tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505486348758250263.post1172907383791582770..comments2023-10-21T05:59:17.265-07:00Comments on Bang! Zoom!: Just a warning: There is now no $$$$ excusestraderkirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06991003445537922192noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505486348758250263.post-69957399702933812032012-08-06T10:16:32.433-07:002012-08-06T10:16:32.433-07:00http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/year/2011/...http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/year/2011/position/c/sort/defWARBR<br /><br />Oh looky here. Kurt Suzuki is tied in DWar with . . . Geovanny Soto! And Soto had a better CS% in 2011 too. <br /><br />My point wasn't that Suzuki doesn't have a skill that might be useful, it was that giving up a very good catching prospect like Frietas AND taking on a $6m commitment for 2013 is insane! Esp. when you could have had Soto for a middle relief prospect and not had a salary commitment for next year. Just a dumb panic move made worse because they dealt with Billy Beane again.<br /><br />Now if they got the A's to pay a hefty part of Suzuki's salary then I have less of a problem. I doubt they did. I fear this addition will make it less likely they make an addition needed in the offseason. that's why I say $5m of Suzuki's salary should not count in their payroll budget for 2013. He's worth maybe $1m and you stupidly overpaid for him. That's $5m lost in opportunity cost for 2013 along with David Freitas's potetntial. The gain? A couple less Sb's for the next 200 games or so. Not worth it in my view.traderkirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991003445537922192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505486348758250263.post-2500488011885593922012-08-03T12:32:12.273-07:002012-08-03T12:32:12.273-07:00http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/c...http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/fielding/_/position/c/sort/catcherCaughtStealingPct/order/true<br /><br />Suzuki = 4th in the majors in CS percentage this year. I think this trade is as simple as that, especially after watching the Phillies run rampant on the bases (even Cliff Lee! got a SB). <br /><br />Money? meh. You buy what you need, when you need it right? The Nats have a ton of catcher depth, but most of it is either hurt (Ramos, Solano) or too young (Leon, Nieto). Flores has clearly underperformed and probably becomes trade-bait/DFA candidate with Suzuki's signing. Suzuki certainly can't hurt at the plate compared to what we weren't getting with Flores.<br /><br />I'm ok with this move.Todd Bosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02588001750834983356noreply@blogger.com