Will Cards Trade For A Starter?
The Cardinals’ rotation consists of Chris Carpenter, Kip Wells, Anthony Reyes, Adam Wainwright, and some combination of Mark Mulder, Brad Thompson, and Ryan Franklin. Why is this any worse than rotations of past excellent Cardinal teams? I think Thompson is quite underrated and could be one of the league’s better fifth starters. Health/durability risks will require depth, which I think the Cardinals have.
Still, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch mentions the Cardinals will "sift through the trade market this spring." Trade candidates include Jon Lieber, Brad Penny, and Carl Pavano. I assume the Cards wouldn’t have interest in Mark Hendrickson. I suppose if they could snag Liebs or Pavano for a couple of autographed Fernando Tatis jerseys, it’s worth it. But the Cards don’t really have a surplus of anything to use to acquire a front-line guy like Penny.
Will Cards Trade For A Starter?
The Cardinals’ rotation consists of Chris Carpenter, Kip Wells, Anthony Reyes, Adam Wainwright, and some combination of Mark Mulder, Brad Thompson, and Ryan Franklin. Why is this any worse than rotations of past excellent Cardinal teams? I think Thompson is quite underrated and could be one of the league’s better fifth starters. Health/durability risks will require depth, which I think the Cardinals have.
Still, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch mentions the Cardinals will "sift through the trade market this spring." Trade candidates include Jon Lieber, Brad Penny, and Carl Pavano. I assume the Cards wouldn’t have interest in Mark Hendrickson. I suppose if they could snag Liebs or Pavano for a couple of autographed Fernando Tatis jerseys, it’s worth it. But the Cards don’t really have a surplus of anything to use to acquire a front-line guy like Penny.
Bonds Still Not Signed
Ugh. Do we still care about this story? I was thinking about ignoring it entirely. Why is the Barry Bonds contract negotiation happening in public? We don’t need to see the back and forth.
Bonds’s agent, Jeff Borris, told the AP yesterday that Bonds still isn’t signing the latest version of the deal. There’s some disagreement over a personal appearances provision. We all know how personable Barry is. The commissioner’s office rejected this portion of the deal.
Borris also doesn’t think the indictment clause in the contract can be enforced, though he agreed to it. The collective bargaining agreement doesn’t allow for such a provision. The Mercury News suggests the Giants included the indictment clause for appearances’ sake.
I just don’t get why Borris is choosing to negotiate in public. How does that help him or Bonds?
Bonds Still Not Signed
Ugh. Do we still care about this story? I was thinking about ignoring it entirely. Why is the Barry Bonds contract negotiation happening in public? We don’t need to see the back and forth.
Bonds’s agent, Jeff Borris, told the AP yesterday that Bonds still isn’t signing the latest version of the deal. There’s some disagreement over a personal appearances provision. We all know how personable Barry is. The commissioner’s office rejected this portion of the deal.
Borris also doesn’t think the indictment clause in the contract can be enforced, though he agreed to it. The collective bargaining agreement doesn’t allow for such a provision. The Mercury News suggests the Giants included the indictment clause for appearances’ sake.
I just don’t get why Borris is choosing to negotiate in public. How does that help him or Bonds?
Rockies Approached O’s About Helton
Here’s a new one: the Rockies approached the Orioles several weeks ago to try to interest them in Todd Helton. The Orioles balked when the Rockies suggested they pay a significant portion of Helton’s insane contract.
Surely the Orioles realized they’d have to pay at least $30MM over the next five years.
Rockies Approached O’s About Helton
Here’s a new one: the Rockies approached the Orioles several weeks ago to try to interest them in Todd Helton. The Orioles balked when the Rockies suggested they pay a significant portion of Helton’s insane contract.
Surely the Orioles realized they’d have to pay at least $30MM over the next five years.