Well I guess it's official, Mark Teahen is no longer a Royal. DM sent Teahen to the White Sox in exchange for Josh Fields and Chris Getz. At first glance it appears he acquired younger, cheaper versions of Jacobs and Bloomquist - it seems that way at second glance too.
Fields career - .229/.302/.416/84 OPS+
Jacobs 2009 - .228/.297/.401/84 OPS+
Getz career - .262/.323/.346/73 OPS+
Bloomquist - .263/.318/.332/75 OPS+
Pretty freaking eerie, right? Did I mention that both Fields and Getz are below average defensively? They are. So what's this trade about then? Saving money, replacing Callaspo, or replacing Gordon? My opinion (take it for what's worth, I'm wrong a lot) is that this paves the way for a Gordon trade and Callaspo/Fields take over the 3B/DH spots. Which I guess would mean that Jacobs is on his way out too but with Moore you never know.
I think centerfield/rightfield/catcher/bullpen were greater needs than 2B and 3B so this trade screams the word odd. But these two players do appeal to Moore's philosophy of low OBP and sub-par defense. He certainly has a type.
In other words, here we go again.
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