Dodgers concerned about Alexander Guerrero’s ability to play defense at second base

[laagamer]

No way.

 

Lee's to good. 

 

EDIT: Also, he's to young. Wouldn't address our immediate concerns. 

Edited January 30, 2014 by laagamer

[NrM]

No way.

 

Lee's to good. 

 

EDIT: Also, he's to young. Wouldn't address our immediate concerns. 

 

Well he's MLB ready and cost controlled.

[jshep]

So they threw 28 million dollars at him and NOW are thinking "Hmm, are we sure he can play 2nd?"

Edited January 31, 2014 by jshep

[Second Base]

The way I see it, Alexander Guerrero's essentially the expensive version of Grant Green.  He's a shortstop by trade and is most comfortable at that position but the skill set likely doesn't lend itself to good defense at the major league level.  So you switch them to second base where the skill set plays better.  The issue is, it's a totally different position.  Maybe in high school or rec league there isn't a huge difference, but in the majors where everything is under a microscope, the differences are stark.  

 

Guerrero was an offensive force in Cuba, but against the best competition in the world he probably isn't a ton better than Green, who I'd see will be a .280/.330 30 DB 15 HR hitter in the major leagues with below average defense.

 

But the current market we're in dictates that Guerrero's worth 7 million a year and Grant Green can be had at the league minimum and under team control for 6 years in return for Alberto Callaspo. 

[Hollyw00d]

I still scratch my head at the trade that fell through with the Dodgers. The Angels are really headed in the wrong direction if they are the ones that said no.

reports said the dodgers turned it down.

arte may have vetoed it as well

[NrM]

The way I see it, Alexander Guerrero's essentially the expensive version of Grant Green.  He's a shortstop by trade and is most comfortable at that position but the skill set likely doesn't lend itself to good defense at the major league level.  So you switch them to second base where the skill set plays better.  The issue is, it's a totally different position.  Maybe in high school or rec league there isn't a huge difference, but in the majors where everything is under a microscope, the differences are stark.  

 

Guerrero was an offensive force in Cuba, but against the best competition in the world he probably isn't a ton better than Green, who I'd see will be a .280/.330 30 DB 15 HR hitter in the major leagues with below average defense.

 

But the current market we're in dictates that Guerrero's worth 7 million a year and Grant Green can be had at the league minimum and under team control for 6 years in return for Alberto Callaspo. 

 

Seeing how green is an unfinished product, it's not fair to compare any players to him imo.

Edited January 31, 2014 by Poozy

[YouthofToday]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Professional Hitter comes out of retirement to "man" 2B for the Dodgers.

[Hollyw00d]

"At 2nd base, for your los angeles dodgers.......VERNON WELLS!!!!!!!!"

[Chimi]

I'll still hold to my VERY speculative opinion that in late June/early July the Angels were seriously considering trading Scioscia and Kendrick for Mattingly (maybe), Lee and Withrow and that the reason the Angels said no was that Moreno couldn't bring himself to pull the trigger. Again that was my very speculative opinion and was based nothing more on the fact that at that point in time there was a lot of talk about Scioscia and Dipoto's job status and that in mid-late June the Dodgers were still unsure they wanted to keep Mattingly.

 

For me it is a plausible excuse as to why Moreno chose to say no to the trade.

 

I can guarantee you that was never even close to happening.  No team is going to trade a coach in the middle of the season.  The trading of coaches are extremely rare so for it to happen in the middle of the season is just not even possible.  Coaches choose their assistant coaches so if you're trading the Manager, you better be sending his whole coaching staff with him.  That's why those things take place in the off season.

 

The only owner that would probably do that would be Jerry Jones seeing as he's one of the few owners who doesn't let his head coach pick who his assistants are.

[HaloMagic]

Managers get fired mid-season all the time without new coaching staffs being formed.

[laagamer]

Well he's MLB ready and cost controlled.

Is he MLB ready? B-R.com says he hasn't made it past AA. Not incredible stats at that level either. Wouldn't warrant skipping AAA ball IMO.  

[NrM]

Is he MLB ready? B-R.com says he hasn't made it past AA. Not incredible stats at that level either. Wouldn't warrant skipping AAA ball IMO.  

 

 

All indications is that he will contribute in 2014. 

If he were on the Angels, he'd start in AAA and eventually be called up when someone gets hurt.