Craig Consell seems to be very OVER projected in his defense. Maybe it is just me buy at 40 years old, I don’t think that his range is good enough to qualify for +10 runs.

Outside views can be interesting. Here is Metsgeek’s view of Rickie in a discussion of possible 2nd basemen for the Mets.

The Brewers are caught between a rock and a hard place with most of their young talent suddenly becoming arbitration eligible; Weeks could get up around the $4 million mark this season, and after the last two campaigns they have every right to question whether he will be the long-term answer at second base.
The former second overall pick in the 2003 draft–remember the debate over whether he or Delmon Young would be better?—Weeks has been maddeningly inconsistent at the major league level, particularly on defense where he has made several headscratching errors over the last few years. However, he’ll be just 26 coming into this year, he flashes a ton of raw power and speed, and if his defense could be fixed, he could still become a really good ballplayer.
So why list him and not JJ Hardy? I don’t think the Mets have the bounty for Hardy. But for Weeks, I think probably two of Evans, Carp, Bobby Parnell, and Eddie Kunz could get this done, and the payoff could conceivably be worth it. Worst case scenario: if the Mets decide they can’t handle his fielding after a year, they could put him in left and see how his bat plays out there. Sliding down the defensive spectrum was the cure for BJ Upton, after all. And that meets my RaysGeek tie-in quota.

USS Mariner

Interesting quote:

According to industry sources, the Brewers have agreed to let Zduriencik, who was named Seattle’s GM last Wednesday, hire two members of his Milwaukee scouting staff. Those are expected to be Blengino and Tom McNamara, Milwaukee’s East Coast crosschecker and the man credited with scouting and signing Prince Fielder. It is not known yet what positions they will hold in Seattle.

Blengino, 44, just finished his third season as assistant scouting director in Milwaukee under Zduriencik. A former certified public accountant, Blengino is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research and has a strong background in statistical analysis.

I’m not that familiar with the American League. Looking at the list of guys the dismissed scout drafted, are they good/great?

making her first appearance of the year as a Bucks reporter.

Peavy with the Cubs frightens me. A rotation with Zambrano/Harden/Peavy is pretty intimidating on paper.