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Monday, November 13, 2006

Sabermetric Moves of the Off-Season

By Tangotiger, 11:42 AM

Ahh… add the Mets to the list of smart teams. 

Valentin has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with a vesting option for 2008 that would guarantee him $4 million - and considerably more if the option vests.

Even if Valentin is not their best option, he’s, at a minimum, a major league average 2B, and you can easily make the case he’s an above-average 2B.  One-year, 4 million$?  Sweet.  Let other teams fight to overspend for Julio Lugo, a guy who is, at most, both a slightly-better offensive and defensive player.  They are 6 years apart in age, and a sliver apart otherwise.

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