Miguel Olivo

GeorgiaRoyal · 12-28-2007, 09:12 AM

I may just be posting this to myself, but maybe someone will check in a few days from now when this is old news. The Royals signed Miguel Olivo yesterday. Olivo is a career .239 hitter, and he averages a HR every 29 ABs. This isn't something that a lot of teams are even trying to do, but as Dayton mentioned yesterday, this gives the Royals one of the most powerful catching duos in the league. He hit .304 with SD in '05, but that was in only 115 ABs.

This signing either means bad news for Matt Tupman or that Dayton is planning on moving John Buck to acquire some pitching that he's missed out on with the Free Agents.

Cironnu · 12-28-2007, 12:08 PM

More than likely, it's bad news for Tupman. DM COULD surprise us with a trade, but I doubt it. Olivo basically replaces LaRue, which is fine with me, but basically it's a "meh" move.

GeorgiaRoyal · 12-28-2007, 09:49 PM

That's pretty much my feeling about it. Now we've got two catchers that will hit .235 with 10-15 HR. Yea! Honestly though, I was going to be excited about whoever the backup catcher was going to be because it wasn't going to be LaRue. I'm still amazed that a major league ball player played the whole season and failed to hit .150. Amazing...in a bad way, that is.

bedir than average · 12-29-2007, 01:22 AM

At least Olivo has a gun for an arm

12-28-2007, 09:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
GeorgiaRoyal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 21	Miguel Olivo I may just be posting this to myself, but maybe someone will check in a few days from now when this is old news. The Royals signed Miguel Olivo yesterday. Olivo is a career .239 hitter, and he averages a HR every 29 ABs. This isn't something that a lot of teams are even trying to do, but as Dayton mentioned yesterday, this gives the Royals one of the most powerful catching duos in the league. He hit .304 with SD in '05, but that was in only 115 ABs. This signing either means bad news for Matt Tupman or that Dayton is planning on moving John Buck to acquire some pitching that he's missed out on with the Free Agents.

12-28-2007, 12:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cironnu Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 39	More than likely, it's bad news for Tupman. DM COULD surprise us with a trade, but I doubt it. Olivo basically replaces LaRue, which is fine with me, but basically it's a "meh" move. __________________ In Dayton We Trust.

12-29-2007, 01:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
bedir than average Administrator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Starbucks Posts: 8,256	At least Olivo has a gun for an arm __________________ US Men's National Team World Cup Qualifying \| Democracy in Sports Meets My First Campaign "You're only so sure you're right because they're so sure you're wrong." Orson Scott Card in Xenocide

12-28-2007, 09:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
GeorgiaRoyal Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 21	That's pretty much my feeling about it. Now we've got two catchers that will hit .235 with 10-15 HR. Yea! Honestly though, I was going to be excited about whoever the backup catcher was going to be because it wasn't going to be LaRue. I'm still amazed that a major league ball player played the whole season and failed to hit .150. Amazing...in a bad way, that is.