Zrebiec: Bartlett and LaRoche are top targets

[Os84]

I am not sure Bartlett is a SS now, he will be even less of a SS next year. He is really borderline right now with the glove.

Are you serious?

[Can_of_corn]

Are you serious?

Yes

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8219&position=SS#fielding

Year UZR

2005- 12.6

2006- 11.6

2007- 8.5

2008- 2.0

2009- -5.6

2010- -10.4

See a pattern?

[DrungoHazewood]

Yes

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=8219&position=SS#fielding

Year UZR

2005- 12.6

2006- 11.6

2007- 8.5

2008- 2.0

2009- -5.6

2010- -10.4

See a pattern?

+/- has him at a few runs above average, total zone has him a few runs below average, and the fan's survey has him as right on average. UZR seems to be the outlier.

I'd have to probably assume he's roughly average, or just a tick below, unless my scouts really saw something else.

[Tank]

http://twitter.com/jcrasnick/status/12265810538012672

The Orioles fully expect Paul Konerko to re-sign with White Sox. Baltimore will be in on Derrek Lee, "if the medicals check out''

[Crazysilver03]

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/07/orioles-among-six-teams-interested-in-reliever-koji-uehara/

Sure doesn't look like Koji is having any problems finding offers either yet AM didn't offer him arbitration.

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There may be a lot of interest, but probably not with a $6-7M guaranteed base salary.

Everything rumored has said that teams are afraid to commit money to him because of his DL stints.

[Crazysilver03]

+/- has him at a few runs above average, total zone has him a few runs below average, and the fan's survey has him as right on average. UZR seems to be the outlier.

I'd have to probably assume he's roughly average, or just a tick below, unless my scouts really saw something else.

Baseball Reference dWAR has him a tick under 0.

Interesting that people promote his as an above average defender when everything else says otherwise.