Giants make a move.
Jul. 22nd, 2006 10:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreOK, we're a half-game back in the NL Weird, and the trade deadline is beginning to loom on the horizon. Time to address some needs. We made a good first step.
The Giants have traded reliever Jeremy Accardo to Toronto for first baseman Shea Hillenbrand. We also got a reliever in the deal.
Yes, Hillenbrand has a temper, but I think his meltdown with the Blue Jays was caused by a perceived lack of focus in the team and support from the front office. I think he'll do well here.
His numbers? .301 batting average, .342 slugging percentage, and a .480 on-base percentage. 12 home runs, 39 RBIs. Not a great bat, but a solid one. Put him in the 5 or 6 hole and move Pedro Feliz to 3rd in the order.
We also got Vinnie Chulk in the deal. Eh. ERA is a bit high, but he gets a lot of strikeouts, and he's much the same package as the guy we traded away.
Good trade, in my opinion.
The Giants have traded reliever Jeremy Accardo to Toronto for first baseman Shea Hillenbrand. We also got a reliever in the deal.
Yes, Hillenbrand has a temper, but I think his meltdown with the Blue Jays was caused by a perceived lack of focus in the team and support from the front office. I think he'll do well here.
His numbers? .301 batting average, .342 slugging percentage, and a .480 on-base percentage. 12 home runs, 39 RBIs. Not a great bat, but a solid one. Put him in the 5 or 6 hole and move Pedro Feliz to 3rd in the order.
We also got Vinnie Chulk in the deal. Eh. ERA is a bit high, but he gets a lot of strikeouts, and he's much the same package as the guy we traded away.
Good trade, in my opinion.
