Rosenthal's Latest: Sabathia, Teixeira, Peavy

2 points on the red sox front

i did notice that you said lowell had a no trade clause, i thought that was wrong too because i dont remember that. i feel bad for lowell, he signed that deal for less money because he thought the sox would take care of him, i kind of hope the sox honor the commitment in this case. on the other hand, i understand how tex would be to tempting to just pass him up. i think lowell has to prove that he CANT play before he has to prove that he can, i believe thats fair enough

Boras is obviously trying to drive the price up for tek as much as possible due to the lack of numbers, but im almost certain the tigers wont commit to a possible offensive dud, nevermind in terms of a multi-year deal. I think tek will stick around for 2/10, i think he knows that as green as the grass is getting, and the only reason he is getting that is because of the teams and fans love for him. i hope boras doesnt pull him to much, it would be a shame to see tek walk because the devil was able to get him to dance to his tune

Mark my words. Boras won't have a job within 5 years, because no team will want to sign a Boras client, so they will fire Boras and get a new agent.

If Wren trades five players and just gets Peavy back, that will be the worst trade in Braves and maybe baseball history, even worse then the Teixeira trade.

JRD,

Mark my words, Boras will still be thelite agent in the game in five years. Boras simply makes his clients money, and the players and union love that. Considering how many top players Boras represents, I don't think teams could simply not sign his clients.

Have you seen how many Boras clients have been drafted in the first round? That guy is set.

@'04Forever

what numbers are you talking about? his career stats looks pretty great to me and couple that with his defensive prowess, he's a freaking all-star. Or is there something about him I am missing here?

career stats, yes, recent stats are very low. heck, nomar garciaparra has excellent career numbers, but i doubt he gets a top notch deal because he is cooling off considerably. tek is a great man, catcher, but sadly, your stats on contract year have a DIRECT impact on how much money you make the next year on your next contract. hes basically only going to hit $10 million on his reputation, if this were anyone else hed be in the minors or a journeyman. he could bounce back, but i doubt it because of his age and him being a catcher

@04Forever, again, I must be missing something, because .308/.410/.552 with 33hr and 121rbi's doesnt exactly sound like cooling off to me. Thats right in line with the rest of his career stats with the exception of '05 which were a little higher, but then again that was with texas and everything is bigger is texas.

Why wont the braves just make the move? Who knows if those single A players will even pan out. Peavy is proven go out and get him make the move. If you want to be at least 500 next year we have to get him.

Rono,

Braves don't want to give up possibly future stars for three years of Peavy. They did that once with Teixeira, and had not even a year of his service.

Anyone else still convinced that Sabathia is going to end up with the Dodgers?.. It seems like such a great fit to me:
- He'd be back home in California.
- With a bunch of payroll being wiped clean from free agents (Kent, Nomar, Furcal, Lowe, Penny), they should have a fair amount to spend.
- The Dodgers could use a big guy at the top of the rotation who can throw a ton of innings, especially if Lowe heads East.
- CC LOVES TO HIT!

It just seems like such a natural fit, I would be shocked to see him go anywhere else.

i think 04Forever and I were talking about different players without realizing it, haha. Varitek should get very little money this year, other than be a great team leader, he's way past his prime.

scribbletone,

Is your life consist of trying to start stuff with people over the internet? This stuff is to post your "opinion."

JRD I understand what your saying on the TEX trade, but with the years and the money on Peavy they wont just trade him away at the deadline. They have to get at least one ace if not two. Peavy and Burnett would be awesome, plus they would still have plenty of money to throw at someone like Burell or even Adam Dunn. I'm really hoping a deal with Kelly Johnson leaving and them picking up Orlando Hudson

JRD:
I figured that at least Kent and Penny would be out of consideration, for sure. I didn't really anticipate them going after Nomar, but if they did it would probably be a pretty reasonable deal.

I totally agree they'll pursue Furcal and Lowe. IF Lowe indeed does have a preference to go back East, then that leaves Furcal.

That's just my impressions thus far, ha I'm definitely not an expert!

I think the odds are not in Dodgers favor with both BoSox and Yankees both pursuing Sabathia.

"Yes, I do think A-Rod sucks."

Then you have no idea how the game of baseball works. The guy is a great hitter in a sabermetric world and a scouting world, and he can run as well. He plays a premium position with perfectly acceptable, though not spectacular, defense.

His contract situation may piss people off, but he has huge marketing value to go along with his value as a player. People may think he is a jerk, I certainly did when I met him about 5 years ago. It doesn't mean he can't mash the ball at a HOF level and sell tickets and jerseys.