Someone To Consider?

by angelfan_007 on Jan 3, 2009 11:29 PM PST Comment 23 comments

A pretty good backup we can have is Joe Crede. If the Angels pursue to put Brandon Wood at 3rd, Joe could be a good mentor for the kid and if Brandon doesn't fit there, we have a talented 3rd basemen there. I know he's injury prone but we can probably give him a 1 year incentive based deal. Or 2 year deal. What do you guys think? What's up with the 75 words long crap Haha. There!!

This Fan-Post is authored by an independent fan. Tell us what you think and how you feel.

0 recs | Comment 23 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

doubt he’d sign to be a rookie’s backup when he can sign with someone like SF, especially when he already has a ring.

my opinion? pass.

www.13stoploss.com

by feNOMINAL on Jan 4, 2009 12:47 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

no need for creed

depth chart at 3B

Figgy
Wood
Izzy
Quinlan

i will take any of them over unspeedy creedy

by Rev Halofan on Jan 4, 2009 12:48 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I think a 31-year-old with a bad back and a .306 career OBP is not a priority

by mattwelch on Jan 4, 2009 12:49 AM PST reply actions 7 recs

Rec'd. Crede is awful. Why does this terrible idea keep popping up?

by snowhor on Jan 4, 2009 12:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

because

he burnt us in the post season and he burns us in regular season it seems

by jtkelly86 on Jan 4, 2009 5:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Crede vs Angels 2008

.238/.333/.286, for an OPS of .619. That’s got to be worth $162M/6 yrs.

Career in Angel Stadium: .300/.349/.363, with 0 HR and 6 RBI in 80 AB.

Yes, he just eats us alive.

Can we please drop this discussion of Crede once and for all?

by George Kaplan on Jan 4, 2009 5:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

but he also has

that game winning double in the Josh Paul game, for what it’s worth.

visiting halos fan

by 442 on Jan 4, 2009 6:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Adam Kennedy

hit 3 home runs in one game against Minnesota in the 2002 ALCS. What’s your point?

by Chzburger Jones on Jan 4, 2009 6:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The last one against...

Johann Santana!

Jim Scully

Jim Scully Home
Haloville - Land of the Halos

by jimmuscomp on Jan 4, 2009 9:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

That's the mentallity that got us 5 years of GMJ.

by snowhor on Jan 4, 2009 7:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Totally Agree

Let’s move on to the next idea please…..

by mustard_man on Jan 4, 2009 3:13 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Crede sucks

His only plus is defense. There are a number of other seductive 3B candidates out there who also fall apart upon close examination:

Hank Blalock: .244 / .299 / .402 career away from Rangers Ballpark.
Ty Wigginton: Really just a platoon player, since he can only hit lefties
Adrian Beltre: Who wants to pay $12 million + prospects for him?
Garrett Atkins: His .921/.752 career home/road OPS split is well known.
Morgan Ensberg: Even beyond washed up.
Shea Hillenbrand: Oh wait…damn, never mind.

Once again, the Angels just aren’t going to find their 3B bat on the free agent or trade markets. Teams are holding on to the good young ones: Wright, Longoria, Braun (if you still consider him a 3B). I say just let Wood play, at least he has a chance.

by Suboptimal on Jan 4, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Also, Comiskey (or whatever it's called) is a righty hitters park

Crede’s career Away stats are: .258/.302/.431. Dallas McPherson’s lifetime numbers, by comparison, are .245/.298/.458 (and on the road: .267/.320/.472).

by mattwelch on Jan 4, 2009 12:56 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

D-Mac

i hope he earns a spot down in Florida to play everyday. i would love to see what he can do in a full healthy season up in the bigs. not projections of what he might do but what he can actually do. see if letting Glaus walk away for him was worth it.

by HALO_86 on Jan 4, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

We already know the answer to that question. Hindsight measures the answer as "no".

by Stirrups on Jan 5, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

NOTHXKBAI

by Chzburger Jones on Jan 4, 2009 3:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Crede is a Boras client

Doubtful he’ll take a one-year deal unless it is the only offer he gets. The last Boras client I recall taking a one-year deal was Jeff Weaver with the Angels, then the Cardinals (I’m not counting the minor league deal with Milwaukee last season).

Besides, if Reagins did decide to open bidding on Crede, he’d soon learn about a “mystery team” which was bidding $14 bazillon over 10 years for Crede’s services.

I’d sign him only if the contract deducted salary for each day on the DL. With Crede, he’d probably have to write the team a check at the end of the season.

by George Kaplan on Jan 4, 2009 7:24 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR

Boras clients always want top dollar, whether they’ve earned it or not. Prepare for a knock-down, drag-out fight if the Angels were even to think of such a thing.

Crede wants to start, too. PASS.

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Jan 4, 2009 5:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What the hell is with the love for Joe Crede?

It just makes no sense whatsoever. Please, please, please, before you post something about Joe Crede, go look at the numbers.

This guy is freaking awful, yet his name keeps popping up around here. Yes, Bill Stoneman had passing interest a few years back but it’s time to move on.

Oh, but his defense? Great, a one-dimensional corner infielder with incessant health issues.

Enough with this Joe Crede crap already. Sheesh. It’s like a bad word-association game. Someone say “third base” and someone else feels obligated to say “Joe Crede.”

"…he has a 2 seam ‘heavy’ fastball that has sink but he does not throw a ‘sinker’." Angel Aviator on Jake Peavy.

by GarretSaysSuckIt on Jan 4, 2009 12:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Brandon Wood

could probably post Joe Crede type numbers this season at the very least with the possibility of putting up even better numbers while he is a hell of a lot cheaper and his defense is just as good or almost as good.

by Chzburger Jones on Jan 4, 2009 12:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs