tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post456736637746347347..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: An Early ChristmasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-9486783060793928662008-11-17T19:54:00.000-05:002008-11-17T19:54:00.000-05:00I'd even take him for one year if that's what he w...I'd even take him for one year if that's what he wanted to do. He'd be totally motivated and out for blood every time out on the mound. Add in the consistency of Paul Maholm, then hope at least one from among Snell-Dumatrait-Gorzellany stays healthy and/or sane, fill out the rotation with 2 guys from the Nady and Bay trades and/or scrapheap signings, and I'd go to war with that rotation. Oh yes indeed.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-33005089765541569382008-11-17T19:39:00.000-05:002008-11-17T19:39:00.000-05:00Actually, Will, I like taking a shot at Sheets. Y...Actually, Will, I like taking a shot at Sheets. You could probably get him for the deal you floated. He may be looking for a one year contract, too, depending on whether he wants security or a quick attempt to reestablish himeself on the market.<BR/>Sure beats Paul Byrd and Odalis Perez.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-74058385998767172992008-11-17T19:33:00.001-05:002008-11-17T19:33:00.001-05:00Don't forget, too, that we have more money to spen...Don't forget, too, that we have more money to spend because we chose not to invest it in Bay and Nady.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-89792869129607277222008-11-17T19:33:00.000-05:002008-11-17T19:33:00.000-05:00And lest one think he'd be too rich for our blood,...And lest one think he'd be too rich for our blood, don't be so sure about that. Kansas City overpaid to get good but not great Gil Meche for their rotation a couple of years ago, and he's really risen to the challenge of being the leader of the staff on a bad team. The Royals, while still not contenders by any stretch, have been noticeably better since getting Meche. Sheets is a bit better than Meche but between his injuries and the economy and the elite pitchers breaking the bank with the rest of the free agent market, Sheets might be doable for the Pirates. <BR/><BR/>Would you go $40 million plus incentives for 3 years plus an option year? I would.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-42604404919730582602008-11-17T19:25:00.000-05:002008-11-17T19:25:00.000-05:00A bold move might be to sign Ben Sheets. Although...A bold move might be to sign Ben Sheets. Although his injury history scares me, there are not many righthanded starters better than him in the entire NL when he's right. Along with getting a true number one starter to head our rotation, we'd also be putting a dagger right into Milwaukee's face. I daresay they're coming back to the pack more than a little if they lose both Sabathia and Sheets, the more so if Sheets goes to a division rival.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com