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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Sabathia, Yankees, Pirates, Rays
Let's take a look at what is being written in the Blogosphere...
- MetsBlog feels the reported interest in C.C. Sabathia is overblown. Rather, they see the Mets waiting for Sabathia to sign before making a move of their own for starting pitching.
- River Ave. Blues still sees the Yankees pursuing Mark Teixeira or Adam Dunn, even with the acquisition of Nick Swisher.
- Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke speculates on what the Pirates will do this winter while finding humor in this recent quote from the Buccos' GM: "we'd love to upgrade the offense, upgrade our pitching, and rebuild the bench."
- MVN Outsider takes the role of Andrew Friedman in their "Being the GM" series and proposes three moves for the Rays including trading Andy Sonnanstine and Chad Bradford for Andre Ethier.
- With the Rays likely to trade pitching this winter, Rays Prospects takes a closer look at how the starting pitchers throughout the organization performed in 2008. Sonnanstine was clearly a better pitcher than Edwin Jackson.
- Pinstripes Published has started a series looking at some of the cheaper alternatives that can be found in the free agent market. First up, starting pitchers.
- Ump Bump is taking a look at what each team needs this offseason. They have already gone through eight teams including the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs and Phillies.
Cork Gaines writes for RaysIndex.com and can be reached here.
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Posted by: Kenan and Kel | November 14, 2008 at 01:02 PM
keep them posts coming!
Posted by: GiantsBob | November 14, 2008 at 01:02 PM
Andy Sonnanstine and Bradford, enough to get Ethier? Wow. Dodgers fans are going to flip when they read this.
Posted by: Patrick | November 14, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Yankees need to sign Mart T. Are lineup would be nothing.
1.Damon
2.Jeter
3.A-rod
4.Matsui
5.Nady
6.Swisher
7.Cano
8.Posada
9.Gardner
A-rod will have bad numbers because they will pitch around him because there will be no one to back him up.
Posted by: yanks12025 | November 14, 2008 at 01:10 PM
Also being written in the baseball Blogosphere, the death of FJM.... :(
Posted by: Laputian | November 14, 2008 at 01:14 PM
What do you guys think about the Cubs signing Dunn? His defence is sub par but hes always raked against us at Wrigley field. I think it would be good and give us the lefty power bat Lou wants. How likely is it though?
Posted by: amr120402 | November 14, 2008 at 01:16 PM
"we'd love to upgrade the offense, upgrade our pitching, and rebuild the bench."
Yep. that about sums up the Pirates of the last 15 years and proof that high draft picks every year means little.
Posted by: Sean Gibson | November 14, 2008 at 01:17 PM
"Andy Sonnanstine and Bradford, enough to get Ethier? Wow. Dodgers fans are going to flip when they read this."
Yeah, big no on that deal.
Posted by: cheba63 | November 14, 2008 at 01:18 PM
Sonnanstine and Bradford for Ethier. Wow, talk about starting pitching being overvalued, that trade offer is a joke. Sonny is decent but I think everyone would agree an established young hitter is more valuable than a 4-5 starter with average stuff.
I had to to a double take when I seen "Pirates" in the headline title, I would be amazed if they actually sign someone to a major league contract before March.
Posted by: bigpat | November 14, 2008 at 01:20 PM
why dont the Rays keep Jackson and try to make him a closer?
Posted by: GeneralManager | November 14, 2008 at 01:35 PM
Samesies, GeneralManager. His stuff definitely upticked out of the pen in the playoffs.
Posted by: Not Joe Morgan | November 14, 2008 at 01:57 PM
Rays fans, I would flip you Mags for Sonnanstine, Bradford and Brignac.
Posted by: Big E | November 14, 2008 at 02:12 PM
Big E, only if you are picking up most of that remaining contract
Posted by: Sean Gibson | November 14, 2008 at 02:21 PM
That would be the most likely way to make a deal like that happen. I think it likely, if something like this would happen, at least $5M-$7M per year would be picked up. A hitter of Mags stature for $10M per season? Sounds like a deal....
However, if he got injured and his guaranteed options aren't automatically picked up, then all bets are off.
Posted by: Big E | November 14, 2008 at 02:28 PM
This is what I wrote in the page of the article:
"Sonnanstine and Bradford are TOO much for Ethier? How much crack are you smoking. I don't care what the Ray's needs are, Ethier is worth much more than both of those guys. Also, you say Sonnanstine would be a 2 or 3 in most other staffs? He would be the 4th on the Dodgers WITHOUT an ace or 2 pitcher Free Agent signing.
To the author of the article...if you want to speculate a trade, make it one that isn't borderline stupid (no offense, I'm just sick of dumb trade offers that include Dodger players)."
Posted by: Ivdown | November 14, 2008 at 04:10 PM
The pirates better not be bluffing the market because i am a true fan. If i were them i would go for the big Unit for e vet. get a good hitter and another starter. mabye bring prez back,
Posted by: christian Boudria | November 14, 2008 at 09:25 PM