Andy LaRoche

[Scrat1]

Talk about a change of scenery guy. The Pirates must be furious.

Small sample size, of course, but he's looking like a major pick up for Beane.

[Icterus galbula]

Its not even SSS, its 41 plate appearances. Through his first 41 plate appearances last year he had a .868 OPS.

[Scrat1]

Its not even SSS, its 41 plate appearances. Through his first 41 plate appearances last year he had a .868 OPS.

Touche, salesman.

[Sports Guy]

I am not sure if there has been a player over the last 5-10 years that has disappointed me more than this guy.

[mweb]

I am not sure if there has been a player over the last 5-10 years that has disappointed me more than this guy.

That's a pretty strong statement considering how much you loved Kotchman and Wood among others.

Of course I really liked LaRoche as well.

[Sports Guy]

That's a pretty strong statement considering how much you loved Kotchman and Wood among others.

Of course I really liked LaRoche as well.

Well Kotchman at least had some success before being dealt to Atlanta...He also had some injury issues.

I wanted us to acquire Wood and liked him as a SS but its not surprising to me that he failed either.

But LaRoche really surprises me. He was great in the minors and was very highly regarded by scouts...and for whatever reason, he was never anything.

[O-The-Memories]

LaRoche surprises me too, I thought he'd be an All-Star at some point.

Now, at what age do you consider a guy to be a failure? Heck, I'd STILL take a risk on Wood if it didn't cost us much. How does all that talent evaporate? Is it just the high level of skill needed in MLB compared to the minors? All of the statistics showed that Wood should have been a success by now, but he's struggling to even stay in the league.

[Scrat1]

Talk about egg in the face. Same as it ever was.

[Scrat1]

And he gets DFA'd.

[section18]

Would we move Fox for Laroche? Laroche has played all four infield positions and is still only 27 and makes $600,000. We got Fox from Oakland. Could they use him somewhere again? Fox only makes $424,000.

[GoldGlove21]

I would move Fox for LaRoche as we could release or move Fox for even less. If LaRoche turns it around for a month or two then we could move him again for a better part.

[PaulFolk]

The A's don't want Fox back. After they traded him to the Orioles last year, Fox said he was happy to get out of Oakland because they kept wanting him to take pitches.