12/20/2005: "Quick Hits"

Ten minutes or so, and then I need to get sleep. Christmas break does horrible things to an already-tenuous cycle, let me tell you.

It's not like I'd need a lot of time, anyway; not a lot has happened recently. Nomar Garciaparra signed with the Dodgers; first base, $6-10M for one year depending on incentives. JD Drew and Nomar on the same team? I wouldn't drive the team bus into any stiff winds.

I suppose whether this deal was smart for either side is dependent on how much you think a move to first base mitigates his injury concerns. After his return from the Exploded Groin injury he hit .318/.347/.531 for the Cubs. At first base that .878 OPS would put him tenth in the majors among twenty qualified batters, between Nick Johnson and Mike Sweeney (whose high-slugging/mediocre-OBP combination is a much better comp for late-model Garciaparra.) At third base he'd be sixth, between Troy Glaus and Melvin Mora. (In case you still think he could play around the keystone, he'd be fourth among second basemen and third among shortstops.)

Even if the Dodgers end up eating most of the contract, a shot at an .870 OPS is worth $6M so long as Jarrod Washburn is worth $9M. For Nomar, however, an .870 OPS as an immobile (no stolen base attempts or triples and only 12 doubles in 2005) first baseman--just a few cuts above middle of the road production--isn't going to be enough to turn him back into Nomaaah the Magnificent. Not unless he hits five home runs in a playoff game--after which Garciaparra-family friend Brandi Chastain tears her shirt off--or resurrects the WUSA, after which... well, you get the idea. As a third baseman he'd be Scott Rolen or Hank Blalock; as a second baseman he'd be Jeff Kent or Marcus Giles; as a first baseman he'd be... Mike Sweeney or Lyle Overbay. Either he really loves LA, or he doesn't think he can play third or second any more, either. (I, for one, was hoping for the A-Rod to Jeter to Nomaaah infield. They could have grabbed Rey Ordoñez out of the Queens 7-11 and gone back in time to blow a 1998 MLB fan's mind. ("And the Star Wars prequel? A mess, man.") Alas, another dream deferred.)

The other news? As fast as possible: Kaz Ishii is on his way back to Japan, where home plate is easier to find; Brian Fuentes is on his way back to Colorado, 67 saves short of Our Man Jose Jimenez's club record(!); Danny Graves is... well, theoretically he's on his way to Cleveland; Steve Karsay is on the way to an exciting and new trainer's table. lboros has more on the bullpen travelings; Dave Riske and name-buddy Joe Borowski are his latest targets. My namesake closer? Ah... Donnie Moore. One of the few situations in which I think I will allow baseball to defer to another sport.

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