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Odds & Ends: Gaudin, Stairs, Lowell, Darvish

By Tim Dierkes | March 29, 2010 at 9:55pm CDT

Links for Monday…

  • FoxSports.com's Jon Paul Morosi spoke to one executive who thinks the lack of open 40-man roster spots is inhibiting trades. There are only 28 open spots across the league, and more than half of the teams are maxed out.
  • Chad Gaudin said he considered "a couple" of other teams before deciding to rejoin the A's, reports MLB.com's Jane Lee.
  • MLB.com's Corey Brock reminds us that the Padres will have to remove someone from their 40-man roster before Opening Day to make room for Matt Stairs. 
  • The Rangers have a scout on hand to watch Mike Lowell play third base tonight, tweets ESPN Boston's Gordon Edes. This deal has to get done eventually, right? 
  • The Braves were concerned the Marlins would take Jason Heyward at #12 in the 2007 draft, writes Yahoo's Jeff Passan.
  • Yu Darvish hinted for the first time that he might be willing to come to MLB, says Patrick Newman of NPB Tracker.  Newman passes along a Sponichi report in which Darvish said, "Well, I’m planning on climbing the ladder, step by step," when asked about moving to MLB one day.  Newman notes that Darvish isn't close to free agency, so the Nippon Ham Fighters would have to post him.
  • SI's Jon Heyman writes that the Mariners and Jarrod Washburn "are believed to remain apart on the dollars for a new deal."
  • Brian Cashman and Johnny Damon met in person for the first time since Damon left the Yankees, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
  • MLB.com's Peter Gammons names six clubs that might be better than you think.
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35 Comments

  1. crise

    15 years ago

    Washburn: I used to make $5m per year. That was great.

    SEA: Yeah. I was reading the CBA the other day and came across a figure a lot closer to $400K. So how about, say, $400K?

    Washburn: Yeah, $5m. Did I tell you about that call from the Twins? It was great. They’re all “Come pitch for us” and I’m all “No, not enough money.”

    SEA: Sounds terrific. So, $400K then?

    Washburn: I’ll get back to you…

    Reply
    • katrina

      15 years ago

      I THINK I AM NOT AS SMART AS I WAS BEFORE I READ THIS

      Reply
      • rockiesmagicnumber

        15 years ago

        Hard to drop below zero.

        CrisE has it more or less nailed, but they’re gonna have to toss Washburn some sort of a bone.

        Reply
  2. Sd_brain

    15 years ago

    thats crazy how the marlins could of had heyward and then stanton in the same draft!!! wow what could of been huh…

    Reply
    • alxn

      15 years ago

      every other team that picked ahead of the braves in that draft are thinking the same thing

      Reply
      • vtadave

        15 years ago

        Maybe except the Rays (David Price) and Orioles (Matt Wieters)

        Reply
      • bravesphanatik

        15 years ago

        stanton was picked in the second round… nearly every team is kicking themselves for that one too…

        Reply
    • start_wearing_purple

      15 years ago

      And if the Padres had a crystal ball in 2004 they could have drafted Justin Verlander, Dustin Pedroia, Adam Lind, Lou Marson, and Mark Lowe in the first five rounds. I never understand the hindsight articles of “this team could have had…” because the draft for lack of a better word is a crapshoot. 13 teams could have had Heyward… likewise 25 teams could be saying “damn, why didn’t we spend the money to get Porcello.”

      Reply
      • Just_MLB

        15 years ago

        the mets say that almost every draft…

        Reply
      • Sd_brain

        15 years ago

        the padres knew all those players were high potential talent but the front office wouldn’t dish the money.

        Reply
        • start_wearing_purple

          15 years ago

          In defense of some, Dustin Pedroia more or less flew under the radar. The reason he wasn’t first round was because a lot of scouts thought he’d never hit at a major league level. The point is even with perfect scouting and the intent to draft the best available players, it’s still a guessing/gambling game. You can spend top dollar on players who’ll never pan out ($3.1M signing bonus to Bush) and you can give a guy like Pujols a $60k.

