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November 9, 2012

Transaction Analysis

Maicer Gets the Cheese

by R.J. Anderson

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Acquired OF-L Blake Tekotte from the Padres for RHP Brandon Kloess. [11/7]

As easy as it was to envision Tekotte as a future fourth outfielder entering the season, his initial exposure to Triple-A and the majors has exposed a potentially fatal flaw in his game: making contact. Tekotte fanned 27 percent of the time in Triple-A, and has whiffed on 43 percent of his career big-league swings. He does enough things decently—walking, fielding, hitting for power—that there’s still some hope here if he can improve on making contact. The White Sox are doing no harm getting an up-close look at Tekotte in exchange for a 27-year-old minor-league reliever.

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nschneider

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"Jeffress’ substance abuse issues led the Brewers to add him to the 40-man roster prematurely."

Huh? This sounds counter-intuitive. Can you explain what this means?

Nov 09, 2012 06:32 AM

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canada

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I don't want to steal the thunder here, but MLB doesn't immediately suspend after a weed test, whereas MILB does. Jeffress was suspended twice in the minors after testing positive for marijuana. If testing positive a third time, I believe he was subject to a lifetime ban. By putting Jeffress on the 40-man, he was no longer subject to the MILB drug policy

Nov 09, 2012 07:36 AM

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John Hilton

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I am not quite sure why BP is down on the Izturis move. The Jays have no real options for second base or substitute infielder; Hechaverria needs more time in Triple A to work on his swing and the backup infielder as it currently stands is Mike McCoy. The contract looks pretty cheap overall, there were not a lot of other options available and even if Hech makes it as the starting second baseman, you now have reasonable depth if an injury occurs. At the end of the day, who cares if the Jays overpaid by $200,000 or so grand compared to production? This is not going to cripple them if it doesn't work out - it is not like they are giving him Vernon Wells money.

Nov 09, 2012 07:02 AM

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danteswitness

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I don't think the issue is exactly with the money as it is with the years. There's no mention above that this is a potentially crippling move, just that a 3-year deal seems like it may have been a year or two longer than necessary.

Nov 09, 2012 07:38 AM

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Rage of Snider

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I don't think there's anything wrong with being down on the move - many Jays fan don't like the third year (which Anthopoulos admitted was the reason Izturis signed quickly) either

What I don't get is calling it potentially unnecessary. As you pointed out, after Aviles was traded Hechavarria was the incumbent 2B. Not to mention all the rumblings about Escobar being on his way out (although I hope this doesn't happen). Part of why this deal makes sense is because it was entirely necessary

Nov 09, 2012 11:00 AM

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John Hilton

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Three years really isn't that long. Izturis is likely to still be helpful at the age of 35. If people were happy that a 45 year old Vizquel played for the Jays last year despite the fact that he no longer had any range or ability to hit, then they should be thrilled to have a player who is 13 years younger play his role on the team.

Nov 09, 2012 13:04 PM

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ostrowj1

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"Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos made his biggest splash in free agency to date by signing infielder Maicer Izturis to a three-year contract on Thursday afternoon."
- mlb.com

Nov 09, 2012 08:30 AM

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dianagram

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+1 for the title of this piece ....

(Having Tom and Jerry flashbacks)

Nov 09, 2012 12:45 PM

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