David Dejesus?

[polwonks]

Roto mentioning Cappy for perhaps Fuentes, Kevin Gregg, or David DeJesus...Buddy Bell thinks Dejesus will be a consistent .300 hittter, and they're after Hunter in CF. Could he make it as a leadoff hiter with a .360 OBP?

 

Edit: Excessive punctuation. - Toby

[logan82]

Weeks had an OBP of .373 last year.

[joshjs]

I'd like for the team to get its hands on DeJesus. He's a solid defensive LF (or CF, even) with speed, good on-base skills, and doubles power potential. (DeJesus hit a ton of doubles in '05 and '06, if not in '07.) He might make a fine #2 hitter.

 

However, I'm not sure selling low on Capuano is the best idea. If he can bounce back, he'll make a heck of a #4 starter.

[Oldcity]

Weeks had an OBP of .373 last year.

Weeks has a lot more power than DeJesus though so I'd be happy with DeJesus leadoff and Weeks 2. At least it would (theoretically) prevent Yost from hitting Hardy second.

 

I do like the idea of getting DeJesus for center though. He hits left-handed, he's not completely devoid of power and he works the count. He's also a solid defensive center fielder. Braun, DeJesus, Hart in the outfield sounds pretty good.

 

[tigerbrew]

Roto mentioning Cappy for perhaps Fuentes, Kevin Gregg, or David DeJesus...

2007 is an off- year for David DeJesus, it might be a buy low opportunity. I wouldn't mind trading Cappy to the Royals if they add Jimmy Gobble with David DeJesus in return.

 

I wouldn't mind trading Cappy for Kevin Gregg straight up.

[pogokat]

Dejesus is pretty much just Brady Clark...he'd help with obp slightly, but in he total scheme of hings, he's no better than Tad Iguchi or Randy Winn

[pogokat]

Dejesus is pretty much just Brady Clark...he'd help with obp slightly, but in he total scheme of hings, he's no better than Tad Iguchi or Randy Winn

[JohnBriggs12]

DeJesus for Capuano straight up? A guy who scored 100 runs in an off year and improves the OF defense for a pitcher that didn't appear in a game his team won in 4 1/2 months?

 

Absolutely. He fits the profile. He's lefthanded and he hits lefties well enough not to be platooned. He's an idea fit in the 2nd spot between Weeks and Braun. That he slumped to .260 last season in the AL Central where he sees a lot of tough pitching facing the Tigers, Twins, and Indians a lot doesn't bother me, especially considering his OBP was 90 points higher than his BA. Against NL pitching DeJesus was 26 for 76 (.342) in 2007. Plus he's still under 30 so very capable of rebounding to hit around .290.

 

pogokat compares him to Brady Clark? No comparison pogokat. Clark was a fringe bench player his entire career who had one very good year as a full time player after he was 30. Even so, in his best year (which I would take from whomever), Brady had 44 extra base hits in 599 AB's. That's almost identical to DeJesus in his "off year" who had 45 extra base hits in 605 AB's. That followed years where he had 46 in 461 AB's in 05 and 51 in 491 AB's in 06. He's clearly a better player than Clark.

[Tbadder]

I'll try any thing if it's cheap enough. And now seems like the time to buy on this kid. Sure wish he was 24.

 

Oh, and Cappy. He's just as likely to be a type Z free agent as a B someday, so why are we so enamoured of this guy. Reminds me of Cylde Wright.

[Fatter than Joey]

Yeah -- I'd be all for adding DeJesus. I'd be all for trading Cappy -- I may want Fuentes instead if both CoCo and Linebrink leave though...

[homer]

Nobody messes with DeJesus.

 

http://booreview.com/images/the_big_lebowski_jesus.jpg

 

 

[homer]

I do think DeJesus is a better option than any of those floated about recently (i.e. Kendall, Iguchi, or Feliz) because he can actually get on base at a decent clip. If the Brewers aren't going to make a big splash, then this is probably the next best thing - a guy that does a few things really well but is short on something. In this case, DeJesus is short on power but that's not what the Brewers need.

 

Weeks 2B

DeJesus LF

Braun 3B

Fielder 1B

Hart RF

 

That's a really solid top of the order.

