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What Are The Sox Doing?….And Other Ramblings
I have to admit that my job is really interfering with my baseball fandom. I go to work for the day, go to my kids’ parent teacher interviews, reward them with dinner at Mickey D’s, and take care of a few things before I can check and see what if anything is going on in baseball. I am completely bombarded. I have to get up for work in five hours and there are so many signings and trades and rumors that I don’t even know what to do with myself. If only I could quit my job I think that I could keep up on this stuff a bit better.
First things first. I am a Sox fan so let’s look at Boston…or should I say WHAT IS GOING ON? I hope that Rosenthal is right and the Sox are going to aggresively go after Beltre because getting rid of Lowell (and paying 3/4 of his salary) for Max Ramirez does not make sense to me. Why Ramirez? What do the Sox need with another guy that can rotate between first, catcher, and DH for? Don’t we already have those positions covered? Maybe the RedSox will pick up Belte or, even better, maybe they will finally make a deal for Gonzalez and move Youk to third. I just don’t understand why they couldn’t trade for an outfielder or a relief pitcher.
And what is up with signing Boof Bonser? Are we that desperate for pitching? His lifetime era is over five and that was playing for Minny, a team that thrives on defensive play. I don’t know what is going on in Fenway but I am not sure that I like it. Theo had better start putting together something a little better than Ramirez and Bonser to compete against the Evil Empire.
In other league news: I like what the Braves are doing. After shoring up their bullpen, they are trading Soriano and his big contract to the Rays for a young pitcher named Jesse Chavez. Chavez actually had a good season for Pittsburgh last year and I am sure that his price tag is nowhere near Soriano’s.
I know that Aybar would be a nice upgrade for the Jays but didn’t they just sign two shortstops this offseason already. It’s nice to have some depth but that is ridiculous. Shouldn’t they try to fill some holes when they trade Doc?
As always the NL Central is hard to predict. It’s hard enough to say who is going to win the division in April let alone in December but the Brewers are making some nice moves. Wolf will eat up some innings for them and Hawkins will be a nice veteran addition to their bullpen. In a division with underachieving Cubs and overachieving Cards anything is possible. A couple of moves like that could throw the Brew Crew right in the mix.
What about those Yankees? Now they have Granderson. The WhiteSox are showing interest in Brett Gardiner. Swisher is playing rightfield. What will become of Melky Cabrera? Are they going to move him into left to accomodate for the possible departure of Johnny D and Matsui or is he now trade bait again? Maybe the Tigers should make another deal in case Austin Jackson isn’t ready yet.
Well, that’s all I have for today. I have to get at least four hours sleep before work tomorrow.
Just What The Doctor Didn’t Order
Just what baseball needed to hear. Doc Halladay has added the New York Yankees to his list of teams that he will allow his trade to. I don’t know that the Yankees can realistically make a trade for Doc but the notion is certainly out there. All the Yankees have to do is completely mortgage their future…again. Of course when you have the Yankees’ bankroll you can always buy your future back at a later date…again.
I can’t blame Halladay for wanting to leave Toronto. They seem to be headed for a full rebuilding mode and are shedding big contracts as quickly as they can. Their organization seems to be years away from contending in the East and trading Doc away to one of their main competitors (New York or Boston) puts them even further behind the eight ball.
If the Bronx Bombers do pick him up they will certainly be sending a message to the rest of the teams in the mlb. They will be looking to win another championship. How will other teams be able to compete against a team that has three legitimate number ones? (Not to mention the prolific lineup that takes the field everyday. The Yankees will probably re-sign Damon and pick up another free agent like a Bay or a Holliday. That coupled with a trade for Halladay would certainly make the Yanks the odds on favorites for a repeat and could usher in a new era of dominance.
Let’s put our hands together for the 2010 Yankees…the best team that money can buy.
On the plus side, it just gives the rest of us new reasons to hate the Yankees.
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