Edgar Renteria hit a grand slam and Homer Bailey gave up just five hits in eight innings as the Reds downed the Astros 5-1. For Edgar, it was just his second home run of the season. Homer lowered his ERA to 4.30, making up a bit for the nine runs he allowed in his last start.
The Reds and Edgar Renteria agreed to a one-year contract:
The deal could be worth as much as $3 million with an incentive package.
Another veteran for Dusty. Shortstop is a weak position for the Reds, and they appear to be trying to bridge the gap until they can develop or trade for someone very good. I would still give the spot to Paul Janish for a full season to see what he can do. He won’t cost much at all.
Chad Dotson fears that the Cincinnati Reds will sign Edgar Renteria:
Signing Renteria wouldn’t be a very big deal if, as Jocketty stated, he were just a backup infielder. Those aren’t the signings I get worked up about (even if I’m not certain he’d be any better than Zack Cozart at this point in his career). Raise your hand, however, if you think Dusty Baker will start Paul Janish over Renteria on a regular basis. Anyone?
Looking at Edgar’s value over the last few years, if the Reds can get him for $3 million a season, it would be a good deal. I agree, however, that Renteria doesn’t really address the problem at shortstop. Janish is better defensively than offensively, so the Reds would be better off getting either a backup who can hit some, or one who is a super glove man. At this point, Renteria is neither.
The Giants bought out Edgar Renteria’s contract instead of exercising their option on him:
It’s no surprise because the 34-year-old Renteria is considering retirement after an injury-plagued season. Still, the Giants had to make the decision only three days after Renteria’s tiebreaking three-run homer off Cliff Lee in the seventh inning Monday night helped San Francisco win the franchise’s first title since moving West in 1958.
It was the rational thing to do, even if Renteria wasn’t talking retirement.
Edgar Renteria doesn’t have much of a wheel house, but Cliff Lee managed to hit it Monday night.
Edgar Renteria slugging 2010, Cliff Lee home run pitch.
If the Yankees really want Lee, look for them to make what seems like an outrageous offer. I’ve seen talk of $25 million per year for five years to land Cliff, so I suspect the Yankees would offer something like $135 million for five years or $155 million for six years. That way, they drive out the competition and prevent a bidding war. If they’re not 100% sure they want Lee, they’ll let the bidding develop and see where it leads.
Thanks to Baseball Analytics for the graphic.
Edgar Renteria wins the World Series MVP. He hit two home runs and drove in six runs in the series, including the game winning hit in game five. Edgar wins his second ring, and collects his second series winning hit. He’s hit well in all three series in which he participated.
Edgar Renteria and Andres Torres each collect their third hits of the game in the top of the seventh inning. Renteria was running from first when Torres launched his second double of the game, this one into right-center. Renteria comes around to score and the Giants lead 3-0 at the stretch. Torres has scored one and driven in one run tonight.
Edgar Renteria doesn’t fool around with the top of the fence. He sends a home run down the leftfield line and rows back in the stands to give the Giants a 1-0 lead with one out in the bottom of the fifth.
Update: That’s all the Giants get, but with Matt Cain not giving up an earned run in the post season, that may be enough. The Giants lead the Rangers 1-0 after five innings.
Edgar Renteria leads off the bottom of the fourth with a single, the first base runner of the game for the Giants.
Update: After a sacrifice, a strikeout and a walk, Cody Ross singles in the first run of the game. That was Ross’s seventh RBI of the post season and fourth of the NLCS. Aubrey Huff follows with a single and the Giants lead 2-0.
Update: Juan Uribe pops out to end the inning. The Giants get a long offensive sequence against Hamels, tough to do given Cole’s hot streak coming into this game. San Francisco leads Philadelphia 2-0 at the end of four innings.
Not only is Edgar Renteria playing with a bad left arm, he’s leading off!
I suspect the Giants might have Mike Fontenot at shortstop today:
Juan Uribe is out with a wrist contusion, so shortstop is left to Edgar Renteria for today’s Phillies-Giants game. Except, we learned yesterday, Renteria has a completely torn left biceps tendon. He hurt it in the NLDS against the Braves. I’m no doctor, but I’m guessing that you sorta need a biceps tendon to be at your best.
If the Giants put Pablo Sandoval and Mike Fontenot on the left side of the infield, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard might decide to bat right-handed. 🙂 Mike has played a few games at shortstop and was terrible. More likely, Renteria will start, since he throws with his right hand, and the Giants will take the hit offensively.
Edgar Renteria gets the start at shortstop Sunday night for the Giants as Juan Uribe suffered a bruised wrist in game one. Offensively, Renteria does a better job getting on base, but the Giants lose power.
Edgar Renteria just picked up his third hit of the day, a two run homer off Billy Wagner to tie the game at four in the ninth. He’s now 11 for 15 on the season. To the tenth.
The Giants remained undefeated, pounding the Astros 10-4. The boxscore is very odd, however. The table setters, Aaron Rowand and Edgar Renteria combined to reach base ten times by a hit or walk (Renteria went 5 for 5 with a walk), but each scored just one run. It looks like Brett Myers was tough with men on base, as he gave up 12 hits and and a walk in six innings, but only four runs. Houston’s bullpen was not so lucky as they allowed seven hits and six runs in three innings.
Renteria goes 8 for 11 in the series with three walks. It took him 11 games last year to get to eight hits, and he didn’t have his first multi-hit game until the 12th he played.
Edgar Renteria feels better after his surgery:
It was the fewest homers for Renteria since 1998 and resulted in a season he called “embarrassing.” He had off-season surgery.
“I can play like Edgar Renteria again,” he said Friday.
We’ll see. Edgar also has age working against him. The Giants will take better, however.