The Seattle Mariners have made first basemen Justin Smoak and catcher and designated hitter Jesus Montero available today after acquiring Logan Morrison and Corey Hart yesterday. First of all I will say that Smoak is better then both Morrison and Hart, if Hart wasn't coming off of two knee surgeries and missing the entire 2013 season I may think different, and is more versatile as a switch hitter. No reason to make Smoak available if you play Hart as your DH and Morrison in right field but either way someone is going to benefit from another dumb Seattle trade or two so should we be in the running?
Obviously we have no room for Smoak who is a left handed first basemen who switch hits. We have one, his name is Mark Teixeira, and we do not even have an open designated hitter spot to hide Smoak in. Enter Jesus Montero. Should the Yankees take another shot on the 24 year old? His trade value will never be lower after being sent down to AAA to work as a first basemen and being suspended for 50 games after his ties to Biogenesis. Montero would give us a right handed power bat with minor league options left, and who can ignore the nostalgia and the fact that we could boast how we "won" the Michael Pineda trade. Montero is not a free agent until the 2019 season so five years of team control would really be nice for a guy that is in the major leagues and ready, to hit anyway, right now.
Maybe this stat line will sway you either way... what say you?
| Year | Age | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | NYY | 18 | 69 | 61 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 17 | .328 | .406 | .590 | .996 | 163 |
| 2012 | 22 | SEA | 135 | 553 | 515 | 46 | 134 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 62 | 29 | 99 | .260 | .298 | .386 | .685 | 94 |
| 2013 | 23 | SEA | 29 | 110 | 101 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | .208 | .264 | .327 | .590 | 69 |
| 3 Yrs | 182 | 732 | 677 | 61 | 175 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 83 | 44 | 137 | .258 | .303 | .396 | .699 | 97 | ||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 652 | 603 | 54 | 156 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 74 | 39 | 122 | .258 | .303 | .396 | .699 | 97 | ||
| SEA (2 yrs) | 164 | 663 | 616 | 52 | 155 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 71 | 37 | 120 | .252 | .293 | .377 | .669 | 89 | ||
| NYY (1 yr) | 18 | 69 | 61 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 17 | .328 | .406 | .590 | .996 | 163 | ||
Meh...not excited about Jesus Montero...but why not!?
ReplyDeleteCouldn't cost much
ReplyDeleteHow I always saw Jesus Montero....have posted this over the years.
ReplyDeleteFrom the time I was fully versed on his batting skills, and his questionable catching....I thought Montero
would be the next ...Edgar Martinez. The great hitter from the Seattle Mariners.
Edgar, tore his ham string on an infield seem in '93, and never fully recovered. Edgar became Seattle's full time DH in '95....and KILLED the Yankees, until he retired. What a hitter. What a great hitter.
Maybe Montero was all hype, looks that way now. But at one time, he did look like a hitter...sort of like
that guy......Edgar.
Bring him back if you can. Humble him. Let him toil in triple-A. If Montero really wants it, give him the chance.
Wonder how much of his rise was due to whatever he was getting from Biogenesis
DeleteYes sir...you make a valid point. A point that I over looked. The point, that Montero
Deletemay have been taking illegals for some time.
Are you getting your normal sleep ?
Are you getting the elbow at 2am ?
I have been getting more sleep then I deserve. My wife let's me sleep while I work and she doesn't. When she goes back to work in February I will have to start waking up with him.
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