Yoenis Cespedes - Cuban CF

[kalinecountry]

I think the odds are high, but Cespedes would make an immediate impact.
There is also another Cuban player that is also 5 tool but 19 years old and 2/3 years away.
http://motorcitybengals.com/2011/12/01/tigers-should-have-interest-in-jorge-soler/
Jorge Soler.
from mcb-tb

 

[kalinecountry]

Yankees, Tigers and Marlins have been most interested clubs in Yoenis Cespedes, according to an executive familiar with international market.

 

[stonecold2136]

The Tigers must be all in on this guy

 

[Mitchrapp]

I heard an "expert" or two say he was a Maybin type. Would you pay 50 million plus for Aaron Maybin?

 

[buddyboy2121]

Mitch[/color]]I heard an "expert" or two say he was a Maybin type. Would you pay 50 million plus for Aaron Maybin?

Well Aaron plays football so no. Cameron Maybin isn't worth $50 mil either. I really don't want him unless he is decently priced would much rather have Jose Reyes because he is proven and just won the NL batting title

 

[jimrice]

I wouldn't rip Maybin just yet. He had a very promising year in SD in 2011. His road stats away from Petco were pretty solid.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Sorry about the first name . Maybe Jim but would you give him a huge payday like that?

 

[jimrice]

Mitch[/color]]Sorry about the first name . Maybe Jim but would you give him a huge payday like that?

I don't know, what are they saying 50 million for 5 years? That's not all that much. I mean the Tigers just broke with Carlos Guillen, who was making 13 and not contributing.

Maybin's away numbers were .294/.349/.457. I think that's probably worth 10 million a year. Couple that with competent centerfield and 40 steals in 48 attempts.

edit- at 24, that's still a couple of years away from his prime.

 

[bavarianinnman]

The tigers have been scouting him for 5 years and seem to be big player. I dont think you scout a player for 5 years to not make a serious bid to sign him.

I think the tigers and Yankees will fight for him.

 

[tigers99888]

They're projecting his numbers to be that of a Brennan Boesch clone, although his superior defense could make up for his contract.. I don't think 50 million is all that bad and like a previous poster stated, we blew more on Guillen and he was a complete bust after that contract.. I think the most alarming thing about him is that we don't know that much about him or what he'll project.. A lot of people are saying he has decent but not elite speed, so he probably won't steal as many bases as Jackson.. Also he could be an A.Jax clone in the sense than he posts a low BA with high K rate.. Although the defense in the OF would be stellar.. He either will be great or the next Nikiosha, but if he can be had much cheaper than Aramis, I could see taking a risk on him..

 

[kingofdetroit57]

Mitch[/color]]I heard an "expert" or two say he was a Maybin type. Would you pay 50 million plus for Aaron Maybin?

I've also read that's he's a little slower version of Maybin, but with more power. I'd take that in LF w/ Jackson in CF and Boesch in RF. Adding some speed and defense to the OF here would do wonders for us. I'm not sure I can take a full season of Young and Raburn out there. Those two are butchers in the field. Boesch was a huge defensive upgrade over Maggs last year, so adding another player in that mold for left would be excellent.

 

[jimrice]

Mitch[/color]]I heard an "expert" or two say he was a Maybin type. Would you pay 50 million plus for Aaron Maybin?

I've also read that's he's a little slower version of Maybin, but with more power. I'd take that in LF w/ Jackson in CF and Boesch in RF. Adding some speed and defense to the OF here would do wonders for us. I'm not sure I can take a full season of Young and Raburn out there. Those two are butchers in the field. Boesch was a huge defensive upgrade over Maggs last year, so adding another player in that mold for left would be excellent.

Boesch is a very poor fielder. Raburn is better in the outfield.

 

[kingofdetroit57]

I think Boesch is a pretty solid RF. Certainly better than Maggs was anyways. Raburn is bad anywhere you put him in the field, but he's an adventure to watch in the outfield. How many times have we seen him completely misread routine flyballs? Or see them bounce off of him for HRs? Boesch doesn't seem to have those problem. He might not be a "good" outfielder, but he seems to read the ball well, gets decent jumps and has alright range.

