SSH2005

If the Phillies threw in Ryan Madson, I would make the trade.

Where did you see or hear this? Just curious. I've been our of the trade rumor loop lately.

The other day, a poster said that Paul White of USATODAY reported in a chat transcript that the Sox and the Phillies were discussing a Contreras for Abreu and Ryan Madson trade. I can't find the actual article to back it up though. Maybe the rumored deal is actually Contreras, Dye, and a prospect for Abreu and Madson. I don't see why the Phillies would want to trade Madson but he would be a welcome addition to our bullpen.

Not really. A good starting pitcher who is only signed for one year, a 32 year old outfielder who isn't as good as Abreu but under a nice contract, and a prospect for one of the best outfielders in baseball doesn't seem like overpaying to me. It's similar to what Tejada would cost but Abreu is a much better hitter.

I hope we don't trade Dye. He is only making $5 million next season and has a cheap $6 million team option for 2007. I know our defense would suck but if we traded for Abreu, I'd rather have an outfield of Abreu in LF, Podsednik in CF, and Dye in RF. Maybe start Brian Anderson over Podsednik in CF against lefties. Our offense would be killer... CF Podsednik (lefty) 2B Iguchi (righty) LF Abreu (lefty) 1B Konerko (righty) DH Thome (lefty) RF Dye (righty) C Pierzynski (lefty) 3B Crede (righty) SS Uribe (righty) Talk about a balanced offense.

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Deal for Astros' Taveras not on White Sox' radar http://www.suntimes.com/output/deluca/cst-spt-deluca081.html

Carlos Hernandez still needs to work on his control but I agree on Qualls or Wheeler being their closer if they traded Lidge. They really have some good relievers -- Mike Gallo, Chad Qualls, Dan Wheeler, and Brad Lidge.

The Astros' offense was horrible last year, just like ours, so I would say yes. Backe is good but he really isn't as good as he looked against us. Backe dominated the Sox because our lineup sucked against right-handers with good sliders like fathom has stated numerous times. We had too many righties in our lineup who suck against sliders low and away. It's one of the reasons KW added two lefties in Thome and Mackowiak. I was just being greedy anyways. If Lidge could show that he wasn't still bothered by his arm problems in the minors, I would trade Contreras straight up for him. He is one of the best closers in baseball and has nasty stuff. Of course, projected future arm problems could be the reason that the Astros are willing to dangle Lidge as trade-bait.

That Astros offer is interesting. How about Contreras for Lidge and Backe? I would do that deal in a second. We get a stud closer and a decent young starter. The Astros probably wouldn't do this deal though.

The 31st Team, 2005 Edition Edited by Jim Callis March 29, 2005 http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/featu...0329team31.html The ironic thing is that both Corwin Malone and Paulino Reynoso are also listed in the above article. Bentz sounds like a guy with good stuff and upside but terrible control is holding him back from being a decent situational lefty. Bentz's minor league stats show that he walks a lot of batters. This picture shows the handicap to his right hand...

Melvin Mora saved the day... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6010701166.html

True, but it was only 10.0 IP. And he still gave up 6 hits and walked 8 batters for a 1.40 WHIP in that September. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlbhist/players/...ching&year=2004

Wow, check out this article on Bentz... http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=1778047

Worth a shot. I remember him pitching for the Expos. He lacks control though. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/B/chad-bentz.shtml

I was thinking that he would be in middle relief if he was healthy... Long relief / spot starter: McCarthy (if we don't trade Contreras) Middle relief: Hermanson Middle relief: Bajenaru / Munoz / Redding / Reynoso / Tracey / non-roster invitees Setup: Politte Setup: Cotts Closer: Jenks

I would have signed a guy like Chad Bradford. KW must think that these young guys or non-roster invitees can be suitable replacements for Marte and Vizcaino.

I agree with you. One reliever from the list wouldn't be bad but I don't like the idea of two of those guys in our bullpen.

1.) Crede will likely be going to arbitration and end up with a one-year deal. 2.) The Sox will probably keep trying to sign Contreras to a contract extension. If he won't sign, I guess they may try to trade him for pitching or just let him play out the year left on his current contract. Possibly trade him at the deadline but I don't see that being probable since we will more than likely be in contention for the division or Wild Card. 3.) Last guy(s) in the bullpen -- Jeff Bajenaru, Arnie Munoz, Tim Redding, Paulino Reynoso, Sean Tracey, or various other non-roster invitees.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/story.asp...B&storyid=18705 Channel Surfing: AL Rookies to Watch By Aaron Gleeman RotoWorld.com January 7, 2006 The rest of the list is:

How many times did Tejada flip-flop? Jesus, he must be getting tips from Manny.

Looks like the Rockies have moved on from Willie... http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/mlb/arti...4370805,00.html

A.J. Pierzynski?