Hindsight Being 20/20

[Sabermetrician]

My realistic lineup for this year was:

 

2B Castillo

CF Bradley

RF Giles

1B Lee

3B Ramirez

SS Garciaparra

LF Murton

C Barrett

 

CF-Cubs trade for Pierre, I trade for Bradley. Cubs give up 3 decent prospects, Oakland gives up 1 better prospect. My offseason post had the Cubs trading Walker for Bradley.

Bradley: .246/.373

 

2B-As I said, I traded Walker for Bradley, and replaced him with Castillo, who the Marlins let go for basically nothing.

Castillo: .308/.373

 

RF-I said to overpay Giles, with a contract of 12/12/13 and a 4th vesting option for 13. 13=Rusch+Perez+Jones

Giles: .283/.401

 

SS-I was an advocate of bringing back Nomar for another incentive-laden 1-yr. contract.

Garciaparra: .361/.422

[BigSlick]

My realistic lineup for this year was:

 

2B Castillo

CF Bradley

RF Giles

1B Lee

3B Ramirez

SS Garciaparra

LF Murton

C Barrett

 

CF-Cubs trade for Pierre, I trade for Bradley. Cubs give up 3 decent prospects, Oakland gives up 1 better prospect. My offseason post had the Cubs trading Walker for Bradley.

Bradley: .246/.373

 

2B-As I said, I traded Walker for Bradley, and replaced him with Castillo, who the Marlins let go for basically nothing.

Castillo: .308/.373

 

RF-I said to overpay Giles, with a contract of 12/12/13 and a 4th vesting option for 13. 13=Rusch+Perez+Jones

Giles: .283/.401

 

SS-I was an advocate of bringing back Nomar for another incentive-laden 1-yr. contract.

Garciaparra: .361/.422

 

Thats one helluva lineup if you can put it together.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

You think that Nomar could handle being the everyday shortstop?

 

On another note, Kudos to Terry Ryan for that Castillo trade.

Edited June 3, 2006 by Transmogrified Tiger

[E.J.]

Would have liked to see the Cubs go after Bradley and Castillo, but I don't think Giles wanted to leave the west coast and Nomar isn't a SS anymore.