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NL West Outlook: Third Basemen
Published 4/1/2009 by Brendan Scolari at True Blue LA
... It might be surprising to some but Casey Blake projects to be the worst third baseman in the division. Technically, he's tied with Kouzmanoff, but Kouzmanoff is a better bet to produce because he's eight years younger. Already 35, Blake's new 3 year, $17.5 million contract looks fairly ridiculous in hindsight. You don't usually give three year deals out to marginal veterans, especially in this offseason climate. Still, he is an average player who is versatile enough to be a good supersub as he declines as long as his skills don't completely fall off the table. Sometime ...

NL West Preview
Published 4/1/2009 by Patrick Sullivan at Baseball Analysts
... Rich: Did the Dodgers really sign Casey Blake, who turns 36 in August, to a three-year, $17.5M contract three months ago? Aside from the ...

Francisco vs. Dunn
Published 2/10/2009 by Brian (noreply@blogger.com) at Ontario Street
... I understand the argument against Francisco seeing any notable growth as a player because of his age; perfectly sound reasoning. At 26, he's not your typical sophomore and is probably near his ceiling as a player, if he isn't already there. I'm not expecting any major leaps in his game, but it's not unheard of for players with the right tools to break through at an advanced age if given the opportunity. Look at Casey Blake's career, he didn't even become a ML starter until age 29 and went on to post several solid seasons for the Tribe. Starting third baseman ...

Walkoff Walk Presents the BONILLA Projection System: Age 36
Published 1/21/2009 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
... Casey Blake, 3B: Recently signed an extension with the Dodgers that will pay him until he is 38, or worth fewer wins over replacement than a dead retarded monkey. If I had one nice thing to say about Casey it's that he's a human being and doesn't deserve this sort of criticism from a blogger. ...

Have the Cards really missed on any free agents?
Published 1/9/2009 by PHE at Pitchers Hit Eighth :: A St. Louis Cardinals blog
... by the acquisition of Khalil Greene, which was at a minimal cost (as far as we know now - that PTBNL still looms).  The Cards kicked the tires on Rafael Furcal and Edgar Renteria, but the cost again was probably prohibitive, especially on Renteria (enjoy that one, Giants!).  ESPN has Felipe Lopez listed at SS, which is probably misleading, I would’ve liked to see him re-signed to play 2B for the Cardinals, but alas, Boras is Boras. Eliminate 3B Casey Blake - Troy Glaus is entrenched there for 2009, and the Cards ...

The Cold Stove: MLB Winners and Losers In a Winter of Inactivity
Published 1/5/2009 by tyduffy at The Big Lead
... Dodgers (Losers): Frank McCourt, unlike his compatriots, has spent this off-season.  Unfortunately, it has been in maintenance, not improvement.  The Dodgers paid $47.5 million to retain Rafael Furcal and Casey Blake.  Furcal is a good player, though no sure bet because of injuries, and almost certainly not last year’s 36-game Dynamo.  Casey Blake has finished in the top ten in the league in four categories, strikeouts, sacrifices, caught stealings and grounded into double plays.  The Dodgers will lose Derek Lowe, relying on Jason Schmidt to replace him, ...

Dodgers Sign Casey Blake To A Three-Year Deal
Published 12/10/2008 by kensai (noreply@blogger.com) at Fire Ned Colletti Now
... plus a fourth-year option for $17.5 million guaranteed and a possible $23.75 million, including performance incentives. His new contract calls for salaries of $5 million, $6 million and $5.25 million. The option year salary is $6 million with a $1.25 million buyout. Additionally, agent Jim McDowell said there is a series of escalating performance incentives that could add as much as $1.5 million annually based on plate appearances."As a Dodger in 2008, Blake's line was .251/.313/.460/.773. However, as I mentioned before, that line is ...

Dodger Thoughts: Shake and Blake
Published 12/9/2008 at Baseball Toaster
I really have not written much about Casey Blake . There's something about him that I find completely resistible. I find his bat resistible, his glove resistible, his beard resistible. But with the Dodgers perhaps signing him as early as today, I should probably say something about him. ...

Yankees Hunting Season
Published 11/3/2008 by Mark Serio (munsoned1@yahoo.com) at BASEBALL HOT CORNER
... Hopefully, augmenting big ticket purchases with useful role players will be part of one of this years plans. Here's an interesting name: "Casey Blake, third baseman/first baseman/outfielder. ...

Free association with free agents
Published 10/22/2008 by Jim at Sox Machine
... a pretty entertaining platoon. Kind of like how Cleveland got a .319/.376/.534 line from Ben Broussard , Eduardo Perez and Ryan Garko two years ago. Nomar Garciaparra almost joined the White Sox before the '04 season, when he was rumored to be involved in a three-way trade that would've sent Magglio Ordonez to Boston. I bring this up because Kenny Williams traded for Ken Griffey Jr. a few months ago. You've been warned. Casey Blake makes a lot of sense ... if you really don't want Josh Fields , but think ...

