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Everett a match for Dodgers?
Monday, July 28, 2008 |
Posted by Buster Olney
At a time when the Los Angeles Dodgers are dealing with the latest injury to Nomar Garciaparra and looking around for help at shortstop, Adam Everett may be reaching a crossroads in his time with the Minnesota Twins. Everett is nearing the end of his 20-day rehab assignment, and more recently, he has hit .333 for Triple-A Rochester. Nick Punto is established with the Twins and he has been playing well at shortstop, so it's unclear whether Minnesota will have a spot for Everett, who hit .189 in 25 games earlier this year, or if they'd choose to trade or release him. Everett, 31, is a veteran of eight seasons in the majors.
Great, add Everett to our stockpile of shortstops (Berroa, Ozuna, Hu, and Nomar)
When is Colletti gonna stop taking other peoples garbage?
L.A. teams a good fit for Teixeira
Saturday, July 26, 2008 | Print Entry
Posted by Keith Law
The market for Mark Teixeira seems to be slowly heating up. The two L.A. clubs have shown the strongest interest, although Boston and Tampa Bay are waiting in the wings. Arizona is a "highly unlikely" destination, according to one source. Teixeira is an ideal fit for the Angels, who are getting no production from their DH spot this year (except when Vlad Guerrero is in it, which means they get no production from right field).
The fit for the Dodgers is less obvious because a trade would either include James Loney or push him to the bench. Teixeira has been as good or better in the second half of every season he has played in the majors since his first season in 2003, and he has a career second-half OPS of .943. To the extent that a "second-half player" exists, Teixeira would be it. And there's no doubt that he'll command two draft picks -- probably a late first-round pick and a sandwich pick -- when he leaves as a free agent this offseason.
I don't know how good Loney will become, but as of right now, I would much rather keep him for the next 3-4 years.