M's sign Alex Cintron
by PositivePaul on Jul 8, 2009 6:13 PM PDT
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Heard via Churchill today that pending a physical, former Diamondback and most recently Washington National, Alex Cintron's going to be joining the organization. And now for those of you who want real links rather than "rumors" from Jason, it was posted on Bleeding Blue and Teal, who point to the Rainiers' Twitter account as the official source.
Will Cintron help the big league club? Who knows, it's pretty doubtful really, but for all intents and purposes this seems like another grab of cold spaghetti from the freely available talent pool.
Good gravy after today's defensive debacle, it's very clear the M's need some major help. I wonder if BJ Ryan, too, might be useful in a LOOGY role or something. What a Charile Foxtrot this team is at times...
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and storm into the playoffs!!
I never really liked the old tagline.
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by Dancing Football on Jul 8, 2009 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Will Cintron help the big league club?
Yes. Children by the millions sing that they’re in love with Alex Cintron. Just think of what that could do for attendance at Safeco.
by abelard on Jul 8, 2009 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Yes, yes he is...
Shows to go ya how thin the “F.A.T.” pool is right now for middle infielders…
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by PositivePaul on Jul 8, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watch him come up and win the MVP.
by Coach Owens on Jul 8, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'd have to come up and post a .999/1.000/2.368 line for that to happen
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by I'm NOT Corco on Jul 8, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His UZR numbers at SS are brutal.
Like, almost Yuni bad. So no, I don’t think he’ll be much better than what we’ve already got.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
by Benne on Jul 8, 2009 7:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Were we trying to find the one guy who might be as bad of a shortstop as Yuni?
His defense has been terrible and he can’t hit.
by OlSalty on Jul 8, 2009 7:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much non-news imo... Even Crabbe is better as a backup inf at this point.
by lailaihei on Jul 8, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
But imagine how much better he’d be if there were someone named Goyle for him to form the latest rendition of The Double Play Twins with.
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 9, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
By the way, if we want a solution to our current IF problem that helps long term, why not trade for Willy Aybar?
He shouldn’t cost as much as Brignac and can play 3B for us for the next few years. Good glove, probably 0-10 runs above average at either 3B or 2B and a good bat. Could be a solid 2-3 win player going forward.
I think we could make a deal for him with Bedard plus.
by lailaihei on Jul 8, 2009 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not as easy as it sounds.
Since that eliminates a lot of their infield depth.
by Mariner John on Jul 8, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cintron is Shelton's replacement
With Shelton’s promotion, the Rainiers needed a third baseman (I know, I know). Cintron fills that gap. This is nothing more than Triple-A roster filler.
by davidcameron on Jul 8, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Works well enough for me...
This is one piece of spaghetti I don’t necessarily want to see if it sticks…
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by PositivePaul on Jul 8, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if we'll ever consider dipping into the pool of Pedro Martinez/Mark Mulder/Ben Sheets?
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 9, 2009 12:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The first part of that pool has a mighty fine Jheri Curl sheen on it so I wouldn't advise dipping into it
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by pdb on Jul 9, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pedro wanted to be paid roughly 20 times what he's worth, so I doubt it.
by Poochie on Jul 9, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and Ben Sheets is injured and Mark Mulder is a piece of crap
by Poochie on Jul 9, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not that I disagree with your assessment, I have no opinion of Mulder, but why is he a piece of crap?
by Kenny Knows Sports on Jul 9, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He hasn't had a FIP under 6.00 since 2005 and he hasn't had one under 4.00 since 2003.
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=932&position=P
He looks even more horrific when you take his batted ball profile into account:
http://www.statcorner.com/pitcherSP.php?id=150426&team=SLN&year=2008&leag=N_L
He’s just terribly injury-ravaged.
by Decatur on Jul 9, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dan Haren sure is a sparkling young pitcher isn't he?
by Mariner John on Jul 10, 2009 1:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watch, in about a year or two his arm will fall off for "no reason"
He too will fall victim to the ungodly voodoo curse Billy Beane puts on everybody he trades.
by Karma Police on Jul 10, 2009 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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