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Why is Kenny Lofton Unemployed?
2008-05-08 10:44:00 The most surprising person who isn?t currently employed by a Major League Baseball team isn?t Barry Bonds: it?s Kenny Lofton.Bonds? unemployment at least makes some sense, as there are questions about his knees, the obvious steroid allegations, as well as the scare that he may be a cancer
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Kenny Lofton, OF - CLE
2008-02-11 09:22:00 Report: Reds interested in Lofton Visit Rotoworld.com for more analysis on this update.
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Dunk machine, Kenny Lofton, and new P's
2007-11-14 07:25:00 "Well, the Pirates haven't scored 700 runs the last three years. With any luck, LaRoche gets you to 700, over 700, but that's not going to make any real difference. Making a real difference depends on two things, in my opinion, which are: How Paulino develops, and Getting more than they did last year out of the center field spot." Bill James interview with Bucco Blog, January 2007Let's talk about #2 first since it's free agent time. The Pirates combined production from center field last year was .262/.336/.403 on quick look and, as James suggested would happen, run production wasn't significantly impacted. For 2008, James projects Nyjer Morgan at .301/.357/.373 playing 32% of the year and Chris Duffy at .282/.340/.386 playing 53% of the year. Let's assume for a second Duffy doesn't make it back and Morgan gets 600 at bats producing .274/.329/.363. Some might argue that's a low full-year projection for Morgan, but I don't think so at all.. he's marginal at best. ...
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Odds and Ends: Abreu, Beckett, Helton, Schilling
2007-10-26 20:47:00 Friday afternoon rumor tidbits... The Indians will probably let Kenny Lofton leave while exercising Joe Borowski's $4MM option. No big surprise there. Nor is it a surprise that the Yankees are heavily leaning towards exercising Bobby Abreu's $16MM option. From the what might've been department: Red Sox owner John Henry was in favor of signing A.J. Burnett instead of trading for Josh Beckett. One could make a solid argument that the Red Sox would be better off if Henry had gotten his wish. Beckett and Julio Lugo combined for 8.6 wins at $14MM this year while Burnett and Hanley Ramirez combined for 14.8 wins at $12.4MM (according to WARP). From that same department - Tom Gage notes that the Tigers once nearly acquired Todd Helton for Tony Clark. There were many Clark rumors from 1999-2001 before the Red Sox claimed him off waivers. I heard Buck and McCarver talking recently about how Helton is not a product of his home park. For the record Helton...
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The Kenny Lofton/Josh Beckett 2005 Incident
2007-10-20 18:46:00 [See post to watch Flash video] I managed to dig up the clip from the 2005 season when Josh Beckett ran into the same incident with Kenny Lofton. This time Lofton was with the Phillies. Beckett’s quote after that 2005 game… ”Sometimes I’m my own worst enemy,” he said. ”It gets back to wasted energy. ...
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Take a Balk with Me [J. Mark English]
2007-10-05 02:55:00 Some MLB playoff thoughts -I didn't think it would be possible, but I'm actually watching playoff baseball. I guess I'm almost over the Mets "long national nightmare". Thanks Adds for the soothing words of comfort.The Phillies are down 2-0 already to the Colorado Rockies. Weren't the Rockies supposed to be up for contraction a few years ago? If not, they should have been. I think maybe two people in Colorado really cares about that team.Speaking of the Phillies, going back to the year 2001 they have gone 86-76, 80-81, 86-76, 86-76, 88-74, 85-77, and then this year 89-73. I guess it took that elusive 89th win to finally cross the threshold. Talk about consistency though. How many other teams have had that many winning seasons in a row without making the playoffs? Lets just say they were due.Going back to the Rockies. As my friend (a Mets fan) wrote: Kaz-fricken-Matsui!! 3-4 with 5 RBIs and only a single shy of the cycle!!! I don't think I have been happier with Kaz....
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Kenny Lofton Traded
2007-07-27 20:50:00 The Dallas Morning News has definitely stated: Evan Grant reports that the Rangers have traded center fielder Kenny Lofton to the Cleveland Indians for 23-year-old catcher Max Ramirez. If the prospect is correct (I don't doubt the Lofton acquistion), then Rangers GM Jon Daniels has pulled off a deal he can be proud of. Max Ramirez can hit and draw walks! Here are his career numbers: YearLevelTeamAgeGABXBHHRRBIBBSO-AVGOBPSLGCR 2004RkGCL Braves19572042583519500.2750.33-90.4800.755 2005RkDanville20632392784731410-.3470.4240.5270.828 2006ARome21702352593446630.2940-.4140.4770.732 2006ALake Cty21371271142630270.3070.4350.-4650.787 2007A+Kinston227727732126253630-.3030.4180.5050.773 The Baseball America Prospect Book 2007 ranks him 21st in the Cleveland organization and does not offer the accolades I did. However, I will be interested to read if their assessment has improved after seeing him sting the ball in the 2007 XM Satellite Futures Game. Some club officials believe his ceiling could ...
