View Full Version : Javy Lopez
Blue56
08-03-2006, 07:40 PM
Apperently we acquired Javy Lopez, according to espn.
Plastic Bat
08-03-2006, 08:15 PM
How? Free Agent?
I Are Baboon
08-03-2006, 08:19 PM
Waiver wire trade.
Whatever the christ that is.
In any case, adding him will certainly help!
Blue56
08-03-2006, 08:37 PM
It will be official Friday, making him available against Tampa Bay.
rockin500
08-03-2006, 08:55 PM
Waiver wire trade.
Whatever the christ that is.
In any case, adding him will certainly help!
put him on waivers and since he cleared waivers because no one else wanted his sucky ass (or contract).
Baseball Guru
08-04-2006, 06:25 AM
put him on waivers and since he cleared waivers because no one else wanted his sucky ass (or contract).
Well I would agree that his contract is high but me thinks the Sox are going to benefit BIG TIME from getting him...
Dude is only 2 years removed from having a pretty fine season... Played 75 games last year at catcher and only 21 this season with Hernandez coming in so he is pretty fresh... I think he's going to have a huge impact for Boston...
So we have 2 Javy Lopezes on this team now???? :notme:
So we have 2 Javy Lopezes on this team now???? :notme:
The other one in the minor league the last time I checked.
Toy Cannon
08-04-2006, 10:16 AM
Well I would agree that his contract is high but me thinks the Sox are going to benefit BIG TIME from getting him...
Dude is only 2 years removed from having a pretty fine season... Played 75 games last year at catcher and only 21 this season with Hernandez coming in so he is pretty fresh... I think he's going to have a huge impact for Boston...
I agree. When healthy, he produces. He won't win a gold glove but when all is said and done, I think he'll be a positive.
PissedPrincess
08-04-2006, 11:47 AM
Eh, he's better than Ken Huckaby.
I Are Baboon
08-04-2006, 11:59 AM
Eh, he's better than Ken Huckaby.
I loved that DP hit into in the 6th with the bases loaded and nobody out. That just made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
PissedPrincess
08-04-2006, 12:07 PM
I loved that DP hit into in the 6th with the bases loaded and nobody out. That just made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
You were expecting a different result?
I Are Baboon
08-04-2006, 12:26 PM
You were expecting a different result?
With him being a career .200 hitter, part of me held out hope that this would be the 1 in 5 AB's where he gets a hit. Silly me. :hmm:
:angry:
Someone ought to sleep with his wife.
PissedPrincess
08-04-2006, 12:28 PM
With him being a career .200 hitter, part of me held out hope that this would be the 1 in 5 AB's where he gets a hit. Silly me. :hmm:
:angry:
Someone ought to sleep with his wife.
:laff: I was just hoping he would be smart enough to strike out and give Youk a chance.
Blue56
08-04-2006, 05:20 PM
Since this is about waiver deals, I heard that Andrew Jones was placed on waivers and there has been a claim.
PissedPrincess
08-04-2006, 05:26 PM
I saw that too Blue. It's not us though. My guess is Anaheim. Lots of teams claimed him, the one with the worse record gets to try and trade for him.
Thedatch
08-04-2006, 05:31 PM
I saw that too Blue. It's not us though. My guess is Anaheim. Lots of teams claimed him, the one with the worse record gets to try and trade for him.
d'you think Atlanta will trade him? they can still pull him back if they want.
PissedPrincess
08-04-2006, 05:35 PM
d'you think Atlanta will trade him? they can still pull him back if they want.
If they get a bunch of young studs from Anaheim, yes. Otherwise, I doubt it.
Blue56
08-04-2006, 05:43 PM
But if Atlanta takes him off waivers they can't trade him for the year. Last time they wanted Coco, Lester and someone else for him.
Thedatch
08-04-2006, 05:46 PM
But if Atlanta takes him off waivers they can't trade him for the year. Last time they wanted Coco, Lester and someone else for him.
and the problem with that is that he becomes a 10-5 guy like august 10th or something, so if they dont trade him now, he has to approve any trade offers.
I'm guessing they will trade him, because the angels need offense, and he can definately provide that.
Blue56
08-04-2006, 05:47 PM
They can also let him go to the team and allow the team to take full responsibility of him, meaning paying him whats left.
Blue56
08-04-2006, 05:51 PM
Tampa BAy tried to mess it up for Boston because, apparently, Lugo's agent was contacted by the sox about whether Lugo wanted to switch position.
Thedatch
08-04-2006, 05:52 PM
Tampa BAy tried to mess it up for Boston because, apparently, Lugo's agent was contacted by the sox about whether Lugo wanted to switch position.
wait, they tried to mess what up?
Blue56
08-04-2006, 05:56 PM
wait, they tried to mess what up?
Rotoworld:
Red Sox acquired catcher Javy Lopez and cash from the Orioles for a player to be named.
