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Where do you get this assessment from??? I never heard a single quote that would suggest that.

They were both late yr starts(aug 21st, Sep 22nd) well after his DL stint and we did get 7 hits off him the last time we faced him. He's doable.

James Baldwin, CWS, 2000????

We actually got to Mays a couple of times last yr and we hit him well the last time we faced him put couldn't get any runs across(which makes hime like every other pitcher in the league ). The Cy may be wearing off his name.

Would you guys really trade Buehrle for this guy??? JD Drew

He's currently on a 1 yr $3.7 mil deal, he has one more yr of arb remaining.

Miles with 5 hits and doesn't score a run, sheesh! Rex, isn't it Jeremy Reed?

LOL, yea JR's et al are in such dire straights, a quick look at their est #'s for 2003: Local TV and Radio $35,000,000 National TV 27,100,000 Parking, concess, Merchandize 18,000,000 Ticket Sales 39,100,000 (1.7 mil sold at an avg of $23) __________ $119,200,000 Tot estimated revenue If he can't survive on that revenue with only a $54 mil player payroll what he needs to do is contract his accountant!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like this place ss2k3: mlb contracts They're always up to date.

Castillo is making $4.85 mil+ this yr, not that much of a difference.

LOL!!!!! I thought this thread was about Mr. Mediocre's(JM) record after a thousand games.

Supply and demand, that's why we only got Chet Aikens...er....Claude Adkins....er....whatever the hell his name was for Durham.

The Scrubs and Atlanta would be the only ones interested in Castillo. You should be able to get Castillo for DJ straight up.

Thanks MSF.

Yes, was wondering how he was doing. Rex???

He was born in Tiajuna but I believe he grew up around LA. Eric Chavez is the one who always gets me, his accent is pure Southern Cal surfer dude.

Guillen and Thigpen.

Not trying to knock Blalock down Rex, just saying it's a little early to give up on Crede who I expect to be in the .260-.270 range at seasons end.

FYI, Blalock hit .211 last yr. And after trading Hafner those two aren't going anywhere.

No doubt, that'd be the fork.

13-6 only puts us 2 over .500, 15-4 is what we need to do.

He does seem too good to be true for us Jim, which of course means we have no interest whats-so-ever.

Exactly!! I honestly didn't know he was as slow as he is, that's a speed position nowadays unless you have it at another unexpected position(and of course we have clydesdales everywhere you look). I've seen enough too.

Damm you really know how to get me puffy chested on a Monday MSF.

Beltran is not a FA this yr. I have been and continue to be indifferent to DJ, though I have absolutely no desire to see him at SS, 2nd however is the easiest position to fill for us from within or the outside(Castillo, Alomar, Vina are FA's) so....... Kong is a double edged sword, he has little trade value for us unless he gets hot in the second half but if he gets hot in the second half there'll be significant resistance to trading him. I'd personally take whatever reliever Evans or Beane offered up. CLee won't get us a SS or CFer in return, he may however fetch us a Carlos Pena. I'm still an Arow guy and I think by the end of the yr he'll have turned things around but I do think CF is a pos. that could definitely be upgraded. I just don't see any deal out there for us to get it done. Koch continues to make my support of Foulke over his detractors look brilliant, however I don't see us being able to "Beane" anybody out of their closer in a swap so I guess it's another round of Malox, super-sized! IMO, SS and pitching are the most glaring player concerns with management being the top priority, I guess I'll just have to wait and see which direction the new(hopefully) management team wants to go in.