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Indians Trade For Kenny Lofton
2007-07-27 18:35:00 According to Dennis Manoloff, the Indians are close to acquiring outfielder Kenny Lofton. The Rangers will receive catcher Max Ramirez, who the Indians got for Bob Wickman last year. Ramirez, 22, has a nice .923 OPS in 77 High A games. However, Baseball Prospectus's Nate Silver is skeptical. This acquisition certainly wouldn't stop the Rangers from getting Jarrod Saltalamacchia. It's great to see Lofton back in Cleveland, even if he won't be in center field. He's been around forever, but still knows how to get on base and swipe 'em with a high success rate. Probably not someone you want to start against southpaws, but he makes the perfect platoon partner for Jason Michaels. Interestingly, Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus reports that the Indians and Rangers didn't just discuss Lofton - Mark Teixeira's name came up as well.
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New Plan: Extension For Gagne
2007-07-21 17:57:00 The Rangers are throwing trade rumor junkies a curveball - they're now thinking about hanging onto Eric Gagne and signing him to a contract extension. This development may be related to the limited trade options for the rejuvenated closer. Keep in mind that the extension talk may just be lip service. As a Scott Boras client, wouldn't the oft-injured Gagne require a good three years, $36MM guaranteed? That's my guess. That would be very risky. Assuming Mariano Rivera remains a Yankee, Francisco Cordero will be the only free agent closer near Gagne's level. Nice timing for Coco, by the way. I'm still learning how the Elias Bureau determines its free agent classifications. My guess is that Gagne would not earn the Type A designation because he missed most of last year. I'll have to confirm that. If I'm correct, the Rangers wouldn't be able to collect much in the way of draft picks if Gagne walks. Evan Grant also notes that J...
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Rosenthal's Latest: Lohse, Hunter, Contreras
2007-07-16 23:00:00 The latest trade and signing rumors from Ken Rosenthal: Rosenthal believes Alex Rodriguez's ability to play shortstop could increase the number of suitors. Take a look at the free agents - there may not be a single viable option at short this winter. Still, the number of suitors for Rodriguez is severely limited by his massive contract requirement. Not too many clubs aside from the Yankees and Red Sox can get in on $240MM over eight years or whatever. The lack of available, reasonably priced shortstops could compel the Braves and Orioles to aggressively shop Edgar Renteria and Miguel Tejada. As a 29 year-old free agent starter with decent stuff, Scott Boras could sell Kyle Lohse as the next Gil Meche this winter. Meche's work in the season's first three months would only aid the wishcasting. I put up a little Lohse history here, writing that his deal will likely fall somewhere between Jason Marquis and Meche. Other free agent starters who...
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Kenny Lofton (OF-TEX)
2007-07-15 15:43:00 Lofton went 3-for-5 with two doubles against the Angels last night, and he is batting .309 for the season.
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Gary Matthews Jr. vs Kenny Lofton
2006-12-13 13:55:02 Versus: Gary Matthews Jr. vs Kenny Lofton Contract: Gary Matthews Jr. was inked to a 5 year, $50 million contract by the Los Angeles Angels. Kenny Lofton recently signed a 1 year, $6 million contract with the Texas Rangers, replacing Matthews in CF. Age: Gary Matthews is currently 32. He will be 37 when his contract expires. Kenny Lofton is currently 39. He will be 40 when his contract expires. Offense: Gary Matthews Jr. Avg OBP SLG 2004 0.275 0.350 0.461 0.811 2005 0.255 0.320 0.436 0.756 2006 0.313 0.371 0.495 0.866 Kenny Lofton 2004 0.275 0.346 0.395 0.741 2005 0.335 0.392 0.420 0.811 2006 0.301 0.360 0.403 0.763 While Matthews has displayed more pop throughout the three year study, he traditionally has hit for a low average and has also posted low OBP. Was 2006 a fluke? Note: Lofton played only 83 games in 2004: Lofton hasn?t exhibited a huge outburst such as Matthews Jr. 2006, he has posted OBP of...
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