Boston Bring in a Big Bat
Yeah they upgraded their pitching (Lackey) and defense (Beltre and Cameron) but the defending champion Yankees added pitching and of their own (not to mention Curtis Granderson). Boston has a deep and versatile lineup but if the season started tomorrow would anyone in Beantown really be comfortable with Shrek (David Ortiz), J.D. Drew, or Victor Martinez hitting fourth? The Sox still lack the dominant middle of the order bat that is needed to usurp the Yankees as AL champs. Not only are the Yankees as rich as ever but it looks like they are starting to make very sound baseball decisions to go with their money. If Boston wants to keep up with the Steinbrenners Miguel Cabrera or Adrian Gonzalez may be worth a handful of prospects.
Really Detroit? Johnny Damon?
Only months after trading the most popular man in Michigan due to payroll issues, the Tigers are thinking of signing Johnny Damon. Damon is still a productive player and could provide to be a steal if he comes at the right price, but if I was a Tigers fan I would not take kindly to seeing Granderson and his affordable contract being shipped to the Yankees only to see him replaced with an older and comparably priced outfielder (and Jose Valverde).
Wang, Dye, Blalock Go West!
While Seattle has been deemed one of this offseason’s winners, the team still appears to be lacking power and starting pitching depth. If the team took a flyer on Chien-Ming Wang, Jermaine Dye or Hank Blalock (either seems like a better fit than Eric Byrnes) it would solidify the team as a playoff contender. Bringing back Jarrod Washburn wouldn’t hurt either.
Toronto: Bring Big Hot Carl(os)
This might be a tough year for the Jays so what better way to distract fans than bringing back and aging icon? Hey it worked in Seattle. Carlos could provide us with a link to the “glory days” (those 75-85 win teams of the 2000s) and make us forget what the Jays are doing on the field in 2010. Plus he is still probably a better hitter than many of the Jays regulars…if only he could play on the left side of the infield.
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I say we just bring back the 98 team entirely.
ReplyDeleteI don't know whether you heard it, but about three weeks ago, there was a story out of mlb.com that said it was a matter of dotting the Is and crossing the Ts for Toronto to sign Delgado. It wasn't even a "report", it was basically a sure thing. After, like, five minutes of research, it was determined that the story came out of absolutely nowhere and the Jays had no interest in him. It was just strange that it went from 0 to 99.9% sure back down to 0% all within the same news break.
ReplyDeleteBoston has unbelievable pitching depth, but you're right, they are lacking a truly scary bat in the middle of the order. Martinez offers an upgrade over Varitek offensively, but they're both virtually useless as defensive catchers. I think they're really hoping the Adrian Beltre returns to the form of Adrian "Contract Year" Beltre.
And I'm with you - I don't understand the logic behind Johnny Damon after waving goodbye to Granderson. At least they drove a dump truck full of money up to Justin Verlander's house to get him locked up.