Astros close in on Pedro Feliz

by Eli Greenspan on Dec 10, 2009 1:11 PM EST Comment 4 comments

ESPN.com is reporting that the Astros are closing in on a deal with Pedro Feliz. Feliz, who had his $5.5M club option for 2010 turned down by Philadelphia, will make $4.5M in 2010, according to Alyson Footer of MLB.com.

Feliz hit .266 last season with the Phillies, but struggled in the postseason with a .167 batting average.

	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
2009 - Pedro Feliz	158	580	62	154	30	2	12	82	35	68	0	1	.266	.308	.386

Feliz, 34, will hopefully provide protection for the middle of the Astros order.

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Feliz wasn't released

The Phillies declined his $5.5M team option for 2010, they didn’t release him.

by Satchel Price on Dec 10, 2009 1:13 PM EST reply actions

And honestly, Feliz offering middle of the order protection? Really?

The guy is a very poor hitter, his value lies almost primarily in his excellent defense at third base. He hasn’t provided above average offensive production since 2004, so I doubt that Houston will rely on him in the middle of their order..

by Satchel Price on Dec 10, 2009 1:15 PM EST reply actions

Vintage Eli Greenspan

Remember that this is the guy who wrote few blunders like:

Beltre, 30, is pretty inconsistent at the plate and not a very reliable fielder

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Juan Pierre is one of the top leadoff hitter (.348 career OBP) and on base runner ( 33.7% career CS%) in the game

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So I’m not surprised to read that he thinks that Feliz will provide middle of the order protection nor that he thought that he was released!
SB nation should DFA him asap if you ask me: He has no idea what he’s writing about!

"That was a lot of fun… You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." Jeff Francoeur

by radiohix on Dec 11, 2009 3:22 AM EST up reply actions