Clem Fandango

Maybe Theo just wanted to see pictures of Lozano eating out prostitutes.

They absolutely did not. Maybe not in retrospect, but at the the time they most certainly did

I hear the Marlins are interested

Escobar wasn't a prospect anymore at the time of the trade and he sucked before the trade happened. Was always viewed as a defense only type guy, which he still is, but he can't hit for anything. He's merely a defensive specialist, which I'm sure the Royals have one of those in their farm system somewhere, which makes Escobar kind of pointless. Cain is the weirdest non-prospect prospect in baseball. I don't know why he was such a highly regarded trade chip, but he was, and it seemed like he was the center piece of that deal when he'll probably be, at best, Denard Span... which is a perfectly fine player to have but hardly a difference maker. He had a breakout year in 2010 due largely in part to his AA performance in 2010 at the age of 24, and somehow that parlayed him into being a desirable bargaining chip. He's had a boost in power numbers this year in AAA, but many have said that the PCL is very hitter friendly which is probably a big reason. His value appears to come from an ability to hit for average, good baserunning, and solid defense. A fine player to have on your team but I wouldn't ever make him the center piece of a deal for Greinke Odorizzi is a good prospect, but I'd hardly say he's turned into a big time one. He's got a nice K/BB rate, but he's hardly set the world on fire in the minors. And in the Royals system it's tough to predict whether or not he'd be in the Top 5, or even the Top 10 of all their prospects. And Jeffress is one bong hit away from being kicked out of baseball forever. He's also got abysmal minor league numbers. The Rays get a better haul for Garza than the Royals did for Greinke, and I think Greinke is a much better pitcher. And as such, I would hope that Garza yields a much nicer return than what the Royals got for Greinke.

I kind of think the opposite. Sign him and Bedard, get Fielder and Headley. Offseason over and you've got a team that has a shot at the playoffs. Big money comes off the books again the following year, replace Kuroda with a big FA arm and maybe grab a 2nd one as well, with money from Dempster/Z. Offense still needs some help, but a trade for one other bat and you're basically there. On the other hand, if you DO trade Garza, he's a decent stopgap to where you can still throw a team out there with a chance to compete. DeJesus/Castro/Fielder/Soto/Headley/Ramirez/Byrd/Barney Garza/Dempster/Kuroda/Z/Bedard Marmol/Marshall/Wood/Samardzija/Russell That team is just a slightly better version of the team we've seen the last few years, where we need things to break our way at 5 different spots to make the playoffs. It would have the depth to keep from collapsing like this year's team, but considering that you're potentially sacrificing MLB development for Cashner, Jackson, Samardzija, and Wells, it's not a good enough team for me to make those decisions. You need to add multiple stars to compete next year, not Fielder and a group of more certain 2 win guys. Is that supposed to be Soriano?

Ace just posted on Facebook... I wasn't a fan of the Greinke deal one iota, so I'm kinda [-( on that possibility.

No that was the rumor, but yesterday it was reported he'd be willing to sign with other teams...

I like the Nationals and I hope they achieve success, but I really hate that because of who they are they need to overpay for premier free agents and, in return, really screw up the FA market

The Marlins are pondering a pursuit if everyone, and making half-assed offers in hopes they'll accept cause their new stadium is super neat and worth the several dozen million dollars they'll be leaving on the table to sign elsewhere, all in an attempt to show their fan base they want to win

Chen already resigned with the Royals, did he not?

I imagine he's basing this off of production already accrued in their MLB careers, otherwise some of these players would be higher on the list. I'd take Stanton over him in a heartbeat as well, but McCutchen has been remarkably consistent since he was rookie and he's probably closer to reaching his peak value than Stanton is

Ummmmm... Andrew McCutchen is awesome, I think he's deserving of the #2

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Not to mention the severe lack of pitching depth in the FA market. I had initially assumed Garza and Castro would be the players we'd build around under the new regime, but it's starting to make a whole lot of sense to explore the possibility of trading Garza. He could land us some really nice players to compliment Castro to help build around.

Hawaiian Burger. IIRC just a burger with a pineapple on it and BBQ sauce? Either that or it's a Big Kahuna Burger.

Good thing we didn't hire Dave Martinez

Read David's response a few posts up from yours about Headley's approach adjustment. Also, if I'm not mistaken, Headley is a plus defender at 3B

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And this is after they got rid of the dumbass who did them Scoiscia is still there. Which doesn't make any sense as to why they traded for Ianetta. I'm unfamiliar with his defense, but I've always looked at him as Mike Napoli's NL equivalent

And this is after they got rid of the dumbass who did them

Papelbon to Phillies another one

When the hell did Moreland and Ogando become ace bait?

Where there's smoke there's fire and it seems Soriano could be on the move so I'd imagine this is the only thing that could prevent a possible deal, and if he does exercise it I'm going to track him down and kick him in the face with a golf shoe. There's plenty of smoke without fire in hot stove talk. But maybe Theo pulled a reverse Schilling and spent his thanksgiving convincing Soriano to get the hell out of here. Something tells me he would not want to go to Oakland, and probably not San Diego either, for power sapping reasons. But would Washington be interested? They like big splashes and if they don't actually get Fielder they could be adding some real power for next to nothing at least. There's also a chance he could talk to the guy he replaced last time and send Soriano to Baltimore, which likes to do stupid stuff and acquire big names well past their prime. Hmmmmmm....... Soriano + Cash for Chris Tillman? Maybe try and finagle Josh Bell out of it too? Or is that dreaming too big?