O's acquire Rhyne Hughes from Zaun waiver deal
by easternshore oriole on Aug 16, 2009 4:14 PM EDT
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Looks like we got the better portion of the deal to me. We get Rhyne Hughes, a 25 year old first base prospect who has had great success in the minors in return for Gregg Zaun, a 37 year old backup catcher. Another good move by McPhail.
Here are some of his numbers from Triple-A:
BA: .313
OBP: .361
15 homeruns
46 RBI's
In 58 games. Not too bad!
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that's a fair point.
but unfortunately, if I FP the fanshot, it will be buried, as I can’t edit its publish date. But I CAN edit the publish date on a Fanpost, so this one goes up.
Hat tip to j.q. higgins for breaking it first.
"The single best thing any rebuilding manager can do, ever, is trade a relief pitcher in late July for a couple of solid prospects."
— Rob Neyer, July 30, 2009
Eh
Doesn’t really look like anything of worth, but for Zaun, I guess this guy is worth a shot.
"There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether." -Jim Palmer
Cheap DH/1B type, I can deal with it.
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
Yuck
Rhyne Hughes is a terrible buy here. His numbers are an illusion. His minor league strikeout rate is 30%, that’s way too high. He’s not good enough for the majors and is just filler for our AAA team. We’d be better off with Oscar Salazar.
Maybe he's filler
so we can call up Snyder in September? You wouldnt want to leave a team that actually still has some shot of making the playoffs high and dry, would you?
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
maybe...
but i thought that was michael aubrey’s role.
at this point, i really wonder if they’ll approach scott about playing some first.
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Aug 16, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
For Gregg Zaun?
He’s a fantastic buy, in that he’s not a 40 year old catcher
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
Gregg Zaun is better than Chad Moeller… and we just traded major league depth for minor league depth… even a damaged propsect would be way better
Gregg Zaun thought he should start more often
Gregg Zaun is most certainly not better than Matt Wieters.
"I hate making excuses. If I suck, then I suck. And I suck. That's the way I'm playing. If you suck, you suck. You have to take responsibility in this game. Right now, that's the way I feel. Yes, I suck." - Jose Guillen/quote of the year
I like it for the competition it forces on Snyder.
Just because you know how to read, doesn't mean you'll like the book.
Hmmm
2009 Stats G Bavg OBP SLG HR RBI SB R 2B
DUR (tb) AAA 56 .313 .361 .533 7 26 0 31 22
MON (tb) AA 58 .252 .340 .500 15 46 4 31 11
So I guess we’ll see if he’s having the best season of his life, in which case we got fleeced, or he’s finally figured out how to hit, in which case we got a good deal. But I don’t see him talking walks (who has a BB/K of 0.18?!?) so I’m gonna predict fail.
"I hate seeing Bedard go, but I think the O's may have gotten the better end of the deal" -- me, 2/8/08
If this deal ends up having any significance
I’ll eat my hat.
Seriously, though, if Zaun propels the Rays to the playoffs or Hughes ever does anything significant for the O’s I’ll eat my hat.
how about that PH grand slam?
that was the difference in a game that pulled them a bit closer to the wild card. If they get in by a half game or something, you better provide pictures.
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
well...
was it mentioned that pipkin wears hats made out of bacon?
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Aug 17, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
a PH grand slam is nice
i still bet they don’t make the playoffs.
but yeah, i also wear hats made of bacon
have i mentioned...
how much i love the montgomery biscuits logo?
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
Hear hear!
They must make a mint in merchandising.
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
And the fact that they're named 'Biscuits'
I have half a mind to make the 4 hour drive up to see a game just for kicks.
"I hate seeing Bedard go, but I think the O's may have gotten the better end of the deal" -- me, 2/8/08
by CoachOfEarl on Aug 17, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
It won't stop staring at me.
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
i'm never quite sure...
if the butter’s his tongue or if he’s supposed to be eating the butter. also, pretty sure if seen a rendering where it looks more like he’s sporting “jazz hands.”
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Aug 17, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
He looks like
a mix between those old school McDonald’s charecters (fry guys, hamburgaler, mayor mccheese, grimace, etc…) and the geico money stack. Oh, and cookie monster.
Matt Wieters can get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop in under one lick.
which makes me wonder...
if c being for cookie really IS good enough for him.
"If they pitch to you, make them pay."
--Diamond Dave to the Phenom
by j.q. higgins on Aug 17, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
to me he looks like a short stack
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
to the Rays
I will lead these Peoples to the promised land, also known as "Slightly Ahead of the Blue Jays." ~WietersRunDry
Um, not lame at all
Check the logo that jqhiggins posted. Totally awesome. Good day, sir.
I SAID GOOD DAY!
"The United States is the New York Yankees of countries...powerful and respected until the year 2000." - Homer J. Simpson
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