Mike Stanton available
posted in 2008 Spring Training |The Cincy Reds plan to release — designate for assignment – left handed reliever Mike Stanton this morning, according to The Enquirer. The article says they will eat $3M of his contract this season and $500K next season for the club’s buyout of the option. I bring this up because this is the kind of player the Tigers tend to chase after. If the Reds to take a bite out of the salary, it’s worth considering.
True, the specialist will turn 41 this year and turned in a rather pitiful 2007 season: 5.93 ERA (79 ERA+, so he’s 21% worse than average) with a 1.61 WHIP. And that’s against National League teams. His ERA (a bad measure for relievers, really) has been in the low 4s for the past few years otherwise. Baseball Prospectus‘ PECOTA sees him having a decent enough season. Nothing to write home about, but his projected vs. LHB split is about .260/.330/.410, which is definitely a step over Aqualino Lopez, an RHP who is expected to make the Tigers a roster.
(via MLB Trade Rumors)
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I saw Stanton had been DFA’d earlier this morning (or was to be DFA’d) but didn’t think much of it. Then saw your article and completely shuddered.
This guy is done, i hope they go nowhere near him.