ve seen, are as fed up with the Dayton Moore way as everyone in Seattle was with Bavasi last year. Moore’s rep is old school, traditional player-evaluation based as can be, so my sense is that KC’s ownership will probably go as hard in the progressive scouting-stats direction in 2010 or 2011 as the Mariners’ ownership did. But I know less about this than almost any reasonably well informed KC fan, so I could be wrong.
by Decatur on Jul 10, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
At the very least, they will move in a more progressive direction, even if they don’t land a premier GM candidate. They’re one of the last teams to start making that transition and by now the consistent awfulness must be making it clear (to their fans at least) that their entire baseball philosophy is flawed.
by OlSalty on Jul 10, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cortes has had a shitty season but is a real prospect
BA had him in at #3, Sickels at #4, good curve, fastball, erratic command and some injury concerns.
by Graham on Jul 10, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alas, my, GIF, which I loved like a woman, is no more

by Matthew on Jul 10, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Bah a minor offence.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who here hasn't pissed on a fence when drunk?
I am doing it right now.
by gustafm on Jul 10, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lies!
You would have posted via mobile if you were!
by Wilder. on Jul 10, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could take a folding table outside, set up a laptop on it, get some wifi, and type one-handed whilst doing so.
by Decatur on Jul 10, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was in Nebraska.
What the hell else are you going to do for fun in Nebraska?
--Shrug
Field Gulls - The SBN Seattle Seahawks Blog
by Shrug on Jul 10, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Aksarben.... that's Nebraska Backwards
So, let me tell you this about Nebraska…. you only need to know one thing…
’SKERS
That’s short for Huskers, all you non-midwesterners. It’s a cult and a religion all rolled into one. For fun? You have hay rack rides, shoot skeet, cow tip, drink Busch Lite and play flip cup. Nebraska is alright, but if I had to do it over again, I’d move away from there much quicker than I did. I hope this helps.
Other thoughts: Yuni for two prospects is great. Why? Because no matter how you spin it, you can’t trade a shit sandwich for much else other than another shit sandwich. I just hope these two pieces of bread named Cortez and Saito can show they were worth the gem of a ss in YB.
by A Steamy Day in Cleveland on Jul 10, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Children of the Corn?
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Jul 10, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait to strike Yuni out over-and-over-and-over-and-over-and-over-and-over....
by Wilder. on Jul 10, 2009 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm thinking more DP, 6-4-3.
by eponymous_coward on Jul 10, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, there are so many possibilities.
Weak infield pop-ups are a favorite of his.
by Wilder. on Jul 10, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a bit late to the party.
I thought J-Z was in talks with the Pirates for Sanchez? What happened?
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Jul 10, 2009 12:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably separate deals.
Pit did not like Yuni.
by jimmylauderdale on Jul 10, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Sanchez might still be a possibility, even if a remote one?
Awesome.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Jul 10, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who cares?
YUNI IS GONE, THROW A PARTY
by eponymous_coward on Jul 10, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
What are the chances of getting rid of Silva?
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Jul 10, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zero.
Unless he has a girlfriend who he is about to break it off with.
by Wilder. on Jul 10, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Heh.
Is it his cap considerations?
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Jul 10, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you mean salary when you say "cap considerations", then yes.
Silva is grossly overpaid and he hasn’t pitched in 3 months on top of that.
by Wilder. on Jul 10, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, I knew that.
Meant to say salary, yes.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Jul 10, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe AA KC is a strong hitters park, by the way.
If true this would explain some of Cortes’s numbers not measuring up to his pure stuff
by Graham on Jul 10, 2009 12:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shouldn't have really affected his K and BB numbers though, should it?
Good news, though.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 10, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was in AA last year though
when he posted much better K/BB numbers.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 10, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a net link?
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your ass = mine
Also Dave’s reception sucks sadly. :(
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re Dave
If we traded for Hardy I would be so happy….
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder why the Brewers just wouldn't put Escobar at second
Even though McGehee has hit well so far
by Poochie on Jul 10, 2009 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Counsell is a better hitter right now than Escobar
.352 wOBA by statcorner definitely isn’t real, but even if he puts up the .310 projected by ZiPS that’s probably better than Escobar would do. Counsell’s still at a +12 UZR/150, despite his age, too.
Also, if we won’t play Gamel, we probably won’t play Escobar.
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by Jack Moore on Jul 10, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, mine did.
Sucks because I think Dave is on right now.
by Wilder. on Jul 10, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Send Cortes to the bullpen!
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Somewhere, Kermit is smiling.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick somebody alert Geoff Baker!
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Jul 10, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Im reading this guy's report on him and it says he throw 92-95 with a power curve ball.
And the guy comes up with a Gil Meche comp, which I thought was amusing
by Rudy4three on Jul 10, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He doesn't seem to share this thread's enthusiasm
by Robert on Jul 10, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's wrong with him is he retarded or something?
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So the Royals basically have their new Angel Berroa
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 10, 2009 12:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But Berroa had a good year.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have we ever seen regression like this?
