Odds and Ends: Iwase, Martin, Manny

If Martin is traded..The Dodgers would need some serious talkin to on how to run a team

I agree, saying that Martin is just another catcher is about as stupid a comment as I have heard in a while, and it makes no sense for the dodgers to trade away one of the best young talents they have.

Here is my question....Does anyone know anything about Iwase and what his arsenal consists of? I know that he has been mentioned before as a potential target to come over here, and my interest comes from the fact that frank wren made a trip over to japan this past summer. Also, the braves could use an addition to the bullpen, so my thinking was that he would be a target of the braves.

The only way Russell Martin is "just another catcher" is when you compare him to Joe Mauer and Brian McCann.

"SI.com's Jon Heyman talked to a "Dodgers-connected person" who believes Russell Martin was "just another catcher" this year"

Is this Dodgers executive having his pink slip handed to him as we speak?

"Heyman named the Orioles as a potential Manny Ramirez suitor, but Roch Kubatko finds a signing highly unlikely."

Doesn't Roch Kubatko have to go become Pacman Jones' bodyguard/publicist, pass out business cards claiming to be John Kruk's personal trainer and hairstylist, and massage "whatever hurts" on Kellen Winslow Jr., along with a bunch of other stuff?

Yeah, he has some work to do.

"Heyman is just a Yankee lover who has no idea about the rest of the league and whats going on. Besides that point, he changes his idea's and opinions everyday"

That's my big issue with Heyman. Everyday the guy seems to come out with new info that contradicts reports he made two weeks before. Nobody jumps from bandwagon to bandwagon like Heyman

Heyman is probably just pissed that Torre took the baby Dodgers further then the Yankees. One thing (among many things) I remember about Jon Heyman that pissed me off was a couple months back around the trade deadline, he was on his normal spot on WFAN with Mike Francessa and Mike asked him about any rumors involving the Mets. He mentioned a few relievers or whatever, and then responding to a question asking whether they were looking for COF help, Jon says I have heard they have inquired about Juan Rivera(this was when Rivera, in a small sample size of AB's was hitting in the .100's), and then sort of pokes fun at Minaya and Rivera, saying I really don't know how picking up a .184 hitter is going to help your team though, or something like that. You expect that from average fans and from stupid guys on local sports shows and stuff, but Heyman is supposed to be one of the top baseball writers there are, and to look past Rivera's upside and past history and just focus on the AB's he had in a small sample in 2008 pissed me off. Do the Dodgers have a minor league catcher that is hopelessly blocked by Martin? Maybe that was his source.

after watching martin since he came up almost everyday, him being a 2 time all star, through his first 2 yrs, has a silver slugger and gold glove, while he could get another( not sure whos going to win nl C gold glove, my guess either soto, martin, or mccann) the only way he would get traded is if he brought another catcher better than him. as far as i see it, trades would be about even for mauer and soto, execept for the amont of time in the league