Odds and Ends: Jacobs, Howard, Renteria

Would Edwin Encarnacion, Homer Bailey, and a low level B prospect be enough to get Cain from the Giants?

A Reds rotation that can pick 5 of Harang, Volquez, Cain, Cueto, Arroyo, and Owings would be very enticing.

not even close they have a 3 baseman in their system, it would take joey votto or jay bruce and possible someone else for cain. that deal would be a pipe dream. if cain hit the market his bounty would very high

I do to AA. I think Andruw would be a good bet even for a team like the Yankees. At worst, you eat a big chunk of money over a 1 year period. The upside is, Andruw regains some of his old form and gives you a .250/.325/.500 line and some good defense. I wouldn't mind Andruw on the Mets on a one year commitment. I like giving guys a second chance.

I don't know about Furcal waking Castillo up, because Reyes certainly didn't, but I could see Luis doing much better in a more laid back L.A. Also, the warmer west coast climate will help his 60 year old knees. It was messed up. Luis came off the DL and he actually looked like he was 5 years younger. For like a week. Then I dont know what happened, but he was back to walking around like Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects. And not Keyser Soze, but Verbal Kint.

Hey may or may not have been non-tendered. To dismiss it as if it completely absurd is hilarious. Here is a guy who was arb eligible, posted a OBP south of .300, and was probably in for a raise of 10 or 15x his current salary. He is very, very replacable for Fla, and Fla has always been very careful with their money, always having the smallest payroll in baseball. It really is not out of the realm of possibility Jacobs would have been non-tendered. They could have replaced his production pretty easily with Cantu.

"I don't know about Furcal waking Castillo up, because Reyes certainly didn't, but I could see Luis doing much better in a more laid back L.A."

Furcal is far more of a fireplug that Reyes and plays the game all out, all the time. That is part of the reason he waited so long to come back. He didn't want to come back if it meant going 80%. Castillo can learn from that.

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Baldelli can't play CF.

And, the Washburn trade makes zero sense for the Mariners. Why would they dump salary just to take on more salary, since Matsui is owed more than Washburn is.

Does anyone think that the Mets could ship Delgado and others (minor leaguers/picks)to the Giants for Cain?
I wouldn't trade Castillo for Jones. Jones is a bit of a head case and has been almost invisible for the Dodgers. We know about his potential but that doesn't win ballgames. Also, would he be willing to play left field?

For the Cain speculators that have not seen the Giants much in the last couple years or so. ( Not that I blame you. Even for a Giants fan they have been brutal 3 out of 5 games and usually hart breaking 1 of those other 2 games) Just ask yourself this. Could this package be tempting for Lester? Would it tempt a trade for Joba? If it can’t pass that test it just isn’t legit begin considering.

Basicslop : Shealy could be interest to the Giants fans. Will he even be on Royals 40 man Nov 21st? He does nothing for the left side of the infield and an age 30 first baseman that has not played the field over 500 innings in a given year will not pry much out of the Giants. Maybe Eric Thrrets? A hard throwing lefty reliever that has had control issues. He has 7 years of minor league experience at age 27 next year and he to may, or may not, be on the 40 man Nov 21st.

Even if Sanchez can’t gain enough stamina to be a starter he still has the arm to be a exceptional bull pen man. The Giants don’t have many pieces to swap for useful left side spots and are bit soft for starters in the 4-7 spots for next year so they would be looking for some thing a bit more certain for plugging an area of need before weakening the bottom of the rotation farther for ‘09.