Was Betancourts age ever verified? Maybe he’s just hitting his mid-30’s.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matthew's having an aggression regression.
...and now I'm here
by Librocrat on Jul 10, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, I'm starting to hate the word regression.
The Rise of a Superstar:Justin Upton-.425 wOBA, 21 years old.
by Goose on Jul 10, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like when people start talking about regression because Aardsma had one of two bad outings all year?
I totally hear ya.
"You're so beautiful. You could be a part-time model, but you'd probably still have to keep your normal job."
by nickmo on Jul 10, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What word should I use?
Not-getting-better-tude?
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Regression is a statistical analysis term.
Most commonly used when referring to a regression towards the mean.
What happened to Yuni was a steady decline in skills at a very early age.
by Sec 108 on Jul 10, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for clarification Sec 108. I appreciate that.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've said it around here before,
but reading up on an intro to statistical analysis will do wonders for understanding the great work done here and places like Statcorner, Fangraphs and USSMariner.
by Sec 108 on Jul 10, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im pretty new here, so I didn't know the word regression wasn't taken lightly.
All I really meant was that usually it seems players show promise at a young age and then get better. While Yuni seemed to show a lot of promise and then just got worse and worse at a time when you should be at least staying the same if not getting better. So whatever word that is – that’s the word I want to use.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think of it this way.
In my line of work it drives me crazy when a client uses jargon specific to my vocation in a completely improper way. That is what you did to Matthew.
Just call Yuni a waste of skin like I do.
by Sec 108 on Jul 10, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if you were an auto mechanic and someone brought in the car and asked you to fix the transmission and pointed to the wheel, you'd beat em over the head with a tire iron.
Don’t worry, I can take it.
Beat away.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Having worked in a repair shop I can actually answer this.
The mechanic will take the wheel off, balance it, put it back on, take a break to snort some meth and then bill you for a new transmission.
by Sec 108 on Jul 10, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was actually pretty polite and perhaps expressing frustration. It's not just aboutyou
The word regression had been getting heavily used, in an improper fashion for awhile. It’s basically becoming a meme, if it hasn’t already.
by Kermit. on Jul 10, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not offended. I'm happy that Sec has cleared him up so that I know what the problem with the word regression is.
It’s helpful to know these things.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not very statistically minded. But here's my take on regression, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong
For example, a pitcher is achieving above average results with below average swinging strike rates, the like. Eventually over time his results will reflect his abilities, and “regress”. Also works the other direction, if a pitcher is achieving below average results with fantastic inputs.
Yuni just sucked. More and more as time went on.
by Kermit. on Jul 10, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If it's working the other way around wouldn't it just be... progression?
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Regression doesn't have a direction associated with it.
by abender20 on Jul 10, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I should be using congression?
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by JY on Jul 10, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a statistician, man! I'm a diver!
I’m winging it here, I usually just say a guy is playing over his head and leave it at that. But when in Rome
by Kermit. on Jul 10, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a perfect description of how the word "regression" should be used in baseball analysis
by seattlebruin on Jul 10, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool, glad I have the concept down.
There have been some really interesting discussion on it in previous threads, I had them bookmarked but my bookmarks disappeared when I upgraded to Firefox 3.5, not sure what happened. My next OT post will probably be a request for people to link to any favorite SABR type discussions, I’d like to replace them.
by Kermit. on Jul 10, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you mean falling off a cliff
With your limbs bound together. Hitting every rock on the way down. And somehow managing to land just right so as to become impaled through the back door on a giant rubber sex toy at the bottom of the chasm.
IF I WAS MANAGER I'D HAVE A FIST FIGHT WITH YUNI RIGHT NOW AND KNOCK HIS FUCKING MONKEY HEAD CLEAN OFF (~EM)
by seattlecougar on Jul 10, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see the 'regression' issue was handled, so to answer the spirit of the question,
I think we actually see this all the time in sports, it just always feels fresh and awful when it happens to our team.
There are plenty of pitchers who flame out, usually due to injury, but also due to people just figuring them out (guys with meh stuff and weird deliveries have this happen a lot). Think Nomo, Willis, etc.
It’s weird on D, because we haven’t had a way to reliably measure range until recently. That plus the fact that defensive reputations are startlingly difficult to change (Betancourt is still seen as a defensive wizard by some) make it hard to pinpoint historical slides on defense. Still, many fans can probably name a bunch – Ken Griffey Jr. as a Mariner in the mid 90s comes to mind.
His hitting never really got worse, but his approach never got better. Many thought Betancourt would improve at the plate given his age, but hitters with his approach don’t really change unless they develop a lot more power. Betancourt didn’t do this, and he never learned to take a walk. In high BABIP years, he looked sort of good to those without advanced stats… this led many to think he was ‘progressing’ or ‘developing’ when he was really just having a few more balls in play fall in for singles. That makes years like this one look worse, though this is well within the expected range if you realize he’s just swinging at everything and doesn’t have the power to make those balls in play clear the fence.
Age: probably not.
by marc w on Jul 10, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Interesting analysis.
Thank you.
