McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... race because his team is unspeakably awful at hitting a baseball. Let's call it a wash. (Aaron) Rowand is the life of a clubhouse and would restore the chemistry lost by the forced departures of Mark DeRosa and Kerry Wood. His hustle and nose for the baseball in center field are unquestioned, allowing Fukudome to move back to right field. A reprise of his Giants offensive numbers would be...
The San Francisco Giants Blog (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
MLBTradeRumors .com posted and interesting piece today regarding the different players around baseball that are being vastly overpaid. After looking at the list, it makes me feel a little bit better about the Rowand , Renteria and Zito contract disasters, and it also got me thinking of how to possibly get one of these guys, most likely Rowand , off the Giants hands. Now, this is mostly...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... "acceptable silliness" if the team is improved as a result. I'm almost okay with Aaron Rowand starting in center. Well, I'd better be okay with it, 'cause he's there for the next several decades, until we can draft Andrew McCutchen, Jr. Rowand's defense and offense are average. Rowand is a big ball of average. That's not just a gut feeling: FanGraphs ranked him third...
Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... I think started to resent him a little because of it. Why would the Orioles want this guy? Aaron Rowand - He's not even good! He dives all over the place, so what? Mark Teixeira - You know why.
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... the homer happy New Yankee Stadium yet. For the sake of context, that’s basically what Aaron Rowand hit this year. The same Aaron Rowand whose .323 wOBA ranked 68th among all outfielders with at least 400 PA in 2009. Need more context? Melky Cabrera was 63rd with a .331 wOBA. So yeah, it’s not very good. Well that caught me off guard. He does have a point though. Miranda...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
... priority to find a new, shiny first baseman. This feeling is explained by the When You Have Aaron Rowand, Edgar Renteria, Nate Schierholtz, and Eugenio Velez Penciled in for a Lot of At-Bats Theorem, which posits: When you have Aaron Rowand, Edgar Renteria, Nate Schierholtz, and Eugenio Velez penciled in for a lot of at-bats, you really, really, really want to find some more offense...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
... our offense will have to score. I'd like to think that as he looked at the runner on second, Aaron Rowand waved at him. But that's just the poet in me. Point being, Lincecum pitched under more pressure because his offense stunk. Is that a valid reason? No, but it makes me feel better, and the abacus twiddlers agree that Lincecum was the most valuable pitcher in the NL, so I can always hide...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
... little upside, or they’re far too expensive for a team trying to pay Barry Zito and Aaron Rowand. Maybe there’s another way. Hmm. Yeah, it doesn’t make sense to trade Madison Bumgarner for Dan Uggla on, like, 15 different levels. I wouldn’t trade Bumgarner unless it was in some crazy deal for a player like Justin Upton, and that’s obviously not happening. Maybe...
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
... most discussed names coming back were Pat Burrell or Kevin Millwood. For those that thought Aaron Rowand or Barry Zito's contract could get it done, Brian Sabean said he has absolutely no interest in acquiring Bradley. Robothal's latest said the Rays and Cubs were talking again yesterday and were just $2-$3M apart, but then stirred up some quotes describing the discussions as "worse...
Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... you rather bunk with? Who would you rather invite on a fishing trip or to a strip club? Aaron Rowand? Really? Luis Castillo? Vernon Wells? Barry Zito? Pat Burrell? Are any of those options that much more attractive? Ugh. Better yet, what would you rather have than Bradley? Assuming the money washed out in the end, would you trade him for proper urinals instead of troughs? What if it meant...
McCovey Chronicles (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
... hitting. On the Giants, though, he’d be paid like a franchise player. With Zito and Rowand making a combined $100,000,000,000,000 over the next three years, adding Bay would pretty much be the last free agent foray for a while. As soon as Bay is on the Giants, he’ll remember that he’s over 30 and fall off a cliff offensively. And the Giants will have three years of the...
the4400guide.com (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
... enjoy this clip from Supernatural: Abandon All Hope which comes to you from The CW. Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW ©2009 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Post from: SF Universe
MLB (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
In the latest Inbox, beat reporter Chris Haft addresses questions about the Giants' strategy this offseason, including queries about Aaron Rowand and Brian Wilson.
Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
... Halladay for Bradley and prospects. In the end, the Cubs will trade Bradley for someone like Aaron Rowand who the fans will offer to give free blow jobs to at the Cubs Conference in January. They might end up signing Mike Cameron who will be called racist names the first time he strikes out 4 times. The fans will say it did not happen and that they haven’t heard anything like that....
