According to ESPN.com, the Giants have signed free-agent OF Aaron Rowand to a five-year contract.
Rowand hit .309 with 27 home runs and 89 RBI with the Phillies last season.
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and this season he hits .275/.325/.420 with 10 HRs. But they’ll be gritty HRs.
His passion will ooze in every HR trot
Joe Morgan loves Aaron Rowand.
Joe Morgan is nearly brain dead.
i’ll take the honor…
+10
Somebody has to tell Sabean that he no longer has a team that actually is going to compete any time soon…might be time to make a few deals along the lines of what the Orioles are doing, in this case, trading Lincecum for somebody else’s entire farm system might be a good thing in the long-term.
Unless they can lure Jeff Fassero out of retirement….in that case, all bets are off.
No…we’re considering doing that (Fassero)…not kidding
Thank god we’re going after Fassero, if we had him for the stretch run last season I am positive he would have been able to get Miguel Cabrera, Hanley Ramirez and Austin Kearns out.
Only a matter of time I suppose before Livan Hernandez comes to Shea too….get the buffet tables ready.
Mad dog must be in Doggie Heaven on the Fan.
Mad dog’s opinion of this trade is whatever the fat man’s opinion is. I agree Mike. Yea, Mike. Mike, you’re dead on.
Say somethin’ funny mike.
not a trade points guy, -1 lol
Aww..no more CF for the Phillies…awww…so sad.
Don’t they have Victorino?
Yes, in IMO, Victorino is the more explosive player and just as good defensively.
+2
Victorino is their Endy Chavez….I truly think you give him a full season, he’ll bat like…240 but yea, he’ll play solid D…
“Victorino is their Endy Chavez”
then I hope they trade him to the Cubs for Jason Marquis. Would love to see the Mets bat more often against him rather than see him in the Mets rotation.
haha agreed
victorino is explosive? he had 38 extra base hits in 450 at bats. if he were on the mets we’d say hes a OF version of rey ordonez.
That’s like calling Reyes another Ordonez. He got 60 extra base hit in 681 AB’s. Not a huge difference from Victorinos rate. 38/456
Why are the Giants still signing players? Their team is failing, and they just lost their best offensive player. I know! Lets give up a draft pick by signing Rowand!
their #5 pick is protected…phils get a sandwich plus a 2nd rounder
Oh, well that’s a horse of a different color!
I posted this in another spot, but Rowand basically sold his baseball soul for an extra year. SF fields the worst starting lineup in baseball, loses a first round pick by signing him and gets marginally better. Glad Rowand is out of the NL East, but he now will spend five years in last place. I can’t wait to see how he spins this. Gonna talk of all the potential on the Giants and the bright future. No bullpen, 40 year old SS, no third baseman, Wynn in right, no need to go on. Their best player is Molina!
Just one time, I’d like a ballplayer to just say he took the money and really doesn’t care how bad the team is.
Rowand is Pomona, CA born and raised.
Not quite home, but is closer than Philly, Texas or Chicago
On the playground is where he spent most of his days. Chillin’ out maxin’; relaxin all cool. Shootin’ some b-ball outside of the school. When a couple of guys who were up to no good, started making trouble in his neighborhood. He got in one little fight and his mom got scared she said “you’re moving with your aunti and uncle in Bel Aire.”
hey, having lived in SF for 4 glorious years, I will never criticize anyone who chooses to take a good-paying job there. it is one of the greatest places in the world to live, especially if you’re a vin lover!
terrible move by san fran. but hey im not complaining get this guy out of the east and off the phils. i hope they pad that brick wall or this could get ugly.
this or HE?
touche
Cliffy to Tampa?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3152188
Tampa is the last stop for declining players. Sad, Cliffy, very sad.
Giants have pitching and Rowand solidifies part of their up the middle defense. That’s a big outfield and fly balls will die in his glove. Very smart signing. Giants have excellent defense at C, SS, and CF as a result.
to bad they only see him playing center for 2 years at the most
The kid they got from Pittsburgh for Morris is just as good defensively as Rowand. The giants were desperate to sign anyone in the wake of Bonds. Problem is most players see SF for what it is, an awful franchise at this point, years from competing.
SF is a great town, the only place I would live outside of NY, but it was only Rowand’s lust for a 5th year that landed him in this baseball wasteland. And on top of that, SF fans will not appreciate his “gritty” play. They don’t even pay attention at the games.
They were desperate for pitching last year. Look what they did. Bunch of clowns over there.
No Willis, Cabrera or Rowand..National League Least may be the place to be.
Renteria, gone as well!
They don’t need Renteria – They have Yunel Escobar, who is amazing.
Yunel Escobar is amazing? Why? He hits for a nice average, but its all singles, doesnt hit for power, doesnt steal any bases, and doesnt walk much. He is a nice little player, but pretty average. Plus he is already 25.
Just listening to Sports radio out here in SF. Brian Sabean, the GM, is desperately trying to spin this as a major coup. Funny thing is they are talking about batting him 5th, when they don’t even ahve a 4 hitter. I guess Aurelia gets that spot by default. Dave Roberts in left. Man I’m gonna get alot of prime tix for free out here this season.
they’re going to be teeeerrrrrrrrrible. ugh. but as you say, bad baseball means good seats when your favorite team comes to town.
Yeah…even though the Giants suck, those Crab Louie sandwiches don’t. And gimme some garlic fries while I watch the Mets sweep them in June.
Orlando Cepeda’s Cha Cha bowl (behind centerfield) is also great.
