Which Non-Tender Will Come Back To Haunt?

[Max Power]

Will any of these be a player in 2003 who their old team will say "Damn, we should have kept him!"

[Fuzzy Bear]

Originally posted by Max Power
Will any of these be a player in 2003 who their old team will say "Damn, we should have kept him!"

I suspect Robert Fick is the best pick, in the long run, although if I were a GM looking to fill holes on the cheap, Singleton, Frankie Cat, and Cruz, Jr. come to mind.

If Scheurholz signed three of these players, Chipper would go back to 3B, Sheffield would move to 1B, and the Braves would win the pennant with everyone wondering how they did it.

I think Fick is in both a lousy park and a lousy organization, and these two factors have him messed up. It may take a year to get him sorted out, but I think he has the biggest upside of all these guys, although it may not show until 2004.

[Duque]

How about Kerry Ligtenberg - someone could definitely use him in the pen.

[sweaver]

I'll vote for Fick, with Cruz second. All of these guys can play.

[TGwynn19]

Cruz jr. maybe I am just holding on to the promise of what could have been, but i think he can still play.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Originally posted by TGwynn19
Cruz jr. maybe I am just holding on to the promise of what could have been, but i think he can still play.

Cruz has bounced back before, and is still young. He's not going to be the mega-star people thought he would once become, but he well may be a player that is just inconsistent from year to year. There are guys like that; George Scott and Mickey Vernon come to mind.

[JamesI]

I think Cruz jr is the most likely to haunt their old team (hopefully as an Oriole). Fick would be my second choice

[LeGrandOrange]

Picked Junior Cruz...I was surprised they didn't keep him because I have no idea who they have to replace him.

Of course, he chose a bad time to be non-tendered, because the Mariners don't have a damn spot available for him. As a Mariner fan, I want him back, I still think he kicks ass.

[gyb13]

Originally posted by LeGrandOrange
Picked Junior Cruz...I was surprised they didn't keep him because I have no idea who they have to replace him.

they have vernon wells to be the fulltime CF and a bunch of young hitters to split dh. i think cruz will end up an astro.

i don't think any of these players will come back to haunt their old teams. they may find jobs and produce well, but i don't see any of them being a big contributor against their former team.

[WiredTiger]

If someone need a cheap C/1B/DH/RF Type then Fick is not a bad pickup. I think Fullmer played well for the Angels and I think it may hurt if they can't find someone to adequately replace him.

[BigJon]

Paul Wilson, everyone can use pitching and he'll be more consistent this year. After all his injuries he needed a couple of years pitching experience.

[gyb13]

                2003        2002
              RCAA OPS    RCAA OPS 
Catalanotto TOR 10 823  TEX  1 808
Cruz        SF   1 779  TOR  0 754
Singleton   OAK -9 641  BAL -7 706
Fick        ATL  0 753  DET  3 764
Daubach     CHW  0 740  BOS 10 812
Fullmer     ANA 13 887      26 888

              RSAA  ERA     RSAA  ERA
Ritchie     MIL -2 5.08  CHW -22 6.06
Suppan  PIT/BOS  4 4.19  KC   -1 5.32
Wilson      CIN -7 4.64  TB   -8 4.83
Ligtenberg  BAL  6 3.34  ATL   9 2.97

Catalanotto and Ritchie performed the best over their 2002 figures

[Craig S.]

Originally Posted by gyb13

                2003        2002
              RCAA OPS    RCAA OPS 
Catalanotto TOR 10 823  TEX  1 808
Cruz        SF   1 779  TOR  0 754
Singleton   OAK -9 641  BAL -7 706
Fick        ATL  0 753  DET  3 764
Daubach     CHW  0 740  BOS 10 812
Fullmer     ANA 13 887      26 888

              RSAA  ERA     RSAA  ERA
Ritchie     MIL -2 5.08  CHW -22 6.06
Suppan  PIT/BOS  4 4.19  KC   -1 5.32
Wilson      CIN -7 4.64  TB   -8 4.83
Ligtenberg  BAL  6 3.34  ATL   9 2.97

Catalanotto and Ritchie performed the best over their 2002 figures

Interesting - doesn't look like anyone picked Catalanotto as the guy to stand out in that group.

[gyb13]

not true. he got the most votes in the poll (6 of 17)

[Craig S.]

Originally Posted by gyb13

not true. he got the most votes in the poll (6 of 17)

Duh - guess I never looked at the results. I just read the comments.