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sterlingice · 11-04-2008, 11:04 AM

Also, in an "eh" move, the Royals are bringing back Miguel Olivo in an attempt to further destroy their team OBP. That said, it probably means John Buck will be traded or waived. Not sure why you keep the older guy when they're almost identical players- Olivo can throw guys out (Buck threw out something like 1 of 35 base stealers last year) and has a little more pop (.411 to .398 career SLG) while Buck handles pitchers a little better and gets on base a little more (.298 to .275 OBP). They're both righties and Buck is two years younger- both would have cost about ~2.5M this upcoming year either from arbitration (Buck) or club option (Olivo).

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11-04-2008, 11:04 AM	#45
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Also, in an "eh" move, the Royals are bringing back Miguel Olivo in an attempt to further destroy their team OBP. That said, it probably means John Buck will be traded or waived. Not sure why you keep the older guy when they're almost identical players- Olivo can throw guys out (Buck threw out something like 1 of 35 base stealers last year) and has a little more pop (.411 to .398 career SLG) while Buck handles pitchers a little better and gets on base a little more (.298 to .275 OBP). They're both righties and Buck is two years younger- both would have cost about ~2.5M this upcoming year either from arbitration (Buck) or club option (Olivo). SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"