Bobby Abreu -- What's Left In The Tank?

[Sharky]

I don't follow the AL much, so I'm not up on Bobby Abreu. Does he have much left in the tank? He stole 20 bases last year, so that holds appeal. But that was over 500-600 PA I believe. He would presumably see less now if he lands in LA (with the Dodgers).

What should we expect from Abreu?

[JudeBaldo]

Fumes.

[revo]

Sand.

[owned]

Magic

[revo]

Jon Heyman on CBSSports.com reports that the Dodgers have agreed to terms with Bobby Abreu.
A deal was reportedly close Wednesday evening, and now it appears it's finally done. As Heyman notes, Abreu will be a "bat off the bench and part-time outfielder" for the first-place Dodgers. It will be hard for him to churn out much fantasy value in that role, but he's worthy of scooping up in NL-only leagues.
Source: Jon Heyman on Twitter May 4 - 9:33 AM

[Hornsby]

Looks like that sinks Jerry Sands....again.

[overkill94]

Looks like that sinks Jerry Sands....again.

Sands is struggling mightily in AAA so he wasn't on the verge of being called up anytime soon. He stills projects as the future left fielder, but he might not get his chance until next year assuming he straightens himself out.

I'm guessing Abreu gets most of the starts in LF initially, with Rivera starting against lefties and Gwynn back to his 5th outfielder role. If Abreu starts off hot then he could keep the gig all year, but if he's toast then it'll be back to Rivera/Gwynn or some sort of trade (or Scott Van Slyke if they're feeling lucky). Basically, they're trying to catch lightning in a bottle like they did with Rivera last year, Marlon Anderson a handful of years ago, etc.

[TopChuckie]

I'm thinking this is really going to cut into Kemp's AB's.

[owned]

I'd like to see the Dodgers bring up Van Slyke. Viewing his 2012 stats, he is hitting .333 at home and .344 on the road.
Sands .325 at home and .188 on the road. Heck, Sands is hitting 6th at Albquerque behind Trent Oeltjen.