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kris · September Call-Up Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 76

According to Japantimes, Andy Green agreed with Japanese Club to play there next year.

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20061128a1.html

levski · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1764

The Diamondbacks sold the rights to Andy Green to the Nippon Ham Fighters. The Dbacks get some cash back (less than half a million) and Andy gets the opportunity to play every day in Japan for the next year or two. This is a great opportunity for him to get some consistent playing time there, which wasn't going to happen in AZ, and to make more cash than he would have being a reserve in AZ. And he gets to eat Kobe beef every day Smile

Good luck to Andy. He certainly deserved a better opportunity to show what he could do in AZ in 2006, especially coming off his PCL MVP season in 2005. It's a shame that his at bats were given to old fart Damion Easley. That was bad judgment call on Josh Byrnes and on Bob Melvin. At least Adny gets a second chance to jump start his career... you never know, he could be back in the major leagues in a couple of years.

levski · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1764

Fwiw, the Ham Fighters are defending champs in Japan. Their favorite band is the Foo Fighters Laughing

shoewizard · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:26 pm Post subject:

I bet he does really well over there.

I would put the Easley signing right alongside the Grimsley and Mulholland signings as the worst moves Josh has made to date.

Hey....we sing his praises most of the time, for good reason. He is proving to be an excellent GM. I just hope he has learned from these mistakes and does not give Melvin anymore "proven veteran toys" to mess up the good young players with.

levski · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1764

Tucson DBacks Fan · MLB Rookie Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 208

I haven't noticed any old codgers being signed this year so far. Rolling Eyes

kris · September Call-Up Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 76

levski · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1764

I think we've beaten up JB just about enough over the Uggla incident... He did get Callaspo for a song, so I've already forgiven him...

Just don't trade Callaspo, you hear me, Josh? You're going to have one angry customer on your hands, that's for sure...

Tucson DBacks Fan · MLB Rookie Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 208

With the loss of Green, there's a spot open on the 40 man roster. There's a little more money to spend. Good luck to Andy. H e was going nowhere with the Diamondbacks, but he could have a nice future in Japan.

kris · September Call-Up Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Posts: 76

levski · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1764

foulpole · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1358

Andy f'n Green???

If Mr. "PCL MVP" was good enough for the Majors don't you think he would be playing for another club or that we would have received more than JB's monthly expense account for him?

Sayonara Andy. No big loss here.

levski · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1764

qudjy1 · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1122

Good luck A Green. I personally think he was never given a fair chance here, and will do just fine for himself in Japan. Easley should have never been signed - that was his spot.

foulpole · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1358

Counsell · MLB Rookie Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 220

I don't think there's any question about it - Green is going to light it up in Japan. Just compare his 2005 PCL stats to Conor Jackson's or Carlos Quintana. Or to anyone else's, for that matter.

foulpole · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1358

shoewizard · Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject:

Neither of those two ever had the kind of minor league success that Green had.

foulpole · Veteran Presence Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1358

With our farm system, I'm sure that the 29 other clubs are scouting the shit out of us looking for the next Dan Uggla. I am also confident that JB and Co are bright enough to shop a "hot prospect" that doesn't fit in our system and there seemed to be no takers.

I could be wrong.

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BTW, while AG never impressed me on the big league level, I do wish him the best.

EvilJuan · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:53 am Post subject:

Projekt · AAA Stud Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 72

^ I was quite upset when he was getting virtually no playing time last year. BoMel kept starting Easley when we had several players who could have done much better. Green was coming of a PCL MVP year, and we had recently acquired Callaspo. Both deserved a shot to play last year.

Also, had we not signed Easley, we would likely had held on to Uggla. (though who was talking about him before his breakout season last year?)

shoewizard · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:59 am Post subject:

More Details on the Andy Green to Japan deal

McCray · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:10 pm Post subject:

i was never too heartbroken over green getting f'd over. i mean, sure, i'd rather the small amount of playing time went to him over easley, but really it wasn't enough playing time to get me too riled up.

and he was pcl mvp, but he just never stood out as a "for real" prospect to me. at best, i always saw him as utility -- like someone else said, the next counsell. but that spot went to callaspo, so green was SOL.

it sucks, and it's stupid -- paying easley whatever million or so he made, instead of paying green league min for the same (or better) production, but it's no travesty.
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shoewizard · Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:13 pm Post subject:

It was for Green Wink

Counsell · MLB Rookie Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 220

I suspect that Green might be one of those guys who doesn't hit well in a utility role, but lights it up when he plays full time.

The problem was simply that Melvin didn't think he was good enough to play full time here, so he never got to show what he could do.