Phillies sign LHP Dennys Reyes
by WholeCamels on Dec 9, 2010 8:17 AM EST
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Last night, the Phillies completed a one year contract with Cardinals lefty Dennys Reyes worth $1.1 million, with a 2012 option believed to be worth $1.35 million. Incentives and whatnot could raise the value of the deal.
The 33 year old reliever has held left-handed batters to a .238/.332/.337 line over the course of his career.
All in all this is not a bad signing really. The dollar value is low and Reyes has shown a definite ability to keep the ball in the park, a nice ability to have these days, even if his walk rates are alarmingly high.
He also happens to look almost exactly like the late Big Punisher.
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I hope he is a player and the he does not get crushed a lot.
by andyreidswaistline on Dec 9, 2010 8:34 AM EST via mobile reply actions 4 recs
+2
for the “still not a player” reference.
by We are Legion on Dec 9, 2010 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
“I’m not just the President, I’m also a customer”
/judging from his belly
by Boundforbeach on Dec 9, 2010 9:18 AM EST up reply actions
I think he also bears a slight resemblance to Kruk in that photo WC put up
by Boundforbeach on Dec 9, 2010 9:34 AM EST up reply actions
Looking up his stats, his BABIP against looks interesting: through 2005 it was .331, but it has been way lower in 4 of the last 5 years; I wonder what he’s changed to do that. Since 2006: .254, .363, .283, .284, .288 (.291 over the 5 years).
Some of it may be who was in the field
In the early 2000s, he was on some truly miserable fielding teams – the 2001 Reds were #15 in fielding percentage, while the 2004 Royals were #13 in FLD%. Only the Rangers and Diamondbacks were defensively solid teams. For the newer group, San Diego was his worst fielding team since then, at #13 in fielding percentage; the three Minnesota teams were never worse than #10 in fielding, and the two St. Louis teams were both #6.
Honor is no substitute for victory.
Hopefully he doesn’t use food to cope with disappointment.
by j reed on Dec 9, 2010 11:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Two large men enter, one larger man leaves?
by taco pal on Dec 9, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
There can be only one!
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental" - Yogi Berra (SI, May 14, 1979)
by bandwagonesque on Dec 9, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
And a little more hungry once Spring Training starts.
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Actually kind of like this move, the more I think about it. He’s a serviceable LOOGY at a decent price, and there’s definitely something to be said about the ability to get grounders (especially since the Phillies will back him up with a solid infield). Between Reyes, Bastardo, Zagurski, and some minor league fliers, the Phils should be in decent shape for lefty relievers this year.
There’s no way this guy could possibly be as sweaty as Tyler Walker was.
by ThinMountainAir on Dec 9, 2010 6:29 PM EST up reply actions
No,
Dennys Reyes
Their names are different
by SportingFanaticism on Dec 9, 2010 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
And then there’s this
Fuentes is looking for $6-8MM per season, according to ESPN.com’s Buster Olney
That’s closer money son
by SportingFanaticism on Dec 9, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
He blows so many though, no one will use him as one unless their top guy gets hurt. I think there is a chance he ends with Yanks or even Rays.
by Ant on Dec 9, 2010 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Yanks maybe, but the only way he winds up a Ray is if his financial demands shrink- I really doubt they are paying 6 mil for a reliever, let alone 8.
by dannijd on Dec 9, 2010 5:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Some helpful stats for examining Mr. Fuentes’ 2010 season:
ERA: 2.81
xFIP: 4.54
BABIP: .227
Conclusion: Do not want.
by ThinMountainAir on Dec 9, 2010 6:36 PM EST up reply actions
I’m relieved that Rube showed self-restraint with Greinke or any big deal, but while another ace or overpriced closer-ish reliever is unnecessary that doesn’t change the need for a 5th starter unless KK. Is it. The Padres got Harang for 1 year at 3.5 which perhaps is overpaying for a number 5 starter, however with Werth’s RH bat gone will the potenial offensiveloss offset the potenial damage KK could cause? The thought of standing pat in regards to right handed hiiters was premised on suring up the 5th spot in the rotation a little more . So far that hasn’t happened.
whoops the second sentence should read
The Padres got Harang for 1 year at 3.5 which perhaps is overpaying for a number 5 starter, however with Werth’s RH bat gone will the potenial offensive loss be too much relative to the potenial damage KK could cause?
KK is a passable 5th Starter and there’s the chance that Worley becomes a more than passable 5th starter as early as next spring.
Passable isn’t the issue. I know that. We’re not the same offensive juggernaut that can make up for not so much the runs but how he gives them up: he puts the team in a hole the and doesn’t spread the damage out over 6 or 7 innings. Just look at how the WE differs in a game where one team, plates 5 runs in one inning vs. over the course of several innings. In a 5 run game if the 5 run team scores 2 runs in an inning and the other team responds with 1, the WE is still close to the 50% line for both teams. If the five 5 run team plates all it’s runs in that inning and the other gets 1 in response, the WE barely moves anywhere near the 50% line. Besides if we’re not going to get a RH bat why not spend it on a better 5th starter.
Isn’t 70 appearances one of Reyes incentives on the contract? If they get 70 appearances out of him he probably had a pretty good year, let’s hope that’s the case.
@j-reed: That argument is kind of contradictory to the “Moyer gave up 5 runs in one inning then nothing else so he didn’t pitch that badly” thing.
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