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bjsguess
Most teams should be in on him. For a pro-rated league minimum contract he offers a lot of upside and no risk (other than a roster spot). If what he needs is a change of scenery he could end up being one of the best bargains in baseball.
M’s are the obvious choice here. A’s already have a crowded outfield/DH rotation (although he does fit their prior MO). If he can hit again then the options expand even more. Outside of his 2007 season, his defense has been bad, but not awful. Put another way – if he can walk a bunch and hit jacks then his defense is tolerable.
TytheSportsGuy
Cardinals need him…290. Career vs LHP Just what we need. Nick Stavinhoa 2.0!
55saveslives
DeRosa needs surgery…Wouldn’t be a bad pick up for the Giants since it would cost only pennies. Maybe then we can bench Rowand!
hey a guy can dream!
fiji.siv
@55saveslives I was thinking along the same lines. With DeRosa gone, the Giants could use some outfield help. Rowand plays a good CF in a difficult park and is the kind of presence the young rotation can appreciate. Plus, the Giants have another 13.6 million reasons to keep Rowand in the lineup. The Giants obviously are not comfortable with Torres in LF despite his .284/.391/.419 line (after all they were starting DeRosa over Torres all season even with his horrifying .194/.279/.258). Burrell played LF for 9 years in Philly. If the Giants acquire Burrell, I predict he plays LF.
rockiesmagicnumber
Saying Jack Cust is capable of playing the OF is like saying my stock Jetta is capable of driving 125mph
crunchy1
The Mariners seem like the obvious choice. They’ve been down this road before, signing Byrnes and Garko on inexpensive deals. Those two obviously didn’t work out too well but the risk is low and as our old GM Andy McPhail used to say, maybe they could “catch lightning in a bottle” this time around. Teams aren’t ready to make big trades anyway so Seattle might as well give it a try until other players become available. And who knows, if Pat has some thunder left in his bat, the Ms may not have to make that trade when that time comes.
pageian
“Hello, Pat? This is Jack Zduriencik calling.”