Shortstops on the move: Greene, Wilson, Renteria

December 4th, 2008, 10:13 am · Post a Comment · posted by Earl Bloom, staff writer

According to reports, San Diego Padres shortstop Khalil Greene has been traded, as has Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson. But Greene (pictured, with Padres 3B coach Glenn Hoffman) isn’t coming to the Angels in a Jake Peavy deal or otherwise, and the Dodgers’ pursuit of Wilson didn’t pay off.
ESPN reports the St. Louis Cardinals have obtained Greene from San Diego. And the Detroit Tigers, who have long been interested in Wilson, finally got him from Pittsburgh according to the Newark Star-Ledger.
Among free-agent shortstops, Edgar Renteria is being strongly linked to the San Francisco Giants and the Rafael Furcal-Oakland Athletics links won’t go away.

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Angels 2009 projections

Player	Projection
Mike Napoli	.246/.351/.481
Jeff Mathis	.222/.288/.364
Kendry Morales	.274/.317/.430
Howie Kendrick	.304/.335/.440
Erick Aybar	.268/.309/.369
Chone Figgins	.278/.354/.367
Brandon Wood	.237/.295/.424
Maicer Izturis	.273/.343/.383
Juan Rivera	.273/.321/.453
Bobby Abreu	.282/.376/.440
Torii Hunter	.273/.331/.462
Vladimir Guerrero	.306/.369/.513
Gary Matthews, Jr	.260/.331/.402
Ervin Santana	3.87 ERA
John Lackey	3.82 ERA
Kelvim Escobar	3.93 ERA
Jered Weaver	3.94 ERA
Joe Saunders	4.24 ERA
Dustin Moseley	5.34 ERA
Brian Fuentes	3.33 ERA
Scot Shields	3.67 ERA
Jose Arredondo	3.75 ERA
Darren Oliver	4.01 ERA
Justin Speier	4.23 ERA
Kevin Jepsen	5.05 ERA

(These projections are an average of six common statistical forecasting systems. They are based on the players' previous performances, ages and, in some cases, physical characteristics.)

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