Odds & Ends: Bray, Fox, Manny, Crow

i agree with melonis.

also, about Fox. If the Nationals can swing trading Nick Johnson, how hard would it be to work getting Fox from the cubs in the deal? I'm thinking somehting like Johnson goes to the MEts (or whoever needs his bat and defense) and the mets send a couple prospects and Oliver Perez to the cubs, Cubs send Fox and a middlign pitching prospect to the Nats.

Oliver perez could be short releif for the cubs, Mets would get a solid 1B for while Delgado is out (and Johnson could later split playing time with Delgado, once he returns, to keep both healthy) and Nationals get young, promising 1B prospect they can rely on while Dmitri young sorts himself out.

Jake Fox would be a good fit in the AL. His best position is probably first base, which the Cubs have Lee and Hoffpair. The Cubs tried him at third and LF in spring, and he was brutal at third, and LF may work. He originally was a catcher and that position is filled by Soto. He definately deserves to play somewere in MLB, but sadly its probably not with the Cubbies.

Anyone read Olneys article about Manny???

What kind of LSD laden parallel universe is he writing about?? Manny to Japan?? Dunn signing a 4/$50M contract in this economy??

These guys need to go back to basics & stick to reporting the NEWS and FACTS, not fantasizing about some fictional world without PEDs...Write something actually WORTH READING!

agree 100% on the Olney article. I had to stop reading part way to make sure i wasnt making crap up. It was such a useless article

Trade Fox before he becomes Pie or Cedeno. Take a young pitching or position prospect we can use in 1-4 years. Isn't there another catcher or two after him showing big league potential?