05-15-2009, 02:30 PM
<!--quoteo(post=38110:date=May 15 2009, 12:58 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ May 15 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38104:date=May 15 2009, 11:33 AM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ May 15 2009, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38100:date=May 15 2009, 11:22 AM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ May 15 2009, 11:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38082:date=May 15 2009, 08:14 AM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ May 15 2009, 08:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->the reds and the brewers will fade just before or just after the all star break. the cardinals are already fading. the cubs have one advantage that no other team in the central has:<b> the ability to make deals.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I hadn't thought of that, but that is a big advantage. Last year, the Brewers pulled the CC shocker, so you never really know what a club will do, but in this economic environment, we should be in the driver's seat.
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We should be, and hopefully the ownership situation is settled soon, but I still worry more about what we'll have as trade chips at the deadline, and not so much who will be available.
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That's a good point, but there's also this: at every trade deadline, there are teams that are basically trying to trade <i>contracts</i>. Last year, Seattle was so desperate to get out of Jarrod Washburn's deal, that he was offered for practically nothing. In fact, the only reason the deal didn't go down was because the Yankees refused to give Seattle freaking <i>anything</i> for him...they just were going to take over the contract.
In this economy, and with attendance down in many cities, there may be a few more of these type of deals this summer.
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I think Erik Bedard is a free agent after this year, so maybe they'll be looking to move him. Lackey is too, I think, but I'd imagine the Angels will be both competitive as the year moves on and more financially well-off than Seattle.
I hadn't thought of that, but that is a big advantage. Last year, the Brewers pulled the CC shocker, so you never really know what a club will do, but in this economic environment, we should be in the driver's seat.
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We should be, and hopefully the ownership situation is settled soon, but I still worry more about what we'll have as trade chips at the deadline, and not so much who will be available.
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That's a good point, but there's also this: at every trade deadline, there are teams that are basically trying to trade <i>contracts</i>. Last year, Seattle was so desperate to get out of Jarrod Washburn's deal, that he was offered for practically nothing. In fact, the only reason the deal didn't go down was because the Yankees refused to give Seattle freaking <i>anything</i> for him...they just were going to take over the contract.
In this economy, and with attendance down in many cities, there may be a few more of these type of deals this summer.
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I think Erik Bedard is a free agent after this year, so maybe they'll be looking to move him. Lackey is too, I think, but I'd imagine the Angels will be both competitive as the year moves on and more financially well-off than Seattle.