Kenny puts Scouts on Notice

[Jimbo's Drinker]

KDub is so damn good at what he does. Sure beats that lugnut on the north side who make zero risks and signs the "proven"talent. We have young pitchers for years now and Sweeney, Anderson, Fields sitting pretty for the next few.

[witesoxfan]

Hunter Pence was the deal breaker in that scenario.

 

But if I got offered Pence and Hirsh for Garland alone, that's still an extremely hard deal to turn down.

 

Unfortunately, Pupura decided to go and overpay for Jason Jennings instead.

 

But imagine getting those 4 players in that deal. Pence takes over for Dye in 2008, Hirsh steps into the rotation for 6 seasons, either Anderson or Taveras gets traded to a team like Florida for some of their young pitching, and Buckholz gives you more options for the rotation or pen.

 

No way, Podsednik gets traded in a second, and you hope that Anderson or Taveras can make the transition from a hard OF position to an easier one.

[DBAHO]

No way, Podsednik gets traded in a second, and you hope that Anderson or Taveras can make the transition from a hard OF position to an easier one.

I don't know, it's a 50-50 scenario for either Taveras / Anderson or Pods getting moved in that scenario.

 

You have to remember that Pods's value is down, but the Sox still have faith in him.

 

They could probably get more for Taveras or Anderson on the trade market, and get some of that young pitching that KW craves.

[witesoxfan]

I don't know, it's a 50-50 scenario for either Taveras / Anderson or Pods getting moved in that scenario.

 

You have to remember that Pods's value is down, but the Sox still have faith in him.

 

They could probably get more for Taveras or Anderson on the trade market, and get some of that young pitching that KW craves.

 

I just don't think it's justifiable to trade Taveras or Anderson when a clearly inferior player is sitting on the bench making more money than both of them. And you won't get nearly as good of a prospect for Podsednik as you would for Taveras or Anderson, but you will get a solid prospect - perhaps a B or C type prospect. And with Buccholz and Hirsh coming in - replacing the current Danks and Massett package pretty well - the pitching is still pretty much set, so you can just trade Pods for anything KW sees fit, be it a MIF prospect, a C prospect, a project bullpen/starting arm, or just best value. There's all kinds of time to make the deal, so you just wait for the best package to arrive.

 

As is, it's a completely moot point.