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Rosenthal's Full Count: Bonds, Webb, Hanley

By Nat Boyle [May 11, 2008 at 12:21pm CST]

Let's hit up Ken Rosenthal's latest Full Count video:

Rosenthal thinks the Tigers should sign Barry Bonds. Sure, Detroit already has too many DHs, and Bonds wouldn't help their need for improved defense and speed, but they absolutely need another lefthanded bat. Rosenthal points out that the team is 11-20 in games started by RHP. As for the fear of a clubhouse problem, Gary Sheffield - who has feuded with Bonds in the past - has no problem and I would presume that the other players, particularly veterans, on the Tigers would echo that sentiment.
The 3-year contract extension for Brandon Webb does not have "a lot of momentum." Like Jake Peavy last year, Webb is looking for around 3 years, 52 million despite being 2 years older than Peavy.
KR loves the Hanley deal. It keeps them from having to deal another player before his contract becomes too expensive and that there shouldn't be any concern for Hanley's production to drop off.

By Nat Boyle

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You kidding me? This Hanley deal will turn him into the superstar he is about to become just a little bit sooner. Hopefully Marlins fans were awake when the news of Hanley's signing came down. They got what they wanted from Marlins management. Now they just need to go to the games and quit their bitching.

Posted by: BraveNewWorld | May 11, 2008 at 04:47 PM

If I was a Marlin fan I would be pretty stoked about this deal, but if I was a Hanley fan I would be pretty nervous. This deal may be an indication that the Marlins are going to spend money but all it really did is make Ramirez the most tradable player in the league. Sure, if they trade him they are going to get a whole lot of talent back as Florida always does, but they will trade him nonetheless.

Posted by: benjoua | May 11, 2008 at 09:12 PM

benjoua - I understand your logic about the Ramirez deal, but I would give Loria the benefit of the doubt on this one. He may be the Donald Sterling of baseball, but I think they may want to keep one superstar player around to open the new stadium.

As for the Webb thing, the D'Backs are stupid if they don't do it (not that I mind, being a Dodger fan). The guy hasn't even had a hiccup since he came into the league. As for his age, he just turned 29 on Friday. Extending him 3 years isn't exactly a huge risk.

Posted by: AA | May 12, 2008 at 12:44 PM

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