BigbadB

How is it a no brainer to hold on to the worst of your 5 OFs? The ink was dry on his contract. As I said, the crowded OF didn't all of a sudden come up in October. They knew what they had when they signed that moronic contract. Whether it was pressure from Moorad as rumored, or Byrnes falling in love with the grit, it was a terrible decision. You probably won't find anyone willing to argue with you that it was a horribly moronic contract. But, as it was stated above, Byrnes signed it in August. It's possible that Quentin was going to get the RF job, but when they promoted Upton in September, he played well enough to create the logjam. Realistically, DBack's brass probably didn't envision Upton sticking with the big club at such a young age. And Quentin didn't exactly set the world on fire with his first two promotions to the bigs.

How is it a no brainer to hold on to the worst of your 5 OFs? The ink was dry on his contract.

Are we sure that Byrnes signed that contract after Quentin was traded? I could swear he signed it before Quentin was traded, and also before Justin Upton got his first call to the majors. I kind of thought Quentin was traded because Byrnes already had a long term deal, Young already had CF locked up, and Upton had the brighter future. IIRC, Upton was called up for a cup of coffee in 2007. He's on the 07 roster on the BR page with minimal at bats. Byrnes signed the extension in August. So yeah, they traded Quentin in the offseason (December, for Cris Carter, who was sent over to complete the Haren deal). Perhaps they intended on trading him after his poor showing to make room for Upton? So in reality, they had already signed Byrnes, so they had a logjam in RF. Either way, they made the right decision at the time. I'd have traded Quentin as well You'd give up on a stud prospect early so you can lock up a below average LF just because of clubhouse presence and intangibles? They didn't do that. They signed Byrnes before they traded Quentin and once Byrnes was signed, it became a bad contract that they weren't going to be able to move. Quentin got them Haren, which in my mind is a pretty good deal. They probably never should have given Byrnes a long term deal, but since the damage was done, they made the best of the situation by trading one of their young stud outfielders for a stud pitcher, which they needed. With Byrnes hurt last year, they were able to move Conor Jackson back to the outfield, so it's not like they were left with no options.

Are we sure that Byrnes signed that contract after Quentin was traded? I could swear he signed it before Quentin was traded, and also before Justin Upton got his first call to the majors. I kind of thought Quentin was traded because Byrnes already had a long term deal, Young already had CF locked up, and Upton had the brighter future.

How many years has it been now that Marte was minor league player of the year? Seems like 5 or 6, but he's only 25 now? :shock:

I'm taking a huge gamble on Kendry Morales, but man, he looks like he could tear the cover off the ball if given an everyday chance. We need more guys to defect from Cuba. He'll be OF and 1b eligible as the season wears on. I just need some relievers now, and I'll be all set. C- Geovany Soto 1b- Carlos Pena 2b- Alexei Ramirez 3b- Alex Gordon SS- Stephen Drew OF- Matt Holliday OF- Jacoby Ellsbury OF- Kendry Morales U- Ian Stewart SP- Brandon Webb SP- Roy Oswalt SP- James Shields SP- Johnny Cueto SP- Randy Johnson SP??- Max Scherzer SP??- Carlos Carrasco RP- RP- Pitching was my strength last year and probably will be again this year.

I'm back.

I have to leave for an hour again. I PM'd Bukie my next pick.

I don't need no stinking closers. My SP's throw complete game shut outs.

I have found who I will be picking next. Hurry up, people!

I still kind of like Wolf. This would be a good spot for Raisin to take Wolf. :grin:

Closet Sox Fan!

I can't help but pick for the 3rd time a player that I had on my team last year. Can't be all bad, the team finished in first place in the standings....... Randy Johnson

You all blew it. I have to leave now. I'll be back in an hour.

He definitely likes to give up the long ball. If he pitched in Petco last year, his ERA probably would have been closer to the 2's rather than the 4's. I'm hoping he keeps the ball down this year. Someone in that organization is smart enough to explain this to him, right?

I was going to pick cueto with my next pick if he were still there. I am extremely saddened that I disappointed you so. :cry:

It looks like Juan is actually here. I have the ability to see people who like to remain hidden. :P I pick 3rd, but I have to leave in 20 minutes for about an hour.

Loney, Pedroia, Ethier and Lester are all going to lose their exemptions this year; next offseason will be tough for me. I'm screwed too.. I lose exemptions on Markakis, Garza, Floyd, and Hanley. Hanley is still exempt? Seems like he's been the league for 10 years now.

Raw is in the house.

I'm shocked and thrilled that I was able to get him with the 47th pick. I didn't want to release him in the first place, and no one wanted to offer up anything for him with only 1 exemption used up. He might be a keeper for me next offseason. Guys I kept this offseason that will lose their exemptions next year are James Shields and Stephen Drew.

Raw was on this morning, so hopefully he'll be checking in sooner rather than later.

Relief pitchers seem so insignificant to me. Who wants to trade me one of their closers?

Not a chance in hell. I pick again before you do.

Pretty much. You aren't allowed to put someone who converted from a reliever into a starter in a relief spot and vice versa.

Here comes............... Johnny! Johnny Cueto