http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2007/11/garland-and-cabrera-an-equal-swap/ Economic Thinking about Baseball Sun, 09 Jan 2011 17:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2007/11/garland-and-cabrera-an-equal-swap/comment-page-1/#comment-68326 J Beaumont Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:39:01 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2007/11/garland-and-cabrera-an-equal-swap/#comment-68326 One thing to note: i've read that the Angels are also giving the White Sox an additional $1.5 mil... which i think might unbalance this a little more (though I think Cabrera, at 33, is highly unlikely to repeat 2007 and could easily have a .257/.302/.395 year, so i dunno....). One thing to note: i’ve read that the Angels are also giving the White Sox an additional $1.5 mil… which i think might unbalance this a little more (though I think Cabrera, at 33, is highly unlikely to repeat 2007 and could easily have a .257/.302/.395 year, so i dunno….).

]]> http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2007/11/garland-and-cabrera-an-equal-swap/comment-page-1/#comment-68193 Heather Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:21:43 +0000 http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2007/11/garland-and-cabrera-an-equal-swap/#comment-68193 Reportedly, Kenny Williams could have traded Garland for Edgar Renteria back in July. Renteria has a more favorable contract ($6m/yr through 2008) and is better offensively than Cabrera. Did Williams just severely overestimate Garland's value when he turned down this trade? Reportedly, Kenny Williams could have traded Garland for Edgar Renteria back in July. Renteria has a more favorable contract ($6m/yr through 2008) and is better offensively than Cabrera. Did Williams just severely overestimate Garland’s value when he turned down this trade?

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