Comments on: Trade Analysis of a Non-Pirate Trade – Iannetta for Chatwood

By: Dz5

Dz5 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:21:00 +0000

totally agree! Hernandez for two years at 7.5 million (I know a million more) would have been better than Barajas!

By: Dz5

Dz5 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:20:00 +0000

Ramon Hernandez moves around from year to year? Did you just come up with that all by yourself because he has been with 4 teams in his 13 year career, and has NEVER, let me repeat NEVER been with a team for only one year. And he was just recently with the Reds for 3 years, and before that he was with the Orioles for 3 years. So he hardly moves around year to year. Do some research!

By: Charlie Grinn

Charlie Grinn — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:29:00 +0000

Ramon Hernandez has always been a decent hitter. He also seems to move from team to team every year. I’d be interested in seeing how the pitching staff’s have fared for each of the teams he has been with the past 10 years. I’d also like to know what each of his managers thought of his whole game other than his hitting, and how his head is screwed on.

Before anyone chimes in, I am aware that Barajas moves around a bit too, but we already have on record some pretty good things said about his overall game from other managers and staff. Also, he was dealt at the last couple trade deadlines to teams trying to win it all, which are different situations than just moving from team to team aimlessly.

I personally like Barajas power hitting more than I like Hernandez’. But I’m not really up on the field captain side of things for both, or their mental states.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:46:00 +0000

I wonder if the Pirates interest in Hernandez would have been different if his re-classification under the new CBA occured earlier in the offseason. With Hernandez going to a Type B in the last week, the Rockies don’t give up a pick.

I can’t believe more people aren’t talking about how odd and random the whole Type A/B reclassification thing was handled by MLB.

By: Scott Klima

Scott Klima — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:25:00 +0000

It’s a shame that Hernandez is getting that low of a salary while the Pirates will be paying Barajas more. Hernandez was clearly the #1 FA catcher.

By: David B. Goldstein, CPA

David B. Goldstein, CPA — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:03:00 +0000

makes me wonder if we can now get Conger and Andrew Romine for Garret Jones

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:25:00 +0000

We’re still working out the schedules amongst us (we’ll try and get Matt Bandi out of deep storage too). I don’t know if Tim will discount the book for Piratefest or not. Plus side is that you don’t have to wait for it in the mail.

I do know that Tim is planning to bring 1200 copies to Piratefest on the 2nd printing.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:04:00 +0000

Kevin, do you know who will be in the booth at Piratefest the first day? What will the price of the book be at Piratefest?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:02:00 +0000

Correct about not needing a Chatwood-esque pitcher. I’m going back to my burning desire to see Gavin Floyd play for the Pirates or some other type of 3-4 WAR pitcher front this rotation for a couple of years.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:01:00 +0000

You’re welcome. Tim is up to his eyeballs with the book, so let me answer the second part of your question for him.

Yes, Pirates Prospects will be at Piratefest with a booth. We will also be starting a radio campaign in the next week to promote the book and our presence at Piratefest. We are also lining up a live on-air spot with The FAN from Piratefest, as well.

We will definitely be interviewing front office folks and players, just not sure of the format at this point.

It’s important to get your pre-orders in for the Pirates Prospects Guide Book so that Tim can turn the first order around and get a second printing for Piratefest.