brinoch

Wouldn't the Rangers have to unload Soriano first? I'd do that deal last week BTW. Soriano was traded to the Nats -- there's a thread on it.

It got better for both teams -- the Brewers were going to spin Hillenbrand for pitching anyway.

Dotel wasn't offered arbitration, as expected. I think he'd be a nice pickup for the bullpen.

I'd kill to be in your shoes right now, BTW. You still have money to spend and you've signed Pierre, Howry, and Eyre and re-signed Perez and Rusch. We've signed a backup catcher in Bennett and a backup utility guy in Cruz. Rumor has it we also have only 10 mil left to sign a 2nd baseman, LF, RF, and a fully retooled bullpen. Cry me a river. Wow, and all those great and wonderful deals make me shiver with joy and happiness. Not. I haven't liked *any* of these deals. Rusch and Perez are terribly overpaid and will likely block young, cheap guys like Williams and Cedeno. Signing Neifi is never a good move in my eyes. Howry and Eyre are overrated and also overpaid, though I'll admit the Eyre deal is tolerable. Pierre is certainly an upgrade over the CF disaster from last year, but guys like Bradley and Wilkerson -- who are clearly better players -- were/are available. The obsession for a proto-typical lead-off hitter is ridiculous. Here's my simple philosophy for baseball player acquisition: get the best players you can for each position. Worry about the line-up later. Spend your money wisely by maximizing your upgrades. Use cheap players who will likely equal or or exceed the production of free agents. Hence my support for blowing Giles away with a "ridiculous" money proposal, and why I think the Cubs should dump Neifi with Luca Brazzi and just play Cedeno, and why I think Wilkerson or Bradley would be a better choice than Pierre.

Hendry also traded for Macias, you may recall.

Looks to me like a pretty good deal for both teams. JP's making a splash and has really made some strides this offseason.

Bowden, again, demonstrates that he is quite possibly the worst GM in baseball.

One small moment of joy in an otherwise dreary offseason. Sweet.

I would guess something like Pie, Hill, Marshall, and Cedeno.

It all depends on the right price. Pie for Pierre? No way. Pie in a deal for Cabrera? Most certainly.

Maybe Hendry is trying to drive up Hairston's value.

It could happen. And monkeys might fly out of my butt.

Chuck apparently will not need to use a bat to hit the ball. And will show Farnsworth how to fight... Yeah, but can Chuck catch??? Does he need to? Dude, he's Chuck Norris.

Chuck apparently will not need to use a bat to hit the ball. And will show Farnsworth how to fight...

I have to say, the creativity in this thread has made me laugh aloud several times -- both the radio reports and the pictures.

I'm rather skeptical.

VASHER!!!!! WOO-HOOO!!!

The Bears needed that FG. Or a first down.

That. Was. Awesome.

Orton, gimme a break guy.

A very timely turnover.

Indeed. That was a heck of a run. Great effort.

I like Adrian Peterson a lot.

That was another bad call by the refs. That's two questionable non-calls against the Bears, plus that terrible roughing call favre extracted.

I'm getting tired of seeing those passes connect. What is the deal with the secondary?