[brettac1]

DeJesus is a solid player. DeJesus was 5th in the league in RZR (for what it's worth), so that's a pretty healthy upgrade on Hall in CF. It would basically allow the team to move Hall to 3B and Braun to LF, which I am all for.

 

And the most important thing is that he gets on base and draws walks. They need lots of that.

[endaround]

Dejesus as a CFer? Yes. Dejesus as a LFer? No.

[dadofandrew]

Dejesus fits the professional hitter mold, but he's in high demand, and now KC says he's not going to be dealt. He was included in the profile I did a while back, he is close to Randy Winn, but younger and better defensively.

 

LINKY to ongoing LF candidates

 

Good all-around player, a bit better suited for CF, but he'd make the OF very good defensively if he were in LF. I believe he's still above average as a LF, and if rested a couple times a month vs. a LHP, he'd be even better.

[TURBO]

you guys are aware that DeJesus is an injury liability though right?

 

dude is always hurt.

[dadofandrew]

Guys get hurt, it's baseball. He played 157 games last year, but that was his first year over 122. Not sure if that was DL related or not an everyday player related.

[ryne100]

I like DeJesus. I don't think DM would be against moving Hall to LF if someone like DeJesus could play center. He's still young and cheap, plus I'm sure we would get some fun pitching nuggets in the deal since the Royals are so well run. (Ben Hendrickson?)

[polwonks]

Time to revisit this possibility?

[JohnBriggs12]

Time to revisit this possibility?

 

This one makes too much sense from both sides.

 

Any of Bush, Capuano, or Vargas would be an upgrade for Royals over Kyle Davies or former Brewer De La Rosa. I'm speculating that they aren't convinced Gathright could handle everyday leadoff/CF duties if they dealt DeJesus. If that's the case, expand the deal and include Gwynn and have the Royals include a decent prospect.

 

KC's lineup is now tilted lefthanded. Dealing DeJesus hurts their OF depth, but they could go out and re-sign Emil Brown or Shannon Stewart, and have better offensive balance than they have now with DeJesus.

[Invader3K]

The more I look at Dejesus, I think he could make sense for the Brewers.

 

Doug has traded with KC before. Who knows, maybe the two sides are talking, or will talk at least?

[dpapo]

Brewers did ask about DeJesus at the winter meetings, but it appears that nothing is going to occur on that front. Also talked about Lofton, but I'll leave that part in the Lofton thread.

 

Melvin did indeed admit to asking about DeJesus at the winter meetings in Nashville in early December.But Melvin said the Royals were looking for a right-handed hitter in exchange at the time and appeared to satisfy that need by signing free agent Jose Guillen. Melvin said he does not believe the Royals at this time are looking to move the speedy DeJesus, a centerfielder by trade who might have fit in left field with the Brewers."I don't think they're going to move him," said Melvin. ""They're not shopping him with us."

 

http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/01/08/melvin-doesn-t-see-dejesus-headed-his-way.aspx

[JohnBriggs12]

So Melvin talked to Royals a month ago and despite the Royals not adding any starting pitching in the meantime, he doesn't call them back?

 

Doug, the Royals bringing in Hideo Nomo is a big neon sign that says: We Need Starting Pitching! If you like DeJesus, be persistant and get your man. If they still want a righthanded bat included, get another team involved. Detroit has had Marcus Thames on the block.

[dadofandrew]

They only wanted to talk about a RH bat, and now they got that. KC may well not have the cash for any of the SP, as they've blown their budget for that 67th win.

 

I sure think Dejesus would be a nice fit, but it takes two to tango. The Royals are well aware the Brewers are one of two MLB teams with SP to spare, and they don't care to dance.

[colbyjack]

The guy that runs MLBtraderumors recently talked to Royals beat writer Bob Dutton about DeJesus and Teahen's trade value:

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2008/01/dutton-on-dejes.html

 

It says the Royals would be looking for a cost-effective pitcher, corner power bat (which they don't appear to need anymore) or a long-term solution at C in return for DeJesus. In other words, they don't sound to be motivated to move DeJesus (or Teahen for that matter), and the usual Capuano/Bush/Vargas grouping that is tossed out doesn't exactly fit the profile.