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  1. Backtobanks
    Kenny is regressing back into the joke of a GM that he was before he got lucky and became a "genius". He's busy resigning all the players that finished a distant 4th in their division and expecting the 2008 WS to compete. Before resigning Uribe, he was looking at Visquel and Eckstein. The White Sox could be a dynamic young team with a chance of competing in 2009 if he would have traded (or trade this offseason) Dye, Contreras, Konerko, Garland, Uribe, Crede, and Buerhle. Can you imagine the prospects he could load up on if he offered Buerhle? How many top prospects could he have gotten for Konerko from the Angels? Dye and Garland ought to net you 2 top prospects each. Instead they are a bad team with all of their resigned players a year older.
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    While I agree that ARod seems like a better deal, there's no way to predict ARod will be an elite 3B for the whole contract. Also, Soriano strikes me as the type of player who could be reasonably productive for quite a few years, so you shouldn't say Soriano will fall apart at 35, but ARod will be phenomenal until he's 42.
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    No use arguing with Hendry bashers. He's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.
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    Keppinger is a improvement to Theriot/Cedeno is akin to saying a unicorns is a upgrade over leprechauns Okay, so we insist on Gonzalez instead of Keppinger. Actually, the White Sox should look into a straight Garland for Hamilton plus Gonzalez. That would solve two of their problems (CF & SS).
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    In today's Tribune, Phil Rogers speculates that any of Hamilton, Freel, or Hopper could be available in the Red's quest to add a #2 starter or additional relief pitchers. The Marlins are said to want pitching depth to go with their young offensive team. How about: Cubs trade: Jones (Marlins sought him earlier for CF), Marshall, Veal to Marlins and Ohman to the Reds. Marlins send Dontrelle Willis to the Reds. Reds send Hamilton and Gonzalez/Keppinger to the Cubs. Marlins get a starting CF, a young lefty starter, and a future lefty starter. Reds get a lefty starter and reliever. Cubs get a left-handed bat to play or platoon (with Murton) in RF or to take over CF if Pie fails and an upgrade at SS. Perhaps with some tweaking this might work out.
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    Let's hope it's someone else's rotation.
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    I'm a big Murton fan, but it does look like he is going to be the odd man out again. Package Murton with Marshall/Gallagher plus another prospect and you should get something interesting from certain teams.
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    I would do that in a heart beat. What is the deal with all of you jumping at the chance to give away Hill, Marmol, and Gallagher? Why in the hell would you give away our best young pitching? [-X probably because people are trying to make realistic trade proposals, rather than throwing a bunch of trash we don't want and pretending it would be enough to get a very good player in return I'm not so sure your definition of "realistic" fits this forum. If you listen to Hendry, watch his actions, and realize who has no trade contracts, the hundreds of posts mentioning the Cubs getting ARod, Cabrera, or Santana are "unrealistic" because Hendry's words or actions have stated that he isn't going to spend the $300+ million to get ARod and players like Pie and Hill (untouchables) would have to be included for Cabrera or Santana. All of us like to speculate and offer our opinions on free agents and trades, but it comes down to Hendry's opinion is the one that counts.
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    Cameron and cheap are oxymorons.
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    I suggested in another topic: Baldelli for Pignatello. Anything more than that is ridiculous.
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    He could be the 2008 "spark" that ignites the Cubs like Zambrano and Barrett in 2007.
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    Some free agent predictions of interest by mlbtraderumors.com: ARod..........Angels Bonds.........Padres Rowand.......White Sox Jones..........Dodgers Fukudome....Giants Kuroda........Cubs Guillen........Cards Bradley........Cubs Stewart........White Sox Eckstein.......White Sox Haven't heard any discussion about Milton Bradley, but could be an interesting pickup for CF and RF if nothing else happens. Obviously, not the big name we're all hoping for, but could be a solid role player.
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    Their desire to land a premier 3b hasn't exactly been a big secret either. Word was on the street that they would do everything in their power to land Aramis if he went the free agent route last year. If they can get ARod instead, they have to be pretty happy that Aramis elected to stay in Chicago. The Red Sox have over $50 million in free agents this year (Schilling, Lowell, Taverez, etc.) and over $20 million next year. In addition they have a few players like Crisp who could be traded and save $4-5 million. Because of their financial flexibility and deep pockets, the Angels and Red Sox seem to be overwhelming favorites in the ARod sweepstakes.
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    Hoops wrote that the D-Rays are looking for a veteran pitcher to give them 190+ innings. Marquis, Veal, and Cedeno for Crawford.
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    Actually, I see the Cubs making a trade or two, but avoiding the free agent market with the possible exception of Fukudome.
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    " The Red Sox have over $50 million in free agents this year. If they let most of them walk, they have plenty of money for ARod.
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    Marquis, Dempster, Ohman to Reds for Griffey, Alex Gonzalez/Keppinger. Deferred financial payments to Griffey settled between the clubs.
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    You say the Rays want a veteran starter that can give them 190+ innings: Marquis, Veal, Cedeno for Crawford.
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    True, but he still pitched bery well in the AL East, which is no easy feat at all. If the Cubs could sign him for only 1 or 2 years, it's definitely worth pursuing since a shift to the much weaker NL Central (and NL in general) would likely reflect very well in his pitching, much like it did with Lilly. I still think someone is going to offer him more in a pitching-thin market than the Cubs who don't really have a need for a starter.
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    I would love to see the Cubs trade for Rocco Baldelli if the price was cheap enough. With his history of injuries, he might be very cheap and would be a great backup for Pie and Murton. See if they would go for Pignatello (or someone similar) for him.
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    I saw on two different sites that the Giants might offer Tim Lincecum for a big bat and they're thinking of picking up the options of Omar Visquel and Pedro Feliz. Memo to the Giants: You are an old lousy team and you need to rebuild. That means you keep Lincecum and turn down the options on Visquel and Feliz.
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    Yeah, it's pretty obvious he wanted out of NY, but Boras won't let him take a pay cut. No matter how much he signs for, Boras' "spin" will be that he got a significant raise.
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    They have money. They just opt to not use it. Same difference. Actually, I read somewhere that each team gets about $30 million this year from MLB.com, TV rights, or franchising rights. In other words, they're all making a ton of money.
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    If ARod and Boras had to take less money on a new contract. I know that there's always some sucker out there that will fall for Boras' game, but there are questions and discussion about all of the "favorites". Cubs - don't have an owner Red Sox - talking about bringing back Lowell Angels - Moreno told Selig he wouldn't go overboard Dodgers - ARod was never close to Torre Mets - Have Reyes and Wright Giants - Losing team White Sox - Cheap owner and losing team Phillies - need pitching to compete Marlins - no money It would be interesting to see what happens if the "interested" teams can only come up with offers of $20 - $23 million per year for 4-5 years. It will never happen, but it would be fun to see the lies, spin, and manipulation that would come from Boras.
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    Glendon Rusch To Attempt Comeback Southpaw Glendon Rusch missed the 2007 season because of a blood clot in his lung. He's one of the good guys in baseball, and we're rooting for him here at MLBTR. According to his agency, Rusch is ready to go and has declared free agency. The 33 year-old will throw a bullpen session for teams on Friday. He's been throwing for a couple of months now. Rusch has never had an arm problem, and he's lost weight recently. He's been throwing 86-88 with good command and should be considered for open fifth starter gigs. At worst, he makes a good swingman. I'm guessing he'd sign for $1MM with maybe another million or two in incentives :roll:
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