At his age he should be able to regain the form that made him one of top vote getters for Rookie of the Year a few years ago. - Duquette
Jesus, that's terrifying. Half of his quotes are terrifying though.
Posted 28 November 2012 - 03:49 PM
At his age he should be able to regain the form that made him one of top vote getters for Rookie of the Year a few years ago. - Duquette
Posted 28 November 2012 - 03:51 PM
Yea...Sometimes you really have to wonder if he believes half of the crap he says.Jesus, that's terrifying. Half of his quotes are terrifying though.
Posted 28 November 2012 - 05:05 PM
I don't see this as any reason for them to trade Hardy.
Valencia has essentially become a one trick pony with the bat. He can hit some HR, but can't hit RHP and even struggled last year against LHP. He's a zero risk pickup, that maybe can platoon with Betemit or come off the bench. Otherwise, I wouldn't look much into this. If anything, he has been exposed so much that his value is almost miniscule. Boston wouldn't have given him up for just cash if that wasn't the case.
Posted 28 November 2012 - 06:06 PM
Posted 28 November 2012 - 08:09 PM
Posted 28 November 2012 - 09:43 PM
Yeah, its depth that is likely to start at AAA but with a history of some success in the Major Leagues. These are the type of moves we all wished AM made more of in his tenure. Simply improving the talent on the 40 man roster in case of injuries or lightning in a bottle. There is a big difference between making this trade expecting Valencia to be a contributor to the '13 Orioles and making this trade as insurance and taking a shot in the dark. I have no problem with these crapshoot moves that only have considerable more upside than downside.
Posted 28 November 2012 - 09:49 PM
Posted 29 November 2012 - 02:49 AM
I'm not at all down on Dan... but Forrest Gump or Rain Man come to mind.Yea...Sometimes you really have to wonder if he believes half of the crap he says.
Posted 29 November 2012 - 07:48 AM
Posted 04 December 2012 - 01:23 PM
Posted 04 December 2012 - 05:41 PM
Some other aspects about Valencia that I failed to mention on the podcast:
He has never walked enough his entire career.
The 3 seasons in the bigs:
2010 - 6.2%
2011 - 6.6%
2012 - 1.9%
Walked even less in the minors
Posted 05 February 2013 - 07:29 PM
Jeff Passan @JeffPassan
Names in records obtained by Yahoo! Sports also include Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli and Orioles third baseman Danny Valencia.
BREAKING: Ryan Braun's name is in Biogenesis records and MLB will investigate his association with PED clinic. News: http://yhoo.it/VSa8bF
Posted 05 February 2013 - 08:16 PM
Posted 06 February 2013 - 05:06 PM
I wonder if it's a coincidence the O's claim a guy that serves pretty much the same role Valencia would, the day Valencia gets associated with this PED mess?
Well I hear Linda Ronstadt is looking for a guitar player.
Posted 06 February 2013 - 05:32 PM
Posted 18 September 2013 - 07:49 AM
Valencia has certainly made the most of his 125 ab's this year.
.988 OPS overall, (1.083 vs. LHP).
If I were Valencia, I'd want to go play 2nd base in a Winter League somewhere.
Posted 18 September 2013 - 08:37 AM
From Ken Rosenthal's article on 9/16:
Danny Valencia’s late surge with the Orioles could make him an appealing option for the Marlins, who will be looking for help at third base this offseason. Valencia was born in Miami, grew up in Boca Raton and attended the University of Miami.
Posted 18 September 2013 - 08:45 AM
I'd like to keep him for next year to see if he's actually figured out how to hit right handed pitching (I have zero doubts that he can hit left handed pitching), but I've got a feeling that someone could think he's more than a DH.
"We're not going to be f***ing suck this year" - Alex Ovechkin
@BaltimoreDavey
Posted 18 September 2013 - 08:48 AM
I'd like to keep him for next year to see if he's actually figured out how to hit right handed pitching (I have zero doubts that he can hit left handed pitching), but I've got a feeling that someone could think he's more than a DH.
Agreed, but there's really nowhere for him, short of a platoon with McLouth in LF, I'm not even sure how he'll play that. He's a 3B and hopefully we don't see him there, short of Manny moving to SS. 1B is obviously occupied. So he's depth in case something happens in these spots. If he could somehow play 2B that be great.
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