Comments on: Maybe he has really terrible b.o.

By: The Common Man

The Common Man — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:03:37 +0000

Matthew, how is what you’ve done any different from a BBWAA voter who talks about refusing to vote for Jeff Bagwell or Mike Piazza because he’s just sure he uses PEDs? Your “reasoning” is in effect an accusation. And you have absolutely nothing to back that up.

By: rpb1234

rpb1234 — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:19:44 +0000

“Most of the Minnesota fans on here seem to have knowledge that he’s likely dreg on the young’ens…”

How would the Minnesota fans have any insight into his clubhouse presences? 3rd or 4th hand speculation.

I do not know much about Mijares, but there is value in a LOOGY. NYY spent $8M on Feliciano (bad investment) to be a LOOGY. It seems that the Royals could have flipped him for a B or C grade prospect.

By: yarguy

yarguy — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:41:44 +0000

Real journalists require two sources; lots of sportswriters use only one. Matthew just pulls it out of what he sits on.

By: seeingwhatsticks

seeingwhatsticks — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 04:49:02 +0000

Sabathia’s a pretty big guy, does that mean he’s not dedicated to his career? What about Prince Fielder or David Ortiz? I’m not necessarily disagreeing with you because I think it’s pathetic that a professional athlete can let themselves go like that but if you’re going to hold Mijares to that standard you should also hold other players to it as well, regardless of their star status within the game.

By: Matthew Pouliot

Matthew Pouliot — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:53:14 +0000

What you call speculation, I call reasoning. If a team cuts a perfectly useful player for no obvious on-the-field reason, then one can only assume there are off-the-field explanations.

It’s hardly controversial to suggest that Mijares a) isn’t particularly dedicated to his career and b) isn’t particularly well liked by his teammates.

As for the former, well, look at him; being in shape isn’t a priority. He’s also twice had visa problems making him late to spring training.

Incidents with his teammates include calling out Mauer in the media for pitch selection and nearly getting Delmon Young hurt by pulling a Padilla. In 2009, he was thrown off his winter league team for arguing with the manager (even though he was pitching great at the time).

By: The Common Man

The Common Man — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:26:15 +0000

Frankly, Matthew, I’m incredibly disappointed at your baseless and uncorroborated attack on Mijares’s character. If you have any sources that Mijares is bad in the clubhouse, say so. Otherwise, this kind of speculation is the kind of B.S. that gets amateur bloggers rightly ripped. HBT is supposed to be better than this.

By: spudatx

spudatx — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:40:35 +0000

Maybe the most amazing thing about this transaction is that it was commemorated by not one, but TWO acticles on this web site.

Mijares is not a great player. In 2012, he posted numbers better than last year, sure, but the coaching staff has almost undoubtedly found a guy who performed to his contract in 2012 and wasn’t likely to be recommended to re-signed for 2013 based on conditioning and anticipated rate of decline. If you’re the Royals, what’s the point of keeping him? Most of the Minnesota fans on here seem to have knowledge that he’s likely dreg on the young’ens by showing a lack of work ethic and dedication in recent years, so that potential upside is gone too. If this is the case, keeping him around just to maybe win another insignificant game or two and do the paperwork during the off-season seems seems less desirable than throwing that cash back into the stadium or another value-signing like Mijares was last off-season.

I’m hoping we don’t get three articles next year in amazement that Mijares has washed out of the league.

By: lew24

lew24 — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:40:21 +0000

Did Rex catch him talking to the other team’s players again?

By: Bryz

Bryz — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:15:55 +0000

When he was in Minnesota, the coaching staff had a real issue with Mijares’ work ethic. His weight was always a problem. Maybe the Royals saw the same flaws and decided just to let him go while they could.

By: kkolchak

kkolchak — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:15:52 +0000

That’s called “addition by subtraction.” I think all of us working stiffs know how much more pleasant it can be when a really caustic coworker leaves the work place. Some people are just more trouble than they are worth.

By: drewsylvania

drewsylvania — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 22:14:13 +0000

Maybe he wasn’t a big RBI guy.