Hawks Release Pedro Valdes
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Re: Hawks Release Pedro Valdes
[ Author: Guest: John Brooks | Posted: Oct 15, 2004 9:56 PM
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Seeing as how Daiei has been going through their financial problems this year, they decided to release Valdez. Daiei has just seeked help from the ICRJ (Industrial Revitalization Corpration of Japan). [See also this thread.]
Re: Hawks Release Pedro Valdes
[ Author: daijnj | Posted: Oct 15, 2004 11:18 PM
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If you can figure out the whys of situations like this, you may be afflicted with the same disease the Hawks' management suffers from. Valdes expressed a desire to come back to Fukuoka, at one point earlier in the year was assured he would be able to, and apparently let it be known he would accept a cut to return. I think it is a mistake for the Hawks, but feel confident he will be picked up by someone else in Japan.
A minor elbow injury probably lowered his average this year and this may have been one reason for conceren, but he is a proven hitter and will probably be back next year to make the Hawks regret their decision.
A minor elbow injury probably lowered his average this year and this may have been one reason for conceren, but he is a proven hitter and will probably be back next year to make the Hawks regret their decision.
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Valdes is only 31. His stats this year: .279, 18 home runs, 74 RBIs in 115 games. In 2003, 2002 and 2001 he hit above .300 with 20-25 HRs. Maybe he had a lesser season this year, but that is no reason to release him.