01-29-2009, 03:54 AM
Alright, there's gotta be a trade or two still coming.
Guzman
Wuertz
Gaudin
Marshall
Cotts
Vizcaino
Heilman
Samardzija
Gregg
Marmol
And then to get a better idea of what they might carry...
Zambrano
Dempster
Harden
Lilly
That's 14 pitchers. Depth is a great thing to have, especially when it comes to pitching. However, we also have guys like Hart, Ascanio, and Atkins down on the farm.
I didn't think it would happen before, but I could see Shark starting the year down in AAA now to work at being a starter. If a couple of guys are stinking up the joint in the pen with the big club, we could always call him up at any point to replace them.
I think Guzman's going to be traded. I love the guy's ability but you can't count on him to stay healthy, or do well for that matter. Let Guzman show off his arm a bit in ST for the scouts, deal him for a prospect.
Gaudin is my dark horse to make the rotation. Since he's pretty much just a fastball-slider guy, his stuff's best suited for the pen but I think he'd be fine as a #5. He started 34 games and threw 199.1 innings for the A's in 2007. We could use those innings.
We just signed Wuertz for 1.1 mil to avoid arb. He's frustrating and Lou hates him, but he's had an ERA under 4 the last 4 seasons. He's a plenty fine 6th inning guy. Good bet to be traded.
Marshall's a lock to be on the team as of now of course, likely in the swing role.
Cotts will be on the team simply because he's a lefty.
Vizcaino's usually a dependable 6th/7th inning guy but had a crap year in 08, and was absolutely atrocious against lefties as I pointed out in another thread. Still, he's making $3.5 million this year, and it's doubtful in these economic times anybody out there wants this contract. I think we're sort of forced to keep him and hopefully he pitches like he did from 04-07.
Heilman... we've talked enough about him. He'll obviously be on the team, either in the #5 role or anywhere in the bullpen. Although he sucked at it last year, he at least has some experience in the 9th inning. We'll love his versatility and we'll really love him if he gets back to his pre-08 form.
Gregg and Marmol are on the team.
I'm predicting Guzman and Wuertz are traded, but probably not until March. We should let this whole group battle it out a bit.
What do you think?
Guzman
Wuertz
Gaudin
Marshall
Cotts
Vizcaino
Heilman
Samardzija
Gregg
Marmol
And then to get a better idea of what they might carry...
Zambrano
Dempster
Harden
Lilly
That's 14 pitchers. Depth is a great thing to have, especially when it comes to pitching. However, we also have guys like Hart, Ascanio, and Atkins down on the farm.
I didn't think it would happen before, but I could see Shark starting the year down in AAA now to work at being a starter. If a couple of guys are stinking up the joint in the pen with the big club, we could always call him up at any point to replace them.
I think Guzman's going to be traded. I love the guy's ability but you can't count on him to stay healthy, or do well for that matter. Let Guzman show off his arm a bit in ST for the scouts, deal him for a prospect.
Gaudin is my dark horse to make the rotation. Since he's pretty much just a fastball-slider guy, his stuff's best suited for the pen but I think he'd be fine as a #5. He started 34 games and threw 199.1 innings for the A's in 2007. We could use those innings.
We just signed Wuertz for 1.1 mil to avoid arb. He's frustrating and Lou hates him, but he's had an ERA under 4 the last 4 seasons. He's a plenty fine 6th inning guy. Good bet to be traded.
Marshall's a lock to be on the team as of now of course, likely in the swing role.
Cotts will be on the team simply because he's a lefty.
Vizcaino's usually a dependable 6th/7th inning guy but had a crap year in 08, and was absolutely atrocious against lefties as I pointed out in another thread. Still, he's making $3.5 million this year, and it's doubtful in these economic times anybody out there wants this contract. I think we're sort of forced to keep him and hopefully he pitches like he did from 04-07.
Heilman... we've talked enough about him. He'll obviously be on the team, either in the #5 role or anywhere in the bullpen. Although he sucked at it last year, he at least has some experience in the 9th inning. We'll love his versatility and we'll really love him if he gets back to his pre-08 form.
Gregg and Marmol are on the team.
I'm predicting Guzman and Wuertz are traded, but probably not until March. We should let this whole group battle it out a bit.
What do you think?
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