White Sox Trade Bajenaru for Cintron...
A switch hitter, Cintron batted .273 with 19 doubles, eight home runs and 48 RBI in 122 games for the Diamondbacks last season, when he played second, third and shortstop. His three pinch-hit home runs tied for the NL lead.
I'm not really sure what to make of this right now, but it appears that Baj is NOT going to be in the Sox bullpen this summer. Not to mention the fact that this is going to have quite an effect on how the bench shapes up.
Nothing earth-shattering, but I didn't see it posted, and I thought you guys might like to know about this. What do you guys suppose this is going to mean? I'm guessing this spells the end for Gload, or possibly Borchard, and that Ozuna will play some more outfield. Also this might be the precursor to another trade. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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I don't really like the deal, just from a roster structure point of view. What's the point of having both Ozuna and Cintron?
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I watched part of the Puerto Rico-Panama game this morning at 2AM. Jose Valentin got the start at SS in what I think was an honorary gesture. After and inning, he moved to third and Cintron moved to short, where they would each spend the rest of the game. I was remembering near the trade deadline last year when Cintron was one of the utility guys that I thought the Sox should be targeting.
He's a solid enough back-up, but I can't really figure this move out. As many of you have noted, it likely spells the end for either Gload or Borchard -- It probably wouldn't be hard to trade either of them before the end of Spring either -- It could also be the end of Pablo Ozuna, whose primary job was as a back-up SS. He was the primary back-up at 3B last season also. With Mackowiak and Cintron now on board, I would argue that it's Pablo, not Gload or Borchard, whose time on the Southside has come to an end.
Frank Thomas would be pissed about this trade. Damn Kenny bringing in too many guys.
I choose Gload over Ozuna.
The only other dynamic I can see hurting us with the absence of Ozuna is in pinch-running. From what I've read so far, Cintron has at least slightly above average speed so I'm willing to sacrifice whatever is lost in the downgrade from Ozuna to Cintron in the pinch-running department.
I would too
Agreed
It just doesn't seem to make much sense
Gload complements Cintron much better. I can't imagine why KW would have 2 infield guys without talking this through with Ozzie first.
Sense ...
by Nix on Mar 8, 2006 3:49 PM CST up reply actions
I'd keep both
I like Gload, but he's not an OF. Mack and Borchard should be the backups I think. The Sox will have Rogowski in Charlotte if they need a fill-in at 1B/DH. Gload's probably a better hitter, but Rogowski is lot like a younger version of Ross.
I think the Sox are thinner in the middle infield and it makes sense to hold onto Ozuna.
Maybe getting Cintron is a reaction to Iguchi looking bad this spring.
by hitlesswonder on Mar 8, 2006 8:55 PM CST up reply actions
Re: bunting
by 3E8 on Mar 8, 2006 3:46 PM CST up reply actions
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Garcia
Contreras
Vazquez
McCarthy
Jenks
Cotts
Politte
Hermanson
Lopez
Pierzynski
Konerko
Iguchi
Uribe
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Dye
Anderson
Podsednik
Thome
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Cintron
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Borchard
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I'm happy for Bajenaru
I also like the trade from the Sox side.
Good to see that Cintron can rake against lefties. The Sox needed that.
Here's the thing. I'm not confident in Mackowiak playing CF (defensively) for an extended period of time. I know the Sox seem all 'gung-ho' about Mack in CF, but I'm not buying it.
Borchard seems like the only guy who can do a halfway decent job out there. That's the ONLY reason I want him on the roster.
if you guys...
by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 8, 2006 4:24 PM CST reply actions
Cintron Brings Depth Up The Middle
This is a good trade from a SS/2B injury hedge bet perspective.

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