The Ms want to ‘do something’ for credibility, and so they burn a prospect of real ability for a fizzle of media sizzle. The Ms had all of last offseason to fill the DH slot. They bungled it, so now in season they have to make a much too expensive move to cover the hole. Simple ineptitude. This is a total rob job by Cleveland, I can’t credit Shapiro enough for picking the lock box of a dumbass, behind-the-curve organization.

I go away on vacation, and THIS happens. *yechhh*

Perez is supposed to be here to hit lefties, but even if the Rox had popped in a righty out of the bullpen, he would have still been a better option than Everett and Reed are against lefties.

Hopefully it’s just a “day to get acquainted” type of case. As much as it was to pay, if they only end up getting Petagine opportunities out of him (25 AB through 82 games), the cost would relatively become absurd.

That said, I don’t expect it would be anywhere near that low, because Peta’s stuck at the same side of the dish as Everett’s not-as-bad side is. With 80 games left, what if it ended up being around 80 AB? How much of a waste is that?

All I can say is, let’s hope he regularly starts against lefties instead of Everett. Maybe good (or even mediocre) things will happen, and he’ll get ~120, which would be just that many less for Everett.

Let’s watch this one but the trade has all the signs of looking very bad 3 yrs from now…strikingly similar to the Varitek deal.

If so, then do y’all think that a trade wherein the M’s sent starting pitcher Joel Piñeiro, relief pitcher Eddie Guardado, center fielder Jeremy Reed, and designated hitter Carl Everett to the Minnesota Twins for Radke and Hunter would improve the ballclub?

The following are four reasons about why the Twins would make the deal:

1. Piñeiro, unlike Radke, is under club control through 2007.
2. The Twins lack a left-handed setup man like Guardado.
3. Reed is cheap and has a lot of potential.
4. Everett is better than Ruben Sierra and Rondell White.

Saying “Nice pick-up, but we paid too much.” is overreacting?

Saying “Perez is great, but Cabrera is a greater one.” is “analyzing to the point of paralysis?”

There is a lot of good discussion in this thread, a lot of good analysis – which, by the by, is why most of us come here… not to do the Wave and talk about Hargrove’s favorite cookie recipe.

“Just be a fan.”

Sometimes I hate the internet.

Don’t be jerk, that’s uncalled for.

Some of you guys need to stop analyzing everything to the point of paralysis and just try being a fan for a few days. The team is finally headed in the right direction, learning how to win with a nice mix of home-grown youth and veteran players, and the minor league system is improving every year to the point that we’ll be able to tweak our major league roster when we need to by making moves like this every year without feeling like we’re gutting our organization. The light at the end of the tunnel seems a lot closer than it did 6 months ago. Just enjoy it.

So the M’s just upgraded their DH spot against LHP from Everett (.169/.258/.288 for an OPS of .546) to Perez (.889 career OPS, 1.038 2006 OPS). That’s huge. We all like Doyle, but it’s unrealistic to expect him to post a .900 OPS against LHP this year.

The M’s overpaid, but let’s not exaggerate it. While Cabrera is a nice player and solid “B” prospect, the comparison to the Varitek/Lowe deal is just plain silly. In terms of talent, this is the M’s giving up Antonio Perez again. Anyone miss him, much less remember him?