Week's end wrap up
I was really excited Thursday morning after a big night of moves in the hot stove league. Better yet was Steve Phillips chasing Barry Bonds around like Carl Monday, asking who he was talking to, if he was staying with the Giants and if he was jacking it.
Bonds told him his testicles were too far gone to even consider the last option. Not really, but in the television of my mind it was awesome.
The biggest, but least shocking moves were today, with Andy Pettitte going back to the Bronx and bringing rumors of a return of Roger Clemens with him. Bonds is also returning to San Francisco where he'll be hated the least.
Other big moves:
Jason Schmidt - Dodgers - Headed to the Dodgers, the biggest free agent arm (tied with Barry Zito this year) undercuts the Giants and helps Los Angeles which has a much better rotation on paper now (Derek Lowe, Brad Penny, Schmidt, Randy Wolf and any number of arms looking to take over the five spot.)
Being able to beef up your team while draining a division rival is a nice bonus, but these moves put the Dodgers as the early favorites in the NL West next year.
To his credit, Drew has defended himself a bit to the media, but given that it's Boston, this could get ugly in a big way. We'll see what happens, but this could be a train wreck right out of the gates.
Seriously, you can't trust LA, but who else is going to step up? In other words, business as usual in the NL West.
JD Drew and Julio Lugo - Red Sox - Here's what worries me. Five words in 20 years: The Curse of Johnny Damon. Expect JD Drew to get a lot of face time with Joe Buck's kid and AJ Pierzinski if this becomes a story line of my future nightmares.
Bad attitude and injury prone? Where do I sign?
To his credit, he's defended himself to a point, but it's still Boston and it's not out of the realm of possibility that this could be a train wreck out of the gates.
As much as I'm skeptical of Drew, I like the Lugo signing.
Not as much as I'd like Damon and Orlando Cabrera, but still...
(The best part of the Cabrera Era was screaming, "Welcome to the O.C., bitch!" every night.
Ted Lilly - Cubs - Please, oh please can we get at least a half-powered Bronson Arroyo factor here?
He was 15-13 with a 4.31 ERA in 32 games for the Blue Jays last season.
I can't lie, I was awake after I turned off the TV the other night asking over and again if Ted Lilly was worth $10 million per year. My gut reaction is no.
Hope it's worth hospitalizing a GM over, but this deal isn't as exciting as it should have been. Yes, Cubs front office, we get it, you're trying to win now. There's still no need to try and spend 15 years worth of surplus cash in one mediocre off-season for talent.
Mike Piazza - A's - It's about time, huh? Maybe they'll give him Frank Thomas' old locker.
Freddy Garcia - Phillies - I'm with Frankie on this one who sent me an e-mail when this signing was confirmed. In an off-season where Lilly gets $10 million per, the White Sox give away a very, very durable pitcher for peanuts?
I thought this would be a move to bring Aaron Rowland back, but was surprised when he was left out east.
Still waiting to get word back on whether or not Kenny Williams is still a genius. That said, I'm getting a Billy Beane vibe off Willaims still where no matter how ridiculous the signing or free agent drop is, you can't help but wonder what he's up to.
This is a direct turn around from the Williams we were given in Moneyball where he was emasculated and painted as too dumb to grasp the finer points of a simple multi-player swap.
More from Frankie on this subject can be found here.
Joe Borowski - Indians - This guy keeps finding work and he always seemed like a good enough guy, but I can't help but wonder how he keeps signing contracts.
He's never very good, but never very bad, either. I think this is indicative of the season Cleveland can expect next year.
Gil Meche - Royals - Good for you, Royals!
Aren't they cute everyone? Yes, they are! Yes, they are!
Cute little ballclub you got there, KC...
For more of the same, jump over to ESPN.com where Jayson Stark has a similar breakdown, but with, you know... facts and stuff.
Bonds told him his testicles were too far gone to even consider the last option. Not really, but in the television of my mind it was awesome.
The biggest, but least shocking moves were today, with Andy Pettitte going back to the Bronx and bringing rumors of a return of Roger Clemens with him. Bonds is also returning to San Francisco where he'll be hated the least.Other big moves:
Jason Schmidt - Dodgers - Headed to the Dodgers, the biggest free agent arm (tied with Barry Zito this year) undercuts the Giants and helps Los Angeles which has a much better rotation on paper now (Derek Lowe, Brad Penny, Schmidt, Randy Wolf and any number of arms looking to take over the five spot.)
Being able to beef up your team while draining a division rival is a nice bonus, but these moves put the Dodgers as the early favorites in the NL West next year.
To his credit, Drew has defended himself a bit to the media, but given that it's Boston, this could get ugly in a big way. We'll see what happens, but this could be a train wreck right out of the gates.
Seriously, you can't trust LA, but who else is going to step up? In other words, business as usual in the NL West.
JD Drew and Julio Lugo - Red Sox - Here's what worries me. Five words in 20 years: The Curse of Johnny Damon. Expect JD Drew to get a lot of face time with Joe Buck's kid and AJ Pierzinski if this becomes a story line of my future nightmares.
Bad attitude and injury prone? Where do I sign?
To his credit, he's defended himself to a point, but it's still Boston and it's not out of the realm of possibility that this could be a train wreck out of the gates.
As much as I'm skeptical of Drew, I like the Lugo signing.
Not as much as I'd like Damon and Orlando Cabrera, but still...
(The best part of the Cabrera Era was screaming, "Welcome to the O.C., bitch!" every night.
Ted Lilly - Cubs - Please, oh please can we get at least a half-powered Bronson Arroyo factor here?
He was 15-13 with a 4.31 ERA in 32 games for the Blue Jays last season.
I can't lie, I was awake after I turned off the TV the other night asking over and again if Ted Lilly was worth $10 million per year. My gut reaction is no.
Hope it's worth hospitalizing a GM over, but this deal isn't as exciting as it should have been. Yes, Cubs front office, we get it, you're trying to win now. There's still no need to try and spend 15 years worth of surplus cash in one mediocre off-season for talent.
Mike Piazza - A's - It's about time, huh? Maybe they'll give him Frank Thomas' old locker.
Freddy Garcia - Phillies - I'm with Frankie on this one who sent me an e-mail when this signing was confirmed. In an off-season where Lilly gets $10 million per, the White Sox give away a very, very durable pitcher for peanuts?
I thought this would be a move to bring Aaron Rowland back, but was surprised when he was left out east.
Still waiting to get word back on whether or not Kenny Williams is still a genius. That said, I'm getting a Billy Beane vibe off Willaims still where no matter how ridiculous the signing or free agent drop is, you can't help but wonder what he's up to.
This is a direct turn around from the Williams we were given in Moneyball where he was emasculated and painted as too dumb to grasp the finer points of a simple multi-player swap.
More from Frankie on this subject can be found here.
Joe Borowski - Indians - This guy keeps finding work and he always seemed like a good enough guy, but I can't help but wonder how he keeps signing contracts.
He's never very good, but never very bad, either. I think this is indicative of the season Cleveland can expect next year.
Gil Meche - Royals - Good for you, Royals!
Aren't they cute everyone? Yes, they are! Yes, they are!
Cute little ballclub you got there, KC...
For more of the same, jump over to ESPN.com where Jayson Stark has a similar breakdown, but with, you know... facts and stuff.
Labels: A's, Blue Jays, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, hot stove, Indians, Phillies, Red Sox, Royals, Yankees
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