well, can't disagree with that :). I guess I was just looking at him as a solid signing, in general, not necessarily for us. Yeah, I think he'd be a good pickup but we have other needs.
Why not, he's a future DH in the AL. Because he doesn't hit well enough to cover up for his terrible defense? Is it that hard to understand? Your comments describe Cust perfectly too. And I think Fox is better than Cust with his .239 career average. Cust is actually probably the upside of Fox. Cust has a career .829 OPS, he's fairly valuable. But Cust's plate patience is much better than Fox's.
Gray seems like a decent cheap reliever and the other two seem like they have some potential. That might not sound great, but it's awesome considering they took Miles off our hands. Thank you Billy Beane.
See the problem there lies in the fact that Theriot>Blanco. Offensively Theriot is better. Defensively Blanco is much better. That said, I'd probably prefer to go with Theriot at SS and Baker/Fonenot at 2B this season. Agreed. I like Blanco on the bench as a defensive backup. But I don't want him starting.