I'm really excited about this signing. This tells me that the organization believes we can compete. What other teams were in the running for Cabrera? Colorado? He signed with us over other teams that are considered contenders. That is exciting.
I'm really excited about this signing. This tells me that the organization believes we can compete. What other teams were in the running for Cabrera? Colorado? He signed with us over other teams that are considered contenders. That is exciting.
2009 Attendance Record: 3-5 2010 Attendance Record: 2-9 2015 Attendance Record: 2-0
2011 Attendance Record: 3-4 2012 Attendance Record: 3-4
2013 Attendance Record: 5-2 2014 Attendance Record: 3-1
3rd year in a row the REDS have given Dusty Baker a player who'll play full time while batting at the top of the order who can't get on base.
Stupid move, unless you like mediocrity and bad defense.
Two 35-year olds manning the Right Side of the Infield. Great.
Say, "Hello" to the bottom half of the National League Team ERA.
Janish starting would have done several things:
1. Remove Dusty's desire to put a guy who can't get on base at the top of the order because Janish would have probably batted 8th (He's not a "veteran"). Thus, a better player, a player who gets on base would have batted 2nd in the lineup, probably Dickerson, who's a very good OBP guy.
2. Remove that automatic out from the top of the order so that Votto's not coming up with 2 outs so often and nobody on base.
3. Given the Right side of the infield a boost with the diminishing range of a 35-year-old 3rd Baseman.
4. Given confidence to the pitching staff by providing better defense to the team's most important defensive position, thus allowing them to pitch more intelligently (something the young pitchers on the staff really need) instead of over-throwing trying to strike everybody out and as a result only lasting 5 innings (forcing Baker to get them into the 110+ pitch counts on a regular basis).
5. Open the door for Zach Cozart for 2011 instead of having Cabrera hold back Cozart in 2011.
Prediction: 72 wins, 90 losses
He doesn't have to be.Originally Posted by CRedsLarkin11
He would have been adequate for this team for 2011. Cozart would be the starter in 2012.
I've never met anyone who considers an OBP of .310 to be good for a #2 hitter.
That position is left for players who can get on base at least at a .350 clip. Get used to Votto coming to bat with none or one on base like last year.
The difference is so small it doesn't matter, if there will even be a difference that favors Cabrera as there's hope that Janish's OBP will improve by 30 points, but little to none with Cabrera. especially considering the defensive differences that will be displayed between the two in 2010.True that. This team is filled with 6-8 hitters, especially versus RHP.
Cabrera's bat fits better in the 2 hole than Janish - agreed?!
Dusty wouldn't be apt to put Janish in the #2 hole as much as he's locked into doing it with Cabrera.
With Janish, we could have gotten a real #2 hitter in the #2 hole for Votto and Bruce and Phillips when they come to bat.
.335 is better than .300 or worse, from Janish.
Rolen brings GG defense to 3rd base. This is beyond absurd. You'd rather have Edwin back?!?!
Cabrera's UZR average is good.
Many reports are saying Oaklands infield and Minnesota's carpet led him to have more errors - which was the driving force behind his bad UZR last year.
UZR is to be averaged over 3 years and his was great, good, then below average.
I'm guessing with Gold Gloves to his Right and Left, he'll probably be above average.
You're crazy if you believe that it would remove Dusty's desire to bat SS second.
Dickerson can't stay healthy enough to get on the field - and by the way you want your LF-ers to OPS .900 and hit 3/4/5 - not bat second because they are speedy and scrappy.
IFF we had OPS to spare around the rest of the field, we could afford to keep an oft-injured speedy defensive guy to man LF.
Otherwise, this is not justification for upgrading your SS position
2 is related one, which is already debunked.
The reports of Janish's wizardy with the glove, are preliminary at best and exxagerated at worst.
As has been stated before, Rolen's D is GG caliber.
Again, these points aren't really separate ones, just the same ones restated.
We get it, you think Janish is the best Defensive SS in the game, and Cabrera is a washed up hack.
Cabrera has an OPTION for 2011. Do you know what that means?
Cozart can still knock the door down and force the Reds to play him - see Bruce, Jay.
It's a much better option than having the door WIDE open and gaping, and forcing someone to join the show before they are ready.
