Tigers Acquire Wilson Betemit

[Eck17]

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[logan82]

Thank goodness. Now we won't get him.

[bucksman4]

Thank goodness. Now we won't get him.

Agreed. Could not get excited over Betemit and frankly, as bad as Casey has been, did not see him as a significant upgrade at all.

[DocLuna7]

I wonder if Melvin balked at including two prospects even if they weren't on the Tigers top 30.

[RockCoCougars]

Bullet dodged. This move has started the dominoes falling though. It's time for Melvin to move if he's going to. I think Furcal has to be the target.

[PrinceEatMeat]

Sounds like he's more interested in Carroll than Furcal, but we'll see.

[Invader3K]

Sounds like he's more interested in Carroll than Furcal, but we'll see.

I think it will be one or the other. A Brewers-Dodgers trade seems to make too much sense not to happen at this point.

[Warning Track Power]

Sounds like he's more interested in Carroll than Furcal, but we'll see.

I think it will be one or the other. A Brewers-Dodgers trade seems to make too much sense not to happen at this point.

Agreed. I prefer Furcal. I'm still very leery of a 37 year old being counted on to be the everyday SS. But I guess the same can be said for a 33 year old injury prone one too.

 

[Ayt]

I'd rather have him than McGehee if Green is not an option due to organizational hatred.

[monty57]

Carroll's OBP would look nice in this lineup, and with the Dodgers' financial woes, you'd think he could be had cheap if we take on his salary. Then we get rid of two of our three bad SS's and bring up Green. All our problems are solved!

[ELCABALLO45]

Betemit has a .750 OPS. That would rank 5th on the team. He would of been a upgrade over McGehee.

[Funketown]

Thank goodness. Now we won't get him.

My thought upon seeing this thread: "That's probably for the best".

[danzig6767]

I'd rather have him than McGehee if Green is not an option due to organizational hatred.

I agree given it looks like gave up nothing of value to get Betemit.

[patrickgpe]

i'd rather have furcal, also i think since the dodgers are broke, he can be had below market price, just like the brewers did for k-ron.

[Nader Raider Tim]

Honestly I want Furcal and Carrol. When healthy Furcal is the SS and Carroll is splitting time in the super utility role. Plus taking on Furcals contract might be able to make Carroll slightly cheaper.

[davemakovec]

I'm glad we didn't get him. I think he's junk.

[rluzinski]

ZiPS ROS Projections:

Betemit: .262 / .326 / .423

McGehee: .256 / .309 / .393

He probably represented a decent upgrade over McGehee offensively but when you factor in his apparently very poor defense at third, it would have been a marginal upgrade overall.

[ELCABALLO45]

ZiPS ROS Projections:

Betemit: .262 / .326 / .423

McGehee: .256 / .309 / .393

He probably represented a decent upgrade over McGehee offensively but when you factor in his apparently very poor defense at third, it would have been a marginal upgrade overall.

Yeah but McGehee is terrible at 3rd as well. So unless he is McGehee bad at 3rd, doesn't it go back to a decent upgrade?

[TooLiveBrew]

Plus McGehee has shown nothing that would indicate he's going to return to '09 or '10 form. He hasn't had long enough of a career for me to call it 'career norms'.

[danzig6767]

ZiPS ROS Projections:

Betemit: .262 / .326 / .423

McGehee: .256 / .309 / .393

He probably represented a decent upgrade over McGehee offensively but when you factor in his apparently very poor defense at third, it would have been a marginal upgrade overall.

Yeah but McGehee is terrible at 3rd as well. So unless he is McGehee bad at 3rd, doesn't it go back to a decent upgrade?

We still would have lost tonight anyways, but Casey in the 8th inning tonight failed yet again to convert a very makeable play into an out. By Parra getting on instead, it allowed for Johnson to get a plate appearance which resulted in a two run homer.

 

That's the thing about both Betancourt and McGehee that is so beyond frustrating. It's one thing for a hitter to be really poor as a hitter or fielder, but for them to be so bad at each aspect of the game is just driving me crazy while watching the games. Hell, besides the brutal defense and offense, McGehee in rare instances he gets on, he runs like one of the Molina brothers and Yuni isn't exactly a blazer on the bases either. So painful to watch these two stink up the joint on a near daily basis.