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mrsjohnmiltonrocks
Not only do the clubs value draft picks, aren’t they also making a statement that yes, we want you for next season, but we don’t know if we want you beyond that? I hope they are. Because some of these guys are going to “surprise” their clubs by accepting arbitration. Remember Rafael Soriano? He did just that and the Braves promptly turned around and traded him-they WEREN’T expecting him to accept.
johnsilver
Rays will be getting their BP back next season (other than benoit) whether they want it or not also. Figured Downs would be a tough swallow for a team to give up a 1st round pick up on, but for Balfour, it is just not imaginable at all, especially a to be 34YO guy that is every other year on/off and due for his off year in 2011.
Rays picked up the options on the entire BP, except Wheeler and “shocked” they didn’t run the gammut, might as well since Balfour is probably going to accept and take them for a decent raise on the 2M he made in 2010 after his offers from elsewhere dry up.
Looks like the Rays next year will have pitching, if not an offense short of Crawford and Pena. Maybe that was the plan to get the pen back regardless.