At FoxSports, Ken Rosenthal writes that the Giants are close to signing Mark DeRosa. The deal is believed to be for two years at $6 million per. That is a good bit of money for DeRosa. He has shown the ability to play many positions and hits for a little power. He has been linked with a lot of teams this off season, Mets included, but did not get the long term deal he was originally looking for.
All off season, I have been sweating this guy. I thought he was exactly the type of ballplayer that Minaya would overpay simply to get another hitter. He is decent, but I do not think he would have been an upgrade for the Mets and I do not see him worth multiple years. If you had told me he would have taken a one year deal, I would have been interested, but next year's crop being what it is, why get hamstrung with multiple years this off season.
Side note, I coach baseball at Bergen Catholic High School in NJ, where DeRosa went to school and starred if baseball and as quarterback of the football team.
DeRosa went to school and starred if baseball and as quarterback of the football team.
Posted by: Coach Outlet Online | June 28, 2011 at 05:39 PM