And people wonder why I don’t keep this blog up more than I do.
Seriously, Rick Ankiel? Yeah, OK, the guy was a cute story back in 2007, coming back from his pitching woes to play outfield. He’s probably gritty, a great clubhouse guy, yada yada yada. There’s only one teensy-weensy problem – he blows. He posted a .285 OBP last year in the NATIONAL LEAGUE. That translates to, well, deep depression in the American League.
I’m not going to spend a lot of time dissecting this one. GMDM squandered over 3M to get a guy who has now washed out in not one, but two major league careers. This makes the Scotty Pods acquisition look like the Fran Healy-for-Larry Gura trade by comparison. By season’s end, Ankiel will make us nostalgic for the days of Jose Guillen.
Rule one of being in a hole, Dayton – stop digging.
Unknown Royals Fan, over and out.
