Rumor from Rosenthal: O's might acquire Lopez
by birdman on Jun 27, 2008 2:34 PM EDT
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PrintThe Orioles, desperately seeking a shortstop, have engaged in substantive conversations with the Nationals about a trade for infielder Felipe Lopez, according to major league sources.
The Nationals reportedly are close to signing shortstop Cristian Guzman to a two-year contract extension for an unknown dollar amount and are unlikely to retain Lopez as a free agent after this season.
In return for Lopez, the Nationals likely would receive a marginal minor-league prospect.
The Orioles have been looking for help at shortstop ever since trading Miguel Tejada to the Astros last off-season.
Lopez is hitting .247 with 25 runs and 20 RBI.
If a deal is completed, it likely would not be announced until after the completion of the Orioles-Nationals series this weekend in Washington, sources say.
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Pretty much a worthless trade especially since Lopez is a 3 month rental. But if the O's give up next to nothing to get him, I suppose it can't hurt either.
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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.
Wow...
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.
Always trust you cape. -Guy Clark
Correction...
I didn’t bring up that they were in talks. I only mentioned his name b/c it was on the list of 2009 free agents.
Always trust you cape. -Guy Clark
i'd say they could do worse...
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?
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
What exactly does Lopez bring
that Cintron doesn’t?
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
Really?
I thought Lopez was moved off short as recently as last year.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
i think...
it’s been an issue when guzman is healthy, but he is a logical choice over belliard.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jun 27, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
True.
I suppose I just don’t see the point in picking up Lopez’s salary when Cintron looks as if he’s a very similar player.
A mind without purpose will walk in dark places.
i think it depends...
if the nats will eat some salary and what they want in return. i thought bynum and cintron were very similar on paper and we see how that worked out.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jun 27, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like a decent idea to me. I mean, certainly it doesn’t hurt anything, and maybe a change of atmosphere will do him some good (stranger things have happened).
In 73 games this year he is hitting .247 AVG, .321 OBP, .331 SLG, and 4 SB. He has 15 2B.
Cintron, who doesn’t seem to have that much support from Trembley, is only hitting .268 AVG, .293 OBP, .357 SLG in 22 games. He has 0 SB and 2 2B.
Also worth noting that Lopez has played 60 games at 2B, but is a natural SS. A move back to his usual position might improve his attitude and, therefore, his hitting. It’s a stretch, but it happens with guys.
I say go for it.
lopez
does anyone know if his fielding is any good?
As far as hitting, he had a great 2005 and a decent 2006, so maybe theres the ability to hit somewhere left in him. If anyone wants the smallest glimmer of hope, look at his home/away splits this year. Yeah its only like 300 ABs, but maybe he just really hates playing in washington.
But more than likely he will always suck and never crack a .700 OPS for the rest of his career. Sadly enough, he would be an upgrade over the crap we currently got.
from what i've seen...
he certainly LOOKS better than contron, but i know there have always been some knocks about his glove. he actually got nice marks for the time he spent in left this year.
foghat goes with everything--birdman, 5/16/08
by j.q. higgins on Jun 27, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
he has had good carrer numbers but
Injuries are really killing him. .916 career fielding, cintron has already made 4 errors
he has only played 2 full seasons, but you might as well take a chance as long as you dont give up any talent, he cant be worse then anyone else they have tried.
The O's are shopping in the fish head bin
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.
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".
Yup, we used to refer to those type of shoes as “bobos” when I was a kid. We even had a song: Bobos make my feet feel fine, Bobos cost a dollar 99. There were more lyrics but I can’t remember.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
The other kind of bobos
Were the ones that ”...make my feet feel sore, bobos, cost a dollar ninety-four.”
It's worth it
It must be worth it to spend the extra nickel, if it makes the difference between your feet feeling fine and feeling sore.
more lyrics
I think after the “bobos cost a dollar 99 (94 nice add btw),” part, we use to sing, BOBOS, ONE, TWO, BOBOS, THREE FOUR, BOBOS, ONE TWO THREE FOUR… THREE FOUR! Unfortunately I can’t convey tempo over the Internet but it was suppose to mimic a military march.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
after watching Felipe Lopez for the better part of three seasons...
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???
by Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball on Jun 27, 2008 6:06 PM EDT reply actions
this will turn out to be nothing more than another forgettable trade that we make
see eric byrnes
see .. jesus, really i don’t have to say anything – you all know the list.
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