tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post3346526907156152663..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: Wednesday ReportUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-48699269485778879062009-07-18T00:00:53.661-04:002009-07-18T00:00:53.661-04:00Reading the local rags, Jeff, it doesn't look ...Reading the local rags, Jeff, it doesn't look like a done deal by any means. The Pirates will low-ball them since there's not much market interest for them at their current pay scale.<br /><br />The question is whether they'll give a deep home town discount or go the free agent route if the Pirates really try to beat them down salary-wise.<br /><br />Sanchez will probably try to get a no trade clause to avoid the McLouth fate (Wilson will be a 5 and 10 guy next year, so he'll have veto rights on a deal)<br /><br />So it could end up just a quick PR move as a prelude to a deal, as you suspect. We'll see how it plays out.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-38992247475126126922009-07-17T10:22:56.340-04:002009-07-17T10:22:56.340-04:00The Post Gazette reports today that the Pirates ha...The Post Gazette reports today that the Pirates have expressed "Interest" in resigning both Freddy Sanchez and Jack Wilson to "Multi-Year" extensions. I don't know about extensions because of the base pay of each contract. But if it is true that the Pirates want the dynamic duo around for a few more years then I expect completely new contracts at substantially lower pay scales will have to be reached. But don't get too excited! This could be a ploy by Huntington to drive up the asking price on his two most valuable trade baits. In the past, when Littlefield had to dump players and the entire league knew it, it was difficult to get a good deal for some of the players. Perhaps a "sign and trade" deal is in the works? Afterall McClouth was valuable to the Braves partly because of his salary... OR this could be a precursor to letting the two of them go using a tactic often employed by the Steelers: Make a low ball offer to your veterans knowing they won't sign for it but allowing management to say to the fans, "We Tried." <br /> While I do believe the Pirates need to keep Wilson in the organization, it seems they are grooming Dewyn Young to replace Sanchez. I will be surprised of Sanchez doesn't get traded despite what the Gazette says. <br /> There is one final possibility with this contract extension news: Maybe Huntington is realizing that Pirates fans are extremely restless and might not sit still for a whole sale rebuilding process. He definitely did not expect the back-lash that is still in the air following the McClouth trade. Plus the team is worse this year than last year record wise. Maybe he is worried about attendence for the rest of the year and, by extension, his own job security. I do believe in the direction the Pirates are going by building talent from within but it is very, very hard to ask fans to put up with yet more losing before things get better. Combine that with the fact that we fans have been sold a bill of goods by other GMs before and been duped and it may be that Huntington HAS to sign at least one of those guys as a show of good faith to Pirate Nation! Whatever happens, should be interesting at the trade deadline.Jeff Pellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499128389275103826noreply@blogger.com