Is there a worse run team in baseball than the Mets(shall we call them the Mess?). They enabled the Angels to pull off the impossible task of unloading Gary Matthews Jr, one of the worst players in baseball over the last 2 years. Sarge Jr is even getting a $500 K raise out of the deal! Oh, the Angels are paying all but $2 M of the his contract, you say? The only problem is that Matthews Jr. contract value, as estimated by fangraphs.com, was a NEGATIVE $3.6 M and $3.8 M the last two years respectively! Talk about blocking prospects, it looks like Fernando Martinez might never play in a Mets uniform again! Endy Chavez, Randy Winn and Reed Johnson are all still available, can all play CF, and all would likely be better values.
Jesus Guzman was released by the Giants to make room on the 40 man roster for Bengie Molina. Apparently the Giants are still holding out hope of trading Kevin Frandsen or Fred Lewis before the season starts, and valued Alex Hinshaw's arm in the bullpen mix over Guzman. I would think there is some team out there who should take a flier on Guzman. His hitting numbers in the minors are just too good to pass up. It probably won't be the A's with Billy Beane's newfound obsession with defensive metrics, although Guzman is essentially the same player as Jake Fox who Billy traded for earlier this offseason.
Speaking of the A's, Grant Desme, their #8 ranked prospect announced his retirement from baseball to become a PRIEST! This after Desme absolutely tore up the Arizona Fall League and appeared to be an a fast track to the majors. Now, be it far from me to criticize a man for following the call of God, but the ability to hit a pitched baseball is a God-given talent that very few people on Earth possess. If Desme wanted to make an impact for the Lord, just think of the difference between a former minor league star and a MLB player! Just my opinion. There has to be more to this story!
The Roy Halladay deal may haunt the Phillies for years to come. It seems they already have $130 M tied up in salary for 2011 and may not be able to afford Jayson Werth. That wouldn't be so bad if they still had Michael Taylor, but it's no sure thing that Domonic Brown will be ready by then.
Noah Lowry is reportedly close to signing with a team. Just a guess that it's not the Giants. Too bad. I'd love to see him in camp with the Giants come spring training. Even without the burned bridges, he probably has a better chance of sticking with another team.
Doug Davis was on my wish list for #5 starter for the Giants, but probably not at the $4.25 M plus option with $1M buyout he got from the Brewers. I guess there are just a lot of teams out there who are more desperate for pitching than the Giants.
Terrific move by the Cincinnati Reds to sign Jose Arredondo to a minor league deal. Arredondo will miss the entire 2010 season with TJ surgery, but the Reds can pay him a minor league salary while he rehabs then add him to the 40 man roster next offseason giving them a very nice bullpen option for 2011.
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