12/08/2005: "The plot thickens."

Larry Bigbie and Aaron Miles are big, fat ciphers. Aaron Miles first: he couldn't start on my old high school baseball team. For one, the second baseman was a good hitter, and considerably bigger. Also he's considerably too old, although he would have to show ID to any concerned truant officers. If one were to consider his closest comparison, subjectively, it would be Neifi Perez without the defense. Or... or the hitting; Ole' Neifinator used to get his slugging percentage over .400 in Coors field. He looks a little like David Eckstein, and I'm sure he'll be kind to St. Louis's stray dogs, but unless he starts the year in Memphis as lboros hopes... well, is Fernando Viña still wanting to come back?

Bigbie... Here's my one Larry Bigbie anecdote; one year--I think it was this last one--when I was at spring training his team came around, and when he came up to bat I turned to my mom and said, "This guy can't hit, but the Orioles still like him for some reason." Pretty quickly it seemed there was a vocal contingent of Bigbie fans a few rows in front of us, and so I spoke up a little louder. And then I realized it was his family.

That uncomfortable moment aside, Bigbie's upside is... I don't know, off-peak Ice Williams? He's got a little speed, and a little pop, and a little batting average, and when all the littles are tallied up he's still a little short of being an acceptable corner outfielder.

As for Ray King's departure, well... I like the guy, even though he wasn't very good last year, and I hope the change of scenery does him well. And I'm still in his posse, though any posse-fighting activities will still have to be scheduled with the central time zone in mind.

I'm hoping this has something to do with those Javy Vazquez/Carlos Quentin trades floating around the internet; while Marquis/Suppan/Wainwright is a big price to pay--especially if they want Chris Lambert, too--Vazquez has the potential to be the next Chris Carpenter (failed prospect with flashes of brilliance, etc. etc.), and Quentin is a better hitter than Bigbie right now who also is understood to be an outstanding defender at the corners. Think about this rotation: Carpenter/Mulder/Vazquez/Reyes/(flak). I like it. One of those three at the top is going to have a big year, it's a law of averages thing. And Bigbie's a fine fourth outfielder. FOURTH OUTFIELDER. And Miles...

Well, Miles is still useless. Paging Fernando Viña, your party is in the Bret Boone suite.

edit: If you didn't love Tony La Russa yet, well...{{customtwo}}
"If I'm a fan, I'm thinking new ballpark and new revenue," La Russa said. "We haven't increased (payroll) dramatically, but we've increased it. So I've been told. But if I'm a fan, I'm thinking more about $10-$13 million.

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