Red Sox acquire Tug Hulett from Kansas City for Cash or PTBNL

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Archie Graham

Red Sox acquire Tug Hulett from Kansas City for Cash or PTBNL

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11/25/09 6:41 PM

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SexyBanana

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11/25/09 6:43 PM

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Beat me to it by a minute Archie (http://news.soxprospects.com/2009/11/red-sox-acquire-tug-hulett-from-kansas.html)

"Hulett, originally drafted in the 14th round of the 2004 amateur draft by the Texas Rangers, spent parts of four seasons with the Rangers organization before being traded to Seattle for Ben Broussard. He made his major league debut on July 10, 2007 with Seattle and hit .224 in 30 major league games that season. Hulett appeared in 15 games with Kansas City last year, hitting .111."

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11/25/09 7:05 PM

Showed some nice walk rates and a little pop in the minors...nice depth option if he has some legit ss ability.

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/Tug-Hulett.shtml

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11/25/09 7:37 PM

Nick Green 2.0

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Arquimedez Bozo

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11/25/09 9:06 PM

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Heh. Tug. Huh Huh. Cool.

Seriously though, the Nick Green analogy is a good one - and this is Nick Green when we acquired him last offseason, not what he wound up being when he played well over his head in ST and early in the season. Based on his defensive stats, he seems like more of a tweener, utility infielder, AAAA-type. He can play the infield and corner outfield spots but has seen most of his time at second. He also has an option left, meaning he can be useful quick-depth for the Major League club should injuries hit, then be sent down with little-to-no repercussions.

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11/25/09 9:07 PM

I think he was acquired for the jokes.

Seriously though, he could have the most bizarre stat combo I've ever seen. Last year: LD rate = 36% / BABIP .167. I guess one assumes he mastered the Varitekian soft liner to second? Has had good LD rates for the past few years though which is encouraging on the face of it.

Year	Age		Team	PA	AB	ISOP	BB%	K%	BABIP	GB%	LD%	RC	RC/27	wOBA
2006	23	A+	Bakersfield	361	289	.135	16.9%	16.9%	.363	42%	11%			.374
2006	23	AA	Frisco	222	185	.087	14.0%	16.2%	.383	41%	25%			.359
2007	24	AAA	Oklahoma	593	515	.130	10.8%	19.2%	.331	38%	19%			.338
2008	25	AAA	Tacoma	398	336	.220	12.3%	18.3%	.345	35%	22%			.373
2008	25	MLB	Seattle	56	49	.082	8.9%	30.4%	.323	42%	16%			.279
2009	26	AAA	Omaha	440	374	.182	13.2%	18.0%	.345	31%	23%			.369
2009	26	MLB	Kansas City	19	18	.000	5.3%	31.6%	.167	36%	36%			.133

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Pantera

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11/25/09 10:50 PM

I think he was acquired for the jokes.

Most people don't know that "Tug Hulett" is actually French for "Backup Middle Infielder"

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11/26/09 12:36 AM

Bosoxwest wrote:
I think he was acquired for the jokes.

Seriously though, he could have the most bizarre stat combo I've ever seen. Last year: LD rate = 36% / BABIP .167. I guess one assumes he mastered the Varitekian soft liner to second? Has had good LD rates for the past few years though which is encouraging on the face of it.

Year Age
Team PA AB ISOP BB% K% BABIP GB% LD% RC RC/27 wOBA

2006 23 A+ Bakersfield 361 289 .135 16.9% 16.9% .363 42% 11%

.374

2006 23 AA Frisco 222 185 .087 14.0% 16.2% .383 41% 25%

.359

2007 24 AAA Oklahoma 593 515 .130 10.8% 19.2% .331 38% 19%

.338

2008 25 AAA Tacoma 398 336 .220 12.3% 18.3% .345 35% 22%

.373

2008 25 MLB Seattle 56 49 .082 8.9% 30.4% .323 42% 16%

.279

2009 26 AAA Omaha 440 374 .182 13.2% 18.0% .345 31% 23%

.369

2009 26 MLB Kansas City 19 18 .000 5.3% 31.6% .167 36% 36%

.133

It was 19 plate appearances! Indicative of nothing.

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11/26/09 12:49 AM

mpaxisa wrote:

Bosoxwest wrote:
Seriously though, he could have the most bizarre stat combo I've ever seen. Last year: LD rate = 36% / BABIP .167. I guess one assumes he mastered the Varitekian soft liner to second? Has had good LD rates for the past few years though which is encouraging on the face of it.

It was 19 plate appearances! Indicative of nothing.

Fun with small sample sizes:
18 AB's, minus 6 strikeouts = 12 balls in play. A .333 BABip would've resulted in 4 hits; instead, he got 2. So he was possibly robbed of two hits. Not quite bizarre.

Last Edited By: Yirmiyahu 11/26/09 12:52 AM. Edited 1 time.

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ryn519

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11/26/09 4:46 AM

Reminds me of utility Chris Charter.

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11/26/09 7:39 AM

"Designated INF Tug Hulett for assignment."
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/transactions?team=kan

Hulett was DFA to make room for 5 players added to 40-man to protect from Rule 5.
Trade prevents him from going on waivers.
The roster limit of 40 helps to clarify that KC's role is to develop second-tier prospects for teams such as BOS that have no interest in developing a full 40-man roster on their own.
("No stockpiling is allowed.")

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11/26/09 10:06 PM

Guys, I was not trying to say it was indicative, predictive, or anything else significant. I am aware that 19 ABs is 19 ABs. It was just funny to see that line, and was posted for entertainment only. Take it easy.

Second point stands - guy has put up solid LD rates. And shown good plate discipline. It's a good depth acquisition and gives us a fun name to root for. Like it.

Great article on some tragedy in his past, and his character: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/stevekelley/2004247473_kelley28.html

Just wanted to say that Singer has disallowed me from posting new topics ever since my Freddy Guzman thread. He seemed very upset about my opinions and was almost hostile in his responses. He must have been upset about something else, I don't know, it was strange. Anyway, apparently he has deemed me unworthy of starting new discussions. Do I mind? I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.

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Arquimedez Bozo

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11/26/09 11:26 PM

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ryn519 wrote:
Reminds me of utility Chris Charter.

Um. No. I'll even ignore the typo.

DesignatedForAssignment wrote:
"Designated INF Tug Hulett for assignment."
http://sports.espn.go.com...ms/transactions?team=kan

Hulett was DFA to make room for 5 players added to 40-man to protect from Rule 5.
Trade prevents him from going on waivers.
The roster limit of 40 helps to clarify that KC's role is to develop second-tier prospects for teams such as BOS that have no interest in developing a full 40-man roster on their own.
("No stockpiling is allowed.")

... what on Earth are you talking about?

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