Hell no.

HE IS WASHED  UP.

I don’t think that comparing Berkman to Ortiz’s contract is as useful as it is to look at Berkman’s most recent contract.  Coming off a fantastic year in 2011, he signed for 1 year at $12M.  In 2012, he was good but only played in 32 games.  I have no doubt that this upcoming contract will be for only one year and less than $10M (I’m guessing 6-7).  For a guy who can still hit well above average when healthy,  it’s not a bad idea.  I would like to know more about the state of his knees, and you would need to have some quality depth at 1B behind him (maybe Sands and Gomez are sufficient).  He also absolutely destroys RHP.  He’s plenty good enough against LHP, but a platoon might be a good idea to preserve his knees and maximize his production while playing.  I would still rather see Napoli because he is more reliable health-wise, but I like Berkman from a value standpoint.

Do we have to pay for the p.e.d.s

“I’m waiting to be blown away by an offer,” Berkman told the Chronicle. “If I’m not, I’ll be out here [at Rice].  Gonna be tough to outbid that assistant coaching gig at Rice eh?   Good luck with that big guy.

Another self proclaimed superstar angling for far more than he’s worth. Enjoy the time at Rice,big guy!

like him for low dollars 409 obp is awesome just a matter of what he has left and can he stay healthy I don’t know about an every day number three hitter those days might be gone

Agreed Virgo… the Pats are missing that kind of receiver since Moss left… it’s a dimension BBs doesn’t seem to be interested in addressing… but the lack of that type of tall, fast player makes the Pats Offense one-dimensional in the playoffs… which is one big reason why they’ve been losing those games … I think they have all the pieces for a strong possession game with three TE’s; two slot guys and receivers out of the backfield. They need a change of pace with some bigger guys on the outside

Wasn’t one of his touchdowns just falling on top of the ball after Woodhead fumbled?

Wow! Never topped 30 receptions over first 7 seasons. That sux. That is shockingly low for a young wide out. I shoulda done my homework before he joined the team and i would have been alot less positive and hopeful about him. the guy is just too fragile. While 70 plus receptions is not bad at all, he found the end zone way too infrequently and as we know, either ran out of bounds or fell down. Might take him back if there’s no offers for him as a third string, near league minimum.

There’s maybe some truth that TB doesn’t throw the long ball as well as some other guys any more. We won’t know until he gets a quality outside guy. This guy was clearly soft, but maybe also misused. Hard to say what might have been, but easy to move on.

they still will offer him something to resign, but I can’t stand watching the guy drop to the turf as soon as he’s made a catch.

totally agree

a reason his accuracy is doen is because he is throwing to wide receivers that are all shorter than 6 feet tall. there is no big radius like a gronk and hernandez have. moss had a huge radius and look what happened. pats need wr’s that can go up and ger it

People have a short memory. It was only 2 games ago against Houston that he was nailing guys left and right in stride, including Shane Vereen and Welker, guys that don’t traditionally go deep. Brady was absolutely on fire that game. I haven’t seen anything from his long ball to show he can’t throw it as well as he used to; his mechanics are still spot-on as usual, and really he’s smart about throwing it too–if he knows that his guy isn’t in great position to catch it, he’ll usually toss it deep towards the sideline or only where his guy has a chance to get it. The only thing TB sometimes does on his deep throws is put too much air under them, but that’s more of a mechanical mistake than a decline in arm strength. He hasn’t had a deep threat since Randy Moss left, that much we know, so I’m sure if he had one, you’d see more deep throws.

I think Price hit the nail on the head here; Lloyd wasn’t always a good fit, and his YAC stat leaves a lot to be desired. He’s way too athletic to have such poor numbers in that area. I’d like to see him be resigned because he’s still a nice complimentary piece, but they would still need to sign someone else. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Pats are waiting until the draft to really get the WR they want.

Interesting move, but it does seem like one of those cost cutting measures that the Patriots do when they later resign the player. They have done in to many players – and I do believe they have done it often to wide receivers (David Patten back in the day and Deion Branch).

Undoubtedly he will be back at the reduced rate. He does have something to offer, is one of the few receivers (not TE’s) that Tom Brady has worked with on the roster, and can be a safety valve of sorts. It does look like the team is trying to rachet up the receiving corp in a bit of a different direction. He has different talents that Donald Jones and Amadola. The threesome could make for a solid receiving corp. And, if they add Sanders, they might have an outside deep threat as well.

We need to get him(we = ravens)

BL was used horribly by New England and Brady. If they wanted him to be a big run after the catch type of wr, then he should have never been signed. So, you are right, he was the wrong fit. He is one of the best route runners in the business, but many times I would see Brady throw the ball 100 mph’s or into the ground. These were uncatchable balls. Give him a chance to catch the ball. He has great body control and was a 7′ high jumper in hs.
BTW, Brandon had 43 catches/565 yards his second year and 48 catches/733 his third year.

The pats should have traded their 4th round pick for Boldin. He’s so physical, and tough.

The Pats have been wreaking of win now desperation the last few years, Haynesworth (seriously?!?!) Ocho Cinco, Lloyd, now Washington signed for one year only, no chemistry like they once had, no time to gel, just urgency and coincidentally they have failed. Meaning for them of course, failing is not winning the Super Bowl.