          Reply
          • Sd_brain

            15 years ago

            yeah you’re right the draft needs a slot cap and not just recommendations

            Reply
      • Guest 2828

        15 years ago

        How about the Royals passing on…

        Ryan Braun
        Denard Span
        Jason Heyward
        Albert Pujols
        Evan Longoria
        Carl Crawford
        Brett Anderson
        Nick Markakis
        Andre Ethier
        Gordon Beckham
        Jonathan Papelbon
        Matt Kemp
        Yunel Escobar
        Domonic Brown
        Jeremy Hellickson
        Tony Gwynn
        and more…

        Every team has passed on tons of players but the reality of that is how teams never know what they will get. This situation refers to the competition in the NL East and how it’s so obvious that the Braves go for hometown players. Since that’s the case I don’t understand why the Marlins, Nationals, Mets (well…), and Phillies don’t try to stop that by getting the kids from Georgia. Obviously they’ve had success more times than not with Wainwright, Heyward, and Francoeur.

        The draft is particullary special because you never can figure out who will be a bust or not. Hec, Clay Condery was picked in the 94th round and Kyle Sleeth was picked 4th overall. I did a blog on how the 2008 draft 2nd round impacted Major League Baseball already.

        In some seasons there are great drafts (1985, 2005, and 2008) whereas the 2006 draft wasn’t the best.

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        • start_wearing_purple

          15 years ago

          Please stop bringing up “The Royals missed Albert Pujols.” It is an absolutely awful argument when you consider he was drafted in the 13th round. As for Carl Crawford, he was the first pick of the second round, you could say a lot of teams missed that golden opportunity. And hell, even if you could go back in time and change everything, some players thrive under different coaches

          Reply
          • Guest 2829

            15 years ago

            You are right. But I was really trying to make my point about the Marlins and the rest of the NL East.

            Reply
          • Tyler

            15 years ago

            To be fair on the Royals drafting Pujols slight, Albert was from a Kansas City High School and a Kansas City Junior College, they probably could have looked into him better than anyone else. The draft is such a huge luck game though, look at Tommy Hanson in the 22nd round, or even Mike Piazza in the 62nd round, sometimes you get a Tommy Hanson late, sometimes you get a Kris Benson early.

            Reply
            • start_wearing_purple

              15 years ago

              If he was drafted early then I’d buy the arguement. But again, 13th round for the guy who is on pace to be considered one of the best of the best.

              Reply
  3. BlueCatuli

    15 years ago

    Anyone who thought the Rockies weren’t good needs to have their head examined.

    Reply
  4. fpz

    15 years ago

    hmm I wonder what caused darvish to change his mind on the MLB.

    Reply
    • Ferrariman

      15 years ago

      probably seeking greener grounds.

      Reply
      • Guest 2831

        15 years ago

        He’ll be a Kansas City Royal!

        Reply
        • Guest 2833

          15 years ago

          what’s the deal with you thinking everyone will be a royal?? is there some joke i’m missing??!

          Reply
  5. dailyboxscores

    15 years ago

    Gammons may have something by mentioning the Reds in his teams to watch out for.

    I’ve had the chance to watch them a few times in Spring Training and they have impressed me.

    Top contender? of course not…but they are better than I gave them credit for just a few months ago.

    Reply
    • Guest 2830

      15 years ago

      “Top contender? of course not”

      They are certainly a contender.

      Reply
    • BlueCatuli

      15 years ago

      The Reds now remind me of the Detroit Lions of the early 2000’s. Every analyst in the pre-season kept saying how good they were going to be and that they were going to be serious contenders. I’m not buying it. Their rotation does not scare me one bit, especially with Volquez hurt. Outside of Votto and Rolen, their offense is as inconsistent as they come, and Votto has seemed to always find a way to get hurt. With Dusty at the helm, you know he will let those veterans stay out there no matter how bad they are swinging the bat or pitching in late inning situations.

      Reply
  6. sundancekid2

    15 years ago

    Suppan for Lowell??

    Reply
  7. Taskmaster75

    15 years ago

    Rangers and Lowell = Brewers and Mark Mulder 2.0?

    Reply
  8. Magorphenger

    15 years ago

    Am I crazy to think that Washburn to Seattle isn’t going to serve it’s purpose unless it’s done real soon, like tomorrow. The idea is to have some proven pitching in their rotation yet signing Washburn on or after Opening Day seems to me to be self-defeating as he most likely won’t be ready until after Lee is ready to return…

    Just a thought.

    Reply
  9. pageian

    15 years ago

    Jeff Suppan – Proving since 2007 that “innings eaters”, “proven veterans” and “knowing how to win” are all bullshit. Milwaukee got a 29-34 record with an era near 5 during the first three years of his overpriced contract when they could have brought up their best minor leaguer every year and probably gotten better production. Suppan’s contract is the product of another time but that doesn’t negate the fact that it’s simply ridiculous.

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