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Nix off grabow. Vs lefties we need him

Should I walk a few blocks to a bar for this?

I would think Hudson wins in a landslide, with the exception of those very convinced that long relief would stunt his development as a starter.

Havent read the thread through, but quick question. If Jones indeed has most of his agility back, shouldnt there be days that Pierre DHes? Jones/Rios/CQ in the outfield has some serious cannonage.

If there really is an open bullpen slot... .. doesn't Dolsi's track record indicate he's the far and away most reliable option? Not to hype him up or anything, but just mainly looking at these other two guys. Only thing in his way would be Santos' contract status, but they're not going to let that get in the way of putting the best team out there.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 11:25 PM) I don't think that is necessarily true. Keep in mind that the sense of urgency is much less from the suitors at this point in time. So while there are more suitors now, the quality of offers might increase towards the break when the sense of urgency increases. Of course, if you are contending at a trade deadline...then chances are you arent looking for a 1B/DH because that was probably already in place during your nice run. Contenders tend to spend their prospects at the deadline on more pitching. Although with all the instability with DHes these days, I suppose that's not necessarily always true. Or makes the point of more-suitors-now MORE true. Hm.

Gonzalez's contract makes him of premium value (even beyond his talent)...but then again we're a few months away from him being 1.5 year rental, in some eyes. If he was traded right now, he'd be appealing to more teams, in that right now everyone is in a pennant chase, so to speak. Therefore, more offers. I'm surprised SD didnt see right now as the time to get the mother lode. It may be good for us that they wait, actually. Right now they'd get tons upon tons.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 06:59 PM) There should be ZERO doubt that Kenny is gonna add a serious left-handed bat in the coming weeks. Well there's doubt just because if they really expended that much time on the Damon thing, it has to mean it was something they saw as the best option for now. After all, they wouldnt make that move if they had some sliver of hope expressed to them by SD's F.O., right? And the other problem is the already existing roster crunch. Not to say it cant be done and rearranged but I think it's a stretch to say there's zero reason to doubt.

KW, get some OBP. Just get some OBP. Jesus. It's like we're allergic to it.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 10:35 AM) Yes his local Bally's. That's no way to talk about a former Sox Series MVP OK i only meant that at about 10% strength.

Forgive me if it's been posted already, but Mark G's twitter implies we may still be pursuing another LH bat http://twitter.com/MDGonzales/status/9438758715 Or at least that the FO is mindful of it (as opposed to the 'Damon solely as icing on the cake' line of thinking)

QUOTE (Ranger @ Feb 21, 2010 -> 01:51 PM) It doesn't matter if it's customary or not, that's completely beside the point. The point is that spending around 4.5 on Damon this season is a lot different than spending 8 this season It's clear we drove the price way up on Detroit. I wouldnt be surprised if we knew what we were doing all along. Not to say we didnt want Damon, but just that we had some desire to mess with Detroit's future budget, knowing they needed a leadoff way too badly right now.

No one on these boards ever seems to say the following: Kotsay had injuries. He was bad with Boston. Now he has healed up, and finished up last year as the most consistent W.Sox hitter. So I am confident he'll hit righties well and be fine as a platoon guy. Granted, no power. But that will come from elsewhere. Good-sized spike in IF power #s expected. OK-killme

I dont understand how people get down on Rios' '08. 47 doubles. 32 steals. I will take that gladly.

I dont get the whole thing where you're ready to shell out $6M with deferments for LH power...and then turn around later and say "no we didnt have a hole to fill." And they'll basically say that if they stand pat. I actually dont want power. I want someone who is going to hit for a decent OBP. That to me is the scary part. We will hit them out of the park. Sadly Damon would have fit both bills. Blaylock wont, but then again I'm convinced we'd just be getting a bench guy anyway if anything.

I suppose Blaylock would add lefty punch off the bench and at least a little flexibility. But Ozzie's plan to not use Omar as a utility guy is horrific enough to make Nix or Lillibridge a must.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 04:09 PM) I haven't felt this bad about the team in 10+ yeras. I don't even know that it is rational. Maybe it's just because I feel like this is the Twins best team in awhile. I just don't have a good feeling. Twins pitching has a lot to prove, as does our OBP. It should not be a runaway year for any of the big three in the division.

From the Tigers perspective theyre calling Damon's bluff which is probably "I will go to the White Sox if the difference is this little"

Reminiscent of how things stayed cordial with Peavy and eventually it all worked out in the end. KW perhaps has learned after his series of blowups (pre-2007 for the most part)

I would expect JD to sign with his favorite team in a few hours. Cant drag any further with this kind of lost leverage for Boras.

Older players who have won seem to go to the winning situation. Not to say we're miles ahead of Detroit but I think the staff and the veteran lineup has to be attractive to him.

This signing would sell so many newly printed up jerseys. Remember that they're a brand new jersey option, which is key. This coming year, you cant sell a Beckham jersey to a diehard fan that already has one. You can sell that person a Damon jersey. Kind of how Derrick Rose is amongst the NBA leaders in jersey sales this last year. He's starting to trump the Wades etc because everyone has that one already. Gotta do it, even from monetary perspective. It's worth a premium price

See, with situations like A-Rod or Teixeira, I find it hard to put all that on an agent. No one forced the buying team to pay that much. They wanted to do it, could do it, and did it. The big spenders in the league bid on these guys. One team won out. If there's a problem with the system, you change the system. You dont sit there and just expect all the agents to change their way of doing business. Plus, Teixeira was getting competing offers from BOS, no?

QUOTE (shakes @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 09:36 AM) Yep. All information is coming from Boras. Not a word has been leaked from the Sox or Tigers. I honestly still don't believe anything that has been uttered. It's all Scott Boras creation. Heyman is his mouthpiece and Rosenthal isn't far behind. It's not coincidence that all the info is coming from them. It's a shame because those two are otherwise pretty reliable journalists. No reason to doubt their reliability now. At least no more reason than at any other time. Just like any news leaks, regardless of who its coming from, we can probably assume some correct info and some incorrect. Boras isnt that different from any other forceful agent. He has the big name clients and has happened to be the guy setting the bar high on a few occasions. I'm sure he leaks this and that, but his methods are thought only thought of as more cutthroat just because he seems to have a lot of the league's talent in his clientele. Negotiate and leak news certain ways...that's pretty much what an agent ...does. Every time their client's looking for work.