A strike ... at the Beltre Nothing could be worse news than that outside of a terrorist strike or the death of John Oates.
If the Rangers spend seven years and $150 million on Cliff Lee, I'll recover.
If they spend a dime and two days on Beltre, I might not.
What I don't understand is why teams don't see what I and every other baseball fan in the world sees.
ADRIAN BELTRE IS A CONTRACT-YEAR PLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What don't teams understand. Look at the stats. It's as clear as the nose on your face!
Beltre's contract years:
2004
104 runs - 200 hits - 32 2B - 48 HR - 121 RBI - .334 avg. - 1.017 OPS
2010
84 runs - 189 hits - 49 2B - 28 HR - 102 RBI - .321 avg. - .919 OPS
Career Averages
70 runs - 145 hits - 30 2B - 21 HR - 77 RBI - .275 avg. - .791 OPS
What could be more clear? That the sky is blue? That water is wet?
Beltre is the classic and insanely maddening case of a player with an immense amount of talent that could give a shit about his career except when he's about to get paid.
I wouldn't have him on my team for free. Give me Mike Young's aged and inferior effort at third base and Vlad Guerrero's crazy baserunning at designated hitter over Beltre as a peanut vendor.
