A.J. Pollock

[SoWhat]

IMO, the perfect fit to play LF and lead off. The guy is an elite defender, he's ranked 6th among all MLB OFers in DRS at the moment. Offensively, he's solid, hits for  good average, good speed and decent pop. Over a full season, he projects as a 4 win player. At the age of 27, he's in his prime and under club control until 2019.


Arizona has a logjam in the OF and have been open to trading him in the past, so I wonder if they'd move him for the right package. They need a defensive catcher and starting pitching. Thoughts ?

Edited May 19, 2015 by SoWhat

[Inside Pitch]

IMO, the perfect fit to play LF and lead off. The guy is an elite defender, he's ranked 6th among all MLB OFers in DRS at the moment. Offensively, he's solid, hits for  good average, good speed and decent pop. Over a full season, he projects as a 4 win player. At the age of 27, he's in his prime and under club control until 2019.

Arizona has a logjam in the OF and have been open to trading him in the past, so I wonder if they'd move him for the right package. They need a defensive catcher and starting pitching. Thoughts ?

 

He also gets the Angels closer to their ultimate goal of obtaining every OFer taken in the 09 draft before Mike Trout.

[Chuck]

Iannetta, Morin or Bedrosian and Gott for Polluck and Peter O'Brien. 

[Sully151]

Iannetta, Morin or Bedrosian and Gott for Polluck and Peter O'Brien.

I do t want to trade Bedrosian yet. He will figure things out.

Who would we bring up as the back up for Perez?

[SoWhat]

Iannetta, Morin or Bedrosian and Gott for Polluck and Peter O'Brien.

Shoemaker, Bandy and Morin for Pollock, Aaron Blair and Cody Reed.

Flip Blair and Reed, along with Ellis and Rhoades for Tulo. Wham Bam, we get our LFer/lead off hitter and MOTO bat

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Hell of an abstract painter too.

[Docwaukee]

Again.  The Dbacks aren't going to care if we put him in LF.  They are going to want value equal to that of an elite defensive CFer.  If we pay that and then stick the guy in LF, that is not a very smart use of organizational currency.  He's not an elite speed guy, he doesn't get on base a ton and has no power.  So the main thing you are paying for is defense at a position he's not gonna play.  

 

The other thing is that he's club controlled and the Dbacks brass is a bit delusional about their chances to win.  They seem to think it will happen within the next couple of years so they aren't going to trade an elite defensive CFer who is pretty solid.  

 

I think we need to stop trying to put CFers in left or right field.  We need a bat.  Preferably someone who can hit lhed, leave the yard and get on base.  

 

Even the teams that are struggling aren't going to give up on the season.  So they are currently limited but really need someone.  You don't want to gut the farm in May.  If they are gonna make a move now it's gonna be someone like a David Murphy.  

[Hollyw00d]

I'd rather have audie murphy

[CanadianHalo]

Came in and hit a go ahead 2 run homer in the 8th tonight

[SoWhat]

Errr, I know he doesn't have elite speed, I pointed that out. I wouldn't say he has no power either, he averages about a .140 ISO, which is pretty decent 

 

I'm not suggesting the Angels go for him right now either. AZ has a logjam in the OF and are currently using Pollock as a platoon player, if they're out of it by the deadline then it's not hard to imagine them being open to moving him. 

[Second Base]

A+ idea acquiring Pollock. D-Backs won't be in the race come July, and you know Dipoto loves the guy. Something like Rhoades, Nate Smith and Danny Reynolds would go the trick.

[Second Base]

Pollock also seems the type that'd flourish with a full opportunity. Something like .280/.330 40 DB 10 HR 20 SB and great defense.

[Sherlock31]

Well he sounds good, but he's a righty and the Angels need lefty bats....................

[jimbo]

So a less talented Peter Bourjous.

[CanadianHalo]

@JonHeymanCBS: aj pollock (3 steals tonite, including home) has to be one of the most exciting under-the-radar players #dbacks