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other gm's think loretta is going back to houston
« on: December 05, 2007, 12:03:56 am »
According to JDJO:

Two days after the Astros offered arbitration to utility infielder Mark Loretta, some in baseball are predicting he'll return to Houston.

"I guess they got him back," Colorado Rockies general manager Dan O'Dowd said of Loretta. The Rockies had flirted with Loretta.
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Re: other gm's think loretta is going back to houston
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2007, 12:20:35 am »
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Re: other gm's think loretta is going back to houston
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2007, 12:51:45 am »
i wanted this guy back on the team for anything they could work him in for..im glad if this is true..but what situation would he play in..platoon with wiggy at 3rd and kaz at 2nd?

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Re: other gm's think loretta is going back to houston
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2007, 01:28:17 am »
i wanted this guy back on the team for anything they could work him in for..im glad if this is true..but what situation would he play in..platoon with wiggy at 3rd and kaz at 2nd?

Insurance in case Kaz's back gets gimpy.

And super-util/PHer.
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Re: other gm's think loretta is going back to houston
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2007, 01:31:55 am »
its gonna be harder for him to be squeezed into the line up every day like he was last year..i liked him in that roll..

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Re: other gm's think loretta is going back to houston
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2007, 01:59:02 am »
Insurance in case Kaz's back gets gimpy.

And super-util/PHer.

And Kaz ain't so good against LHP...Loretta rakes LHP.
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Re: other gm's think loretta is going back to houston
« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2007, 08:01:21 am »
its gonna be harder for him to be squeezed into the line up every day like he was last year..i liked him in that roll..

For some reason, I see Loretta getting plenty of PT.  Serious injuries, nagging injuries, days off, etc.  Sort of like Jose Vizcaino did every year.

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Re: other gm's think loretta is going back to houston
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2007, 08:04:55 am »
For some reason, I see Loretta getting plenty of PT.  Serious injuries, nagging injuries, days off, etc.  Sort of like Jose Vizcaino did every year.

At his age, he might be more effective in a part time role. He kinda wore down playing every day at short for AE last year.
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Re: other gm's think loretta is going back to houston
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2007, 08:16:02 am »
At his age, he might be more effective in a part time role. He kinda wore down playing every day at short for AE last year.

Agreed.  Loretta was great for the first 250 at bats.

He was great again in September as his ABs went back down.


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