Brotherly Glove beat me to it here, and I’m sure others will do similar stories, but here is my take on today’s winter meeting development that the Phillies have balked at J-Roll’s insistence on a 5-year deal and have turned their attention to 3B Aramis Ramirez while exploring trades for Placido Polanco.
The basic question I want to answer (ignoring the implications of a long-term deal for Aramis or J-Roll for the moment) is, which tandem makes us better in 2012: Ramirez/Galvis or Rollins/Polanco?
Let’s start by taking a look at our trusty WAR – looking at the offensive and defensive impact of this move. I’m just using WAR numbers from last year.
For Galvis, I’m using really poor offensive numbers (using Wilson Valdez’ numbers from last year) and using a 10th-15th ranked defensive shortstop as Galvis’ reputation is that he is an exceptional defensive player. Essentially the assumption is that if Galvis is THAT bad, we’ll ju...
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The Recliner GM:
PLAYERS:
Aramis Ramirez,
Placido Polanco,
Wilson Valdez,
Jason Bartlett,
Jimmy Rollins,
Ryan Howard,
Shane Victorino,
Chase Utley,
Hunter Pence,
John Mayberry,
Ty Wigginton,
Carlos Ruiz,
Freddy Galvis,
Roy Halladay
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres
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