Indians to cut Michaels

[Post Count Padder]

Jason Michaels will be cut by the Indians to make room for Ben Francisco, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

 

Michaels was an underrated player for the Phillies, but he never met expectations for the Indians. It looks like a good switch for the team.

Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

[UMFan83]

.294/.377/.449/.826 career against lefties

 

He's like a clone of Reed Johnson.

[rawaction]

.294/.377/.449/.826 career against lefties

 

He's like a clone of Reed Johnson.

 

Yeah, pretty much. Neither should start vs. RHPs. Johnson's probably a little better defensively too.

[RynoRules]

Wow. NSBB love-children the world-over are getting released. First Wilkerson and now Michaels. What is the world coming to? :wink:

[nilodnayr]

Wow. NSBB love-children the world-over are getting released. First Wilkerson and now Michaels. What is the world coming to? :wink:

 

well at least church is doing well

[badnews]

Next up to be cut at this rate: Frank Catalanotto, Ryan Spilborghs, and Jason Repko.

 

"At this rate" just means the fringey outfielders I've seen people pine after before.

[Post Count Padder]

Next up to be cut at this rate: Frank Catalanotto, Ryan Spilborghs, and Jason Repko.

 

"At this rate" just means the fringey outfielders I've seen people pine after before.

Reed and Frankie Cats platooned in Toronto, let's have them platoon here.

[Pushfrog98]

Next up to be cut at this rate: Frank Catalanotto, Ryan Spilborghs, and Jason Repko.

 

"At this rate" just means the fringey outfielders I've seen people pine after before.

Am I the only one sick of this guy's impersonations?

[RynoRules]

Wow. NSBB love-children the world-over are getting released. First Wilkerson and now Michaels. What is the world coming to? :wink:

 

well at least church is doing well

 

Very true. He is one I always wanted to see here. Hopefully the Mets don't know what they have.

[SouthSideRyan]

Who pined for Jason Repko?

[imb]

Who pined for Jason Repko?

 

you don't remember the repko bandwgn?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Catalanotto is hitting .261/.370/.435, Spilborghs is .320/.370/.500

 

I don't remember seeing Repko's name either.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Who pined for Jason Repko?

who is Jason Repko?

[UK1679666180]

If the Cubs didn't have Johnson and Pagan was the RH'ed option still, I'd still want Michaels in a sec.

[badnews]

We can still pine for Austin Kearns, right? Man we used to love Kearns.

[Jon]

He's now a Pirate after being traded with cash for a PTBNL.

[badnews]

I also used to think Victor Diaz was pretty keen.

[sneakypower]

He's now a Pirate after being traded with cash for a PTBNL.

this doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

they've already got something of a logjam with Bay, Nady and McLouth in the OF and McCutchen knocking on the door, with Pearce in the picture as well. i would unload Nady this summer and try to sell high on him.

[TruffleShuffle]

He's now a Pirate after being traded with cash for a PTBNL.

this doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

they've already got something of a logjam with Bay, Nady and McLouth in the OF and McCutchen knocking on the door, with Pearce in the picture as well. i would unload Nady this summer and try to sell high on him.

 

mccutchen wasn't hitting much last year and he's been pretty average this year; i think he should be in the minors for all of 2007.

 

michaels can spot start for nady, who previously hasn't been a particularly good hitter against RHP, and Bay. before signing michaels, the pirates' fourth outfielder was nyjer morgan, who is lousy. it's not a bad move, if only for this year. and i guess pirates' management can keep pretending that they're trying to contend this year, too.