Cust's addition is the more curious, because he's most suited to serve as a designated hitter, the position Milton Bradley currently plays. The Mariners will apparently suffer with one in the outfield -- probably left field -- and one at DH on any given day, at the expense of their defense, so the days of them being one of the 10 best defensive teams in the game might be behind them. Cust should serve as a middle-of-the-order slugger, however, stepping into Russell Branyan 's old role.
As for the ballpark factor, important when discussing a power hitter, consider that Cust already played in a pitching-friendly venue in Oakland, so the difference should be negligible. He's probably a long shot to return to his homer days of , being that while Safeco Field's right-field dimensions are similar to that of Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum's, he's not strictly a pull-power type.
Safeco is more spacious to left and left-center, where Cust hit 29 of his 97 career homers for the A's. As for Olivo, he's apparently going to take over as the Mariners' starting catcher, meaning they've perhaps moved on from Adam Moore as their future answer at the position. But it's a poor landing spot for Olivo, being that his.
Safeco resides almost exactly on the opposite end of the spectrum, and remember, he has already called it home, when he had miserable. He might struggle to bat higher than. Speaking of low on-base types, the Royals just landed a pair in Cabrera and Francoeur, and in the case of Francoeur, was there a more expected winter transaction than his? General manager Dayton Moore made no secret his interest in Francoeur -- stemming from the days when the two were with the Atlanta Braves a half-decade ago -- over the past calendar year.
Here's the problem: Francoeur, despite being in the prime of his career, shapes up as an ideal platoon specialist, like another ex-Brave, Matt Diaz. He's a. Fantasy owners targeting him in the late rounds should be in AL-only leagues, not mixed, and they shouldn't be fooled into thinking he's a "magical age breakout candidate" which is a myth. Tigers rumors: Would J. Putz make sense in Detroit? New, 27 comments. Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email.
Loading comments Share this story Twitter Facebook. Nonetheless, if Putz were to follow in Nathan's post footsteps, the D-backs would find themselves scrambling for answers in the ninth inning Kiko Calero was impressive for the Marlins in , working off a minor-league contract and completing 60 innings with a 1.
However, shoulder inflammation issues kept him from signing early that off-season, and he had to settle for a minor-league deal with the Mets that included an invitation to Spring Training Calero didn't make the Mets, and didn't pitch in the big leagues in He didn't pitch anywhere in affiliated ball in , and it seems that the game has left Calero behind. Al Reyes had a journeyman's career until hitting his 30s, posting solid results with the Dodgers , Pirates , and Yankees, but in limited big-league action, as he bounced between the big-leagues and the minors.
He finally got an extended shot at a big-league gig in with the Cardinals at age, and turned in a 2. However, just as the Cardinals had thought they'd found a hidden gem on the minor-league scrap-heap, Reyes tore up his elbow before the Cardinals' playoff run began, missing the playoffs and requiring Tommy John Surgery. He joined Tampa Bay to rehab in and as the Rays ' closer in , but posted just a 4.
Farr had a solid career as a multi-inning reliever and occasional emergency starter, spending most of his early years with Kansas City, posting a 3. He then signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees , and his first year in the Bronx, , was a smashing success.
As a year-old, Farr posted a 2. Farr replicated his success and then some in as a year-old, with a 1. Unfortunately, Farr's success abruptly ended after that season, as his control collapsed and he posted a 4. Still, Farr had a darn good age campaign, which is good news as far as the guaranteed portion of Putz's contract is concerned. As we covered in the Jonathan Papelbon post, Francisco Cordero is probably a wizard. In fact, I'll be referring to him as "The Warlock" for the rest of this post.
His peripherals caught up to him in , as he posted a 3. Of course, The Warlock cares not for silly appearances, and he went through another absurd transformation in , keeping a hold on the closer's role and posting a 2. Of course, he also needed to employ a career-low. His 2. It's hard to do find a way to use this data to project Putz's and seasons, but it is worth noting that The Warlock held his peripherals from his age season into his age season before seeing them collapse at age Other than simply being incredibly fascinating, it seems that his trend in basic peripherals is the best conclusion we'll be able to derive from the latter parts of The Warlock's career.
Myers had a phenomenal career spanning 14 seasons in the big-leagues, appearing in games - out of the bullpen - with a 3. His true talent level that year wasn't nearly as good as his ERA would indicate, but his success was not completely illusory, as his 2.
However, Myers left for Toronto in free agency, and promptly collapsed. He limped to a 4. In a rather infamous case of unexpected waiver claim consequences, the San Diego Padres - under GM Kevin Towers, coincidentally enough - claimed Myers, hoping to block him from being dealt to the Atlanta Braves , who San Diego was competing against for the NL Wild Card that year, and expecting the Jays to pull him back.
Myers would throw just He broke out in earnest with the Cubs in as a year-old after finding his command, working 62 innings with a 2. After a trade to the Giants , Worrell kept up his successful ways, including a stellar age campaign in which he worked 72 innings with a 2.
After that point, though, Worrell saw his home run rate spike over the rest of his career, and was mostly a middling middle reliever, albeit a capable one, until his complete collapse in On one hand, I don't think anybody is confusing J. Even so, his 4. Almost half of the batted balls against him have been fly balls, but has just a 4.
Although there are about equal signs that say Reed should regress as there are that say his production to date accurately portrays his performance, I still believe his numbers should drop and that he represents a good buy low candidate as a closer.
The strikeout-to-walk rate of 2. Ben has been at RotoGraphs since and focuses most of his fantasy baseball attention toward dynasty and keeper leagues. Podsednik and Revere: Waiver Wire.
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