Comments on: Updated Nats Resource Links and their impact

By: Wally

Wally — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:52:43 +0000

PDowdy – why, what is the procedural difference?

By the way, glad to see Perry has another option. I think he conversion has some potential as well, but I thought that we lost him this year.

By: pdowdy83

pdowdy83 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:19:12 +0000

Rivero is an interesting guy. He has played more shortstop in the minors than any other position. He played more 3b last season but still played 17 games at SS as well as 16 at 1B. In his career he has played 514 games at SS but has made a good number of errors at the position. Last year was the first time he really saw action at 1B

While yes he has been in the minors for 7 seasons he didn’t really start to make progress offensively until he was moved from SS to 3B in 2011. Since then his offensive numbers have come up. He still doesn’t seem to hit for enough power (although he did hit for a good deal of power in winter ball) to really be a major league 3B but he also only also just had a pretty solid first year at AAA and is 24. I don’t see how he would go unclaimed with some teams like Houston, Minnesota, Miami and others needing reserve infield depth.

Wally, Andrew Miller was non-tendered when the Sox did that with him. That wouldn’t work with Rivero

By: Todd Boss

Todd Boss — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:27:12 +0000

Hmm. An interesting idea. I know many people are big fans of his. I look at him differently; why hasn’t he pushed his way into a mlb appearance yet? I mean, he just finished his seventh minor league season. That’s a lot.

By: Wally

Wally — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:49:18 +0000

Rivero could provide some useful depth if they can figure out how to stash him at Syracuse again. Some teams lately have given an out of options guy a comparatively large minor league deal to avoid a claim ( like $700k). I think Boston did it with Andrew Miller a couple of years ago. Could be money well spent. I think that he gets snapped up if exposed to waivers. Phillies would have to be interested.

By: Maerk L

Maerk L — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:21:04 +0000

Injuries are so much a part of the season, a guy like Rivero could be all over the map from with the club all year to waived before the season starts. I’m sure other teams have noticed his play the last 6-8 months.

Talking about options officially makes all of us seamheads.

By: Todd Boss

Todd Boss — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:02:26 +0000

Beats me. Zuckerman’s post just listed him on the depth chart for both 3B and SS. Shortstop?? He’s 6′3″ 215 listed. that’s a big shortstop. Though Desmond is listed as 6-2 210, so maybe I’m wrong. I thought he was a 3rd baseman.

Perhaps the Nats are counting on him being a good bet to pass through waivers? He’s got zero service time; if someone claimed him they’d have to put him on their 40-man roster and deal with the options issue themselves right? More likely is what you pointed out: insurance against injuries in ST. There’s zero room for him; your bench is all but already set. Because the team is carrying 2 backup outfielders (Bernadina and Moore) they only get 2 backup infielders (Tracy and Lombardozzi). That’s it.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:51:18 +0000

It does seem a little surprising that there have been no rumors of a possible trade for Rivero. Is it just the case that AAAA players have so little trade value that a contending team like the Nats will value him more as insurance until they make it through ST without injuries? .. or do they think he might actually compete for a slot on the 25 man?

By: Todd Boss

Todd Boss — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:02:10 +0000

I belive they both have one option left. Brown was optioned in 2011 and 2012. Perry’s situation is a bit more convoluted and brings into play the whole “4th option” rules. He also was sent down in 2010 but apparently not long enough to earn an option (again stressing one of the more obscure rules in determining who burns an option). We had an in-depth discussion in nationalsprospect.com about this a while ago where I showed the proof. I can’t find it right quick here but that’s what I think.

By: SJM 308

SJM 308 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:53:02 +0000

Hi Todd:

Do Ryan Perry and Corey Brown still have options??

Thanks

By: Todd Boss

Todd Boss — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:44:55 +0000

i’m firing my editor. just fixed. I do that all the time as i type believe it or not; i used to work with a guy named Tom Matthews and every time i go to type Mattheus i hear in my head “matthews” and have to stop myself.