Knuckle Curve » troy_glaus http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve Major League Baseball News from Spring Training to the World Series Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:45:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Cardinals, Blue Jays Swap Third Basemen http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/cardinals-blue-jays-swap-third-basemen/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/cardinals-blue-jays-swap-third-basemen/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:34:58 +0000 Geoff Young http://www.knucklecurve.com/cardinals-blue-jays-swap-third-basemen/ Post from: Knuckle Curve

]]> Once again I’m a little late delivering the goods because I wanted to make sure there were actual goods to deliver. In this case, it turns out there are.

The St. Louis Cardinals have traded third baseman Scott Rolen to the Toronto Blue Jays for third baseman Troy Glaus. Fun trade. Rolen is 33 and has battled shoulder problems, while Glaus is 31 and has battled foot problems.

Career lines:

Rolen: 6380 PA, .283/.372/.507, 126 OPS+
Glaus: 5203 PA, .254/.358/.500, 121 OPS+

2007 lines:

Rolen: 441 PA, .265/.331/.398, 89 OPS+
Glaus: 456 PA, .262/.366/.473, 120 OPS+

Yikes, Rolen’s power has disappeared.

Peak lines:

Rolen: 593 PA, .314/.409/.598, 157 OPS+ (2004, age 29)
Glaus: 678 PA, .284/.404/604, 150 OPS+ (2000, age 23)

Both of these guys at one point in their careers appeared to be headed along a Hall of Fame career path. Well, maybe not Glaus, but still, a guy who puts up those numbers at age 23 has to be considered dangerous. Unfortunately, he’s missed huge chunks of three different seasons since then and settled into the “useful when healthy” category of player.

Rolen? I have a soft spot because I drafted him in a Scoresheet league when he was at Double-A Reading (come to think of it, I drafted Glaus in another league before the Angels even signed him). Anyway, he hit .290/.391/.532 at age 23, which also maybe gave a little false hope of things to come.

Here’s what I don’t get. When the Phillies moved Rolen in 2002, I thought part of the problem that he couldn’t play on artificial turf. Either technology has improved since then, or that was really code for “Get me the heck away from Larry Bowa.”

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]]> http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/cardinals-blue-jays-swap-third-basemen/feed/ 1 Guillen and Gibbons Suspended http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/guillen-and-gibbons-suspended/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/guillen-and-gibbons-suspended/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:06:02 +0000 Geoff Young http://www.knucklecurve.com/guillen-and-gibbons-suspended/ Post from: Knuckle Curve

]]> Recently signed Kansas City outfielder Jose Guillen and Baltimore outfielder Jay Gibbons have been suspended for the first 15 days of the 2008 season for “violating baseball’s drug policy.” The issue is human growth hormone. Others accused of such violations but not suspended include Rick Ankiel, Troy Glaus, Gary Matthews Jr., and Scott Schoeneweis.

Guillen is filing a grievance, while Gibbons is accepting his fate as-is.

Guillen, you may recall, just signed with the Royals for beaucoup bucks. It will be interesting to see how his signing and subsequent suspension affect Mike Cameron, who will miss the first 25 games of ‘08 due to testing positive for a banned stimulant.

It’ll also be “fun” to watch as other names are revealed when the Mitchell Report is released. Lord knows I love my sport of baseball, but sometimes it drives me batty (pun only somewhat intended)…

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