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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby etched Chaos » Fri Jun 14, 2013 19:47:23

Nick Leyva wrote:
bleh wrote:
Nick Leyva wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:Two?

i counted howard b/c they extended him before he was 30

birthday: November 19, 1979
extension: April 26, 2010

Why wasn't he on the list then? His post-extension WAR is less than 1


Er, because those are free-agency deals, not extensions.
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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby phdave » Fri Jun 14, 2013 19:56:12

bleh wrote:The Mariners traded David Ortiz for Dave Hollins.


That's more than what the Twins got for him.
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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby philliesphhan » Fri Jun 14, 2013 20:23:43

phdave wrote:
bleh wrote:The Mariners traded David Ortiz for Dave Hollins.


That's more than what the Twins got for him.


True.

Hollins was also:

March 30, 1999: Traded by the Anaheim Angels with cash to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tomas Perez.
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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby JFLNYC » Fri Jun 14, 2013 21:00:06

Can someone remind me why the Twins released a 26 year-old with an OPS+ of 120 and a salary of less than $1MM?
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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby Swiggers » Fri Jun 14, 2013 21:33:53

JFLNYC wrote:Can someone remind me why the Twins released a 26 year-old with an OPS+ of 120 and a salary of less than $1MM?


Because he couldn't play defense and Tom Kelly loved him some defense.
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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby Nick Leyva » Fri Jun 14, 2013 21:39:40

Swiggers wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:Can someone remind me why the Twins released a 26 year-old with an OPS+ of 120 and a salary of less than $1MM?


Because he couldn't play defense and Tom Kelly loved him some defense.

And he didn't have any roids in the clubhouse

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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby JFLNYC » Fri Jun 14, 2013 21:54:19

Swiggers wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:Can someone remind me why the Twins released a 26 year-old with an OPS+ of 120 and a salary of less than $1MM?


Because he couldn't play defense and Tom Kelly loved him some defense.


He was their DH. Played 15 games at 1B in 2002.
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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby Barry Jive » Sat Jun 15, 2013 03:21:04

couldn't hit lefties then. they moved on.
no offense but you are everything that's wrong with America

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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby Ace Rothstein » Sat Jun 15, 2013 04:57:52

JFLNYC wrote:Can someone remind me why the Twins released a 26 year-old with an OPS+ of 120 and a salary of less than $1MM?



Its insane they let him go, I guess they didn't want to platoon the DH spot

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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby smitty » Sat Jun 15, 2013 06:29:56

Ace Rothstein wrote:
JFLNYC wrote:Can someone remind me why the Twins released a 26 year-old with an OPS+ of 120 and a salary of less than $1MM?



Its insane they let him go, I guess they didn't want to platoon the DH spot


The Twins wanted to make Ortiz a line drive to all fields type of hitter. In his words: "They wanted me to hit like a bitch."

The Twins didn't like his attytude.

Oh well.

Stuff happens.

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Re: I guess this is the Baseball Random Thoughts Thread

Postby JFLNYC » Sat Jun 15, 2013 08:39:02

I understand there were things the Twins didn't like (poor fielding, didn't hit LHP well) so they maybe wanted to move on. My question is really why they simply released him and got nothing in return.
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