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The Scar At Second

One thing recent White Sox history has taught us is that you can replace scars with mediocre players and generate significant improvement.  Think Orlando Hernandez over Dan Wright, AJ Pierzynski over Sandy Alomar, etc. Right now, the Sox are fielding a surprisingly decent team with a Juan Uribe shaped scar at second.  Now one could, I suppose, cast longing eyes in the directions of Danny Richar's rehabilitation or engage in wish-casting that Alexei Ramirez is ready to be a major-league player if only he were to play every day.  Neither option looks very promising to me.  So the question for you is, are there any mediocre second basemen out there that are either being under-utilized by their teams or are about to become superfluous as their teams fade from contention?  I'm not looking for a Brian-Roberts-for-Josh-Fields-and-Aaron-Porreda type blockbuster (although I would make that deal).  Rather, I'm looking for a cheaply available, replacement or league average type middle infielder who can do the job better than what we've got.  Would there be any point in bringing back an alumni like Iguchi or Ray Durham?  Does Ronny Beliard have anything left?  For the love of God, isn't there someone who can do this better than Uribe?

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Yeah, something to be proud of - NOT!

had to throw in some Borat humor

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

by rhythm on May 20, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I should have started this one long ago

but not because I’m all that unhappy with the three-headed second baseman, I just really liked Gooch.

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

by rhythm on May 20, 2008 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, in hindsight...

how bad does the trade of Iguchi and the re-signing of Uribe look now?

Uribe at 1-year $4.5 million
OR
Iguchi at 1-year, $3.85 million

Who would you rather have right now?

by SSH2005 on May 20, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

the point

is that using hindsight to evaluate a decision that got screwed up by a freak injury is silly. iguchi plays one position and only adequately. uribe plays three and rather well. if you were going to sign a player during the offseason to be a backup or even a caddy for richar, it wasn’t going to be iguchi.

by larry on May 20, 2008 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you don't

but it’s silly to complain about the results of a decision, unless the process behind that decision is also faulty. good decision making that is repeatable comes from the process of the decision making.

by larry on May 20, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's why I said, "in hindsight"...

I wasn’t questioning Kenny’s moves. I was just pointing out that it sucks that we have Uribe at 2B earning more money than Iguchi.

by SSH2005 on May 20, 2008 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

foresight, too?

we’re only at the quarter-pole, I like Uribes cannon at second.
I may even prefer Uribe over Cabrera at this point.

Floyd for President
In Gavin We Trust

by e-gus on May 21, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Willie Harris

at least against righties

We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.

by Chiburb on May 20, 2008 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of which...

Apologies if larry has already posted this, but updated EQA battle -

Cabrera – .214
Uribe – .204

Cabrera’s two homers on Sunday helped him out a lot. Methinks Uribe picked a bad time to get hurt.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 20, 2008 11:58 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I know I should be rooting for Cabrera so that he retains the Type A free agent status

but I’ve gotta go with the underdog, and more likely non-winner, Uribe.

Get that engine fired up, torpedo boat, you’ve got some bases to steal!

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

by rhythm on May 20, 2008 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep, it sure shows a marked distinction between

2 guys who have been blowing chunks so far. Is the .010 difference statistically significant? 5% when you are that far down the totem pole doesn’t seem like much.

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 20, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Any news on Richar?

He’s playing now right?

by madvillian on May 20, 2008 2:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He Just Started His 1st Game In Charlotte Last Night

He went 0-4 w/ a lineout to 1st, a fly out to right (according to Gameday it reached the warning track), grounded into a double play, a walk, and a strikeout swinging.

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=t494&gid=2008_05_23_chraaa_lhvaaa_1&cid=494&t=g_box

by PaulieK14 on May 24, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Richar Had

a little better night tonight – 2/5 w/ a triple and an RBI and another SB.

by PaulieK14 on May 25, 2008 12:34 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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