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Originally posted by TristanDSP
Trading Phil Nevin and getting absolutely nothing in return.
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How 'bout "No", Scott . . .
Nevin is a piece crap:
AVG .OBP SLG HR
VORP
.256 .306 .399 9
4.1
His WARP3 is currently 0.9 . . . which is absolutely awful for his position.
He's also an awful fielder - RATE3 of 95 (avg is 100) at first and certainly below average as a catcher as well.
He's in his age-34 season, and makes essentially as much as Park.
Park's numbers:
ERA K/9 K/BB..... IP
VORP
5.66 6.6 80/53 107.8
1.2
These aren't good, but they're slightly above league-average, and especially within the context of the Rangers. If we account for the fact that he's played in a bandbox and in front of an AWFUL defense (and is now a sinkerballer who has been relying on Soriano, and MYoung who is a converted 2b) his dERA drops to 5.10. His batting average on balls in play is like .353, which is insanely high - a pitcher's park may return Park to being serviceable again.
I'm serious too - his strike rate is back up to near his LA levels, and with the expansive Petco he might just keep it in the park.
Bottom line: this was an exchange of useless parts.
The benefit to your beloved Pads? Now Xavier Nady can play 1B, Fick can fill at C and they can find out if Dave Ross has the pop needed to be a useful player. Plus, for essentially the same money, they get a pitcher to fill in while they work Eaton et al back into the rotation. It's worth taking a flier, for sure.
Not a bad move by the Padres, not at all. Nevin carried exactly ZERO trade value.
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