Matsui to the Angels?
December 7, 2009, 11:00 pm by iYankees · 8 Comments
Mike DiGiovanni of the Los Angeles Times (props to MLBTR) reports that the Angels are considering our buddy, Hideki Matsui, as a DH option (along with Vladimir Guerrero). “He’s a person we’ve talked about, along with several players,” said GM Tony Reagins, when asked about Matsui. “We also have Vlad, who fits into the same role. There are a lot of scenarios we can attack, whether through trade or free agency.”
What do you think about Godzilla in an Angels uniform? Scary, right?
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If they sign Matsui, I wouldn’t mind Vlad on a cheap one year deal. Only DHing him, plus giving him plenty of rest, should lead to one more good season for him.
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He only had 300 ABs last year from injury and is on a 4 year decline in plate appearances I just don’t know if you can trust his health even as much as Matsui’s. It would be nice to see Vlad in stripes but I doubt he can come close to what he was, if you are going that route you could go after a Jim Thome or Russell Branyan if you are looking for HRs or you could trade for Adam Dunn (I wouldn’t because he is a FA next year). There are a lot better options than Vlad just because I don’t trust his health even with rest, maybe if he was willing to go 1 year 3 or 4 million maybe incentive laden.
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Yea, I don’t think Vlad’s style would work well on the Yankees. I’d be afraid Robinson Cano would become even more swing-happy.
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That’s true, he would have the opposite effect of Bobby to the Angels, only Matsui seems to be a good choice to DH for the Yankees.
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Seeing Matsui with a glove on is the scary part.
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Haha.
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