Has anyone noticed? (Ibanez)

[Post Count Padder]

The guy is on pace for 37 HRs and 134 RBIs, while hitting over .280. How was this guy not an all star?

[KaiserCesar]

How was this guy not an all star?

 

Ozzie.

[TruffleShuffle]

The guy is on pace for 37 HRs and 134 RBIs, while hitting over .280. How was this guy not an all star?

 

And he plays in an extreme pitchers park, too.

[Marmolade]

Ibañez is 4th among all AL outfielders in HR, 1st in RBI, 15th in AVG, 17th in OBP, 6th in SLG, and 7th in OPS.

 

He's having a pretty good season, but I really think the likes of Dye, Swisher, Ramirez, Wells, Ichiro, and Matthews, Jr, and probably some other guys, deserved to go over him.

 

edit: surprisingly, Ibañez's home splits kick the snot out of his away splits even though he plays at Safeco: .301/.375/.557 at home vs. .261/.320/.516 away

[erik316wttn]

What's his contract like? He was one of the guys that was at the very top of my list when he was on the market.

[texascub]

What's his contract like? He was one of the guys that was at the very top of my list when he was on the market.

 

He'll get a total of $4.25 million this year, and he signed an extension in March which will pay him $5.5 million in 07 and 08.

[TruffleShuffle]

What's his contract like? He was one of the guys that was at the very top of my list when he was on the market.

 

He'll get a total of $4.25 million this year, and he signed an extension in March which will pay him $5.5 million in 07 and 08.

 

With a bargain contract like that, no way the M's move him.

[BWcubs21]

What's his contract like? He was one of the guys that was at the very top of my list when he was on the market.

 

He'll get a total of $4.25 million this year, and he signed an extension in March which will pay him $5.5 million in 07 and 08.

 

With a bargain contract like that, no way the M's move him.

 

I'm living in the Seattle area right now, and I have had the pleasure of watching this guy play on numerous occasions. First of all, I do have to say it was a joke that he didnt make the All Star game, but not much sense in arguing that point since it wont really do any good. Secondly, Ibanez is playing out of his a** right now (in terms of power), he has always been a solid hitter, but I just find it hard to believe that at 34 he has found his power stroke. I hope he has, but I am thinking his big boost in power is more of an abberation then anything else. His slugging the previous thee years is at .454 and he is slugging .534 this year. Who knows though, still for that price he would be a VAST improvement over any OF in the cubs organization. With all that said, we have about 0% chance of trading for him.

[ChiCubsFan]

What's his contract like? He was one of the guys that was at the very top of my list when he was on the market.

 

He'll get a total of $4.25 million this year, and he signed an extension in March which will pay him $5.5 million in 07 and 08.

 

With a bargain contract like that, no way the M's move him.

 

I'm living in the Seattle area right now, and I have had the pleasure of watching this guy play on numerous occasions. First of all, I do have to say it was a joke that he didnt make the All Star game, but not much sense in arguing that point since it wont really do any good. Secondly, Ibanez is playing out of his a** right now (in terms of power), he has always been a solid hitter, but I just find it hard to believe that at 34 he has found his power stroke. I hope he has, but I am thinking his big boost in power is more of an abberation then anything else. His slugging the previous thee years is at .454 and he is slugging .534 this year. Who knows though, still for that price he would be a VAST improvement over any OF in the cubs organization. With all that said, we have about 0% chance of trading for him.

 

Agree completely with everything you say here...except I don't live in the Seattle area.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I just want to go on record saying I advocated trading for Ibanez this offseason.