Yardbarker: Edgar Renteria

Bad Gift Ideas For Your Favorite Tigers Fan

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:30:24 -0500

What would be a worse gift idea for a Detroit Tigers fan this holiday season? An Edgar Renteria bobblehead or a Gary Sheffield bobblehead? (I'm kind of impressed by the Sheff bobblehead's likeness. Usually, these things look nothing like the actual person.) What, no Todd Jones bobblehead? Maybe a Jacque Jones model on super-clearance? These are among the offerings available through MLB.com "Gift Finder." I don't mean to poke too much fun, ...

ESPN's Buster Olney on the Cubs Starlin Castro Starlin Castro, the Cubs' exceptional shortstop...

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:03:52 -0500

ESPN's Buster Olney on the Cubs Starlin Castro Starlin Castro, the Cubs' exceptional shortstop prospect, won't turn 20 until March, but it appears he will have a legitimate chance to climb to the big leagues sometime next summer. "He's a big strong kid, not a little flea," Cubs GM Jim Hendry said Friday. "He reminds me a lot of what Edgar Renteria looked like when he was coming up." So far, Castro has a .985 OPS in the Arizona Fall League. ...

Against All Odds, the Giants Are In This Thing

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:51:12 -0500

John Connor, intrepid Giants fan from 2009: Good day. I have traveled back in time to complete a mission. Could you point me in the direction of Edgar Renteria's agent? McCovey Chronicles reader in 2008: Good god, you're naked. And covered with goo. John Connor: That's what she said! McC reader: I'm pretty sure that one doesn't count. Too obvious. John Connor: Please, there isn't much time. I need to find Edgar Renteria's agent. It's a long story...

Post-Game Recap: Edgar Renteria's Grand Slam Defeats Rockies!

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:48:01 -0500

More photos » by Ben Margot - AP San Francisco Giants' Edgar Renteria, right, celebrates his grand slam off Colorado Rockies' Rafael Betancourt with teammates Fred Lewis (14) and Aaron Rowand during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Sep. 11, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Browse more photos » It came from an unlikely source. The Giants were down, but not out, and light-hi...

7th inning walk-off home run results in forfeit

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:06:19 -0500

Edgar Renteria's seventh inning walk-off grand slam put the Giants ahead of the Rockies yesterday, 6-5, but it wasn't enough to secure the victory as the team's subsequent celebratory exit from the...Hear More »

Recap: Giants Sweep Rockies

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:06:02 -0500

That might have been one of the best, if not the best moment, in the last few years other than Bonds doing his thing in 07. And from all people…Edgar Renteria? The same Renteria who’s struggled to hit the ball past the pitcher so many times, or even better, just make contact? I guess all is [...]

Morning Juice: Renteria's slam evens Giants, Rockies for wild card

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:31:42 -0500

This and almost every weekday a.m. during baseball season, let's rise and shine together to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts in San Francisco, where the Giants have not died, as previously reported here. Game of the Day: Giants 9, Rockies 5Undeadly: Last week at Coors Field, the Rockies' Ryan Spilborghs(notes) hit a game-ending grand slam in the 14th inning in what could have been a season-defining moment for them and a will-breaking moment for the Giants. Six d...

In Giant Spot, Renteria Clutch Again

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:54:06 -0500

by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Giants, Rockies, NL WestSAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants are often maligned for putting too much emphasis on the back of the baseball card, counting on players to repeat the past.For relying on players like 34-year-old Edgar Renteria, who has two sore shoulders and an elbow that needs surgery in the offseason. Renteria is clearly past his prime.That said, Renteria will always be a part of a very select club. Renteria is one of just five players to have a walk-off hit t...

An Open Letter About Edgar Renteria

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:54:20 -0500

To Whom It May Concern; Edgar Renteria might be the worst starting position player in baseball. He’s at least in the discussion. Don’t take this as an attack on the idea behind his signing – I thought it was a good idea at the time. I regret that thought, and I wish there enough Lava Soap of the Mind to scrub it from my psyche, but I can’t complain about having Renteria on the team. I liked the length of the contract, and I was only a little put off by the money. ...

Post-Game Recap: The Giants Might Have Problems Scoring Runs

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:43:04 -0500

With less than 100 games to go in the season, I'm out of ways to write "this offense stinks." I'm out of metaphors, allusions, similes, anecdotes, and adjectives. I've googled the phrase "HTML code to express the look of a guy shrugging his shoulders and wrinkling his face in disgust", and nothing comes up. Don't google that on Image Search with SafeSearch off, though. Whoa. This offense stinks. Tired of it. Until further notice, I would like to blam...

Giants Sign Renteria

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:00:25 -0500

Giants sign Edgar Renteria for two years, $18.5MM.
Analysis: Law, Szymborski, Watson.

San Francisco's shortstops hit .228/.295/.281 last year, so there's certainly a lot of room for improvement here.

Renteria has been absurdly inconsistent over the last five years, and has famously fared much better in the NL. It'd be silly to expect the 33-year old Renteria to return to his 2007 form, when he hit .332/.390/.470 with the Braves, but his Marcel projection is a solid .285/.345/.417. That would represent about a 35 run upgrade over the offensive production the Giants got from SS last year.

He will give some of that back on defense, as he was -9 in +/- last year, and was 7th out of 8 qualifying AL shortstops in RZR. Overall he's probably 20-25 runs above replacement on offense and a -5 to -10 on D; about 1.5 wins above replacement is right in line with $9.25MM/year (if a bit on the expensive side).

Also worth noting, and considering in the rating below, is that the Tigers didn't offer Renteria arbitration, so Stan Francisco won't lose any draft picks. Sabean is learning, at least. Now let's just hope, for his sake, that this isn't true.

How would you rate the Giants' signing of Edgar Renteria?
( surveys)

The Ellis signing's average rating ended up at 6.7.

Just Another Manic Monday - Furcal, Renteria Deals Bogus

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:16:58 -0500

Today may have just been the most bizarre day of the off season thus far. It began early this morning at 7:00 AM when I read that the Mets had made an offer to shortstop Rafael Furcal. At first I thought, nah... it can't be... but considering I was reading the Los Angeles Times, and that the article was based on direct quotes from Rafael Furcal, it must be true... right? Turns out that according to his agent Paul Kinzer, Furcal was mistaken and it was not the Mets who made the offer, it w...

TIGERS WIN, TIGERS WIN!

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:10:54 -0500

Tigers finally win their first game of the season. Highlights included!

Is Yunel Ready?

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:15:20 -0500

The Braves traded away Edgar Renteria to start off their off-season and expect Yunel Escobar to start at shortstop this season. Can the youngster handle the starting position full-time in 2008?

Braves Great Trade Part 1

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:01:04 -0500

We take a closer look at the recent Braves/Tigers Trade and why this trade rocks for the Braves