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Yep. I'm pretty sure Bowden will at least inquire about Cedeno. If we sign Furcal, Hendry might consider dealing him, but I'd rather not. I'd try to interest the Nats in some of our pitching prospects instead. Jerome Williams also would look nice pitching in that park. I'd try to swing a Williams and Ryu deal for Wilkerson if possible.

Too much money; not enough talent. Pass.

Bradley may be available for next to nothing; I'm not sure the same can be said about Wilkerson.

I found this tidbit on http://www.rotoworld.com Wow....that's pretty decent money for a gutless, choking dog.

Wasburn is a FA. You don't have to trade for him, just sign him.

I can't find the link, but I read an article that basically said that Beane doesn't need to move payroll this offseason, so if he trades Zito he's going to really want some talent in return. In other words, if you trade for Zito, you will overpay.

I really don't see why anyone is getting all bent out of shape that Diffusion posted a scouting report on Piggy that is very accurate. My feeling is if you can't handle someone posting info that contradicts or adds to what you post, you really shouldn't put your ideas out for public consumption.

I don't think there's any way we start 2006 with that line-up. We'll make some moves. I'm not sure we'll make the right one, but we won't begin 2006 with the same line-up we ended 2005 with.

This is our only hope - Giles really doesn't want to go to New York. Still, money talks in the end. Always. It's possible Giles wants a ring, and thinks playing in New York is the most probable way of getting it. I think it's important to note that the Yankees have always been on the list of teams that Giles could not be traded to. Just wondering, but were the Cubs on that list? Not that I'm aware of. Both NY teams were and Toronto was. I think the Expos were when they were in Montreal.

In a vaccum, it's probably not a bad risk. On the other hand, the Diamondbacks have committed big money to Glaus, have Shawn Green and Luis Gonzalez at the corners and have some of the best young prospects in Quentin and Jackson, along with Chad Tracy. Signing Clark just created another back-up when they had cheaper production which could be better from young players. If I had no internal options, I'd probably extend Clark and hope for the best. On the other hand, the Diamondbacks could have used that money to sign some pitchers and used Jackson, Green, or Tracy at first.

I'd trade for Bradley and Wilkerson and play one in CF and one in right. I really doubt we get Abreu, but that doesn't mean I'd want to settle for Jacque Jones. I'd rather trade for Mench or Ibanez than play Jones. Juan Encarnacion is likely a better option than Jones, and I'm not really high on him. I'd see if the Diamondbacks would be willing to trade Tracy before I'd make a run at Jones. Jones may be a nice complementary player on the right team, but there's little about him that impresses me. I'd almost rather have Jeromy Burnitz back on a one year deal than to give Jones a three-year deal. Finally, if we don't trade for Abreu, the best option is still to sign Brian Giles. Hell, if we can afford to piddle away 7 million on middle relievers on three year deals, why can't we pay Giles 3/39? There's no way I'd play Wilkerson in RF (or Jones). Bradley could handle it. I think Encarnacion is a better option than both Wilkerson and Jones. There's no way the D'Backs trade Tracy if they have any sense, I mean why would they - doesn't he have a few years of arb. left? I don't want the Cubs anywhere near Burnitz, he was serviceable last year, but he's getting pretty old now. We're the Cubs, we have money, if Burnitz is back we should riot on Waveland people. I think Wilkerson could handle RF, but ideally you'd like better production from your RF. (However, Wilkerson would produce more than what Burnitz gave us last season.) Defensively, I don't think Wilkerson would have a problem in right. If Wilkerson were our RF and Bradley were our CF, I think the overall OF production would be ok. (Just think about a line-up where every hitter could post a 350+ OBP) As to why the D'backs trade Tracy: They have the following players for four spots: Luis Gonzalez, Connor Jackson, Carlos Quentin, Troy Glaus, Chad Tracy, and Tony Clark. While it baffles me that they would keep Clark, they just signed him to an extension, so you can pencil him in at firstbase. The smart move would be to trade Glaus and put Tracy at third. If they keep Glaus, they have Jackson, Gonzalez, Quentin, and Tracy for LF and RF. They could move Tracy because of that. Don't forget about Shawn Green. Green does add one player to the mix, but I've heard they're going to try Green in Cf.

I'd trade for Bradley and Wilkerson and play one in CF and one in right. I really doubt we get Abreu, but that doesn't mean I'd want to settle for Jacque Jones. I'd rather trade for Mench or Ibanez than play Jones. Juan Encarnacion is likely a better option than Jones, and I'm not really high on him. I'd see if the Diamondbacks would be willing to trade Tracy before I'd make a run at Jones. Jones may be a nice complementary player on the right team, but there's little about him that impresses me. I'd almost rather have Jeromy Burnitz back on a one year deal than to give Jones a three-year deal. Finally, if we don't trade for Abreu, the best option is still to sign Brian Giles. Hell, if we can afford to piddle away 7 million on middle relievers on three year deals, why can't we pay Giles 3/39? There's no way I'd play Wilkerson in RF (or Jones). Bradley could handle it. I think Encarnacion is a better option than both Wilkerson and Jones. There's no way the D'Backs trade Tracy if they have any sense, I mean why would they - doesn't he have a few years of arb. left? I don't want the Cubs anywhere near Burnitz, he was serviceable last year, but he's getting pretty old now. We're the Cubs, we have money, if Burnitz is back we should riot on Waveland people. I think Wilkerson could handle RF, but ideally you'd like better production from your RF. (However, Wilkerson would produce more than what Burnitz gave us last season.) Defensively, I don't think Wilkerson would have a problem in right. If Wilkerson were our RF and Bradley were our CF, I think the overall OF production would be ok. (Just think about a line-up where every hitter could post a 350+ OBP) As to why the D'backs trade Tracy: They have the following players for four spots: Luis Gonzalez, Connor Jackson, Carlos Quentin, Troy Glaus, Chad Tracy, and Tony Clark. While it baffles me that they would keep Clark, they just signed him to an extension, so you can pencil him in at firstbase. The smart move would be to trade Glaus and put Tracy at third. If they keep Glaus, they have Jackson, Gonzalez, Quentin, and Tracy for LF and RF. They could move Tracy because of that. why wouldn't they want to keep him? the guy hit .304 with 30 hr's in 350 abs' and had an obs of 1.02. Clark's last four seasons- 304/366/636 221/297/458 232/300/472 207/265/291 Ok, sing along: "One of these things is not like the others..." If Clark can repeat his 2005 performance, surely he's a valuable commodity. But if he regresses to his 2004 or 2003 performance, then he's a platoon player at best.

