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QUOTE (joeynach @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 03:32 AM) There is no doubt this team is pretty banged up and probably wont be 100% for the rest of the year. Its starting to catch up with this team, bad bullpen, bad starting pitching, weak 3B. So the question is where are the answers. Getting rid of Massett and sending Boone down is a great start, those were both non productive members of the pen. Getting Linebrink back would be a big boost, but we need more if we are really gonna win this division. Uribe's glove is nice at 3B and fields was really becoming a liability there. Hopefully Crede can come back and be productive, but its looks like thats 50/50 with his recent setback. We could really use a solid replacement in the rotation. Do we try and rely on guys like Rusell, Broadway, Poreda, etc or do we try and hit the waiver wire with Maddux, Washburn, or Byrd. I think Maddux would get killed in our ballpark but Washburn might be OK. Are we really anchoring the problems in our pen with Horacio Ramirez, what options do we have. This is huge for KW and the team....the next few moves we make could make us or break us. Either way its going to interseting, but I just dont know if there is enough in our minor leagues or via the waiver wire to solidify this team enough. Seems like we are kind of short answers! the AL would eat Maddux alive

I might as well steal one from Jeff Joniak.. Carlos Quentin you are ridiculous!

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 11:05 AM) Based on what I've learned from various stops in the minors is that those guns tend to be a couple MPH greedy (same with the Fox/ESPN Game of the Week Guns). Yeah I was shocked when Justin Duchscherer was only hitting 86 during the all-star game.

He's a ground ball pitcher, perfect for this ball park. I don't see him being an ace but I can see him being a solid mid rotation starter.

Epstien is just the face of the front office, theres many brilliant minds in that front office including Bill James. Billy Beane is the best buisness man but not the smartest baseball mind. I couldn't tell you who is the best GM but the Red Sox definatly have the best organization.

I think it was a matter of getting what he could before Harden got hurt. Gallagher wasn't bad for a 22 year old this year and Murton/Patterson have torn up AAA for years and have never been given a shot. He didn't exactly give Harden away, Harden's value simply isn't that high.

I was shocked Cedeno or Vitters weren't in the deal. A's save 11 mill, thats what it comes down to.

Eh, Longoria deserves it more....

Why not go all out for it his year, they are losing Sheets and now CC, thats 4 draft picks. They can make a few more trades to bolster their staff and bullpen and rebuild their farm system in a year. I wouldn't be shocked if they got both Fuentes and/or Brian Roberts too, they have many prospects.

I'll never understand why Kenny picked up his his 4.5 mil option.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 07:12 PM) I just hope he and Prince Fielder aren't at the same buffet table... Price became a veg, and thats probably contributed to his power outage

Thomas' 94 is unbeatable

I predicted the Brewers would get him but this happened out of nowhere, I thought the tribe would definatly hold on to him until the last minute.

QUOTE (lukeman89 @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 03:38 PM) his 1.83 ERA wasn't good enough for you? He had a GREAT year, but other than that he was your average middle reliever who had a short career. Theres tons of guys who put up one great year out of the pen. 57 saves doesn't exactly make him an all time great, it makes him a reliever that got lucky one year.

Thigpen might be the worst player ever to hold a single season record, he was Todd Jones/Jo-Bo esque. K-Rod is better, he deserves it. He's a big example on why you don't judge a player just because of big save numbers.