Oh, let me guess, Cozart was on track to be batting 2nd and playing SS for the Reds on July 9th with Alonso at first right?!?!? All until Cabrera came along.
So, not only is Cabrera not any better than Janish, he actually is a -5.0 WAR player now!??!
Wow, you have lost it.
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I think that in a year or two, one of these guys - Frazier, Dorn, Valaika, Cumberland, Stubbs - will be ready to replace Dunn. They won't hit as many home runs as Dunn, but they should have similar OPS. - 757690, July 22, 2008
Alonso will be playing 1B for the REDS and batting 4th one year from today. - Kingspoint, July 9, 2009
I think you are nuts. Rolen is a solid 3rd baseman. If he stays healthy, that is a great late season my Walt.
O-Cabrera is a huge step up from Janish. I would love to see Janish be a major league SS, but so far he is not. He plays solid D, but can barley hit his weight.
Who says Cabrera will hit in the two hole? I think that it would be better if we had a line-up that looked like this -
CF Stubbs
2B Phillips
1B Votto
3B Rolen
RF Bruce
SS Cabrera
LF Your guess is as good as mine
C Ramon or Ryan
That would move the "more expereinced" player down to the 6 spot. Keep Phillips in the top four spots. Use Rolen as the team leader we need him to be. Keep Votto in the role of best hitter.
This could be great. I choose to be hopeful.
Just a side note, MLB.com is showing the Cabrera press conference. Video and audio keep going on and off though.
EDIT
Scratch that, they gave up trying to make the video work.
Last edited by SullyGator; 02-01-2010 at 03:19 PM.
Hate this signing, guy is terrible and on top of that he's considered a cancer. This is basically throwing money away...
Last edited by Jack Burton; 02-01-2010 at 04:28 PM.
I answered your questions inside the quote in parentheses.
Last edited by Kingspoint; 02-02-2010 at 05:12 AM.
Heck of a debate here between Bleeds and Kingspoint. But something in my gut tells me Heisey is going to be hitting in the 2 hole by May and starting in LF 80 % of the time. Heisey has shown the speed and OBP to be a great number 2 hitter. I watched the guy play in person numerous times and he is the real deal. In fact as good as Stubbs was he was nothing to watching Heisey! My prediction is O Cab starts out in the 2 hole but Heisey plays so well and steals enough basses he moves to the 2 hole by mid May or sooner..
Got it.
I think your problem - which you acknowledge - is the defensive metrics.
You are putting WAY too much into the 09 UZR.
UZR - which you claim you don't believe in - is supposed to be used over a 3 year period, because of variances, etc.
You basically are taking a down year for Cabrera and comparing it the first 590 innings of Janish.
Otherwise, I think you are discounting the huge impact in the offense from the two - Janish is purely abysmall - and the intangibles that a proven, winning veteran can bring to the clubhouse.
We can agree to disagree on those points, however we seem to have found some middleground on the other points.
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I think that in a year or two, one of these guys - Frazier, Dorn, Valaika, Cumberland, Stubbs - will be ready to replace Dunn. They won't hit as many home runs as Dunn, but they should have similar OPS. - 757690, July 22, 2008
Alonso will be playing 1B for the REDS and batting 4th one year from today. - Kingspoint, July 9, 2009
So you willing to make the bet then?
I said Cabrera will OBP over .325 for the year.
I also say Janish won't OBP over .300 for the year.
Not in "games they start", just overall for the season.
Take it or leave it?
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I think that in a year or two, one of these guys - Frazier, Dorn, Valaika, Cumberland, Stubbs - will be ready to replace Dunn. They won't hit as many home runs as Dunn, but they should have similar OPS. - 757690, July 22, 2008
Alonso will be playing 1B for the REDS and batting 4th one year from today. - Kingspoint, July 9, 2009
From Fangraphs:
Orlando to Cincinnati
by Jack Moore - February 2, 2010 - Share this Article
As the Reds’ rebuilding efforts move closer and closer to contention in 2010, one remaining roster hole was at SS, where incumbent Paul Janish failed to impress in 2009. The Reds attempted to boost the position on Monday, as the team agreed to a one-year contract with Orlando Cabrera that will pay the 35-year-old 3.02 million dollars.
