c.c. if it happens
could the phils get sabbathia?
who could they possibly give up that would even out the trade?!!?
i like the lineup just the way it is, thank you. so please don't give the indians any of the following:
utley... obviously
rollins
howard
burrell... though a year ago i'd be in shock that i now want to keep him
victorino
werth
feliz... we spent too long trying to find a good 3b
ruiz... bat's terrible right now... but defensively he's a gem
coste... great backup catcher and a good bench bat
dobbs... the "pinch-hitter extraordinaire"
i don't have strong feelings for bruntlett or jenkins or taguchi... but i appreciate what they've been able to do both in the field and at the plate. but... if they had to go... okay.
as for pitchers... i need to keep:
hamels... obviously
kendrick
myers
moyer... old... but reliable most of the time
lidge
condrey
durbin
romero
i'd eagerly part with eaton. and i'm always skeptical of madson and gordon... so i'd be fine if they left, too.
am i forgetting anyone important?
the alternative is for the phils to dig into their minor league prospects. apparently there are some good ones... though i don't know any of their names. it's a tough call for me... b/c we could have some brilliant players preparing to come up... but... at the same time, i'd more easily let them go since i don't have an emotional connection to them. [note that i said "to" them rather than "with" them. "to"implies the one-sidedness of the connection/obsession. "with" would imply a mutual connection. only in my dreams.]
if chase ever leaves me, by the way... i'll be absolutely devastated. i'd like the phillies to lay down the big bucks and just keep him for his entire career. course... that's what their plan was with burrell... until he hit his 3-year slump. course... he's coming out of it... and loves philly... so maybe he'll stay after all. [how he loves it there i have no idea... fans have been harassing him for the duration of his slump.]
hamels will jet the second he gets offered more money. not b/c he doesn't like philly... but b/c he's a little bit arrogant and has one of the most awful, greedy, manipulative human beings on the planet as his wife. i don't seem him staying with the phils long-term... though i wish he would. he'll prolly end up with the yanks or bosox or something like that. i'd rather keep him around... but money's a powerful thing.
as for c.c.... do i want him? depends on the price tag. not if it'd break up my beloved starting lineup. i can see him doing well in philly though... and having him would certainly bolster the rotation.
if, of course, he can get used to the hitter-friendliness of The Bank.
2 comments:
I know this post is old now and the CC trade didn't happen, but I have to ask if you are crazy. You apparently care more about keeping around players for sentimental reasons than actually winning or putting together the best possible ballclub.
You wouldn't let go werth, feliz, ruiz, coste, etc. to get a top of the line starter (which the Phils certainly need)?
Coste? A backup player?
Feliz? Are you that attached in half a season?
Myers? He was sent down to the minors because he was doing so poorly...
I can only assume these are merely players you care about and would be sad to let go, but would still be ok with some of them going to help the Phils win.
The truth is in most deals like this it is prospects given up or guys with contracts that are hard to move. But most of the guys on your list would be worth giving up to get an ace (with rollins, utley, howard, and hamels excepted).
For myself, I would say for the Cardinals I would only say Pujols is untouchable. But then again, they are not the most formidable team of stars, are they?
i know, i know. i get emotionally attached to players and don't want to let them go. but... i figure that's okay since i'm a girl. : )
we didn't get sabbathia... which was okay. but... picked up joe blanton [who's not having a good year, i might add] for three prospects.
at least we didn't give up chris coste. : )
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