Odds and Ends: Lowell, Sabathia, Polanco

As far as odds and ends, Buster Olney says the Cardinals and Twins have discussed swapping Scott Rolen for pitching.

Bernie Mikalaz on his Bernie's Press Box said that Cardinals GM John Mozeliak has, in fact, floated Scott Rolen out there as availible to be traded to gauge interest.

From there, he will see if any deals 'make sense'.

Personally, with all of that, I'd put the odds of Scott Rolen returning at slim and none and Slim just rode out of town.

according to espn rumor central, rolen to the twins talks are going on.

Just go three years on Lowell...the Sox can afford to have a situation three years from now where Lowell rides the bench or they pay half his salary for someone to take him if he completely falls apart after year two.

Makes me wonder if he goes and ARod and Cabrera end up elsewhere aznd we end up with Crede for one year... if they are looking at Texeira next year and moving Youk to 3b. Texeira is always assumed to go back to Baltimore but w/the sate of that franchise and Boston not being too far away. Of coure this would be plan D if it was true I hope.

Wow... I've heard grumblings about trading Delgado, and I'm totally fine with that, but I never imagined getting a guy like Polanco back, who could actually start for us. A contact hitter with a high average and doesn't strike out.... it's like what PLD was supposed to be for us.

Reyes
Polanco
Wright
A-Rod
Beltran
Alou
Milledge
Castro/Torrealba/PLD

I like it.

Huh??

Mark Feinsand needs to pay more attention before he posts articles. The Red Sox have already offered Lowell a 3-year deal:

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/view.bg?articleid=1043481

Pretty much any team who gets A-Rod won't be doing much else. I wouldn't count on the Mets to get Polanco OR A-Rod, let alone both.

So what youre saying is, the team that signs A-rod is not allowed, in any way shape or form, to try and improve the rest of their team? Is this a new rule or something?

It is like saying, if a team trades for Miguel Cabrera, then they cant look to improve the bullpen. They are not related and one thing has really nothing to do with the other.

Polanco is a goodplayer, but its not like the Tigers cant use a power bat at frst base. Like I said, I think it was 9 years in a row that Delgado posted an OPS of 900 or more. In 2007, he had a down year, but he also had just had his first kid and was coming off a surgery and was not 100 percent. He finally started to heatup in September, before taking a pitch off his hand and missing the rest of the year. Polanco is a good player, but if you have Guillen who can move over there and you have a lack of power at 1B, its something you could think about.

"That means that the Mets would have to give up somebody like Maine, Reyes, Beltran, or Wright (and Polonco would have to be part of a package for the latter 3)"

Put down the bong if you think just Polanco would net you Maine.

Matsui would seem like a good fit for the Cubs, but I'd just assume sign The Fuk Dome and not give up anything in a trade.

As I told Mark on the site from which this came, I see no way that the Tigers deal Polanco for Delgado and move Guillen to 2b. The Detroit press has been making a big deal about Renteria and Polanco being buddies, Polanco is a great defensive player with more than adequate offense, at a position where there is a lack of both in MLB right now. Guillen doesn't have the range to play his natural position (SS) let alone to learn a position that requires as much if not more range (2b). I can maybe see them dealing Guillen for Delgado and Heileman, but no way do they do this trade straight up.

the detroit tigers are 100% sure with their infield. we will not trade away polanco! he is the most important part of our lineup...hopefully this will stop these rumors