Comments on: A’s claim Edwin Encarnacion off waivers from Blue Jays

By: Red Sox claim Taylor Buchholz off waivers from Blue Jays | HardballTalk

Red Sox claim Taylor Buchholz off waivers from Blue Jays | HardballTalk — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:19:22 +0000

[...] the A’s claimed Edwin Encarnacion as a potential alternative to Kevin Kouzmanoff at third base and yesterday the Red Sox claimed Taylor Buchholz as a buy-low [...]

By: Edwin Encarnacion Is Not the Answer | Baseballin' on a Budget

Edwin Encarnacion Is Not the Answer | Baseballin' on a Budget — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:17:56 +0000

[...] From Gleeman: [...]

By: apbaguy

apbaguy — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:17:23 +0000

That .480 slugging has the front office all excited. I’m not sure about the .305 though. Maybe they missed that part.

By: Loren

Loren — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:30:49 +0000

Why does it seem like Billy Beane’s latest strategy is to collect massive quantities of mediocre position players?

By: WhenMattStairsIsKing

WhenMattStairsIsKing — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:00:59 +0000

Dude’s got a lot of upside, and I consider him solid over Kouzmanoff any day. Good move.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:03:06 +0000

He can hit, but his throws from third base can be very erratic. The Jays will replace him at third with either Bautista or Hill. What they do depends on other moves. For example, if they sign Hudson, Hill would go to third.