tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post5330738922485661088..comments2023-10-10T12:46:47.186-04:00Comments on The Green Weenie: Throw Another Log In the Stove...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-8447063878809619982010-11-20T09:55:44.921-05:002010-11-20T09:55:44.921-05:00I think it's a season too soon to move one of ...I think it's a season too soon to move one of them, Wil. Neither has really earned the closer spot yet.<br /><br />But once one of them takes the bull by the horns, as Jerry Lee Lewis likes to say, the other is a luxury.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-27823932050180570832010-11-19T11:43:09.613-05:002010-11-19T11:43:09.613-05:00Well, I should say, I'm not keen to do it UNLE...Well, I should say, I'm not keen to do it UNLESS we see Opie do the same kind of diligent job he did last offseason in building the 'pen. Even I will admit he did well in that regard. Assuming it's possible to achieve similar results this offseason, then sure, I'd consider trading either Hanrahan or Meek, preferably Hanrahan. I would think a package of Hanrahan, Doumit, and a good minor leaguer would be enough to land a good young veteran who's fallen out of favor with another team---for example, Colby Rasmus. For that sort of deal, I'd consider it. <br /><br /><br />Sorry, guess I'm just still shell-shocked about 2010.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-41198552277983541802010-11-18T20:13:46.779-05:002010-11-18T20:13:46.779-05:00You'd do that even after you saw our team go f...You'd do that even after you saw our team go from bad to horrendous in 2010, in no small measure because Huntington gutted our 'pen? The bullpen was the only part of the team last season that was any good at all---until he traded Dotel and Lopez. Mind you, we got good prospects back in those deals, and Dotel and Lopez were probably brought here as much as trade bait as they were anything else. I get that. But we had no chance to win whatsoever after half of our relievers were dealt. I dunno. I'm still not keen to do this.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-44686881504436828112010-11-18T18:18:10.817-05:002010-11-18T18:18:10.817-05:00Wil - I've heard and seen rumors of both being...Wil - I've heard and seen rumors of both being sought after by other teams. If I were the Bucco FO, I'd listen to the offers and see what the league thinks their value may be.Ron Ieracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784507810080514099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207200414495313452.post-2428184645905342062010-11-18T18:14:23.470-05:002010-11-18T18:14:23.470-05:00I wouldn't deal either one of them if it were ...I wouldn't deal either one of them if it were up to me. They are both quality relievers, but both have had injury issues from time to time, particularly Hanrahan. Granted, a bullpen probably is the easiest part of a team to construct on a year in, year out basis, but I'm one of those old school guys who thinks you can never have enough pitching---particularly on a team that has starting pitchers as utterly horrible as this team does. Even if the rotation is significantly upgraded this offseason, and I'll believe that when I see it, I personally wouldn't be too quick to deal either Meek or Hanrahan.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.com