Carlos Rivero Waived, claimed by Nationals

In related news: Bowker's deal with Satan still appears to be strong.

Not much of a loss, as no one seemed very high on Rivero, in spite of his decent numbers in AA and the piss poor pool of 3rd base prospects in the system.

5 months ago Cormican 11 comments 0 recs |

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Okay, I totally freaked out losing this guy until I realized I had been thinking of Makiel Franco. This guy was like the #20 prospect in the system I believe, so yeah, not a huge thing.

by Rujasu on Dec 21, 2011 4:27 PM EST reply actions

Still a less than prudent move. Bowker’s not going to “help now.”

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by TheOrangeCone on Dec 21, 2011 5:16 PM EST up reply actions

Unlikely Rivero will either. By all accounts his defense was quite suspect and his bat would likely be Valdez like (albeit with a little more pop). His ceiling may well be Yuni Bettancort.

by Cormican on Dec 21, 2011 5:55 PM EST up reply actions

Cone is right though. Unlikely is better than Zero. It doesn’t matter how big Rivero’s flaws are if Bowker is even less likely to help.

by taco pal on Dec 21, 2011 6:07 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t disagree. I’m merely saying it’s not a huge issue. Perhaps Rube, knowing someone had to get cut, figured it was more likely Rivero clear waivers than Bowker. Any moves now would mean cutting Bowker (or, I suppose Hernandez, Diekman or Bello, but I think it’s unlikely he’d risk losing one of them)

by Cormican on Dec 21, 2011 7:22 PM EST up reply actions

Oh, I agree. I’m just saying it’s not quite as stupid as I thought it was.

by Rujasu on Dec 21, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions

This seems like someone (RAJ?) does not want to admit that Bowker was a bad choice.

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by Bud in TN on Dec 22, 2011 5:43 PM EST up reply actions

Possible. Or maybe they honestly think that Bowker can contribute.

by taco pal on Dec 22, 2011 5:59 PM EST up reply actions

Bowker’s put up some above-average numbers in the minors, owning a career .303/.367/.498 line. I guess I can understand why they want to take a chance on him, but it just hasn’t seemed to translate to the big leagues very well at all. Maybe he needs more of a chance; he’s never played a full season, and he’s only had about 700 PAs between 2008 and now. But I don’t see it working out.

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by TheOrangeCone on Dec 22, 2011 6:13 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah. I don’t mind having him in camp or anything, it’s just using a 40 man spot on him that’s irksome. If he were here on a minor league contract, I’d be all for it. I was happy to see Luis Montanez get a camp invite, and he’s pretty comparable to Bowker as a player.

by taco pal on Dec 22, 2011 6:28 PM EST up reply actions

I’ve been to quite a few Reading Phillies games, and I can attest to Rivero’s woeful defense. Freddy Galvis had to pretty much cover both SS and 3B. Which he did. Like a boss.

If I recall correctly, Rivero played some at 2B too. Next to Matt Rizzotti at 1B, this must have been an adventure.

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by LeepinLizardz on Dec 23, 2011 11:46 AM EST reply actions