Official MLB Thread: June 2007

[BioMechanic]

Come on, man. Not everything worthwhile can be measured.

[stormy]

Come on, man. Not everything worthwhile can be measured.

But everything about Kendall that is measured says he sucks. Even if he does bring some good skills to the team it will be hard to declare his impact a net positive. At least he won't cost any money.

[Yoshi]

Wow, when did Joe Morgan sign up for TNL?

[SpoDaddy]

Isn't Kendall making like $10 million per year?

[Saint of Killers]

The Cubs didn't get Kendall for his bat. No one is that stupid. Oakland is picking up most of Kendall's salary, he's a free agent after this year, he still calls a good ballgame, the Oakland staff loved him, he's a hell of a guy to have in the clubhouse, is the type of player you tend to see on winning teams, and allows Geovany Soto to ease in and not feel overpressured during what appears to be a race for the division or wild card.

This all might be relevant if he were even a mediocre ballplayer. But he's not. All the intangibles in the world can't make up for how fucking terrible he is.

[SpoDaddy]

Intangibles can kick a player up a level (if they're really there), but looking at Kendall's stats I've got to say all the intangibles in the world would bump him from unplayable to just awful. He's a bad defensive catcher that's hitting .226 with a .261 OBP and .281 SLG; I have a feeling in this case "intangibles" means "he makes a lot of money so he has to play but his teammates don't hate him".

[magnifiedplaid]

In other news...the Phillies can't compete with the real teams. They lost to the Dodgers again today. If Mark Henrickson wasn't starting yesterday the Dodgers would have had a sweep. Taking 2 out of 3 games from a team with an offense as good as the Phillies' offense isn't bad though

The Dodgers are going all the way this year...and then they'll be swept by the Angels or Red Sox in the World Series...LOL.

[Gooch]

This all might be relevant if he were even a mediocre ballplayer. But he's not. All the intangibles in the world can't make up for how fucking terrible he is.

He's bad, but he's free, and considering the Cubs have Koyie Hill (rookie) and Geovany Soto (rookie) behind the plate, this move makes sense. If the Cubs really were dying for a catcher who could hit, they would have kept Barrett. He just fucked up so much behind the plate, it's not a surprise he's already lost playing time in San Diego. Piniella will be batting Kendall 7th or 8th most every night he's in the lineup. No one's disagreeing with your assessment of Kendall.

[Gohron]

In other news...the Phillies can't compete with the real teams. They lost to the Dodgers again today. If Mark Henrickson wasn't starting yesterday the Dodgers would have had a sweep. Taking 2 out of 3 games from a team with an offense as good as the Phillies' offense isn't bad though

The Dodgers are going all the way this year...and then they'll be swept by the Angels or Red Sox in the World Series...LOL.

The Phils murdered your entire pitching staff yesterday, that was a run-away no matter what. The Dodgers are a good ballclub though.

[Othello Harrington]

Hey if you combine the Eagles and the Phillies they have more combined losses than the population of my hometown! 10,288 vs 10,784