09-15-2009, 03:10 PM
<!--quoteo(post=63154:date=Sep 15 2009, 01:36 PM:name=bz)-->QUOTE (bz @ Sep 15 2009, 01:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Coldneck wants to cut/trade everyone. He wants us to field a 7 person roster and pay 140 million for it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ya know BZ, you don't have a fucking clue what I want. How can you say that I want a $140M payroll for 7 players after all the bitching I've done about our future salary commitments? I would actually much rather go in the other direction and get leaner for a couple of years and build this thing the right way. I simply do not think this team can win the division as structured and unless we add significantly to the budget we can't add any talent through FA. I really do not want to watch another season of .500 with aging veterans who play with no entusiasm. Zambrano is not the first player I'd want to trade. I'd much rather trade Soriano, Fuk, or Bradley. But of the 4, Zambrano is the most likely to find a buyer. It would allow us some flexibility to address our major problems, which are defense up the middle and hitting. Starting pitching is our strength, and while Zambrano would be difficult to replace the case could be made that his downward trend in his production and increased injury risk may continue for the remainder of his contract. I don't hate Zambrano, but I do see that he has declined for 4 straight years and the innings on his pitching arm continue to add up.
Ya know BZ, you don't have a fucking clue what I want. How can you say that I want a $140M payroll for 7 players after all the bitching I've done about our future salary commitments? I would actually much rather go in the other direction and get leaner for a couple of years and build this thing the right way. I simply do not think this team can win the division as structured and unless we add significantly to the budget we can't add any talent through FA. I really do not want to watch another season of .500 with aging veterans who play with no entusiasm. Zambrano is not the first player I'd want to trade. I'd much rather trade Soriano, Fuk, or Bradley. But of the 4, Zambrano is the most likely to find a buyer. It would allow us some flexibility to address our major problems, which are defense up the middle and hitting. Starting pitching is our strength, and while Zambrano would be difficult to replace the case could be made that his downward trend in his production and increased injury risk may continue for the remainder of his contract. I don't hate Zambrano, but I do see that he has declined for 4 straight years and the innings on his pitching arm continue to add up.