Comments on: Orioles considered darkhorse for Yoenis Cespedes

By: sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo

sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:19:29 +0000

The A’s!! 4 yr/$36MM! Who saw THAT coming??

By: thejotapee

thejotapee — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:58:32 +0000

Yoennsi just wrote on his twitter “@Yoenis_Cespedes: I think Miami could be best place for me in life…..”

Sounds like he’s already made his decision. Go Marlins!!!!

By: paperlions

paperlions — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:12:02 +0000

What am I talking about?

First, errors and fielding % are useless because of the subjective nature of errors and the fact that anything a player can’t get to is a hit (when a better fielder would have turned it into an out). Markakis has poor range, in the bottom 1/2 of UZR and DRS for RF.

Second, RF is an offensive position. Markakis had one of the lowest wRC+ and wOBA of RF last year. Batting average is an extremely incomplete way to summarize offensive production.

Third, combine offense, defense, and base running and Markakis ranked 18th of 23 qualified RF with a WAR of 2.2.

To summarize, any way you measure it, Markakis was one of the worst everyday RF in the majors last year

By: sethb222

sethb222 — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:58:13 +0000

“and because Markakis was one of the worst everyday RF in the league last year.”

Are you Crazy?

Markakis had a .1000 Fielding percentage, thats perfect and he won a gold glove…What are you talking about?

his worst hitting season ever and he still hits.284 with a DOA Vlad protecting him in the order…DUMB!

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:27:53 +0000

Can they let their pitcher bat and assign the designated hitter to Cespedes’ slot in the order? Because if this guy hits ML pitching like he did in winter ball, they might well get more production out of their lineup that way….

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:03:21 +0000

Because Jones has not progressed for the last couple of years in the field or at the plate (career .318 OBP, ouch), because Cespedes has never even faced AA-quality pitching in his life, and because Markakis was one of the worst everyday RF in the league last year.

They might have the all upside outfield…but it won’t resemble anything like the best or most productive OF.

By: mrjavascript

mrjavascript — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:27:26 +0000

Why are people down-voting this? Yes it’s the Orioles, but an outfield of these three players would be incredibly athletic and fun to watch.

By: 4cupsinarow

4cupsinarow — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:11:17 +0000

I hope he brings plenty of rum for Joboo because this bust in the makings bats are very afraid of the curveball… Lol

By: randomdigits

randomdigits — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:29:12 +0000

I just can not see PA forking over serious money for a player without a track record in MLB. It would go against everything he has done as owner to this point.

By: charmcityhasnonegoravensanyway

charmcityhasnonegoravensanyway — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:27:21 +0000

with markakis Jones and cespedes, the orioles would have one of the best outfields in MLB.

By: baddiez

baddiez — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:14:20 +0000

Breaking News… The Baltimore Orioles have now been banned from Cuba. More countries comming soon.

By: pisano

pisano — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:05:48 +0000

That would be like putting a silk hat on a pig.