Something Further to Think About
Lookout Landing —
It was brought up somewhat in the thread below, and Dave has an entire post up about Ryan Langerhans as a decent candidate to replace Endy Chavez. I felt like throwing a couple more names out there. Now, I am not saying the team can or even should trade for one of these, just that in looking through the list of guys who:
-bat left-handed -have not terrible defensive numbers -are destroying Triple-A this year -have decent Triple-A track records -are not overly young and/or seem unlikely to crack even a reserve ...
Nats at Random
Nats Triple Play —
... If we're going to reacquire Cordero, it would probably help to have something the Mariners want. Something like, say, Ryan Langerhans? Dave and Derek at U.S.S. Mariner do some of the most interesting baseball writing going, and it would be easier on the eyes if they didn't treat the Nats like their own personal dollar store. Some of us are ...
GameThread: Boston Red Sox At Washington Nationals. Game 68 Or 69 Of 162.
Federal Baseball —
... Twins announced Monday they will designate reliever Luis Ayala for assignment and select the contract of right-hander Bobby Keppel from Triple-A Rochester prior to Tuesday's game at Milwaukee.
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• Ryan Langerhans | U.S.S. Mariner
With Endy ...
Mariners Make Dual Improvement By Adding Ryan Langerhans, Ditching Mike Morse
Lookout Landing —
... Title says it all. Dave just wrote a post on Langerhans the other day, which at this point is required reading. What it comes down to is that the M's have dealt a worthless player - worthless to them, at least - in exchange for an awesome outfield gloveman with a career batting line of .233/.335/.378. It's like bringing in another Endy Chavez, except this one comes with more upside, given that Langerhans has a good idea of the zone, decent lefty power, and a track record of producing in AAA. He probably won't be quite as good as Chavez in the field, but few people are, and he ...
Did Mariners Get Trade Idea from Fans?
The Sporting Blog —
... Well, at least a few Mariners fans cared about this exact trade, and they managed to care about it a few days before it happened. Dave Cameron from USS Mariner, for example, explicitly requested a trade for the 29-year old Langerhans last Monday, a 546-word argument ending with a three-word coda: "Ryan Langerhans please." (Cameron had actually ...
Did The Mariners Take Trade Advice From Fans?
TheScore.com Blog —
... The trade was made official on Sunday. A week earlier, USS Mariner, one of the biggest independent team-specific blogs in the majors, had written a post titled Ryan Langerhans. In it they argued that the M’s needed a fourth outfielder, ideally a left-handed hitter, and noted that Langerhans, who was languishing in AAA Syracuse with little hope of being called up to the Nationals, despite solid contributions at the plate and in the field last year, fit the bill. ...
Mariners GM May Have Gotten Idea for Trade in Online Chat with Fans
Larry Brown Sports —
... from the Nats for former steroid cheat, Mike Morse. Also adding to this story was the post done at the Mariners blog, U.S.S. Mariner, that suggested they pursue Langerhans. Now obviously I don’t follow the Mariners to the level that I’m suggesting they get a guy who’s with the Nats’ Triple-A team, but obviously they do. And for some reason someone there has a thing for Langerhans that I just don’t get. Cool side is that when the fans talk, the team listens. And even cooler is when they actually respond. Oh yeah, this ...
