Odds and Ends: Pettitte, Zaun, Blanco

Hank White deserves a lot of credit helping Geo. Come on back Henry.

I wouldn't mind Pettitte coming back, both Drayton and Pettitte will have to swallow their pride and forget what happened a few yrs back. A

Oswalt
Wandy
Pettitte
Wolf
Moehler

Rotation isn't too shabby!!!

I like Pettitte to the Astros as well. He'd likely pitch better in the NL, and would be a good name and pitcher to fill out a slot in that rotation. A rotation of Oswalt, Wandy, Pettitte, Wolf and Moehler could easily keep Houston in contention for a while, if everyone stayed healthy.

As for Griffey to the Cubs, I think there are a lot of Chicago fans who saw just how far he's fallen. In right field he would be a below average defensive player, and at this point he's probably not going to give you more than .260/.360/.440 with 20-25 home runs, even if that. He's a solid fit, but the Cubs can likely do better.

If the Cubs do manage to land Peavy and bring back Dempster though, Griffey Jr. could be a very good cheap idea to find a lefty power bat.

point of my last post is:

The Red Sox have a gold glove 1st baseman and gold glove 3rd baseman, both of which are quality offensive players whose bats should never be called a "lineup hole."

So why are all the reports out there indicating the Red Sox interest in a CI type to fill a "lineup hole."

Seems to me Catcher and a leadoff hitter were their biggest "lineup holes."

I heard Olney say that the Giles to Oakland thing happened in late September. I think (not at all positive about this) that a waiver claim in August doesn't apply after the August 31st deadline (or something like that) and that a player can be placed on waivers again.

Recall that Micah Owings got claimed in August but the D-Backs were able to pass him through in September and send him to the Reds. It's probably a lot easier to get a guy through since anyone acquired would be ineligible for the playoffs. That's probably how the Giles to Oakland thing happened.

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Where do you type on the chat? I don't see where.

Also Pettite should just retire. He is nothing

I agree. We don't have many pitching prospects that are ready for the Majors yet. Yeah Pettitte had a down yr but he would do fine in Houston I would think. Its just Drayton and Pettitte needs to put the bad taste behind him them.

He wants to be a Yank and wants to pitch, but if the Yanks keep Moose from retiring and sign 2 of the FA's there won't be any room for Pettitte.

There are 4 starters Wade can be looking at.

Wolf- he did an impressive job with us, and would love to have him back.

Hampton- yeah I know he hasn't been able to stay healthy the last few yrs. But the 9-13 games he was in last yr without any complications is encouraging.... I would take him for 2-5 mil.

Sheets- Another good friend of Roy O. And yes he has been injured but if you think about it the Crew abused him/over worked him. If we got him and managed him correctly he could stay healthy

Pettitte- if he REALLY wants to pitch and the Yanks have no use for him, and he can forgive Drayton I would take him back.

I like Hank White, but I see this as an area to save money. He made 3mm this past year and could probably be had for about half that however, I think Koyle Hill can be a good backup to Soto while making the league minimum. This would be a good area to save a 1-2mm for the Cubs. Hill has a good glove and is a switch hitter. You may say that Blanco is a good mentor, but how much more can he teach Soto than he already has the past year and a half?

Just say no to the washed up Griffey. Hes not a CFer anymore.

Pettitte to any of the mentioned teams makes sense. Andy pitching for the Cubs makes sense because he would join a winning team with a average/slightly above average defense. The Astros may not have the same chance as the Cubs to make the playoffs with their roster but that's his home team I believe.

Verizon- Cubs above average defense?yeah they showed that in the playoffs.

Second- not make the playoffs with our roster? If the Astros resign Wolf and get another pitcher ( sheets,pettitte, Hampton) We won't have to worry about Backe blowing up games. A rotation of

Oswalt
Wandy/Sheets
Pettitte/Wolf
Wolf/Hampton
Moehler.

Would be fine.... As long as they stay healthy. The Cubs have starters that have injuries also( Zambrano "dead arm" and Harden issue)

The Pen was a strong hold. And do remember Carlos Lee was out the last month 1 1/2.... And we had other injuries also.........

If the Astros stay healthy , from the rotation , fielders and pen we'll be fine.....

Pettitte would be a nice pick up for the Cards.

el caballo- really? there is a slash there because it means BETWEEN average and above average. they played very solid defense during the season and you're basing an entire seasons worth of statistics on three games? give me a break, I don't claim to know a lot but when people get on and comment on things they have no clue about, really? you can't base a claim on such a small sample size.

"Said it once, and I'll say it again.....SOX need to sign Tex. But I disagree with Papi's statement...Youk hit 29 HRs. He has 35-40 potential. Between the two leagues, Bay hit 31. Papi has averaged 30-35 HRs per season. So thats three 3+ HR potential players...."

I think you really overstate Youk's potential power. He didn't show this kind of power in the minors and had his best power year this past year at 29. I think 25 HR is more like it.