itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com - 1/22/2009
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Yesterday the Padres announced the signing of veteran catcher Henry Blanco to a one-year deal. Throughout the off-season we have been discussing the idea of bringing in a veteran catcher who could help mentor both our young catchers and our young starting pitchers. We feel that Henry fits the ...
mlbtraderumors.com - 1/22/2009
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ESPN.com's Buster Olney reports that the Padres have
agreed to terms on a one-year, $750K deal with...
catcher Henry Blanco . The Dodgers' signing of Brad Ausmus made this an easy decision for the Friars. Blanco, who hit .292 with three homers ...
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Padres Agree To Terms With Henry Blanco
sports.espn.go.com - 1/21/2009
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Henry Blanco is an excellent mentor
Beyond the Box Score —
Henry Blanco is an excellent mentor
An 82.6 Mentor Rating?!?! That's almost Adam Melhuse level right there.
Melhuse re-signed with the Rangers on a minor league deal the other day. Instead of his usual position of 3rd best catcher on the team's 40 ...
We feel that Henry fits the role perfectly, especially since he has maintained an 86.2 MR (mentor...
Gaslamp Ball —
... It Might Be Dangerous... You Go First: Henry Blanco
Shazzam
baseballmusings.com —
... The Padres sign Henry Blanco and Paul DePodesta gets to make a little joke:
Throughout the off-season we have been discussing the idea of bringing in a veteran catcher who could help mentor both our young catchers and our young starting pitchers. We feel that Henry fits the role perfectly, especially since he has maintained an 86.2 MR (mentor rating) over the past three seasons.
Paul does get serious and points out what great job Henry does of stopping the running game. Of course, in a year in which the Padres are unlikely to compete, ...
How to calculate a Baseball Mentor Rating
Gaslamp Ball —
... Paul DePodesta recently joked about Henry Blacno's Mentor Rating. While just a joke, it's exactly the sort of thing that I find fascinating. Win Shares and OPS+ and what not is one thing. That's just requantifying numbers that are already out there. What I'm really into is quantifying qualitative attributes, which is inherently stupid, but has never stopped boxing or figure skating or polls or movie reviews or any number of things. ...
The Return of B-Law
Friar Forecast —
... One last thing to think about: If Henry Blanco has a mentor rating of 86.2, B-Law’s rating must be somewhere in the mid-90s. After all, he is a veteran player. He knows what it is like to keep fighting while on a losing team. He makes the most out of his lack of natural ability. He has overcome adversity in his career. And, he gets outs! ...
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