What was he making? What is his health status? Cost to get?

$1,000,000. Good. No.

He is not really an everyday player because of his lackluster bat.

 

He could get by in Boston because the rest of their lineup was so dominant.

 

Here, he would be expected to contribute more than he can produce.

 

Nice utility player/defensive replacement for late in games, but nothing more.

sounds like a good idea to me, where would he bat though?

No, No No, to Reese. We have this guy on the roster already for a much more reasonable price.

 

Cora is the logical answer to the middle infield problem.

Wouldnt he be just another Willie Harris type hitter?

nah hes a better hitter than harris but not as fast

I would take Reese over Cora.

Yeah I think Reese is too expensive.

I say no to Reese and NO to Cora. We already have this type of player in Wilson Valdez.

I say no to Reese and NO to Cora.  We already have this type of player in Wilson Valdez. 

We need a guy that can hit well. We should get Cairo or just stay with harris.

isnt cairo pretty old id rather have youth

I say no to Reese and NO to Cora.  We already have this type of player in Wilson Valdez. 

Wilson Valdez needs a lot more time in the minors.

isnt cairo pretty old id rather have youth

Hes 30. Not too old.

I thought of Reese because he has played short and is right handed. I am okay with Harris at second versus righties but maybe we get a platoon partner for lefties. I also wanted the partner to be able to sub at short to give Uribe a day off. Hence no Grudzielanek who hasn't played SS since 99 and fielded .955ish, Grudz also hit .220 vs lefties. I don't know if that is typical avg. Valdez may be better served to play everyday at AAA.

I would take Reese over Cora.

Why? Reese is horrible.

If camp opened today, it would be between Valdez and Dransfeldt.

If camp opened today, it would be between Valdez and Dransfeldt.

It could be worse!

If it comes down to it, what we might be able to do is platoon Harris and Valdez at second base. I have to think that Valdez would be able to hit left handed pitchers at at least a .270 rate or so.

 

Then again, like JUGGER has been preaching, Cairo would be an awesome pickup. Cairo kills lefties, and I honestly believe that if you were to platoon Harris and Cairo, you'd have yourself a .300 hitter with a .380 OBP. Cairo really would be an awesome pickup...