Organizing the Offseason - Possible Targets: Atkins, Blake, Blalock; Cantu
Published 10/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (npc29) at The Tribe Daily
... away from Coors field? That's the biggest risk thaat the Indians would be taking if they made this deal. Atkins is not a free agent though. So you would have to swing a deal. He won't cost a whole heck of a lot in arbitration, a good 6-7 million would be a decent price for the Indians. Casey Blake - Los Angeles Dodgers (Fall Back Option) Position: Third Base, Utility (Luxury), B/T: R/R Age: 35, Height: 6'2, Weight: 210 Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com We all know Casey Blake by this point. Do we bring ...

Celebrate the Second Round of the Jayoffs!
Published 10/13/2008 by Lloyd the Barber (noreply@blogger.com) at Ghostrunner on First
... & Casey Blake. Jeff Kent played 62 games for the Jays 16 years ago and had some memorable seasons hitting behind Barry Bonds. In 2008, his 91 OPS+ was good enough for him to lose his job to young Blake DeWitt, though he's gotten into nearly every game. Is he an improvement over Joe Inglett? Definitely not. Inglett's OPS+ was slightly above league average offense, slightly better defense (.825 RZR to Kent's .820) and a valuable left handed bat. Would Jeff Kent start for the Blue Jays? Hells no! He's old and racist and slow to the point of pain too. ...

Definitely Listen to This
Published 9/30/2008 by Brian McElhinny (noreply@blogger.com) at Raise the Jolly Roger
... very baseball-related (to say the least), but it is pretty darn funny. It comes at the very end of his [last show], but you can jump straight to the good stuff [here]. - Some other links: Colin Dunlap of the PG covers [Pedro Alvarez's first Pirate workout] in extensive detail, including some towering bombs and a grounder off his cheek. - [This MLBTR link] may raise some eyebrows. Potential players the Pirates might seek in free agency: Casey Blake could make sense, or maybe Wily Mo Pena if ...

Let’s Not Get Swept on National TV, Okay?
Published 8/24/2008 by Mike Scioscia's tragic illness at Mike Scioscia's tragic illness
... “The only major league club he had known”? I knew off the top of my head that Blake came up with Toronto and also saw some time in Minnesota; upon looking it up, I found that he played in Baltimore too. It may have been only 112 at-bats over 4 seasons, but still, you’re the Los Angeles Times. Do a little research, would you? He’d played for three other MLB clubs, so that makes you look pretty bad. ...

Random Notes on a Scorecard Texted from Press Row to a Blog Post
Published 8/19/2008 by Steve Sax (noreply@blogger.com) at Sons of Steve Garvey
... Casey Blake is locked in when he's on the field, and that seems to be a good thing; Blake's slugging average is up relative to his season with the Indians, though his OPS+ is down, and he has grounded into more double plays as a Dodger (4) than as an Indian (3), in less than one quarter of the sample. But he has solidified the bottom end of our lineup, and if it's because he looks like he's just come out of a week's hike in the mountains and he needs food, then I'm okay with it. (Or maybe it's the beard.) ...

Breaking Down the Pirates Bounty
Published 8/2/2008 by Baseball Handyman at Bucs Dugout
... consensus #2 prospect. A torn thumb ligament in spring training cost him his opportunity to be the Dodgers opening day third baseman and the Casey Blake trade signaled that his Dodgers days were numbered. With a fresh start, he can become a top 5 player at the position in the NL. ...

ManRamifications For The Dodgers
Published 8/1/2008 by Rob (noreply@blogger.com) at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... franchises of the northeast. This has been especially problematic when, as in this case, they end up having to give up something of substantial value in order to get that talent. The principle problem with this deal is that it severely compromises the Dodgers at third base beyond 2008, a position that has been in constant flux since Adrian Beltre left as a free agent following the 2004 season. Good third basemen are hard to find, and it's far from clear that extending 34 year old Casey Blake or signing him as a free agent in the offseason is a real solution. Whether or not ...

Time's Arrow
Published 3/26/2008 by Shyster at ShysterBall
... There are times lately when I feel like the only reason I'm sticking around is because my production, while not fabulous for my position, isn't as easily replaceable as you'd think. Indeed, there are some days when I feel like I'm merely ...

SFR in the Infield - AL Central
Published 1/2/2008 by Dan Agonistes at Dan Agonistes
... Martinez CLE 3 58 9 8 0.5 Ryan Garko CLE 3 253 38 44 -4.8 Asdrubal Cabrera CLE 4 160 41 38 2.1 Mike Rouse CLE 4 37 9 7 1.4 Josh Barfield CLE 4 533 135 137 -1.2 Chris Gomez CLE 5 24 5 4 0.8 Casey Blake CLE 5 417 90 89 0.7 Andy Marte ...

More on Gold Gloves
Published 11/7/2007 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... , these awards are going to continue to lose credibility. Either they're going to have to revamp the system so the voters actually have a clue, or other honors like BP's Internet Baseball Awards and the Fielding Bible Awards are going to become more prominent. I hope.