No LaPorta?

I think there is an interesting aspect to the Ryan Garko trade. Ok, so the giants get a modest upgrade over Travis Ishikawa. To be honest, they seem interchangeable as far as I’m concerned.

A few a few things happened here. The Giants sent John Bowker back down (I have no idea why they brought him up if they weren’t going to give him a shot to perform. He may or may not have been their solution but they won’t know now.) I think Bowker will now get a chance somewhere else. He’s getting older and for some reason the Giants don’t want to give him regular at bats at first base or in the out filed. He’s clearly too good for AAA. Keep an eye on him next year. He’ll either turn out to be a AAAA player or a late bloomer like Nelson Cruz.

But the most interesting thing is that the Indians passed over Matt Laporta and brought up Andy Marte instead. This is a guy who was a good prospect at one point but was actually designated for assignment in March with not one MLB team claiming him! GM Mark Shapiro says,

“Marte will get regular work at first base.”

He had an 80 game stint with the Indians last year and did squat. What does this say about Matt LaPorta? - Blake Kearny

Blake Kearny is a retired baseball scout from Los Angeles, California. He currently runs a baseball school for children in Los Angeles.