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  1. BigbadB
    The Sox don't need Tavares. They have Sweeney and Anderson. I'd almost guarantee they have another deal working. That gives the Sox Gavin Floyd, Jason Hirsh, Gio Gonzalez, Taylor Buchholz, Willy Taveras and their own prospects to get someone big.
  2. BigbadB
    Rotoworld is now saying that Jason Hirsch is being added to the deal for Garland. Just wow. I hope they do it. Williams will have pulled off another great trade if that happens. Rotoworld is quoting Ken Rosenthal, btw.
  3. BigbadB
    Because Hendry's job is on the line and he wants a veteran in there. What is scary is where they go if Meche is out of the picture. I'd really hate to see them waste money on Weaver or Marquis because they didn't get Meche.
  4. BigbadB
    I still think the Sox are collecting prospects to make a run at a big CF. Andruw Jones, Vernon Wells, Rocco Baldelli come to mind. We, here at NSBB, know that Tavares isn't any good, but for some reason, teams like speed in CF and at the top of the order, so having a CF to send along with Gio Gonzalez, Gavin Floyd and Taylor Buchholz might be what will get them what they want.
  5. BigbadB
    I don't know, Colleti stockpiled middle infielders in the past. I wonder if he will do the same with corner OF's. He already has...Ethier, Gonzo, Kemp, Loney, Marlon Anderson, Repko, Werth And Pierre.
  6. BigbadB
    Of the 3, I like Buchholz the most.
  7. BigbadB
    Not sure why he would do that, but hey, good for the Royals to make a huge splash.
  8. BigbadB
    Yeah, these people are really weird on who they value. They are glad Bochy is gone, yet he has done miracles with mediocre teams. Peavy is in the dog house. They never gave Barfield a chance. Giles doesn't do enough (which they pretty much knew since almost all of his fly balls are caught at the warning track in Petco), the list goes on and on. They also never saw the value Loretta provided for the team when he was there. Look at how god awful good his numbers were in Petco those two years he was there. And when I watched him play, he became one of my favorite players in the game. Always in the right place at the right time in the field. Just a real heads up player. Fundamentally sound. That said, I doubt Peavy is going anywhere.
  9. BigbadB
    The rumor that was floating around here for awhile was Peavy and Adrian Gonzalez for Manny Ramirez. I don't think it really had any legs, but the Padres fans I spoke with thought it would be wonderful. They aren't happy with Peavy. They are calling Young their #1.
  10. BigbadB
    Kemp and Loney, at least. Everything I have read says the OF will be Gonzo/Pierre/Ethier. That is a mediocre OF, at best. Coletti is a fool. At this point, I wouldn't be shocked to see an outfield of Repko, Pierre and Gonzalez. I'm going to really crack up laughing if Lieberthal steals all of Martin's at bats as well.
  11. BigbadB
    Wow, Pierre and Gonzalez blocking Ethier, Kemp and Loney. Just wow.
  12. BigbadB
    Could you just see the quotes from Ozzie when Bonds informs him he's not playing today?
  13. BigbadB
    I don't see the Padres as a .500 team next year. Adrian Gonzalez, Todd Walker, Khalil Greene and Kevin Kouzmanoff around the infield, Jose Cruz Jr., Mike Cameron and Brian Giles around the outfield and Josh Bard behind the plate. Only thing going for San Diego right now is their starting pitchers. That offense stinks out loud.
  14. BigbadB
    Kidding, my friend. Just kidding!
  15. BigbadB
    I think the worst NL division will shift to the NL west this coming year. Outside of the Dodgers, no one is improving. The Giants are definitely not better. In fact, they are horrible at this point. The Padres are spinning their wheels. Colorado never is good enough to be all that competitive and Arizona is going super young. They will probably be very good in a few years, but not likely in 2007.
  16. BigbadB
    Not to mention they can't play any of those three in center because of Slappy. Right. And they're looking at Luis Gonzalez. He is a bottom 5 GM in the majors imo. Let's see.... The Dodgers got Schmidt and Wolf The Cubs got Lilly and might get Meche when players are falling over themselves to play on the shores of Lake Michigan I will accept this as a basis of comparison. Have you forgotten about Cliff Floyd already?
  17. BigbadB
    Or, they could try to do a Hudson/Giles package and give the CF job to Soriano. DeRosa could play RF to start the season and then slowly groom Pie into the spot in a platoon if or when he's ready.
  18. BigbadB
    I thought the Kerry Wood and Wade Miller signings were reasonable.
  19. BigbadB
    Not sure how Dempster makes sense for the Dodgers. He makes more than Broxton and Saito combined, and both are probably better at their jobs. One thing Colletti is good at is sticking it to the Cubs. Nomar, Lofton, Furcal, Milton Bradley and Greg Maddux. If the Cubs want Penny, I imagine they'll be asking for Gallagher and Veal.
  20. BigbadB
    The White Sox are very interested in Rocco Baldelli. But, not enough to give up McCarthy for him. Maybe Floyd and Gonzalez will be part of a separate trade to get Baldelli?
  21. BigbadB
    Take a look at his 2005 and 2006 seasons. Contrary to popular belief, Cub fans do give up on promising prospects. Bobby Brownlie rarely gets mentioned anymore. There comes a point when a guy just doesn't appear to be worth it anymore. Floyd gave up 14 HR's in 54 innings. Not good.
  22. BigbadB
    Wow! The White Sox surely could have gotten more for Garcia than that. Maybe they just forgot to list Rowand as part of the deal.
  23. BigbadB
    I think it knocks Floyd out of the picture. They still need a CF and someone who can back up in CF, which is probably Pagan. They could use a back up corner infielder as well. I see no reason for Cedeno to have a roster spot next year, which leaves Theriot as the only middle infield back up for the time being.
  24. BigbadB
    No reason to move Miller to the pen. They already have a plethora of arms there now as it is. Wood Dempster Eyre Howry Cotts Ohman Wuertz Novoa all the kids and still quite possibly Glendon Rusch.
  25. BigbadB
    I think I read that injuries have dropped his fastball from 96-98 down to 94, but he has a really good breaking ball to go with it. I think they believe he just hasn't put it altogether yet. Of course, I think if he hasn't put it together by now, why should we believe he will later, especially locked into a long term deal?
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