Estrada DFA'd by Nats

[Dmiles23]

MLBtraderumors.com says Estrada was DFA'd this morning. Poor Johnny!!

[djoctagone]

i hope they broke the news to him in spanish.

[Fatter than Joey]

Wow, any chance we could offer him a minor league deal to give us a switch-hitter off the bench?

[And That]

Estrada's OPS+ with the Nats this year was -1 and he walked once in 53 ABs. Oofda. Maybe this'll be his wakeup call about getting in shape and being a good guy, but probably not.

[hawing]

[MickeyDavis]

I miss his 8 second sprints to first base on ground balls.

[Mike2k33]

Saw him during the Nats/Giants game for a minute yesterday. Migod, he must have added another 20-30 pounds. It was borderline disgusting. I wouldn't want him anywhere near any of the players in the Brewers organization.

[Gobias Industries]

Did anyone watch that Brewers classic they showed over the break where Sheets struck out 18?

 

Estrada looked like a different person. Probably about 70-80 lbs lighter.

[elbobbo82]

I thought the same thing Gobias, he looked like a totally different person in that game. I knew he had put on weight since his days in Atlanta, but it didn't hit home just how much until I saw that game again.

[jimmyjeromehardy7]

Wow surprising only because I didnt realize he was still in the majors.

[bigredrobbo]

Did anyone watch that Brewers classic they showed over the break where Sheets struck out 18?

 

Estrada looked like a different person. Probably about 70-80 lbs lighter.

 

I'm not entirely sure, but my recollection is that Chad Moeller caught that game. Was Estrada with us that season?

[SeriesFinale]

Did anyone watch that Brewers classic they showed over the break where Sheets struck out 18?

 

Estrada looked like a different person. Probably about 70-80 lbs lighter.

I'm not entirely sure, but my recollection is that Chad Moeller caught that game. Was Estrada with us that season?

Estrada was playing for the Braves then (and got whiffed by Big Ben more than once that game, if I recall correctly).

[JoeHova]

Will Mota be next? What a trade of crap that was, the Mets were smart to dump Estrada right away.

[TwinsBrewersWorldSeries]

i think Estrada was on the Braves for that game

[bigredrobbo]

Did anyone watch that Brewers classic they showed over the break where Sheets struck out 18?

 

Estrada looked like a different person. Probably about 70-80 lbs lighter.

I'm not entirely sure, but my recollection is that Chad Moeller caught that game. Was Estrada with us that season?

Estrada was playing for the Braves then (and got whiffed by Big Ben more than once that game, if I recall correctly).

Of course. Hence his "considerably lighter" ass being in view! I was so focused on Sheets that day, I forgot we were playing against someone!

[Tbadder]

Will Mota be next? What a trade of crap that was, the Mets were smart to dump Estrada right away.

 

Believe it or not I think we got the better of that deal. Our crap didn't stink so much--only a lot, compared to something bigger and scarier than that. I wouldn't be surprised if Johnny was really the crap-god from the movie Dogma.

[hawing]

Estrada was playing for the Braves then (and got whiffed by Big Ben more than once that game, if I recall correctly).

 

He was definitely the last struck-out batter of the day for Ben, and argued with the umpire over some of the calls in his last at-bat.

I don't remember that at all from the original game, but when it was re-run as a Brewers Classic (by which time Carne was a Brewer) it jumped out at me.

[drezdn]

Oh Estrada. I never forget his comment about how he was glad to be playing for a winner when he got traded to the Mets for Mota.

[TooLiveBrew]

Especially when dumping his lazy butt for Kendall is one of the biggest upgrades we made/biggest reasons the Crew is improved.

 

I vote for 'The Estrada Line' as a new way to refer to a .300 OBP. As in, 'Corey Hart needs to stop chasing so many pitches, or his OBP is going to end up below the Estrada line.'

[DougJones43]

I vote for 'The Estrada Line' as a new way to refer to a .300 OBP. As in, 'Corey Hart needs to stop chasing so many pitches, or his OBP is going to end up below the Estrada line.'

I like the idea, but it should be 'The Tubby Line'. It's more mean-spirited.

[Beast Light]

Then:

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Now:

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[Crew2323]

I just can't imagine being paid good money to play baseball and not keep myself in shape. I could see Estrada looking like that after his playing days were over (which they appear to be), but not while being an active player.

[ewizabeff]

i think it's the facial hair that makes him look bigger

[Beast Light]

It is also intersting to see all of the tatoos that he as acquired during his career. I can't imagine being given the talent to play baseball in the majors and then wasting it like that. Is it true that Johnny doesn't know Spanish?

[crewcrazy]

I imagine he knows a little, since most players seem to at least pick up a few bits here and there while playing with Latin players. Gathering what we found out about Johnny last year from teammates, though, he doesn't know enough to carry on a conversation.