Good. We get Rowand, Jones, Cabrera, and Willis out of the National League East.
and Glavine back into it, so to speak
also, this has nothing to do with anything but I just love it so:
JASON GIAMBI, NEW YORK YANKEES: I know there’s been a lot of distractions, you know, over the past year. And I wanted to apologize for all those, you know, distractions from the bottom of my heart. You know, I take full responsibility for it, and I’m sorry.
Once again, the phillies losing rowand will impact them more than the phillies getting lidge. They now don’t have a 4th OF. We have 5.
I think the good news is that him being off the market might increase the trade value of Church if we decide to trade him. This is the year to meed CFers
Now if we can only somehow get Ryan Howard and Chase Utley out of the NL East we’ll really all be set!
trade them for Santana!
+2
How long can this pathetic Met franchise lay dormant? They do zero offseason and so far this offseason they’ve also lay dormant sans downgrading Milledge and LoDuca to church and Schneider. Ante up, Freddie Coupons- why not sign Rowand or
Fukudome or SOMEBODY?!! How about getting involved with a few of these good Japanese relievers? I mean the Indians and Rangers and Devil Rays seem very interested…why not the Mets? Why not throw 3 or 4 million per year for 2 years at one of these guys…Freddie has the money. Guess we are going to come back with the same bunch of choking relievers.
pitchers and chokers report february 16th for the Mets
How long can this pathetic Met fan complain? Why not try laying dormant for a while?
Till Feb 16th?
lol – thanks
STFU already.
Matt, plz fire firemetmanagement.
How long can this pathetic Met blog lay dormant? Ante up, Matt Cerrone- why not FIRE FIREMETMANAGEMENT?!! Why not throw 3 or 4 million per year for 20 years to get him off this blog…Freddie has the money. Guess we are going to come back with the same bunch of crazy annoying mets fans
crazy annoying mets fans. get them out of here now.
TRADE FIREMETMANAGEMENT! DO IT NOW!
TRADE FIREMETMANAGEMENT! DO IT NOW!
TRADE FIREMETMANAGEMENT! DO IT NOW!
TRADE FIREMETMANAGEMENT! DO IT NOW!
TRADE FIREMETMANAGEMENT! DO IT NOW!
Just get rid of him.
werd seriously, we mets fans like we need another pessimist in state, also wy your at it make sure that kid ‘metsgenius’ doesn’t come back too~!
we are mets fans*
162 game averages for Rowand and Church:
Rowand’s: 18 HR 66 RBI .286/.343/.462 106OPS+
Church: 16 HR 71 RBI .271/.348/.462 113OPS+
Why pay more for Rowand?
You would rather have Rowand then Church? Why? Church has better lifetime numbers, at a fraction of the cost. You just dont know anything about the guy. Against righties he outperformed every met in 2007 besides Wright and Beltran. Saying Schneider is a downgrade from Lo Duca is an absolute joke. I dont even know how to respond to something like that. You have 2 guys, neither can hit, though Schneider reaches base at a higher level, meanwhile schneider is a top 3 defensive catcher in baseball, and lo duca is not even close to that. So we get a new catcher who got on base at a clip of like 20 points higher, and plays much much better de, and yet that is a downgrade. Also, Church will out perform Milledge in 2008, it is a gauruntee. Milledge is still learning. Probably 2009 also. I feel bad for your parents. It must be embarrasing taking you to restaurants and stuff. Why dont you just go root for the yankees?
why do you care when pitchers and catchers come back? your obviously not a fan or have much knowledge of baseball.
I’m beginning to think your a 12 year old kid who’s crying himself to sleep everyday because the Mets aren’t following what you do on MLB 2k7 or whatever.
Will you stop flooding threads with your nonsensical rambling. You say nothing new, at least everyone else that posts here, whether it be positive or negative to the Mets knows how to have different opinions and arguments.
I’ve still yet to see you support your ramblings with any TRUE facts, but I have seen you lash out at another user who DARE call you out on just being a little girl.
I come to read the comments to get a broad range of what other fans think, your wasting everyone’s time, your not even funny anymore.
third attempt to post this..ugh
Maybe “he” is a little girl who has an awesome Mets team in franchise mode on 2k7.
hes a mets fan version of gerome that always calls steve sommers. “SIGN SOMEBODY!” just sign someone for the sake of signing them, that always works out for the mets.
Sign Bobby Bonilla, Vince Coleman, and Mo Vaughn. That should make him happy. Can Vaughn have 42 back, or will he need a different number? Because of his greatness, I think that MLB should allow this special “posthumous” allowance for big Mo.
So to all the people who are putting the Mets in third place. The Phils who were 1 game ahead of the Mets, have added Brad Lidge and lost Aaron Rowand. Yup they are definately head and shoulders ahead of the Mets after their offseason.
The Braves added Glavine and lost Jones and Renteria and they are also better. Yeah, drug tests for everyone please.
And you’re not even mentioning the loss of Cabrera.
Then again, the way everyone is talking, I guess the Nats are the frontrunners now with the great Lastings and LoDuca (with a chip on his shoulder).
Bruce Bochy just said Randy WINN is the #3 hitter for SF, where he did a great job last year and MOLINA will be the #4 hitter. Man, I am not going to complain about the Met lineup, no matter how old Delgado and Alou are. Schneider and Church would be 3,4 for SF! Keep saying it aloud Bruce, by Spring Training you may have accepted it and stopped crying. Smart move leading San Diego.
haha
love it
+10
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