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Is he allowed to have the number 30 with the Indians? When I met him he referred to himself as Dirty 30.
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edit: Looks like he'll be wearing #33. https://twitter.com/BerniePleskoff/s...45233281884160 Last edited by eriqjaffe; 01-03-2013 at 03:30 PM. |
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I don't believe Swisher was ever acquired with the intent of being the Sox's everyday CF, as was noted, he was the Opening Day LF in 2008. He was displaced more, IIRC, by the emergence of Carlos Quentin as the everyday LF, which limited Swisher's defensive flexibility
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either way, the two Swisher trades were the worst thing Kenny Williams has ever done.
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Sounds a lot like winter of 2007-2008 at the press conference in Cleveland. . . wonder how long this euphoria will last??? (I'd say until about June 1.)
http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/new...s_cle&c_id=cle I gotta believe that the Indians were bidding against themselves in this one. Why would a guy whose wife is a TV actress pick Cleveland unless there weren't any other options? |
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I'd have to say the Todd Ritchie deal was his worst. Even KW himself admits that was his worst move as GM. The Swisher deals were definitely among his poorest moves though.
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Swisher, Part I cost the Sox Gio who is probably the only guy Williams dealt in his tenure that you can get Sox fans to universally agree we would like to have back. Swisher, Part II netted the Sox absolutely nothing for a guy who put up a .268/.367/.483 slash line over the last 4 years in New York. Adding insult to injury was the fact that in the off-season between 2008 and 2009, the Sox were also dangling Jermaine Dye and supposedly had a deal with the Reds in place before opting to sell low on Nick. |
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The Sox gave up Gio Gonzalez for one year of Swisher and then sold him for NOTHING. They missed out on a huge talent in Gio and had a hot prospect in DLS that could have been used in a different deal. Just freaking a terrible. That move still makes me angry. |
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4/56M sure sounds like a lot for a player like Nick Swisher - especially coming from a small market team.
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I agree that the Swisher trade with the A's was worse than the Todd Ritchie trade.
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This is a key point which I'm surprised that nobody here has brought up. Teams are flush with cash, but not spending as much as soon. It's probably because they know that more players are hitting the open market later on before spring training and during the early part of the season. Why rush? i can't blame them.
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Owens got hurt, and Guillen messed around with TCM in center for a couple of games. Swisher was put there by default. But also by default, he was cast as leadoff hitter. Swisher is a good hitter - really a quality #6 or so with good power and on base skills. The Sox needed him to play roles which were not his strength. |
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