Marco Scutar-NO

It has been brought to my attention that I am not very high on Marco Scutaro. So I figured I'd give you the reasons for it instead of my blatant disregard for anything factual and just slander someone's baseball character, just because he looks like a slightly pudgy version of Scott Baio.(Told ya.) Let's delve, shall we?

Let's get this positive stuff out of the way. Marco Scutaro had a banner year. EVERY offensive category for him improved year over year. His fielding has NEVER been an issue, and he's VERY versatile.

That being said, he's too old. He just turned 34 and investing ANYTHING more than a one year deal with him could potentially be suicide. I say this knowing full well that there are 3 shortstops that are HEAD AND SHOULDERS better than him in next year's free-agent pool (Reyes, Rollins, Peralta). I sort of view his offensive year as an anomaly. Most players have 1-3 (most players 1) great years where everything they do turns to gold.

A list of Firsts (or Seconds)for Scutaro-

• First time to hit double digit home runs in a season.
  
• First time he had EVER broken 60 walks (shattered that with 90)
  
• First time to have an OBP over .350 (.379) (his career OBP is .337)
  
• He has only batted above .270 twice in his career.
  
• The most stolen bases EVER in a single year. (14)
  
• The most hits (162)
  
• The first time ever scoring 100 runs.
  
• Highest ever fielding % when spending the most time at SS.
  

All of these seem like great accolades but to me it seems like a peak, and I don't want to be the recipient of the precipitous downfall. Everyone knows that unless you are one of the elite, inner-circle Hall of Famers; once you hit 35 you're career is essentially over and you are no longer the force you once were.

Basically what I'm getting at without running the risk of being discriminatory is that he's too goddamn old. UNLESS, you ONLY bring him here for a year and then let him walk. You might as well sign Gonzalez for 3 mil a year. Being that he's been acclimated to Boston, he's 2 years younger, and his glove is just as good if not better than Scutaro's. Marco (Polo) to me looks like a one hit wonder sort of like that all girl group Blaque (not that I'm calling anything they did remotely a hit *starts sweating nervously*)

So, everyone needs to calm down because he's a one trick pony (defense only). The next logical question you're probably asking yourself is, "How does this little wise ass know this?" Consistency and longevity, my friends. Has he done anything that he did last season before? Nope. He could be a late bloomer, but you'll find that I am going to be 100% correct that after this first year with whatever team he signs with he is going to regress back to the guy that left Oakland and New York all those years ago. I'm just sayin…

Stay Tuned

Ryan