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Garland Expects To Be Traded
Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times has some quotes from 28 year-old White Sox starter Jon Garland. Basically, Garland expects to be traded this winter. Cowley also pokes fun at Garland's laid-back attitude, which seems to be a sore spot in Chicago.
If nothing else, Garland is consistent. He's never been seriously injured. His strikeout rates are usually around 4.8 per nine each year. He typically has good control. The most random part of his stat line is hits allowed, as you would expect. A hit-lucky year in '05 had some thinking he could be an ace. That performance helped him snag his three year, $29MM contract.
Garland will make $12MM in '08 in the last year of the deal. I'm not sure that the White Sox can afford the hit to their staff, but they probably need to take some chances if they are to win next year. Garland can help fill holes while clearing a nice chunk of payroll. Last we heard, Kenny Williams would seek two relievers in return at the least. Among teams with recent interest: the Red Sox, Rockies, Braves, Yankees, Mariners, Dodgers, Mets, and Phillies.
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Joe Cowley is the guy who had Jeter 6th on his MVP ballot last year. I would automatically assume the opposite of anything he writes.
Now, he does have quotes from Garland - but given his idiocy, he probably was actually talking to someone like Podsednik, and thought he was Garland.
So there you have it, Scott Podsednik thinks he'll be traded.
Posted by: bobo | September 15, 2007 at 04:02 PM
How about the Brewers trading Matt Wise and Derrick Turnbow for Garland?
Posted by: Lidocaine | September 15, 2007 at 04:09 PM
I wouldnt trade those 2 guys for Garland. Sheets, Gallardo, Capuano, Bush and Suppan is a good rotation, especially if Capuano ever finds his form again. I like those 2 arms in the back of the pen for the brewers. If Turnbow would stop walking people he would be dominant. Last time I checked his H/9 was somewhere around 6 and his Whip was up near 1.30 because BB/9 was also up by 6. Matt Wise is a pretty solid arm back there too. I would rather just go with Bush/ Capuano and keep those 2 relievers, especially since Cordero might be gone this winter.
Posted by: nrmax88 | September 16, 2007 at 03:06 AM
I would even rather have Villanueva or Claudio Vargas also seeing as how they will put up similar production for cheaper, and In villaneuvas case much bigger upside. Sheets, Gallardo, Suppan, Bush, Villanueva, Capuano, Vargas is enough solid arms that you dont need to trade away 2 key pieces of your bullpen for a guy who is making 12 mil and he is very average.
Posted by: nrmax88 | September 16, 2007 at 03:11 AM
Garland is certaintly an 3rd starter (at least in the NL) I would not wanna give up turnbow because he could still be THAT closer he has in the 1st half of last season. That said, Garland would make the BREW-CREW's rotation formidible, but not worth turnbow.
Posted by: johnbuckformvp | September 16, 2007 at 08:51 AM
There was mention of a Renteria-for-Garland swap around the deadline. Perhaps this could rematerialize this off-season. Braves toss in one of their young bullpen arms (Manny Acosta? Jose Ascanio?) and get pitching prospect?
Posted by: mraver | September 16, 2007 at 05:40 PM
If the Brewers fail to make the playoffs in the worst division in baseball then a rotation of Sheets, Gallardo, Capuano, Bush and Suppan is NOT good enough.
Posted by: striker | September 17, 2007 at 12:42 PM
While I think it's certainly possible that Garland will be traded, 2 relievers is a lot less that the Sox should get in return.
The White Sox have 4-5 holes in their lineup, and should expect a package more along the lines of the Hirsh, Tavarez, Buchholz deal Sox GM Kenny Williams turned down last offseason.
Posted by: Cold Golden Falstaff | September 17, 2007 at 01:07 PM
CGF, this will probably fall off the front page before you see it, but huh?
KW has said 2 RPs. That package you mention again was for a SP w/2 years on his contract and only 12months removed from his fluke season. Oh, and it was offered by a GM about to be canned... The situations are a bit different now, and I wouldn't be holding your breath on a package like that now...
KW not trading him at the break was so stupid...
Posted by: darkstar1661 | September 18, 2007 at 08:29 PM
CGF, this will probably fall off the front page before you see it, but huh?
KW has said 2 RPs. That package you mention again was for a SP w/2 years on his contract and only 12months removed from his fluke season. Oh, and it was offered by a GM about to be canned... The situations are a bit different now, and I wouldn't be holding your breath on a package like that now...
KW not trading him at the break was so stupid...
Posted by: darkstar1661 | September 18, 2007 at 08:29 PM