Comments on: If You Give a Moose a Call-up

By: jim fetterolf

jim fetterolf — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:03:25 +0000

Last I looked, Gio was starting to hit righties, a problem that Aviles and Getzie both have. If Gio can produce a .290 v LHP and .275 v RHP, he should probably come up, then Getzie become that solid sub off the bench, probably his destiny. Aviles is hitting about .180 against RHP and Getzie only .257, part of the reason we’ve been losing so many against a seemingly endless succession of righties, including tonight.

By: Gage Matthews

Gage Matthews — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:21:31 +0000

I always loved those books. Glad someone gets the reference! Thanks, Wally.

By: Gage Matthews

Gage Matthews — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:20:49 +0000

I actually hadn’t considered the Aviles move as well to bring in Giavotella, but that’s a good point. If Gio keeps hitting (which he has been doing better at lately) he could quickly earn a spot. Good thinking, Tom.

By: Gage Matthews

Gage Matthews — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:19:06 +0000

We’ve got time to think about it, but I suspect that the Royals move quicker than we might normally expect after the Kila demotion for Hosmer. I think you’re right about Aviles’ long-term value versus his low year right now. And if he picks it up at all, more teams will show some interest. We’ll see what happens.

By: Wally Fish

Wally Fish — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 03:47:11 +0000

Excellent work with the title Gage. I love reading the “If you give a” books with my kids.

By: Tom Barkwell

Tom Barkwell — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:13:33 +0000

I would hope the Royals are smart enough to jettison Aviles as soon as feasible. I can’t take much more of his defense. He does almost everything wrong at second, repeatedly. He made at least four mistakes last night, and makes bad pitchers terrible.

It’s time for Giavotella. And Moose. Betemit can spell Moose, spell Hosmer on occasion, and Butler. And he can pinch-hit in crucial situations. His temperment and preparation is ideal for that kind of role – if we can’t get a suitable return on a trade.

By: jim fetterolf

jim fetterolf — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:10:32 +0000

Good analysis. Have been discussing this on RR and one idea has been to trade Betamit and platoon Aviles against LHP and Getz’ .257 BA and .330 OBP against RHP. Another suggestion, mine, was to platoon Aviles and Betamit at DH and trade Butler, who might command a #3 SP in return rather than an Ankiel or even DeJesus haul. Another possibility is Mooooose stays down til September, Betamit becomes a free agent, and Royals get a comp draft pick next year, probably what they should have done with DeJesus.

Moooose hasn’t forced a call-up, so we still have a month or so to think about it and he has a month to polish the glove a little, but Betamit is most likely trade, followed by Aviles, who would have some value to teams looking at his career rather than just this season and willing to bet that this year is an aberration rather than the onset of ’30 year old ballplayer syndrome’. If this was easy, clubs could find a GM who worked for free:)