OT - Tigers Release B. Boesch
Brennan Boesch has been released. No surprise he won't be with the club. I hated his lazy-seeming ABs and his Cali attitude.
My point wasn't that Kelly was any good, he wasn't, and I'm well aware. I've been a proponent of getting rid of Don Kelly since the minute he donned a Tigers uniform, because he sucks. I know he doesn't provide any value, my point was that Kobernus likely won't either. Even if he matches the line he had in AA last year he'll still be bad, and that's unlikely to happen. Kobernus will probably hit .220 with little walks and no power, and be off the team by the trade deadline.
You no do English good.
You said - "If he carries the same line from AA, that would be bad." Kobernus hit .282 in AA last year. That's bad? What fucking planet do you come from?
1. How did you manage to misquote me when my post was right above you as you typed yours out?
2. I'm from the planet that realizes BA does not correlate with run production as well as other readily available statistics.
March 13th, 2013 at 11:08 AM ^
It's too bad he didn't carry through the success of the first half of his rookie season. I had visions of him and Jackson being the basis of a strong outfield for years to come. And then reality set in......... Best of luck to him wherever he ends up, glad it won't be with the Tigers.
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Here is the link to the USA Today story about this, as it has some interesting tidbits - (LINK)
They speculate that Boesch could get a look from a couple organizations that are in sudden need of outfield help, such as both New York clubs. By releasing Boesch now, they actually save $1.9 million and only owe him 1/6th of his salary.
Dave Dombrowski did talk about it: "If I'm somewhere else, in the sense that you were looking for a guy to play some outfield and hit DH, and you knew you could give him some at-bats, he's still got a lot of upside. But you just run out of the time to give him here. We're at a different point. We're not in a development stage, in that regard. We're in a point of trying to win right now."
March 13th, 2013 at 11:03 AM ^
I guess there wasn't much of a market for trading him, even for low minor league scraps? The cost benefit of releasing him now apparently outweighed any perceived trade value further down the line.
He had some great moments in a Tigers uniform -moments that usually lasted a few weeks at a time. The weeks of absolute non-production that preceded or followed his manic mashing phases were so frustrating, though. I thought this guy was destined to be a .270-.280 hitter with 25 HR 80 RBI potential.
March 13th, 2013 at 11:35 AM ^
I am glad he is gone, but you would think he could have fetched an ok prospect or two or at least be part of a larger package with Porcello. For whatever reason they thought it was better to save the money than be stuck with him.
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March 13th, 2013 at 11:30 AM ^
I thought Boesch was turning into a solid player in 2011. He was having a good year but got injured and then 2012 was a complete washout. I hope that he catches on somewhere else.
March 13th, 2013 at 11:41 AM ^
Always felt like he was a week away from a breakout, but this team should be okay. His defense was atrocious at times.
March 13th, 2013 at 12:42 PM ^
At times he was brilliant, but most of the time he was just slumping it up. He will be a great fit on a crappy team where he will actually be an improvemnt from the former. I always kind of liked him and wanted him to do good but the time has come to cut him loose.
During last year he was mostly just another tool for Leyland to be stupid. Leyland's stubborn ass refused to quit trying to "make him work" rather than just use his proven, slump-less players. i.e. Quintin.
Where are you getting that? this is a guy that when injured in '11 stayed with the team in the dugout all the way throught the season and playoffs instead of doing what a lot of guys do, go home. Pretty much the opposute of a Cali attitude
I dont know, i always liked the guy. Maybe the image of him jumping over the fence down the foul in seattle stuck with me a little too long, but i never saw a lack of hustle, or "cali attitude" with him
He had a lot of disappointing trips to the plate. He looked promising, but it never panned out. According to Leyland, he was susceptible to folding under pressure (my terminology) and they unsuccessfully tried a lot of different things to make him relax.
I hope he finds a spot on another club.