The Twins made three free agent signings this offseason addressing needs at third, the bullpen and short. How have they fared so far?
Signing Joe Crede.
In my preseason baseball predictions at BaseballDigest.com, I had forewarned of a not so distant future in which Crede’s back would turned to cooked spaghetti and we would be watching a Brian Buscher/Brendan Harris combination as the Twins gutted out Crede’s $5 million contract. Minus the respite, Crede has been able to provide above-average defense and power at third (relative to what we are used to seeing anyways). According to John Dewan’s Fielding Bible, Crede is tied with the Angels’ Chone Figgins as the second-best defender at third with saving 16 runs. This has been an invaluable addition to the left-side of the infield.
His offense is sugarcoated with 14 home runs and the one walk-off grand slam against the Tigers on May 13th has solidified Crede as a clutch-type despite supplying a marginal 0.80 WPA, 13th overall...
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PLAYERS:
Joe Crede,
Brian Buscher,
Brendan Harris,
Chone Figgins,
Luis Ayala,
Nick Punto
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates
TEAMS: Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates
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