**The MLB Thread**

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

you gotta eat Degado's contract tho //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I'd seriously trade Robertson and Zumaya for Delgado.

 

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California wildfires > Zumaya //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

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I'd seriously trade Robertson and Zumaya for Delgado.

me too

we need a starter and a setup man...plus this would push the Mets to get Arod

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I think Nate would do well in the NL

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

me too
we need a starter and a setup man...plus this would push the Mets to get Arod

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Maybe you haven't heard about Zumaya.

I believe Nate would do well in the NL.

 

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Franchises are slowly falling out of pursuit of Alex Rodriguez. Tuesday the New York Daily News reported several GMs waived the white flag on A-Rod.

The Chicago White Sox, who were in the mix for Edgar Renteria before the Braves dealt him to the Tigers last week, have no plans to pursue A-Rod to play shortstop. The Florida Marlins, whose entire payroll last season was less than A-Rod's $27 million salary, will not try to bring the Miami native home, despite some rumors to the contrary.

While not completely pulling out, Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry says paying one player $35 million a year for 10 years, "doesn't make a lot of sense." And Dave Dombrowski, president of the Detroit Tigers, was even more blunt, telling the AP, "We don't have any interest."

 

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Maybe you haven't heard about Zumaya.

see my post above

I would wait midseason for him

 

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Franchises are slowly falling out of pursuit of Alex Rodriguez. Tuesday the New York Daily News reported several GMs waived the white flag on A-Rod.
The Chicago White Sox, who were in the mix for Edgar Renteria before the Braves dealt him to the Tigers last week, have no plans to pursue A-Rod to play shortstop. The Florida Marlins, whose entire payroll last season was less than A-Rod's $27 million salary, will not try to bring the Miami native home, despite some rumors to the contrary.

While not completely pulling out, Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry says paying one player $35 million a year for 10 years, "doesn't make a lot of sense." And Dave Dombrowski, president of the Detroit Tigers, was even more blunt, telling the AP, "We don't have any interest."

If A-rod's demands are 10 years and 350 million, I don't blame Dombrowski for backing out. I don't think any team will pay him that, so he may lower his asking price.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

see my post above

I would wait midseason for him

I guess you missed the articles about how is career may be over. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif If Zumaya can't throw 100+ he is just an average pitcher. Last year with his finger injury, he was only throwing 95 and was hittable.

 

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If A-rod's demands are 10 years and 350 million, I don't blame Dombrowski for backing out. I don't think any team will pay him that, so he may lower his asking price.

he wont get that

maybe 10 year 30 mill per

1- Angels

2- Red Sox (only if Lowell goes)

3- Mets (only if Delgado goes...and we get pitching)

4- Dodgers

Angels have the best chance

 

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I guess you missed the articles about how is career may be over. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif If Zumaya can't throw 100+ he is just an average pitcher. Last year with his finger injury, he was only throwing 95 and was hittable.

oh noes

I got jipped by icetee

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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

lol arod for even 30 mil is outrageous unless his shadow can bat in the lineup to draw walks lmao

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

he wont get that

maybe 10 year 30 mill per

1- Angels

2- Red Sox (only if Lowell goes)

3- Mets (only if Delgado goes)

4- Dodgers

Angels have the best chance

My problem isn't the 30 million per, it's the 10 years. I can't see paying a 42 year old that much. Id' do 5 year at 30 million per. Right now it seems A-rod is all about the money. He'd have a great oppurtunity in Detroit if he'd play for 5 years and 100 million.

 

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Mets Hunting For Frontline Starter

Omar Minaya is considering many options in his hunt for a #1-2 starter. Ben Sheets and Johan Santana we've already discussed today. Who else is on the radar? Ken Davidoff has the latest.

Many of the trade options you're already familiar with: Joe Blanton, Jon Garland, A.J. Burnett, Dontrelle Willis, Jose Contreras, and even Erik Bedard and Jake Peavy. This group varies in number of years under team control, health, and ability.

Davidoff notes that Omar Minaya had dinner with the Indians' Mark Shapiro Tuesday night. It sounds like the Tribe isn't looking to move pitching, so Cliff Lee may be off the table.

These guys are less than #1-2s, but the Mets have interest in Carlos Silva, Kyle Lohse, and Hiroki Kuroda as fallbacks. Adam Rubin has a Mets insider who says they aren't keen on Livan Hernandez. Steve Popper believes Jason Jennings may be considered, as he was a year ago when the Astros were shopping him.

Interestingly the Mets checked in on Brad Lidge but wouldn't part with Carlos Gomez or Fernando Martinez for one year of him.

Strangely Davidoff says the Red Sox are in the lead for Kuroda. There's already talk of a six-man rotation; how would the Sox accomodate one more starter? I haven't seen the Yankees connected to Kuroda at all. My guess is that they'll pass on him simply because Kei Igawa and Hideki Irabu didn't work out, rather than judge him on his own merits.

 

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Ken Davidoff spoke to an NL official who believes the Twins will hold onto Santana and try to win with him in 2008. Re-signing him long-term seems unlikely. Davidoff believes every team in baseball would be interested, but the Mets would have to part with Jose Reyes to get him. Nonetheless Don Burke says the Mets will "pounce" on Santana if he becomes available.