The One That Slipped Past Hendry

[Backtobanks]

Hendry missed out on another crappy middle IF =D> :

 

A's Trade Scutaro To Jays

Billy Beane made a deal with one of his former employees today, shipping utility infielder Marco Scutaro to the Blue Jays for a pair of minor league arms. We know that Billy often values certain players more than others, so let's see what he got in return.

 

Kristian Bell, an 11th round pick in 2004, struggled in Advanced A ball this year, posting a 5.33 ERA in 77.2 innings. He struck out just 5.33 per nine, and didn't even own a 2:1 K/BB ratio. This was the first year that his HR/9 rate climbed above 0.50 -- all the way to 1.04. It would appear that he's a sinkerballer, having a 1.85 groundout to flyout ratio.

 

The other player, Graham Godfrey, is another groundball guy, with a 1.97 groundout to flyout ratio. He strikes out guys at a slightly better clip than Bell, and kept his BB/9 under 3.00 (2.93) in 2007, his first year of professional ball.

 

I don't have much further information on these two guys. Anyone who does, feel free to email me or leave it in the comments.

 

A final thought occurred to me: Could Scutaro and John McDonald be used in some kind of platoon setting? Scutaro was actually a lot better than Johnny at the plate last year, and isn't lacking with the glove. Plus, they should make comparable salaries this year. McDonald will make $1.9 million in 2008 (and 2009), while Scutaro is due a raise over his $1.55 million 2007 salary.

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Kristian Bell, an 11th round pick in 2004, struggled in Advanced A ball this year, posting a 5.33 ERA in 77.2 innings. He struck out just 5.33 per nine, and didn't even own a 2:1 K/BB ratio. This was the first year that his HR/9 rate climbed above 0.50 -- all the way to 1.04. It would appear that he's a sinkerballer, having a 1.85 groundout to flyout ratio.

 

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a315/Matt_2108/Kristen_VFX.jpg

[Mephistopheles]

I caught Kris some when he was in HS. My lord did the guy fit the perfect description of Rick Vaughn.

[HoopsCubs]

Hendry missed out on another crappy middle IF =D> :

 

Funny, I saw this trade and actually had an optimistic thought. Based on the fact that Hendry and Beane have made trades with each other before, I was thinking Scutaro's exit gives Hendry a great opportunity to trade Beane one of his surplus middle infielders. Scutaro started a decent number of games at 2B, SS and 3B last year, so I would think the A's would need a backfill. It's clear Scutaro was dealt for financial reasons: he made $1.55M in 2007 and is arbitration eligible for 2008.

 

Maybe Ronny Cedeno gets dealt here for a decent pitching prospect.

[Hosak8]

Hendry missed out on another crappy middle IF =D> :

 

Funny, I saw this trade and actually had an optimistic thought. Based on the fact that Hendry and Beane have made trades with each other before, I was thinking Scutaro's exit gives Hendry a great opportunity to trade Beane one of his surplus middle infielders. Scutaro started a decent number of games at 2B, SS and 3B last year, so I would think the A's would need a backfill. It's clear Scutaro was dealt for financial reasons: he made $1.55M in 2007 and is arbitration eligible for 2008.

 

Maybe Ronny Cedeno gets dealt here for a decent pitching prospect.

 

Perhaps Cedeno is part of a package for Joe Blanton?