From Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports:
Cabrera agrees to 1-year deal with Reds. 3 mil. Second-year option for another 3 mil.
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From Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports:
Cabrera agrees to 1-year deal with Reds. 3 mil. Second-year option for another 3 mil.
http://twitter.com/TBrownYahoo
Well, that was anti-climactic.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
I can live with it.
I hope the option is a team option.
Looks like we can relax on the SS issue.
How much will this guys defense help the pitching?
Code:Orlando Cabrera SS Age 35 2009 -- .284 .316 .389 .705 2008 CWS .281 .334 .371 .705 2007 LAA .301 .345 .397 .742 2006 LAA .282 .335 .404 .739 2009 vs right .289 .311 .400 .711 vs left .271 .327 .362 .689 2008 vs right .284 .327 .361 .688 vs left .273 .354 .400 .754 2007 vs right .299 .339 .376 .715 vs left .308 .369 .474 .843 2010 James .323 .377 .700 2010 CHONE .326 .374 .700
Last edited by Spring~Fields; 01-30-2010 at 11:44 PM.
Depends on which Cabrera shows up. If experts on UZR can be believed, Cabrera is probably right around average as a SS, perhaps a bit better. His bat is around 700, according to projections.
He's a meh signing, IMO, and offers little upside. But he's the devil you know.
This isn't directed at you, Scrap, but what would the feeling(s) have been around here had the Reds NOT signed Cabrera? I think Jocketty did what he had to do for 2010. Cabrera had the leverage and both sides knew it IMO. Too bad it will cost the team between $4-$6 million for O.Cab's services. Was hoping for 1 year at $2 - $2.5 mil.
Give Bob Castellini credit. With last year's relatively poor attendance totals, BC is "putting his money where his mouth is".
if he is healthy i think its a good deal. he is an upgrade over janish with the bat. also we don't have to rush frazier to SS.
there's nothing like bowling a 300 game! 13 now and retired.
Ricky henderson has a higher OBP than C. patterson and he's retired. C. Trent 6-14-2008
I was hoping it would be a minor league contract, or at worst a one-year deal worth no more than $2M. I'm not sure how much of an improvement Cabrera is over Janish at this point in his career. If Cabrera returns to 2008 form, he'll be a fairly big improvement over Janish. If he has another season like 2009 then he'll actually be a downgrade. Let's hope he can play more like the 2008 Orlando Cabrera instead of the 2009 version.
Of course I wasn't looking at fielding statistics, but 2008 and 2009 seem like almost identical years--and pretty good ones. In 08, his line was
.281/.334/.705 and in 09 it was 0284/.316/.705. He hits for a higher average against lefties, but hits for higher average against lefties. His stats are respectible. Looks like a good signing to me, but like you say, let's hope a 36-year old Cabrera only comes back if we want him.
I really like having Cabrera. The entire infield is proven. If they do indeed sign Gomes they might have a shot at something.
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