... these projections don't see a whole lot of room for growth in Andy LaRoche, do they?" So far, we've discussed projections from ... 12 HR So each of the three projection systems see a bump in OBP for LaRoche in line with his minor league numbers, but not much else improvement. ... big league season at the age of 26? We know LaRoche can hit well for extended stretches. In May of 2009, he hit . ...

... 's radar, but the reigning NL champs can do a lot better. Andy LaRoche Background: 27 26 years old, 2 ... Pirates) Upside: After years of being stuck in the Dodgers organization, LaRoche finally got an extended run of playing time with Pittsburgh ... finding his command), Pittsburgh may be reluctant to deal him. Quick take: LaRoche certainly isn't a top shelf option, but depending on the ...

... 4.4M) Brandon Moss (paid $414.5K; value $600K) Andy LaRoche (paid $413.5K; value $11.4M) Ross ... $15M pitcher, McCutchen a $15M outfielder (although in a few years...?), or that Duke, LaRoche, or Jones would reel in $11M. And as much as GM's would ... , Duke, Charlie Morton, Joel Hanrahan, Ross Ohlendorf, Andrew McCutchen, Garrett Jones, Andy LaRoche, Lastings Milledge, and Jason Jaramillo are all ...

... time believing Capps and Fielder would get along as teammates. —- Glad to hear this from Andy LaRoche: “I talked to him and said, ‘Don’t feel uncomfortable around ... . “I don’t want him to think I have any animosity toward him.” We’ve been thinking that Andy might have to move to 2nd for a while now, and it’s great that he’s open to the ...

... could barely go 5 quality innings. 3. Trading/Selling Andy LaRoche/Byron Morris for Manny Ramirez. Nothing wrong with acquiring Manny but again the Dodgers managed to acquire a player for the ... managed to trade Carlos Santana/Jon Meloan/Michael Watt/Andy LaRoche/Byron Morris and acquire Manny/Blake/Maddux while not taking on any salary. Surely a short term bonus to the ...

... Actual Record: 62-99 Would the Pirates have been any better than the misery they were had they held onto veterans Adam LaRoche, Jack Wilson, Freddy Sanchez and Nate McLouth? Probably a bit better, ... be a good starter for the Pirates and he began to fulfill that in 2009. I was definitely not a fan of Andy LaRoche despite the lust the stat zombies show for him, but after a wretched ...