Cabrera is a known quantity when it comes to his batting. Respectively, over the last two years, Cabrera’s put up 88 and 89 wRC+ totals against a career average of 90. Bill James, CHONE, Marcel, and the Fans all have him between 87 and 89. Over 600 plate appearances, that’s about 8 or 9 runs below average.
What will define Cabrera’s productivity in 2010 will be his defense. After consistently posting great fielding numbers in the UZR era, including a +30 overall total and +8 and +14 totals in 2007 and 2008, O-Cab hit a wall in 2009. In split time between Oakland and Minnesota, Cabrera put up an atrocious -15.3 UZR in 2010. It’s hard to imagine a player collapsing that quickly, especially one as durable as Cabrera (700+ PAs in three straight seasons). Given the measurement error possible in one season of UZR, it’s probable that Cabrera isn’t a -15 fielder now. However, given his age, it is also quite possible if not likely that Cabrera is now a below-average fielder.
Depending on if you think Cabrera is as bad as he is last year (0.5 WAR), just below average, or about -5 UZR (1.5 WAR), or still above average, or about +5 UZR (2.5 WAR), Cabrera is either a steal at $3M or a terrible signing. To the Reds, what’s more important than this signing in a vacuum is the kind of upgrade he represents over Janish.
Paul Janish may be most famous for his 90 MPH fastball, which he flashed in two Reds games last year en route to a 49.50 ERA. Janish put up a stellar +12 UZR last season in a mere 82 games (63 starts), a number backed up by excellent Fan’s Scouting Report numbers. It’s hard to believe that he’s the +24 UZR SS that his 2009 UZR numbers suggest, but +5, as CHONE projects, is very reasonable and better is possible if not probable.
Janish just can’t hit. He hasn’t hit in the minors since A-ball and hasn’t put up a .700+ OPS in AA or AAA, and in 300 major league PAs, he posted a meager 60 wRC+. His BABIP was atrocious last year, at .240, but as a fly ball hitter with minimial power (only above .100 minor league ISO once) and with many infield flies (16.0% IFFB, 7% of total PA). Even with BABIP improvement, CHONE projects a slight increase, to a 77 wRC+, but that’s still brutal. As a +5 SS, that sort of hitting perfomance makes Janish worth about 1.3 wins. With room for breakout and better fielding numbers, Janish could approach 2 WAR, much like Cabrera’s upside.
From a resource standpoint, it doesn’t appear that this is the best use of the Reds’ money. On the surface, Cabrera doesn’t appear to be a major upgrade over Janish. However, we can’t evaluate this deal in a vacuum. The Reds don’t have any other major holes in their roster, perhaps apart from depth. Given the lack of game-changing talent left on the free agent market, both at the SS position and overall, Cabrera should be a good addition. Cabrera won’t be a significant overpay unless his fielding collapse is real, and the depth added by this move could be key if the Reds find themselves in contention this year.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...-to-cincinnati
I think that in a year or two, one of these guys - Frazier, Dorn, Valaika, Cumberland, Stubbs - will be ready to replace Dunn. They won't hit as many home runs as Dunn, but they should have similar OPS. - 757690, July 22, 2008
Alonso will be playing 1B for the REDS and batting 4th one year from today. - Kingspoint, July 9, 2009
I had said this, but I had the years wrong:
The .370 OBP makes up for his lack of power in Dickerson, and Dusty's shown a willingness to put him in the #2 hole. Though, since you mentioned the oft-injuredness of Dickerson, I agree that there's a concern there, but it's one that doesn't cause a problem. You keep reminding me everyday that I said Alonso will be starting at 1B in July. That means Votto will be in LF. If Alonso's not, there's still Heisey who'll force himself into a call-up and Balentien. Left Field in 2011 is just a spot for sorting out who's going to play it in 2012, when the REDS have a "real chance" to contend, not in 2011, when their best-case scenario is a .500 record.
Substitute 2010 for 2011, and 2011 for 2012.
I also had the year wrong when I answered this question....I meant 2011:
Oh, let me guess, Cozart was on track to be batting 2nd and playing SS for the Reds on July 9th with Alonso at first right?!?!? All until Cabrera came along.
No. Cozart takes over in 2012.
Last edited by Kingspoint; 02-02-2010 at 08:10 PM.
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