Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
More photos » by Erich Schlegel - AP Browse more photos » As a writer (very loose term there), I find there are certain topics and people that I can easily fall back on because there is plenty of material and interest in them. I would like to thank the following people and topics for making my job (another term used loosely) easier: Miguel Olivo Zack Greinke Derek Jeter Derek...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... 0.376 511 7 Placido Polanco 2.3 2B 6 0.338 0.398 594 8 Jason Bay 2.3 LF -10 0.367 0.486 622 9 Miguel Tejada 2.1 SS -4 0.330 0.430 603 10 Mike Cameron 2.0 CF 5 0.321 0.420 582 11 Marlon Byrd 1.9 CF 0 0.335 0.433 513 12 John McDonald 1.9 SS 3 0.317 0.416 438 13 Johnny Damon 1.8 LF 0 0.355 0.430 597 14 Felipe Lopez 1.7 2B 2 0.342 0.377 628 15 Nick Johnson 1.7 1B -1 0.395 0.407 552 16 Mark DeRosa...
Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Mike Napoli Ranked Worst Defensive Catcher in Baseball "As for the bottom ranks... Josh Bard is at -7.3, the human swing machine, Miguel Olivo, is at -8.8, and the Living Stereotype, Mike Napoli, is at -9.7. No wonder the Angels think Mathis is a good defender." from www.drivelinemechanics.com
Mopupduty.com (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... opening day. If the Jays can sign Castro on the cheap (and short-term) he might be worth a look. Miguel Olivo Signing Olivo is a stretch. He will be the most coveted FA catcher and thus fails criteria C (sign on the cheap). Still, he’s a decent option with good power. His OPS has risen in each of the past three seasons (.667, .722, .781). Last year he hit 23 HR in just over...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... depreciated since winning back-to-back Gold Gloves in 2002/2003. A possible fit for the Mets is Miguel Olivo : although he’s a righty and has injury history, his arm is a rocket and he hit 23 Home Runs for the Royals in 2009. Another righty, Rod Barajas hit 19 home runs while batting only .226. It’ll be surprising to see who the Mets pick up as their backstop, if anyone. The first...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... is considered one of the best catchers on the free agent market along with Bengie Molina and Miguel Olivo. He has attracted interest from two teams on the opening day of free agency, one in the American League and one in the National League West.Troy E. Renck: 303-954-1301 or .
