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Dan, Dan, Dan - Do You Know What a Walk Is?
2003-12-13 04:36
The Dodgers have acquired outfielder Juan Encarnacion from the Florida Marlins, for a player to be named later. Juan Encarnacion, whose career high in walks is 37 (against 601 at-bats in 2004). Juan Encarnacion, whose EQA of .267 in 2003 is barely above the league average. Juan Encarnacion, who is basically a slightly younger - and arguably weaker - version of Jolbert Cabrera. Cabrera in 2003: Age 30, 347 AB, 32 doubles, 6 home runs, 27 walks + HBP, 62 strikeouts, .332 OBP, .438 slugging, .271 EQA. Dan Evans, I've been in your corner. But this had better be an intermediate step, a secondary acquisition. I can wait for the big one - don't get me wrong. I'm just saying, it had better be coming. Encarnacion's .313 on-base percentage hits my gullet like a cold hot dog - I can barely stomach it. I know the Dodgers have money to spend, but Encarnacion, who is due for a raise after making about $3.5 million in 2003, had better not get in the way of a real difference-maker.
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