This is our only hope - Giles really doesn't want to go to New York. Still, money talks in the end. Always. It's possible Giles wants a ring, and thinks playing in New York is the most probable way of getting it. I think it's important to note that the Yankees have always been on the list of teams that Giles could not be traded to.

I don't think Giles has any interest in playing for the Yankees. I also think he wants at least 3/36. Getting the Yankees involved will help the bidding go as high as he wants it to go.

I'd trade for Bradley and Wilkerson and play one in CF and one in right. I really doubt we get Abreu, but that doesn't mean I'd want to settle for Jacque Jones. I'd rather trade for Mench or Ibanez than play Jones. Juan Encarnacion is likely a better option than Jones, and I'm not really high on him. I'd see if the Diamondbacks would be willing to trade Tracy before I'd make a run at Jones. Jones may be a nice complementary player on the right team, but there's little about him that impresses me. I'd almost rather have Jeromy Burnitz back on a one year deal than to give Jones a three-year deal. Finally, if we don't trade for Abreu, the best option is still to sign Brian Giles. Hell, if we can afford to piddle away 7 million on middle relievers on three year deals, why can't we pay Giles 3/39? There's no way I'd play Wilkerson in RF (or Jones). Bradley could handle it. I think Encarnacion is a better option than both Wilkerson and Jones. There's no way the D'Backs trade Tracy if they have any sense, I mean why would they - doesn't he have a few years of arb. left? I don't want the Cubs anywhere near Burnitz, he was serviceable last year, but he's getting pretty old now. We're the Cubs, we have money, if Burnitz is back we should riot on Waveland people. I think Wilkerson could handle RF, but ideally you'd like better production from your RF. (However, Wilkerson would produce more than what Burnitz gave us last season.) Defensively, I don't think Wilkerson would have a problem in right. If Wilkerson were our RF and Bradley were our CF, I think the overall OF production would be ok. (Just think about a line-up where every hitter could post a 350+ OBP) As to why the D'backs trade Tracy: They have the following players for four spots: Luis Gonzalez, Connor Jackson, Carlos Quentin, Troy Glaus, Chad Tracy, and Tony Clark. While it baffles me that they would keep Clark, they just signed him to an extension, so you can pencil him in at firstbase. The smart move would be to trade Glaus and put Tracy at third. If they keep Glaus, they have Jackson, Gonzalez, Quentin, and Tracy for LF and RF. They could move Tracy because of that.

I could agree with that, but I'd probably move Pena into the 3rd Tier. I'd probably put Chad Tracy in the second tier. Also, if Murton could play RF (and I have my doubts that he can), I wouldn't mind looking into Luis Gonzalez. (Put him in the third tier.)

But Giles won't play for 3/27. Maybe the Cards have realized that and are moving on to Jones at 3/21. Puke - I'd rather have So Taguchi on the cheap. so - 288/322/412 jones - 249/319/438 But Jones has the quickest bat in the AL. ;)

How would UCLA get screwed. They would win the PAC-10 and get an automatic berth, right? I'm still unclear on this. I thought I read that USC could lose and still win the PAC-10 If UCLA defeats USC, there would be a 3-way tie for first place (Oregon, USC, UCLA). Then they'd go to losses against common opponents - losing to a worse team is worse. Obviously, UCLA will be eliminated there. Obviously it's their fault for losing to a bad Arizona team. But that 1 loss has more than likely eliminated UCLA from a BCS game, which I think is a screw job. If UCLA beats USC they should get an at-large over ND since ND's claim to fame is that they almost beat USC.

Geaux Tigers!

I think the Jaxx should relocate to Shreveport, LA.

But Giles won't play for 3/27. Maybe the Cards have realized that and are moving on to Jones at 3/21.

So does Jim Edmonds.

I think there is no denying that Jagger is hideous. But it's a well know fact that musicians have a knack for getting the babes. I should've learned to play the guitar. #-o

I hope they're right this time. I'd love for the Cubs to tire on waiting for the Marlins to pee or get off the pot with Pierre and move on to what would be the better acquisition.

I'd trade for Bradley and Wilkerson and play one in CF and one in right. I really doubt we get Abreu, but that doesn't mean I'd want to settle for Jacque Jones. I'd rather trade for Mench or Ibanez than play Jones. Juan Encarnacion is likely a better option than Jones, and I'm not really high on him. I'd see if the Diamondbacks would be willing to trade Tracy before I'd make a run at Jones. Jones may be a nice complementary player on the right team, but there's little about him that impresses me. I'd almost rather have Jeromy Burnitz back on a one year deal than to give Jones a three-year deal. Finally, if we don't trade for Abreu, the best option is still to sign Brian Giles. Hell, if we can afford to piddle away 7 million on middle relievers on three year deals, why can't we pay Giles 3/39?