Great work battlekow. Here’s his BR page, his defense doesn’t seem to bad to me. They’ve certainly improved over the years, check his minor league fielding percentage improvement.

I’d be all for adding Dallas McPherson though. His HR total in AAA last season would alone be worth the look for me, while we crave a mini-Branyan that is.

His minors stats are pretty unimpressive, I know, but…wow. It’s pretty ominous that none of them see even a .700 OPS.

I don’t know why the team would be looking for a LH bat and backup 3B, though. They’ve got Gamel in case the guys on the major league roster don’t pan out and if he doesn’t stick there, they won’t worry about it until after the season anyway.

Starting in 2005 when he was handed the Angels’ starting 3B job. (They thought highly enough of him before then to give up Troy Glaus — though there were definite $$ considerations.) He spent a good deal of time on the DL, tried rehabbing it, etc., and made some brief appearances in 2006. He showed some flashes of his promise (mainly as a LH masher), but wound up needing to have back surgery. The Angels released him last spring, and the Marlins picked him up. Supposedly the back is all better.