Garko waived

via Jon Morosi (twitter)

Guess his emergency catching skills weren't enough for him

about 2 years ago APV 51 comments 0 recs |

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Haha, I guess 550KW2M

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 30, 2010 8:13 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

I wonder what kind of offensive numbers he could put up in Texas.

Welcome back, Sandy! ATALECG...

by USSChoo on Mar 30, 2010 8:16 PM EDT reply actions

Or Japan.

by Jay on Mar 30, 2010 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Tuffy Garko

by APV on Mar 30, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I just hope, wherever it is, he gets real cream cheese on his bagel.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 30, 2010 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs

i don’t tend to bother to rec already green comments, but i did here.

by Brick. on Mar 31, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh, but you should. We may raise the threshold for green.

by Jay on Mar 31, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Really? 3 seems like a nice number.

by supermarioelia on Mar 31, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

No, it’s a magic number

"...maybe this year, there's no gorilla" - YoDaddyWags

by woodsmeister on Mar 31, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

But green has become devalued as overall traffic has increased. It’s easier to get three now than it used to be.

by Jay on Mar 31, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it is only 2 over at DBN.

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by USSChoo on Mar 31, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s only 1 at a college basketball site I frequent.

by FredOx on Mar 31, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions

We have standards.

by Jay on Mar 31, 2010 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions

They just switched it to 3, I was hoping they would move it up to 4-5.

by Roger Dorn on Mar 31, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I wondered how that vote came out. I rarely go there but did see that one.

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by USSChoo on Mar 31, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I am ok with 5 beacuase that means you have to get at least 2 non-mods to rec your stuff /sarc.

by talonk on Mar 31, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

noted, will do

by Brick. on Mar 31, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Sadly, if he had any value aside from his bat, he’d be just the kind of bat against LHP we could use

by APV on Mar 30, 2010 8:25 PM EDT reply actions

You mean like if he could play third base really well?

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 30, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Lets not get carried away. Garko has a major league career OPS of .887 against LHP in 485 PAs. Marte’s average is .702 in 189 PAs. Garko’s ML numbers are actually better than Marte’s minor league numbers (.867).

by APV on Mar 30, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Point taken.

Onto something else, tonight’s Gameday link is actually on mlb.com and is working quite well.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 30, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions

except for that inning ending DP by Hafner in the 1st inning

by APV on Mar 30, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t know if there’s been an article about this on clecom yet, but I’m going to go ahead and preemptively warn everyone to stay out of the comments on it for the sake of their sanity.

by VA tribe fan on Mar 30, 2010 8:32 PM EDT reply actions

HOW COULD ANY OTHER TEAM BE AS DUMB AS US?

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 30, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Not much action in the comments yet, but I did find this nugget in the forum over there:

He’ll hit .270-.300/70-90 RBI/15-25 HR per year if they just let him play.

Even using those idiot stats, Ryan Garko has as many 70 RBI, 15 HR seasons as I do.

by FredOx on Mar 31, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Does Shappie have any relatives in Seattle?

by Brick. on Mar 31, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

No … but Sizemore does.

by Jay on Mar 31, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I’d really think Garko would be able to find a role pretty easily for a good number of years. Certainly he’d go from team to team, but he has a bat.

Scott Barnes is looking like fantastic return.

by JRontherim on Mar 30, 2010 8:43 PM EDT reply actions

Talbot gives up his 2nd run of the spring. Still nobody out.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 30, 2010 9:22 PM EDT reply actions

5-0 Royals.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 30, 2010 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

I think they’re just trying to sneak him through waivers. Now is the time of the year to do it.

by Toxicadam on Mar 30, 2010 9:31 PM EDT reply actions

They could have just optioned him to the minors

by APV on Mar 30, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions

finally a smart move by jack z

by Brick. on Mar 30, 2010 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs

Garko, gonnie.

by JulioBernazard on Mar 31, 2010 8:21 AM EDT reply actions

Favorite quotes from Lookout Landing:

The good (Jeff S):

I don’t like it, because I think the evidence is that Garko’s a better fit for the team, and even if he can’t play first base very well, at least he can play it without putting himself at risk to get hurt.

The bad (Mekias):

I think what happened is that Wak insisted on Sweeney because he’s managed to convince himself that Sweeney can still hit and that clubhouse chemistry will win you a ton more games.

Yes, the club that now employs Milton Bradley cut Ryan Garko to improve clubhouse chemistry.

by FredOx on Mar 31, 2010 9:43 AM EDT reply actions

I’d take Garko over Sweeney. Not the happiest decision one has to make, but this is spot #25 we’re talking about.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 31, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions

But isn’t this really Casey Kotchman’s fault?

STBNL

by emd2k3 on Mar 31, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

at least he can play it without putting himself at risk to get hurt.

He is the human bounce pad. Doesn’t even feel those balls reflecting off.

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by USSChoo on Mar 31, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions

So was Jeremy Sowers.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Mar 31, 2010 10:59 AM EDT reply actions

will wait to comment till this is a fanshot…

by Brick. on Mar 31, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions

“Guess his emergency ~~catching~~ causing outfield skills weren’t enough for him

by stuart dean on Mar 31, 2010 11:37 AM EDT reply actions

Hmm…maybe Garko is just headed to the minors

by APV on Mar 31, 2010 1:32 PM EDT reply actions

this was cliff lee in ’07 thing. i remember jay explaining it at the time

by Brick. on Mar 31, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions

not the exact context, but here

Two things. First, the revocable waivers. Once a player is a certain amount of time away from his major league debut, he can’t be sent down without clearing revocable waivers. The exact rule is very complicated and not worth getting into, but the waivers are basically the same type that players go on in August — you can pull the guy back if he’s claimed. You’ll note that nobody claimed Cliff Lee in mid-2007, and that’s pretty typical. Teams aren’t really looking to pick up players this way, especially if they’ve been injured recently. Second, the consent. Players with five-plus years of major league service time can’t be optioned without their consent, period, regardless of the contract status.

by Brick. on Mar 31, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions

The LL thread has since been updated to say this isn’t why the move was made. Also! I posted something in there and forgot the damn subject line again.

... Paul Hoynes is a really great guy ...

by westbrook on Mar 31, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I sure am glad I used to understand this stuff.

by Jay on Mar 31, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions

i think it’s important to note, that, over time, all of the posts you make on this really do sink in. i swear i am retaining a lot of this.and appreciate most of it. it took me two seconds to find this post because i knew to search for “lee revocable 2007” which is what brought me to this post stat.

by Brick. on Mar 31, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions