Gallagher/Eveland as the #2 and #3 SP is an iffy proposition for a contending team.

In other news JP jumps a shark.

of never having to see K-Rod again.

And actually, Taj, Teixeira is more from the Baltimore area and grew up an Orioles fan. Burnett just lives in the Baltimore area during the offseason because his wife is from here.

Why do people think he’ll be much of an upgrade if he’s playing first base everyday? He’s truly incapable of doing that, and his offense stands to regress moving to McAfee (and, eventually, he’s going to age even with the crap he’s pumping into his body).

A signing of Giambi will really deflate most of the interest I have in this team for 2009. It will totally negate any Holliday excitement.

If the A’s are going to waste that money, can they just give it to me or something?

because of the drop in his velocity. His agent gave the explanation, “He likes throwing it slower because he has more control over it.” Hah! Out of baseball is not that far from reality. He’s a walking-disaster-waiting-to-happen.

I’m starting to warm up to the idea of Furcal at short, I just hope we don’t have to overpay for his services. Giambi, I’m a little warier of. He would almost certainly have to play the field. Cust is DH, and Giambi would have to be at first and that makes me nervous. He’s not the kind of guy you want playing defense behind a young pitching staff or any staff for that matter.

Giving Barton another year in the minors to hone his hitting skills wouldn’t be the worst idea ever, but he’s definitely proven himself down there and just needs to prove himself in the majors. On the other hand, a year on the farm to play third could be an interesting move, but I still don’t think he’ll ever stick there.

and maybe Furcal on a two year deal.

K-Rod-Somewhere in the New Jersey Pike

CC-Actually, I would love for him to be an Athletic but that will never happen! So the next best thing would be for him to stay in Milwaukee or bankrupt the Giants further.

Burnett-Who cares?

Tex-Baltimore makes sense but I have a feeling he’ll end up a Yankee or maybe a Giant it they lose out on the Manny sweepstakes.

Manny-He’ll end up playing in Japan for half the NGP.

Milton Bradley-He could end up with the Tigers or the Yanks. More likely, he’ll end up in jail……..

Burrel-Stays with the Phils

Lowe-Going back to the Red Sux

MLBTraderumors.com has the Giants very interested in Manny Ramirez and Mark Teixeira, and that the Giants and Furcal have “serious interest” in each other.
Also they say that the Giants have also spoken with C.C. Sabathia’s representatives.

This would really shake up the free agent market

but in my personal opinion, i would love for the Angels to overpay for him, therefore prohibiting them to deal all the cash out for CC or Tex or Manny.
Plus hasn’t he blown more saves against the a’s than any other team? (please correct me if i’m wrong)
there is nothing better than winning a game off K-rod and seeing him slink back to the dugout…

I’d rather have Dunn for another 5-6M per season and send Barton down to learn 3B.

If we want to keep Holliday (and I think we should) we can’t also have another hugely expensive FA. No one was louder than me about wanting Dunn before the trade. Now I think it would be a mis-allocation of resources.

The holes we have in our team are at SS and 3B. I don’t see an option other than Furcal which is much of an improvement over Crosby (who is already under contract for 2009), so if we can get him, fine. If not lets see Crosby’s walk year.

At 3B, I don’t expect Chavez will play at all and the thought of Hannahan getting at bats on this team scares me to no end. I really think we need a better plan B.

Finally, I definitely think either Randy or Brad Penny is a great idea on a one year contract to bridge the gap between Harden/Blanton and Cahill/Anderson. Pitching is weak in 2009 only, so it seems fortuitous that there are reasonable 1-year FA options out there.

I think the Big Unit is on too many other team’s radars though.

I also agree a better plan B at 3rd is imperative, but I am foolishly holding out hope that Chavez will have a productive season at the hot-corner.

If we had the money for any of those guys on that list and we could pick any two…I sure wouldn’t pick Raffy and Giambi. Texeira and Sabathia all the way.

