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July 13, 2012

Transaction Analysis

The Wages of Edwin

by R.J. Anderson

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Claimed LHP Daniel Moskos off waivers from the Pirates. [7/6]

The Pirates sealed Moskos’ Pittsburgh legacy when they selected him instead of Matt Wieters in the 2007 draft. Five years later, Moskos gets a fresh start. Moskos continues to battle elbow issues, even this season. His upside points to left-handed specialist; a less than ideal outcome for the fourth-overall pick. But the draft status no longer matters. Besides, Don Cooper has done more with less before. Should Cooper work his magic with Moskos, then you could see him join Leyson Septimo and Brian Omogrosso on the Blackhawks third line. I mean in the White Sox bullpen.

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greenfrog

Encarnacion may be merely good, but he's having a great season.

Jul 13, 2012 06:57 AM

rating: 1

Richard Bergstrom

I'm an Encarnacion fan and, while the contract is a "good deal"... if I was the Jays and had $9 million to spend, I'd like to think there's something better to spend it on than a DH.

Jul 13, 2012 07:23 AM

rating: 0

R.A.Wagman

Some mechanical notes on Encarnacion. When he first joined the Jays, and up til sometime last season (if memory serves) he would set up with his hands quite high, and his front bicep practically on his throat. To this viewer's eye, this slowed down his swing and almost cut him off from his own power.
Lately, his arms are lower and he has been more able to actuate his power and kill more balls. It may have saved his career.

Jul 13, 2012 07:27 AM

rating: 1

Lou Doench

Glad to see the Lil Dog get paid. I really think the Reds screwed up his development.

Jul 13, 2012 09:47 AM

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danteswitness

I'm not sure there's a development screw-up there. He simply cannot field his position which made him far less valuable on an NL club than an AL club. Brief attempts to teach him other positions did not improve his situation. He's also had recurring health issues which may have stunted his growth but are not the fault of Cincinnati.

He's having a career year with the bat at age 29, almost three full years after leaving Cincinnati (in exchange for a player who has provided a higher WARP over the same period of time), and is being rewarded for it with a modest salary, relatively short-term deal. I'm not sure that Encarnacion, the Reds, or the Blue Jays have proven to have done anything wrong with his prior development, current playing, or future dealings.

Jul 13, 2012 12:57 PM

rating: 2

Richard Bergstrom

WARP counts defense which is why Encarnacion gets dinged.

Also Encarnacion was repeatedly benched by Baker which probably didn't help. Encarnacion's definitely been healthier than Rolen too.

Jul 13, 2012 16:14 PM

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Lou Doench

Actually the damage was done by Boone/Narron. I'm no huge Dusty fan, and yes he was happy to replace EdE with Rolen. But he would never treat one of his players with the kind of dismissive disrespect that Narron did.

Jul 14, 2012 06:55 AM

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Richard Bergstrom

Baker jerked around a lot of young players. Patterson, Cedeno, Murton would inexplicably get benched for weeks at a time, moved around the lineup, and told to alter their hitting approach.

Jul 14, 2012 10:06 AM

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Lou Doench

Oddly, he is showing impressive (perhaps unwarranted) patience with Cozart and Stubbs right now.

Jul 15, 2012 06:36 AM

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Richard Bergstrom

Cozart is 26, Stubbs is 27... they're not young and it's not like the Reds have much in the way of other options either.

Jul 15, 2012 22:54 PM

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Lou Doench

Mostly emotional reaction from watching his career begin in Cincinnati. It was a frustrating time to be a Reds fan. I think Bob Boone and Jerry Narron really mishandled Eddie, jerking him around the lineup, inexplicable benchings, treating him like a rookie well into his career.

As for Rolen, I tend to think the Reds got realllllly lucky with that trade. Pretty much one season of good health, the last hurrah of a great player. But at this point I think that the fork in his back is really affecting his swing...;)

Jul 14, 2012 06:52 AM

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sbnirish77

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This guy has been a loser and a cancer wherever he has been. He finally has a career batting year to make up for his pathetic effort in the field and he's cashed in. Toronto will rue this signing and have to pay part of the contract to get rid of him before it expires.

Jul 13, 2012 10:49 AM

rating: -13

Pat Folz

"Wherever he has been" is two places, Cincinnati and Toronto, and he's been in Toronto since 2009. It's safe to assume they know what they're getting into.

Jul 13, 2012 11:24 AM

rating: 5

SGreenwell

Listen, there's no need to be coy. Tell us how you really feel.

Jul 13, 2012 11:27 AM

rating: 5

Richard Bergstrom

sbnirish is still waiting for Darren Dreifort to come off the DL.

Jul 13, 2012 11:36 AM

rating: 6

John Hilton

I'm still waiting too. When do you think he will get back?

Jul 14, 2012 10:15 AM

rating: 1

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