Efren Navarro DFA to make room for Al Al

[bloodbrother]

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna

#Angels 1B/OF Efren Navarro was DFA'd to make room for Al Alburquerque.

 

[Ochocinco!]

**** this offseason. Seriously, I can take not signing Upton, Davis, Parra or any pitcher.. hell I can cope with the Simmons trade but this has to stop at some point. Efren and his walk up song was all I had left in this God forsaken world...

Eppler has some explaining to do but quite frankly i dont even know if i want to hear it at this point. I'll see you guys at next year's winter meetings .

[bloodbrother]

Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez

A few Angels players privately pushed for Navarro to get more playing time this season. Solid all-round; high character. He'll help someone.

[xboom28x]

Has Eppler done any radio or tv interviews since taking the position?

[jsnpritchett]

Has Eppler done any radio or tv interviews since taking the position?

Arte won't let him...

[Angel Oracle]

Is Choi truly better than Navarro?

Watch Choi put up a sub .600 OPS, with far inadequate defense to what Navarro supplies.

Edited January 19, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[Biergott]

This bums me out.  Not sure where he would've played, but it's a bummer.    

[Stradling]

We did this last year and he went through waivers. I like Navarro, but lets see if Choi is any better.

[jsnpritchett]

This is not a big deal. If Efren Navarro is any kind of a difference maker on your team, you're in dire straits.

[Oz27]

We did this last year and he went through waivers. I like Navarro, but lets see if Choi is any better.

This is different. Last year, if I remember correctly, it was a technicality as he was a rare four-year option guy and they have to be DFA'd but there is a gentleman's agreement league-wide that other teams don't pick those guys up. This is a true DFA move and is almost certainly the end of his Angels tenure.

[Chuck]

Efren has ZERO power. He's not a LF. 

 

Pass...No loss. 

[ABC]

Jeff Fletcher â€@JeffFletcherOCR  4m4 minutes agoView translation

Daniel Nava, 1388 ABs, .740 OPS; Efren Navarro, 256 ABs, .627 OPS

 

 

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[ABC]

Alden Gonzalez â€@Alden_Gonzalez  18m18 minutes ago

Alburquerque signed for $1.1M, but it's a non-guaranteed contract. Angels responsible for up to only a quarter if he's cut by Opening Day.

 

 

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[Chuck]

We did this last year and he went through waivers. I like Navarro, but lets see if Choi is any better.

 

Agreed.

 

Though you know the offseason is shit when we're bitching about DFA'ing Efren F'n Navarro. 

[halosfan1970]

I've seen complaints on here today about losing David Murphy, Colin Cowgill, and Efren Navarro. All three appear to be really good guys.

 

Not one of them belongs on the Angels' 25 man roster if they are going to contend in 2016.

[ABC]

Who does belong?

[happybat4]

I don't get the fascination with Nava and Gentry. These guys couldn't even make 25 man rosters last year.

[Chuck]

I don't get the fascination with Nava and Gentry. These guys couldn't even make 25 man rosters last year.

 

You're assuming these two are our starting LF platoon. 

[UndertheHalo]

Has Eppler done any radio or tv interviews since taking the position?

 

 

yes. several on mlb network.  he's also been on Lodges show.

[Tank]

Navarro is a dime-a-dozen player.

[halosfan1970]

Who does belong?

 

David Murphy is an OK left-handed bat at this point in his career. His power is gone, and the Big A further kills that. His defense is not something you want in LF on a regular basis. For the $7m option. I see why the Angel's passed. I'd like to see a legitimate LF brought in via free agency or trade. We'll see if it happens.

 

Colin Cowgill is a perfectly reasonable fourth outfielder, but Craig Gentry is a better fielder and a superior base runner. Gentry at $1m non-guaranteed is an upgrade at 4OF.

 

Efren Navarro is a light hitting, low OBP player. He is a brilliant defensive 1B at a position where defense isn't critical. I like him, but he just doesn't offer a skillset that justifies a spot on the 25 man roster.

[2112]

You've all heard the term WAR (Wins Above Replacement)? Efren Navarro is basically that guy offensively.

[ettin]

Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez

A few Angels players privately pushed for Navarro to get more playing time this season. Solid all-round; high character. He'll help someone.

 

This move surprises me to no end. Navarro has one of the best LD% rates in the Minors vs. RHP. Although he lacked power he was an excellent contact hitter from the left side of the plate paired with excellent 1B defense. Perhaps he'll pass through waivers and stay  with the team but I don't think that is going to happen.

Edited January 20, 2016 by ettin

[tomsred]

This move surprises me to no end. Navarro has one of the best LD% rates in the Minors vs. RHP. Although he lacked power he was an excellent contact hitter from the left side of the plate paired with excellent 1B defense. Perhaps he'll pass through waivers and stay  with the team but I don't think that is going to happen.

 

I think there is a decent chance he will pass through waivers and stay with the team.  I'd give it about 70%.

[Oz27]

I've seen complaints on here today about losing David Murphy, Colin Cowgill, and Efren Navarro. All three appear to be really good guys.

 

Not one of them belongs on the Angels' 25 man roster if they are going to contend in 2016.

When your alternatives are Nava and Gentry, guys like Murphy feel like Babe Ruth.