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Odds and Ends: Alvarez, Orioles, K-Rod, Bradley
A few more notes from the MLBiverse...
- Dejan Kovacevic is reporting the Pedro Alvarez case may not be settled until well after the season. While there is a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, some feel that the case is too complex for a single hearing.
- Peter Schmuck feels the O's will sign a "couple of Paul Byrd-type pitchers," rather than open the pocketbook for a front-of-the-rotation starter.
- It is just speculation, but Nick Cafardo feels the Tigers and Cardinals will be the front-runners for Francisco Rodriguez...Of course this was written prior to the news that Billy Wagner will be out for the '09 season.
- Manager Ron Washington said he wants Milton Bradley back with the Rangers in '09, adding that he is not worried about having too many outfielders.
- Peter Abraham says the trades made by the Yankees prior to the deadline have backfired, with only Xavier Nady proving to be a valuable pickup.
- The Phillies have designated RJ Swindle for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster. Swindle made three appearances for the Phillies earlier this season. In Triple A, Swindle had 51 strikeouts in 36.1 innings, with a 1.98 ERA in 27 appearances.
- Athletics Nation takes a look at the outfield logjam the A's have for '09. While a trade or two seems like the obvious solution, Athletics Nation is worried the pieces are currently undervalued.
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There is no way the Cards shell out that kind of money for a closer, there's nothing they hove done in the last couple of years to suggest it I think if they do open the check books it will be for a SS(Furcal), a 2nd baseman(O Dog) and a #2/3 type starter(Lowe). They also need some bullpen help of the left-handed specialist variety. They have 2 young guys(Perez, Motte)who throw in the upper 90's that have closed in the minors and a couple guys that have closed some in the majors(including Perez to and extent), I could see an older closer picked to provide insurance and help set up(Howry, Foulke, etc.) Besides with Wagner done for next years the Mets are now easily the favorite.
Posted by: mitch | September 08, 2008 at 05:23 PM
Wow it sure looks like the Nady/Marte trade worked out for Pittsburgh after all Karstens has been ok and Ohlendorf looked good in his debut. Not to mention the fact that Tabata tore it up in Altoona. Good job Neil.
Posted by: BucSox | September 08, 2008 at 05:48 PM
I liked the trade from the Bucs perspective when it was made. Didn't think it would only take a few weeks to vindicate the move though. This will only look better and better with more time as the Bucs players develop.
Posted by: bjsguess | September 08, 2008 at 08:13 PM
I'm shocked that Swindle was DFA'd again. What does the guy have to do? He has ridiculously good control and puts up dominant numbers year after year. I hope the Jays pick him up. They got most of their league best bullpen the same way. (Downs, Carlson, Camp...)
Posted by: Grant77 | September 09, 2008 at 12:14 AM
I go to Vanderbilt, and today on campus I saw Pedro Alvarez. He was wearing a Pirates hat, so I think that must be a good sign for the Pirates.
Posted by: lilmags88 | September 09, 2008 at 01:38 AM
The Orioles shouldn't even think about signing any type a or type b free agents. It would be counter productive
Posted by: bduke13 | September 09, 2008 at 05:10 AM
No it wouldn't be counterproductive to sign Bird-type pitchers. Teams do not lose picks for signing Type-B free agents. The only type-A the O's would look at is Tex, and I doubt they'd get him anyway.
Posted by: dorfmac | September 09, 2008 at 07:59 AM
dorfmac- Depends. The O's wouldn't lose a draft pick for a Type A anyways.
If the signee isn't blocking a prospect and won't block a top prospect in the near future (i.e. the O's signing Pudge and the A's signing CC are bad ideas), I don't see the problem with it. Just don't sign multiple FAs. The only decent SP the O's have is Guthrie, and locking him up could pose a major challenge.
The O's need to pick up Swindle. He walks fewer people than most of that O's pen.
Posted by: melonis rex | September 09, 2008 at 08:46 AM
lets not make the Nady trade out to be more than it was. Ohlendorf has SOME potential but he's already 26 years old. Karstens is 25 and he's peaked. They're both probably 4.50 ERA pitchers who can only survive in the weaker NL. Tabata is a decent prospect but his attitude and commitment are concerns.
Nady hasn't missed a beat and while Marte has struggled, he's still one of the best lefty relievers in baseball. Both players will be around with the Yankees much longer than Kasrstens and Ohlendorf are with the Pirates (and if this is not the case, the Pirates will continue to lose perennially.)
Posted by: cleanuphtr12 | September 09, 2008 at 08:57 AM
I'll take that bet cleanuphtr.
The Pirates will be happy to have a couple LA pitchers playing at the minimum. Tabata is more than just a decent prospect. He was a top prospect last year and had a rough first half.
The fact is that Nady is basically a LA outfielder. His career OPS+ is just 109. That includes his monster year in 2008.
Looking at his 162 game average he would put up a line of: 281/337/461. So, while no one can argue that Nady isn't having a great year, it's also reasonable to assume that Nady will drift back down to his mean. A sub 800 OPS corner outfielder is hardly anything to get excited about.
Posted by: bjsguess | September 09, 2008 at 10:24 AM