Rebuilding or not, someone has to play SS every day. And there is a certain level of embarassment that really ought not to be on an MLB club every single day…. I’d say we’ve pretty much hit that level.

I actually brought his name up yesterday during the game thread. I always kind of liked him but I think it was only his 2005 (?) numbers that were any good.

but they’ve really plumbed the depths this season. hard to believe a guy w/ a sub 7 OPS is a vast improvement, but here we are.

i’ll bet they could get the nats to eat some of his salary and if it works out, they can always re-sign him on one or two year deal. only guy i see in the minors that’s not a terrible hitting shortstop is jed stephen, but he’s already 24 and still at aberdeen, so, y’know…

i assume the marginal prospect would be a pitcher?

that Cintron doesn’t?

Anyone recall the days when generic sneakers were sold in a bin at the grocery store? We used to call any shoes that weren’t Converse, Puma, maybe Adidas (about the only sneakers available when I was a kid) “fish heads”. The bin at the grocery store was hence a fish head bin.

The O’s are rooting around in there for a SS.

i can tell you that when he WANTS to play, he’s decent. when he doesn’t, he’s the worst kind of player to have on your team. Lopez really is an enigma, because he’s got a fairly decent skill set. he can run, has some pop, a natural athlete. the problem is his motivation. and when he feels slighted, or in a bad mood, or it’s raining and the manager makes him play anyway, he turns into a weak ground ball machine that deosn’t run anything out. i have some friends who are Nats ST holders, and they can tell right away during warm-ups if Good Felipe or Mr. Uninterested is playing that particular night.

you thought it was bad when Tejada sulked? just wait.

also, there’s this: last week in Minnesota during an extended losing streak, Lopez thought it a good idea to come out for pre-game in a rasta wig. i’m not making it up.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062603397.html

Here’s the money quote from the article:

Nobody expressed displeasure to López about the antics, but still, the second baseman felt a vibe of disapproval. “I’m sure people were like, ‘We’re losing. What is he doing?’ But what does it matter if you’re losing? You can’t have fun? You’re supposed to be bitter and not have fun?”

He dropped his voice to a conspiratorial whisper.

“There’s a lot of uptight people in here,” he said.

Sound like someone you want out at shortstop? How do think he’ll feel about the flat breezy???