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Royals agreed to terms with catcher Miguel Olivo, who had been with the Marlins, on a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2009.

 

He picked Kansas City over Detroit and Toronto. Olivo's career line of .239/.275/.405 is very close to John Buck's career mark of .237/.297/.408. Both players have good power for the position, but possess horrible on-base skills and struggle against right-handed pitching. Odds are that Buck will continue getting most of the playing time, though Olivo should end up with more at-bats than Jason LaRue did last year.

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nilodnayr

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I knew he wasn't that great, but I didn't realize he was quite that bad.

 

Looking at his last 2 years hes averaged about 30 or so points below average NL catcher OPS. Compare that to Theriot being 85 points below average NL SS OPS.

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I've actually been losing sleep at night not knowing where Miguel Olivo was going to play next year. Now that I know, I might be able to get those precious hours of sleep I've been deprived of since the season ended. Thank you, Kansas City! GOODNIGHT!
Rob Knoxville Smokies

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Actually, Olivo was on the list of guys I would like to sign to replace Blanco. I'd still prefer Lieberthal, though.
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I think that we've reached the point where we can refer to him by his first name only.

 

Elvis

Madonna

Oprah

Cher

Jewel

Prince

Sting

Bono

Beyonce

 

Geovany!

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TruffleShuffle

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Actually, Olivo was on the list of guys I would like to sign to replace Blanco.

 

i think miguel olivo is henry blanco, just with slightly more pop. neither guy can get on base to save his life.

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I knew he wasn't that great, but I didn't realize he was quite that bad.

 

I don't know who's worse. LaRue or Olivo.

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