Because Thome is replacing Ross Gload, not Ryan Howard. It looks like Howard will be ready earlier than expected. How would it make sense to pay D.Lee 6-8 million to play 1B for a month then what pinch hit? Its not the AL, you can’t have him DH you really think Lee would even consider being on the bench? Mayberry/Wigginton are cheap Howard replacements for the time he misses and Thome only cost 1.25 mil. Why blow money on a big name replacement? Doesn’ make any sense.
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Tko11
That would be something. May as well sign Manny Ramirez too.
Tko11
Or just not very funny…
BeisbolJunkie
Brian Roberts should retire too.
Paul Verdugo
Yeah but the Rays wouldn’t want to add a player for the kind of money he wants
Calvin
Because Thome is replacing Ross Gload, not Ryan Howard. It looks like Howard will be ready earlier than expected. How would it make sense to pay D.Lee 6-8 million to play 1B for a month then what pinch hit? Its not the AL, you can’t have him DH you really think Lee would even consider being on the bench? Mayberry/Wigginton are cheap Howard replacements for the time he misses and Thome only cost 1.25 mil. Why blow money on a big name replacement? Doesn’ make any sense.