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're welcome
Betancourt’s career is really starting to mirror Garry Templeton’s. Here’s hoping we do as well in this trade as the Cards did when they traded Templeton….
by marc w on Jul 10, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was Templeton terrible in San Diego?
I thought he had a couple of decent season there before he fell hard.
by Sec 108 on Jul 10, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With the bat, yeah.
After having three good offensive seasons with the Cards, he never again hit at a league average level after the trade. He came close, so wasn’t some sort of total sinkhole, but he only got his OBP over .300 three years after arriving in SD.
I don’t know if his D was great or not, but it’s quite clear it wasn’t as good as Ozzie’s.
by marc w on Jul 10, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was so long ago that I can say I hadn't totally grasped slugging percentage yet.
by Sec 108 on Jul 10, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, no kidding. All I knew was that he was an all-star on a pennant winner.
Of course, I still knew that I’d rather have Ozzie Smith.
Backflips! Loved that they’d always show that on TWIB with your announcer, Mel Allen!
by marc w on Jul 10, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I loved watching TWIB every weekend.
Mel Allen followed by Vin Scully doing the game of the week.
by Sec 108 on Jul 10, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think condensed games will have a substantial impact on the way defense is scouted - it hasn't really sunken in yet.
You can see every defensive play by every player in every game of the year that way – the more eyeballs on something, the better, even if eyeballs are nowhere near perfect.
by Decatur on Jul 10, 2009 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Condensed games will matter much less than UZR and hit fx-based defensive analysis.
That’s a guess, but really, condensed games have been around for a long time.
by marc w on Jul 10, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as measuring defense goes - does that mean that until recently we were just judging these things off of highlight reels?
And that’s why Gary Mathews Jr is making 10 million a year?
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sort of. The tools just weren't there.
You had (and still have) front office people using error totals/fielding percentage, which is beyond horrible in actually measuring defensive value. The early sabermetric approaches, like RF, were a bit better, but still not really good at all, as they were hopelessly tied to a pitching staff’s batted ball profile (lots of GB pitchers, not a lot of chances for your OFs).
So highlight reel plays probably did play into it. I think part of it too is that scouts really key in on certain aspects of defense, thinking that they’re proxies for overall defensive acuity. Some times that’s true, and some times it’s not. I think some scouts are probably really good at looking for defense, and others may not be. It’s really hard.
by marc w on Jul 10, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Undoubtedly hard.
Thanks again!
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 10, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vlad Guerrero and Torii Hunter to the DL. Yuni trade. What do I do with my last wish?
by russak on Jul 10, 2009 12:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
YES YES YES!
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time machine.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Jul 10, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scott Rolen and A-Rod!
How about Scott Rolen develops a serious latte adiction and demands to be traded to the M’s?
Or A-Rod suffers mysterious accident in sexual escapade with Kate Hudson.
by LauraBu on Jul 10, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dave mentioned trading for Hardy:
What’s up with his hitting regression this year? I don’t know nearly enough about him or the Brewers to comment on it, but is there a concern that he isn’t the same player?
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by Woodinville_12thMan on Jul 10, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BABIP is low and he's striking out more often
at a cursory glance
by Nate Dogg on Jul 10, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ISO is down.
It isn’t so much regression as he’s just been worse this year. That being said, his defense makes him an upgrade even if he keeps hitting as is, and if he manages to get back on track with the offense, then he’d be very valuable.
Doubt we can get him though.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 10, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait what the hell these prospects are worthless!
CURSE YOU DAYTON MOORE
by Taylor H on Jul 10, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As long as they have homorous team photos I am happy
by Taylor H on Jul 10, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm going to rec this as if it was intentional.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Jul 10, 2009 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
BenBadler: Cortes was arrested last week for drunk & disorderly conduct (being a drunk 22-year-old urinating on a fence outside a bar)
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Jul 10, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And really, who among us has not done this?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Jul 10, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HE IS SUCH AN OUT OF CONTROL CRAZY BASTARD!
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He and Triunfel can go bowling!
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jul 10, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had no idea Yuni was so hated
The Times Blog love love loves this deal
by Poochie on Jul 10, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it's nice that even the retarded fans like this.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHERE ARE YOU NOW SCRAPPY YOU LITTLE MUTT-SHITE???
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Felix to the DH!
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 10, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well he did hit a grand slam off Johan Santana
Yes, we have a coupon.
by Crystal for DH on Jul 10, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have fun with Cortes.
He’s having a bad year but he’s got a major league arm. Ugh. I think we’re going have a bridge-jumping party at Royals Review.
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by NHZ on Jul 10, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd be kind of afraid of that PTBNL in the Freel deal.
by Fuckmikereilly on Jul 10, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's probably Homer Bailey
"Do they have people that tall in Mexico?"
by NHZ on Jul 10, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cortes has rebounded pretty well the last couple months after an awful start
He’s still an interesting arm…
by gustafm on Jul 10, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet, SBN fixed the comment-above-you-fucks-up-scrolling bug!
by appleshampoo on Jul 10, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I noticed this, too.
It’s a band-aid fix, but it works.
by Wilder. on Jul 10, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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