I just think he’d make the A’s better.

Keep him in the NL. Ellis already has enough trouble winning Gold Gloves.

The blasphemy here continues to baffle me….!

:}

Seriously, Taj Adib. Do you really WANT to see the Billy Goat Curse broken? I’d rather see Cupcakes take BP off Rich Harden repeatedly (we all know he has that HR swing) than that happen. And I like Rich, a lot. And i want the “curse” to go on for the rest of my life, however long that might be.

Adam Dunn- Umm, Twins? They need HR power. I like them. IDK.

Teixeira- I have no fucking clue. I can’t think of an especially entertaining place for him. Just not Anaheim.

Garland- Texas. A flyball pitcher in Arlington. Yay.

Giambi- Red Sox. Youkillis can move to 3B. 1. Fuck the Yankees. 2. The Red Sox are a worse team with Lowell gone, Youkillis at 3rd, and a statue at 1st.

Manny-I’m tied on this one. Anaheim, on a six year contract. First of all, he’s another DH. Second of all, he’s going to be fried after the 2nd or 3rd year. So, you have Manny taking up large portions of slegnA payroll for the next 4-5 years. Thus preventing them from making any smart moves. And, when he ISN’T on the bench, one of him or Vlad is in the field, and they both play LOLdefense.

Or, White Sox. UFC night, PPV. Manny v. Ozzie. This will be fun. But, that move is bad for the White Sox, and SSS is a really fun read. I think I pick the White Sox for this one. Just for the comic value.

Orlando Cabrera (sit the fuck down)- Tigers. I want to see plenty of brawls. Putting all the brawl-types on two teams(Gary Sheffield, Manny, Orlando Cabrera, AJ, etc.) in the same division, along with Ozzie Guillen, is just a recipe for lots of fun times. Oh, one of either the Tigers or White Sox will pick up Jonny Gomes when he’s nontendered. Just to add to the brawl nature. Oh. Miguel Olivo is also in the division, which can add some Royal blue to the brawling.

Oliver Perez- Angels. This guy is a ticking timebomb. Seriously. When young pitchers put up really low K/BBs, they get written about and people are aware. However, most people think Ollie checks out as a legitimate FA target. The A’s will be taking batting practice off of him. Repeatedly. Or go to the Giants, so we can all watch the Perez and Zito Walk-A-Thon. But I prefer slegnA, because its entertaining.

K-Rod AND his predecessor- Angels.Predecessor’s not an FA, but I’m near-certain that their nice, intelligent GM will let the slegnA have him for a bag of balls. This will be one hell of an entertaining combination to watch.

Raul Ibanez- Cubs. Raul’s Lawn Dart brings all the girls to the yard. And, because Raul Ibanez in the Cubbies’ outfield along with Alfonso Soriano is so MFing great for defense. Oh. BoCro gets sent to the Cubs for five of the hottest chicks in the Wrigley stands.

Derek Lowe- Out of baseball. Blackballing FTW!

Kerry Wood- Cardinals. Why? He has to go to an NL Central team. It’s more fun that way.

CC- Brewers. He’s a great guy, and I think he’s a horse. And, the CC/Prince Fielder jokes are just hilarious.

Crosby may suck out loud but I’m looking around and as far as the money goes it’s(Crosby for $5 m) not that bad of deal.

I think our big money (when the fu** did we get big money?) should be spent on Dunn. Or if not Dunn then Giambi and a pitcher and if it’s a pitcher I don’t see how Lowe isn’t the best deal for the A’s right now. And I hate Lowe, just trying to be pragmatic.

But really, does anybody on here think that Furcal at SS is gonna get us to contention with Barton and Chavez at the corners? Because that is where we are currently. Come on then, speak! I mean right now Kurt Suzuki is our best hitting infielder! So let’s take some of this scrilla folks have been talking about and get a real corner bat with some damn pop! Ok?