In return for paying about half of when Lopez is owed over the rest of the season, the Orioles are expected to get either outfielder Adam Stern or infielder Alejandro Machado, though the player would have to make it to the club on waivers for the trade to be completed before the end of the season. According to the Boston Globe's Gordon Edes, the Rays may choose to put claims in on both players as a revenge tactic after they felt the Red Sox illegally contacted Julio Lugo's agent last week to determine whether the player would accept a move to second base and a contract extension. At this point, though, such a move can't hold up the deal. Lopez will be with the club for tonight's game against the Rays.
PissedPrincess
08-04-2006, 05:57 PM
wait, they tried to mess what up?
They messed up us giving up Stern for Lopez. So now we are giving Baltimore a PTBNL.
Thedatch
08-04-2006, 07:13 PM
They messed up us giving up Stern for Lopez. So now we are giving Baltimore a PTBNL.
gotcha :thumbsup:
stupid baseball politics.
Blue56
08-05-2006, 01:54 AM
Well his debut was 0-4 and Mirabelli left with a twisted ankle, I believe so.
PissedPrincess
08-07-2006, 11:58 AM
OMG Lopez SUCKS. :laff:
Someone give him the steroids he took last year.
I Are Baboon
08-07-2006, 12:32 PM
Any chance we can get Josh Bard back? Lopez is a disaster.
yagsy
08-07-2006, 07:45 PM
Any chance we can get Josh Bard back? Lopez is a disaster.
:no: Sorry, Bard is going to be a mainstay for the Pads for a long time. We :love2: him. Here in SD, noone can believe how lucky we are for getting Bard. :notme:
Too bad about Mirabelli getting hurt too. I agree with James, though, this will be a fabulous move for the Sox. Lopez is a really good catcher and he will hit. He drives the ball and he's prolly nervous. Give him a chance, I'm sure you'll grow to love his production and his defense.
rockin500
08-07-2006, 08:06 PM
lopez is an absolute disaster as a catcher. his defense is subpar (always has been) and his bat has slowed down massively since 2003.
methinks he is washed up.
BostonRedSox58
08-07-2006, 08:30 PM
OMG Lopez SUCKS. :laff:
Someone give him the steroids he took last year.
He's played two games....
You guys are overreacting
PissedPrincess
08-09-2006, 11:42 AM
lopez is an absolute disaster as a catcher. his defense is subpar (always has been) and his bat has slowed down massively since 2003.
methinks he is washed up.
Me agrees.
I Are Baboon
08-09-2006, 01:09 PM
EFFING JOSH BARD IS HITTING .331.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6987
I hate baseball.
yagsy
08-09-2006, 04:44 PM
Josh has run into a bit of a slump lately, will that help?
He was hitting over .350 up to mid July, might have even been up to .380.
I still think Javy isn't as bad defensively as you think Ray. I watched a ton of games he caught. He got a bad rep coz Maddux didn't like him but he really wasn't horrible.
lopez is an absolute disaster as a catcher. his defense is subpar (always has been) and his bat has slowed down massively since 2003.
He did have a solid first season with the O's.
He's was injuried last year and was injuried this year. When injuried, he's not much better than any other catcher you can find. When he's not injuried, he's still quite a bit of pop in his bat from what he show in 03 and 04.
rockin500
08-09-2006, 05:40 PM
Josh has run into a bit of a slump lately, will that help?
He was hitting over .350 up to mid July, might have even been up to .380.
I still think Javy isn't as bad defensively as you think Ray. I watched a ton of games he caught. He got a bad rep coz Maddux didn't like him but he really wasn't horrible.
glavine didnt particularly like him at the time either, but someone had to take one for the team.
i was never really enamored with lopez when i watched a braves game that was on TBS or ESPN. blocking pitches and all that fun stuff, he seemed to have trouble with.
and Eva, he just got old. hes past the age of where catchers bounce back and is in the diminishing returns stage of his career.
I Are Baboon
08-22-2006, 04:26 PM
Javy Lopez sucks.
yagsy
08-22-2006, 05:27 PM
Well okay then, the consensus is Javy sucks.
I don't happen to agree completely! :D
Well okay then, the consensus is Javy sucks.
I don't happen to agree completely! :D
Same here.
But, I think it's quite obvious he's not that great of a catcher.
Blue56
08-22-2006, 05:54 PM
Javy Lopez with the Sox:
GP: 12
AB: 45
H: 10
R: 5
2B: 4
3B: 0
HR: 0
RBI: 4
SB: 0
OBP: ,256
SLG: ,333
AVG: ,238
Royce
08-22-2006, 07:13 PM
Not to mention he can't call a game behind the plate for sh1t.
Blue56
08-22-2006, 07:26 PM
oh well, we can't rush Varitek to come back
I Are Baboon
08-22-2006, 07:40 PM
Blue, do you have his LOB handy? He's been PUTRID with men on.
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