Blog: Free Agents With Value
At his blog for ESPN.com, Buster Olney provides a listing of ’10 free agents with good value.’
Topping out Olney’s list is free agent 1B Tony Clark, who, as Olney notes, had the third best home-run per plate-appearance ratio (14.4) after Alex Rodriguez (13.1) and Ramon Castro (14.3) last season.
According to Olney, Clark would be a good fit as bench player for the Mets, due to his high slugging percentage as a pinch hitter last season.
…i’m a huge proponent of having quality bench, especially in the National League, where players are used a lot more often…that being said, i just don’t see clark as a fit for the Mets…
…clark didn’t fair well here in his first go-around in 2003…and, although in recent years he has been a successful slugging left-handed bat off the bench, i’d much rather have players like Marlon Anderson and Endy Chavez than an older, declining slugger like clark…to me, a more intriguing choice for the Mets bench from olney’s list would be 1B/3B Mike Lamb…
SS David Eckstein, RHP Matt Clement, LHP Jeremey Affeldt, LHP David Wells and RHP Kris Benson also make Olney’s list.
…added to by Matthew Cerrone…
…one thing i always forget is that there are not an infinite number of roster spots…i tend to rattle off names, thinking, ‘oooh, i like that player, let’s get that guy,’ and i forget that to do so, the team will most likely need to make a roster move…so, as much as i am intrigued by a guy like clark, i often forget that there may be no room for him…
