| By Jason A. Churchill |  | 02-07-2010 |
Yes, I said 'month.' I think there's a good chance the M's get serious in trade talks during the Cactus League schedule, with Jose Lopez and/or involving a start pitcher or two, but until then, this may a good place to presume they are done until the pre-season begins.
So while I don't have any additional rumors to share, nor do I have any breakdowns or analysis coming just yet, I thought I'd take this time to catch everyone up on where we're headed between now and March.
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UPDATE: FoxSports.com's Jon Morosi is tweeting the same thing: Bedard a... Full Story - Discuss (61) |
Youre going to see Garko more than likely play 1B and DH vs lefties, which would mean you would have a bench of backup catcher, Hannahan... Full Story - Discuss (66) |
It seems likely he wont be paid much more than the league minimum. Byrnes was a 3 to 4 WAR player until an injury plagued poor 2009. This probably puts an end to the position player additions, minu... Full Story - Discuss (87) |
A little while ago, there was some speculation that Seattle was debating internally about adding Francisco Liriano. Liriano of course showed enormous potential early on -- and then unf... Full Story - Discuss (30) |
It's probably time for the Mariners to open said door. Damon is not an ideal fit. He is another left handed hitter in a lineup full of them, though he isn't incompetent vs left-hand pitching (.776 OPS). His power numbers may have been inflated playing in the softball field that is the new Yankee Stadium, but he wasn't bad on the road either (.795 OPS). A lot of people have made a big deal out of his arm, and yes -- its one of the worst among outfielders, and he had easily his worst UZR (-9.2) of his career. But Damon is too good of a hitter for the Mariners to say no to now, if the asking price really is the $5 million dollar range. If the Mariners can get 140 games out of Damon's bat, playing mostly DH with some LF, the M's can probably expect to add around two and a half to three wins to the roster. The M's aren't good enough right now to say no to that. Not with what's left on the market. Discuss (115) |
A couple of weeks ago, I posted the major moves made by the AL west, to go along with their CHONE 2010 projected Wins Above Replacement. If they did not have a CHONE projection, I went with what they produced last year. A lot has changed since the post -- but it still illustrates how good the M's off-season has been. Oakland Athletics: Coming: Coco Crisp (1.6), Jake Fox(1.7), Aaron Miles (-0.3),Kevin Kouzmanoff (2.0) Ben Sheets (2.7 from the fangraphs fans) TOTAL: 7.7 wins Going: Nomar Garciaparra (0.9), Bobby Crosby (0.4), Jeff Gray (0.2),Scott Hairson (0.6) TOTAL: 2.1 wins Limbo: Adam Kennedy 0.8 wins Summary: It's not quiet anymore. If the Athletics can find a way to score runs, this could be the sleeper team in the AL West. You're still asking an awful lot out of young pitching and while Sheets is potentially an ace, hes potentially a $10 million dollar landfill, too. Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim Coming: Hideki Matsui (1.1), Fernando Rodney (0.3), Joel Pineiro (3.4 fangraphs fans)TOTAL: 4.8 wins Going: Chone Figgins (3.2), John Lackey (3.8), Kelvim Escobar (1.3) Darren Oliver (1.5 last year, it should be right around the same this year), Vlad Guerrero (1.6) TOTAL: 11.1 wins Summary: Still looks like a bad off-season, but not the disaster it was before. While Pineiro has his obvious detractors, he also had the best command and highest GB rate of any starter in baseball last year. He's no where near the... Full Story - Discuss (37) |
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The Cubs, once believed to be the frontrunners, have put Sheets on the backburner, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. The L.A. Dodgers went with Vicente Padilla, the L.A. Angels went with Joel Pineiro and Milwaukee signed Doug Davis. All three are believed to be out of cash to the level Sheets is asking. Boston is not believed to be as interested as the Mets and Mariners, and the Astros may need Sheets to give them a big time home state discount. Texas is the wildcard here. The ownership situation is getting ironed out and they really could use another high-quality starting pitcher to... Full Story - Discuss (98) |
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