Chad Moriyama Dodgers, Sabermetrics, Scouting
So what’s next for the 2012-2013 off-season champion Dodgers?
Danny Knobler says Anibal Sanchez has been discussed, but Buster Olney says the Dodgers aren’t going to be signing any more pitchers.
As far as Sanchez goes, I’m inclined to believe Olney, because while I believe the team’s budget is comically high, I do believe they have one and that it would simply be overkill to get Sanchez.
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On the Chris Capuano/Aaron Harang/Ted Lilly trade front, Buster Olney says the Pirates have talked to the Dodgers about Capuano.
Despite the fact that the trio aren’t all that valuable to the Dodgers anymore, both Capuano and Harang have value to teams with stricter payrolls, because at the price free-agent starters are going for, a couple 2-3 WAR guys with 6 or 7 million dollar price tags are going to be a worthwhile investment.
I’ve had trouble gauging potential return though, because we’ve never really seen Ned Colletti trade for minor-leaguers in recent years. Either way, hopefully Logan White and De Jon Watson are in charge of that aspect of these trades.
Then again, Buster Olney says the Dodgers are interested in Joel Hanrahan, so that could be an option as well. If that’s the extent of the deal, I see no reason why the Pirates would hesitate, honestly. Clear win for them.
Andy Martino @MartinoNYDN
Mets not expecting anything to happen on Dodgers/Dickey. “There wasn’t a fit there.” Didn’t like Zach Lee/Dee Gordon as return for Dickey.
Why would the Dodgers even do that? How much starting pitching does one team need? And seeing as shortstop is a position that’s lacking at this point, I would think the struggling prospect with upside would be better than nothing as Plan B at the position. Unless Hanley comes out and suddenly wows us with his improved defense or something.
I don’t think theres any reason to stop trying to improve your team at some point, and Dickey for a Dee and Lee grabbag would’ve been a steal, provided dickey resigns for two more years.
Also, Hanley is probably the better shortstop between him and Dee, sadly.
If the team wants him after 2013, they can get him regardless, unless he wants to stay with the Mets anyway. So really, they’re paying for 2013 in a trade scenario, and 12 years of team control of two of the better prospects in the system is a bit much. Trying to get better doesn’t mean you throw away assets.
And depth matters because Dickey isn’t being inserted over replacement level, he’s being inserted over Billingsley/Beckett/Ryu/Capuano, so what’s the marginal worth there? 2-3 wins, maybe? Plus, he doesn’t provide depth to the team because they already have eight starters.
Two, three wins is like having an extra Ethier.
For one year? Would rather save our limited assets to trade for an elite option who is either younger or under control for more years.
Agree. Don’t understand it.