Thursday, July 03, 2003
I was going to post about the wonderful extra $17 I received in my paycheck in exchange for loosing Social Security and Medicare coverage in about 40 years, but something even more ridiculous occurred this morning.
D’Angelo Jimenez has been designated for assignment by the Chicago White Sox.
D’Angelo Jimenez could be a) a nut case, b) an addict, or c) wife beater. If so, then I can understand and not agree with his recent “designated for assignment.” Let’s assume he is d) none of the above.
The recent addition of Robbie Alomar and Carl “Mad Man” Everett caused a roster jam on the 25. Both the short-term and long-term assessment of Jimenez is stupid. First off, the 31 year-old Tony Graffanino making 575K with an OPS of 748 was taken over Jimenez. Both players essentially play the same positions and to date have produced the same with the bat, while Jimenez can steal a base for your club giving him the short-term edge. Over the long-haul, Jimenez has the potential to become an everyday second baseman. He is only 25. Jimenez seemed to get it together last Fall with the ChicSox after coming from S.D. He was rated ahead of Alfonzo Soriano while in the Yankees’ system before getting into a near fatal car accident after the 1999 season. Jimenez has potential; Graffanino does not. If Jimenez does not develop next season, basically your club has Graffanino with speed making less than 575K.
If Jimenez is a, b, or c, then couldn’t someone like Paul Konerko catch a Jeremy Giambi “shoulder strain” or something similar to be placed on the DL. It would allow your front office time to shop Jimenez and possibly help Konerko regain his swing and confidence.
Perhaps, the ChicSox feel Jimenez will get through waivers and accept a AAA assignment, which is silly. If Jimenez is not claimed, then I owe everyone a beverage or two dollars - so you can pay the insane Paper Boy - who emails me before the end of the Sox game on Monday.
D’Angelo Jimenez has been designated for assignment by the Chicago White Sox.
D’Angelo Jimenez could be a) a nut case, b) an addict, or c) wife beater. If so, then I can understand and not agree with his recent “designated for assignment.” Let’s assume he is d) none of the above.
The recent addition of Robbie Alomar and Carl “Mad Man” Everett caused a roster jam on the 25. Both the short-term and long-term assessment of Jimenez is stupid. First off, the 31 year-old Tony Graffanino making 575K with an OPS of 748 was taken over Jimenez. Both players essentially play the same positions and to date have produced the same with the bat, while Jimenez can steal a base for your club giving him the short-term edge. Over the long-haul, Jimenez has the potential to become an everyday second baseman. He is only 25. Jimenez seemed to get it together last Fall with the ChicSox after coming from S.D. He was rated ahead of Alfonzo Soriano while in the Yankees’ system before getting into a near fatal car accident after the 1999 season. Jimenez has potential; Graffanino does not. If Jimenez does not develop next season, basically your club has Graffanino with speed making less than 575K.
If Jimenez is a, b, or c, then couldn’t someone like Paul Konerko catch a Jeremy Giambi “shoulder strain” or something similar to be placed on the DL. It would allow your front office time to shop Jimenez and possibly help Konerko regain his swing and confidence.
Perhaps, the ChicSox feel Jimenez will get through waivers and accept a AAA assignment, which is silly. If Jimenez is not claimed, then I owe everyone a beverage or two dollars - so you can pay the insane Paper Boy - who emails me before the end of the Sox game on Monday.
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