 

[jimrice]

I think Boesch is a pretty solid RF. Certainly better than Maggs was anyways. Raburn is bad anywhere you put him in the field, but he's an adventure to watch in the outfield. How many times have we seen him completely misread routine flyballs? Or see them bounce off of him for HRs? Boesch doesn't seem to have those problem. He might not be a "good" outfielder, but he seems to read the ball well, gets decent jumps and has alright range.

Have you ever seen him play? Boesch gets terrible reads on nearly every flyball. I've got tickets down the right field line, and he's among the worst right fielders I've ever seen live.

As slow as Magglio is, he was no worse than Boesch. Raburn is significantly better and throws well, too. Raburn is probably an average outfielder, this board just has an anti-Raburn bias. Raburn does misplay balls on occasion, but he gets to things that Boesch lets drop on a consistent basis.

 

[Mitchrapp]

BB makes good decisions.

 

[uofmpoweri]

I think Boesch is a pretty solid RF. Certainly better than Maggs was anyways. Raburn is bad anywhere you put him in the field, but he's an adventure to watch in the outfield. How many times have we seen him completely misread routine flyballs? Or see them bounce off of him for HRs? Boesch doesn't seem to have those problem. He might not be a "good" outfielder, but he seems to read the ball well, gets decent jumps and has alright range.

Have you ever seen him play? Boesch gets terrible reads on nearly every flyball. I've got tickets down the right field line, and he's among the worst right fielders I've ever seen live.

As slow as Magglio is, he was no worse than Boesch. Raburn is significantly better and throws well, too. Raburn is probably an average outfielder, this board just has an anti-Raburn bias. Raburn does misplay balls on occasion, but he gets to things that Boesch lets drop on a consistent basis.

Boesch is better than Magglio and Rayburn and he is the only one of the three that isn't in his 30's. I have a TV set that gives me a better view than you get from your RF seat.

 

[mjsb2]

Have you ever seen him play? Boesch gets terrible reads on nearly every flyball. I've got tickets down the right field line, and he's among the worst right fielders I've ever seen live.

As slow as Magglio is, he was no worse than Boesch. Raburn is significantly better and throws well, too. Raburn is probably an average outfielder, this board just has an anti-Raburn bias. Raburn does misplay balls on occasion, but he gets to things that Boesch lets drop on a consistent basis.

Boesch is better than Magglio and Rayburn and he is the only one of the three that isn't in his 30's. I have a TV set that gives me a better view than you get from your RF seat.

You're ignorant if you truly believe that.

 

[tigers99888]

I think Boesch is a pretty solid RF. Certainly better than Maggs was anyways. Raburn is bad anywhere you put him in the field, but he's an adventure to watch in the outfield. How many times have we seen him completely misread routine flyballs? Or see them bounce off of him for HRs? Boesch doesn't seem to have those problem. He might not be a "good" outfielder, but he seems to read the ball well, gets decent jumps and has alright range.

Have you ever seen him play? Boesch gets terrible reads on nearly every flyball. I've got tickets down the right field line, and he's among the worst right fielders I've ever seen live.

As slow as Magglio is, he was no worse than Boesch. Raburn is significantly better and throws well, too. Raburn is probably an average outfielder, this board just has an anti-Raburn bias. Raburn does misplay balls on occasion, but he gets to things that Boesch lets drop on a consistent basis.

Do you even watch every single game? I pretty much did and the proportion of Raburn fuckups are much higher than the "occasion" you suggest.. Personally I wouldn't mind someone to replace any and all of them as they are all below average...

 

[Mitchrapp]

BB has a better arm too. Plus you can shorten his name to BB. You can't call Raburn RR, people will think Rich Rod instead.

 

[jimrice]

Mitch[/color]]BB has a better arm too. Plus you can shorten his name to BB. You can't call Raburn RR, people will think Rich Rod instead.

Raburn has a much better arm than Boesch.

Why does this board have such a hard time being objective about Raburn? Or why is there such a love affair with Boesch?