Man, I'm disagreeing with Doc and agreeing with Matt....all on the same point.
1st time for everything, I guess.
If he hit .228, Matt, and hit 18 taters it would be just fine. He won't.
He's a good defender. He nails, across his career, 35% or would be base thiefs....That's a nice percentage. But I dislike the cost vs. the little upgrade over Josh Bard, for example. Spending $3M to throw out 10% more basestealers seems a poor investment, if yu have limited resources to invest.
Another concern is that we spent $5M plus, basically our FA wad, and didn't get a fifth starter.
I have no concern about Olivo's previous performance in Safeco...it was years ago. I just dislike the signing based on what we can expect to get for our money.
I hope I'm wrong. If he hits .230+, with 15+ taters and is an "A" defender, then it may be worth the investment.
but .220 with 10 homers and a "B" defender is Josh Bard. He was free.
moe
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