bighurt4life

I hope that he's right about KW not giving up on Sweeny. I don't think that there's any reason to quit on him just yet, he's too young and talented. If he's still struggling in a couple of years thats fine but we need a LF and will soon need a RF, he's got good defense, a good arm and is developing at the plate, lets see what he can do in a full season

I don't think that Massett Anderson or Sisco belong on the list because they're all AAA players. I'd replace them with Konerko, Fields and Buehrle. I think that Buerhle would be tough and scrappy, just like the way he pitches but my money overall would go on Fields, compact, quick and powerful, plus i think he's an Okie. He just edges out Buehrle Out of the players you have listed, I say big Bobby Jenks.

With how low his trade value is right now we need to hope that he has a solid first half this coming season and then dump him on a pitching starved contender for prospects. Some contender is always willing to overpay for veteran pitching at the trade deadline. Especially a pitcher with world series experience. Maybe a young team with talent but little to no leadership (Arizona comes to mind) plus AZ has tons of talent in the minors, just a thought. I will be disappointed if he's still with the team at the end of next season though

Bourgeois can play multiple positions. He has minor league experience at 3rd 2nd SS and all three outfield positions, he's the ideal utility player and i'd much rather see what he can do coming off the bench than spend money on Makowiack. He's been in the minors for a while now and was once a first round pick with high talent and ceiling. Maybe he can realize some of that potential with a full time stint in the majors. I'm not sure if he has the arm needed to play RF well but i'm sure he would be passable playing out there every now and then, his strongest assests are his contact hitting, speed and defensive flexibility

I'd wait til after this season at the earliest to sign him to a long term deal. If he keeps his numbers at his career level this season then offer him a deal to buy out all his arbitration years plus an option for his first year of free agency. maybe in the range of 5-6 mil per year

why doesn't Happy Felsh ever get the respect he deserves for being a great slugger?

good find, i really want to see what both he and richar can do as a platoon at 2nd before we start trading away other prospects (like aaron cunningham) to fill our 2nd base needs

I don't see any way that rowand can keep putting up the numbers for the next five years. With the reckless manner in which he plays his body is also going to be more prone to breaking down over the next several years. also, last season was a career year for him, i would much prefer a platoon of brian anderson and jerry owens as opposed to paying 12-14 million a year for someone who is an injury waiting to happen and unlikely to keep up the same level of production

More info on Linebrink k/bb 2004 3.19 2005 3.04 2006 3.09 2007 2.00 OPS against 2004 .619 2005 .583 2006 .678 2007 .742 also, career ground/fly ratio of 0.89 ouch!

I think that with richar and bourgeois we have two guys that we need to take a look at before we start trading players away

QUOTE(max power @ Nov 22, 2007 -> 08:53 AM) Its is probable that someone will fail. Rehab doesn't help, not at all. Its proven that about 9/10 people will fail in rehab and approximately 9/10 people who quit without rehab also fail. I've read volumes on this. However, the longer someone is clean, and its been quite some time for josh, the lower the probability of relapse will be(generally). Not necessarily true. I work in the field at two different treatment centers, one inpatient and one outpatient and the odd are much better long term for someone who does attend rehab. but thats beside the point I think that if we could get hamilton for a reasonable price, say crede and macdougal then i'd do it, if he keeps his head straight he's got all the tools to be a special player.

I think that 20 mil and our 2nd round pick is way too much for linebrink. his peripherals have gotten progressively worse over the last 3 years, his k/bb has gone down, k/9 has gone down while obp, ops, and avg against have all gone up. Add this to a move to the al from the nl AND the fact that he's moving from the best pitchers park in baseball (Petco) to one of the best hitters parks, this does not bode well for his future performance as our setup. I hope that i'm wrong, but i don't think that i am. Best case scenario as i see it is he has a good first half of the season and we can swing him to a contender for prospects.