Limp Ditka
Footballguy
A's get SS Tyler Ladendorf.
Is Kenny Williams just going to sit by and watch all the competition get better?
Is Kenny Williams just going to sit by and watch all the competition get better?
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Orlnado Cabrera To The Twins (1 Viewer)
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Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Let's hope so.
shut it down
Footballguy
Cabrera can't hit or field. I don't know if I'd classify this as "better."
Frostillicus
Footballguy
As a Twins fan trust me, he's better.
Not better than Nick Punto, or Alexi Casilla? He is better.
pettifogger
Footballguy
To fool me into re-upping my weekend season tickets, so I could pay $30 per seat watching a Triple-A team again for the second half.So why the #### did Oakland even sign Cabrera and Holliday at the beginning of this year?
MrPhoenix
Ron Paul Soldier
Cabrera was because so they could pawn him off at the trade deadline. Too bad Cabrera had to suck to start off the year, though. Pretty sure they were hoping for a bigger bounty for him.As for Holliday....I can't believe they would give up Carlos Gonzalez and Huston Street for a guy they could just flip at the deadline. I guess they thought they could resign Holliday, but he got to expensive.So why the #### did Oakland even sign Cabrera and Holliday at the beginning of this year?
Gopher State
Footballguy
Since July 1, Cabrera has batted .373 with eight doubles, two homers and 16 RBIs in 110 at-bats. He's a two-time Gold Glove winner, in 2001 and 2007, who has a career .274 average. can't hit
can't field
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Can anyone tell me about Ladendorf? Any good? What's the upside?
Oakland thought they had a legitimate chance. If Giambi and the other bats had actually hit the ball as was hoped, and the young pitching matured faster than expected, we had an actual chance to make a run at the division.
Some people were picking Oakland as a dark horse candidate. We gambled and lost. I'm okay with that.
Oakland thought they had a legitimate chance. If Giambi and the other bats had actually hit the ball as was hoped, and the young pitching matured faster than expected, we had an actual chance to make a run at the division.
Some people were picking Oakland as a dark horse candidate. We gambled and lost. I'm okay with that.
His bat has recently come to life as has his fielding, but he was TERRIBLE in both for much of the year. I can understand a slow start to batting, but I have no clue why he was so lousy in the field.can't hitcan't field
Notorious T.R.E.
Showdown!™ Administrator
Ladendorf was a Twins 2nd round pick in 2008. He's 21 (I think), just moved from low A to High A. Hit really well in low A, not so much in high A.Not one of the Twins top prospects, but he's young and maybe the A's see something in him.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Ranked the #32 prospect in the system. Sucked at rookie ball last year, but destroyed it this year and has struggled again since being promoted to A. Likely will have to be moved from SS. Drafted purely for his hitting, destroyed JuCo ball two years ago.Notorious T.R.E. said:
Gopher State
Footballguy
Twins' Cabrera tops under-the-radar trade winners
USA TODAY
Everyone likes to make proclamations about which teams were winners and losers at the trade deadline, but what about the biggest fantasy winners and losers? Sometimes they're one and the same. Witness Cliff Lee's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies. He tossed a complete-game four-hitter in San Francisco. Similarly, Victor Martinez leaves a sinking ship in Cleveland for the energy of a pennant race (not to mention the pleasure of hitting in Fenway) with the Boston Red Sox.
After a deadline deal, Orlando Cabrera will become the Minnesota Twins' new shortstop. The Twins sent minor league infielder Tyler Ladendorf to the Oakland A's.
We've previously covered the Martinez, Jarrod Washburn and Jake Peavy trades in-depth, but one of the big winners in yesterday's flurry of activity who didn't get a lot of attention is new Twins shortstop Orlando Cabrera. With the Oakland A's last week dealing their best hitter, Matt Holliday, Cabrera was left in a horrible offense in a horrible hitter's park. In Minnesota, he'll be playing in what ranks this season as the AL's best park for offense.
USA TODAY
Everyone likes to make proclamations about which teams were winners and losers at the trade deadline, but what about the biggest fantasy winners and losers? Sometimes they're one and the same. Witness Cliff Lee's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies. He tossed a complete-game four-hitter in San Francisco. Similarly, Victor Martinez leaves a sinking ship in Cleveland for the energy of a pennant race (not to mention the pleasure of hitting in Fenway) with the Boston Red Sox.
After a deadline deal, Orlando Cabrera will become the Minnesota Twins' new shortstop. The Twins sent minor league infielder Tyler Ladendorf to the Oakland A's.
We've previously covered the Martinez, Jarrod Washburn and Jake Peavy trades in-depth, but one of the big winners in yesterday's flurry of activity who didn't get a lot of attention is new Twins shortstop Orlando Cabrera. With the Oakland A's last week dealing their best hitter, Matt Holliday, Cabrera was left in a horrible offense in a horrible hitter's park. In Minnesota, he'll be playing in what ranks this season as the AL's best park for offense.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Frostillicus
Footballguy
I just want to mention here that Captain Re tard Gardy has said he won't play Brendan Harris at second, which makes this trade essentially worthless because we still have to deal with Casilla/Punto, and Harris/Cabrera are fairy even.
God ####### damn ridiuclus. That ### ####### ######ed ### ####er needs to go. #### that ####### #### guy. He is a cockwrangler. I hate him so much.
God ####### damn ridiuclus. That ### ####### ######ed ### ####er needs to go. #### that ####### #### guy. He is a cockwrangler. I hate him so much.
MrPhoenix
Ron Paul Soldier
Need a hug?
shut it down
Footballguy
Look up his UZR for this year and get back to me.Since July 1, Cabrera has batted .373 with eight doubles, two homers and 16 RBIs in 110 at-bats. He's a two-time Gold Glove winner, in 2001 and 2007, who has a career .274 average. can't hitcan't field
shut it down
Footballguy
Honestly, I think Wolff put pressure on Beane to make a splash. The Holliday pickup ran counter to everything Beane had been doing (dealing Haren for prospects, Swisher for prospects, Harden for prospects, etc.), and it was pretty evident that the pitching wouldn't be ready this year.Getting Wallace might bail Oakland out, but I hated to see Gonzalez rushed to the bigs and then cast off when he struggled.So why the #### did Oakland even sign Cabrera and Holliday at the beginning of this year?
