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rfffr
Saunders definitely has trade since he excelled in pitcher’s parks this year. Though it also might not hurt to keep a veteran around.
dirtydez
Not for his arb #… Arizona’s young pitching talent in the minors makes him expendable.
rfffr
but towers is great at scouting. He may be able to find a great player that teams undervalue
azdsnd
Someone will trade a useful live minor-league arm for Joe at the very least. No reason to waste value when you have Saunders under control. He’s a solid two-win pitcher making $8.5MM on a one-year deal. A lot of teams could use that kind of short-term commitment to fill a rotation hole. I’d be surprised if Joe wasn’t tendered a contract, but I would expect him to be subsequently traded.
unbiasedhomer
Since when is Lyle Overbay a bat that complements anything?
If anything, he’s a detrimental bat.
johnsilver
Could Bloomquist finally have found a GM smart enough to appreciate him? I hope so and maybe a manger in Gibby who sees how hard Willie plays, the versatility, speed etc.. This guy brings to the table. Perfect NL player who can save an extra roster spot or maybe 2.
azdsnd
Bloomquist’s value lies in his ability to give the team the ability to sign some big, hulking monstrosity (Jason Giambi comes to mind) incapable of playing in the field to be on the bench and mash as a late-inning pinch-hitter. I’m very much hoping Arizona makes a play for Giambi this off-season.
rfffr
I think Giambi is Colorado or nothing. I wouldn’t mind bringing Wily Mo though
johnsilver
Never understood the idea of the Giambi like character, even in the NL as a PH. Waste of a roster spot for one thing since cannot play any position (in his case, never could even below league average) and is not going to help nearly as much as someone with far more tools, even say a Wes Helms guy on the bench, much less a Bloomquist type who can be used to at LEAST play a position when people are PH for in the NL.
It is as fun to watch Giambi attempt to field grounders as it was to watch Daniel Cabrera bat… For those not familiar.. Adam Dunn labeled Cabrera the bat you “must see” during his Nationals time and K’d 24 times in his 26 career AB’s…
Ben 28
There’s more to Bloomquist than just the numbers. He’s a real team leader with veteran experience and can mentor the rookies.